2023 Grand Prize Winner – Zoe Polish My Body’s Betrayal MediumAbstractExplanation of Work Ceramic sculpture “My Body’s Betrayal” is 28 ceramic pieces intended as a large-scale representation of pancreatic cells developing Type 1 Diabetes. Each...
2022 Grand Prize and Faculty Panel’s Choice Winner – Maggie Wiebe Plants of the Printmaking Studio MediumAbstractExplanation of Work Handmade book made with laser engraved etchings printed on lokta paper and kozo paper, using handmade indigo pigment...
2021 Grand Prize Winner – Lauren Strawn Warped Medium Sculpture: Bamboo sticks, paper, ink Warped explores my perception of space through the lens of aphantasia, a condition limiting visual imagery. I am an artist who cannot perceive conceptual space, and this...
2019 Grand Prize Winner – Gregory Gicewicz, Jr. Time Passages The passage of time has permeated society since the dawn of humanity. Years; Months; Weeks; Days; Hours; Seconds; these are human creations to define our perception of time while we relentlessly inch...
2018 Grand Prize Winners – Anna Brooks and Joe Iovino Magnetic Shield The project was a hybrid stop-motion animation and live action music video describing the poetry of the magnetic shield and its role in protecting life on earth. The sets for the filmwere...
