2018 Best in Painting/Printmaking – Perry Stella O’Toole Florilegium My piece is a florilegium, or plant compendium, of different plants that are native to the state of Michigan. It is a collection of botanical drawings hand-bound into a book that is meant...
2017 Honorable Mention – Arianna Carley Scale This work was inspired by my research into the impact of satiety and nutrient absorption on weight loss and type II diabetes. Rather than a single cause or system dictating the weight loss or the amount of...
2017 Best in Drawing – Jennifer McLenon Microbial Landscape This piece uses a surreal landscape to explore the dizzying array of structures that exist in freshwater aquatic environments. The “ground” along the bottom edge of the piece is made up of various...
2016 Honorable Mention – Siena McKim Fungi Internet The world that exists under our feet and in our air and spaces is populated by fungal spores looking for a place to start anew. Fungi are everywhere, not just in the soil. They coexist with us without much...
2016 Honorable Mention – Emily Dibble SCT Since I was a freshman, I have been a research assistant in the van Anders Social Neuroendocrinology Lab. The summer between my freshman and sophomore years, Dr. van Anders sent out a draft of a paper to the lab for...
