Juried Art Show in BBG
Paintings, sculptures, ceramics and more adorn the walls and floor of the Ben Bailey Art Gallery as students who participated in the Juried Art Show continue to showcase their work through the summer.
The show was open to any students taking an art class for the spring semester, and includes 145 art pieces, representing 53 students.
Students who participated in the show were judged in several categories
“The works submitted were divided between four categories: 2D, 3D, assemblage and printmaking. In each category, first through third places were chosen, along with honorable mentions, for a total of 18 awards, including the Best in Show,” Art Lecture Dr. Liz Kim said
Best in Show was awarded to Orin Sanchez, whose printmaking pieces included colorful works.
“Students who submitted work to the juried show were able to see their artworks exhibited as a part of a group exhibition at the university gallery. They gained experience in creating and submitting artworks to visual art competitions,” Kim said.
Ivan Cadavona, who placed first in the 2D category for his painting “3 Waves,” has a tribal theme throughout his art works.
“My tribal pieces involve my cultural background. I’m a Pacific Islander and over the past couple years or so I’ve been studying tribal. They’re not these random patterns, they have a story,” he said.
Being from southern California most of his pieces also have a West Coast influence of palm trees and low riders.
Cadavona had eight personal pieces displayed in the show with plans to make bigger and better art.
Senior Nelson Saldana also had several art pieces displayed in the show, but focuses more on ceramics
“[Free in the Ocean] took me a lot, probably half a semester to complete and I’m pretty happy with it,” Saldana said.
Free in the Ocean was a ceramic duck he chose to have displayed in the show, along with several other pieces that included frogs and other wildlife.
“The main inspiration is basically wildlife and animals,” Saldana said.
The art show remains on display throughout the summer in the Ben Bailey Art Gallery.
Winning students included:
Best in Show: Orin Sanchez
3D
First Place: Denise Delacruz – Hollows of Devotion
Second Place: Kaylie Tyra – 5D
Third Place: Lorena Gonzalez – Chess
Honorable Mention: Anjelica Cantu – Owl Shot
Honorable Mention: Jennifer DeMoss – Taino Luminary
Assemblage
First Place: Misty B., Norma, Stevie L.- Obsolete
Second Place: Kimberly Rios – The Mini Technician
Third Place: Ana Alanis – The Boy
Honorable Mention: Kassandra Alamillo -Memory
Prints
First Place: Faith Puente – Ballerina Folklorica
Second Place: Nikola Salazar – Revelation
Third Place: Jessica Kelly – Take a Deep Breath
Honorable Mention: Vincent Ochoa – Unity
2D
First Place: Ivan Cadavona – 3 Waves
Second Place: Cassandra Luna – Cover Up to my Mistakes
Third Place: Charles Smith – Self Portrait
Honorable mention: Marissa Nunez – Sunrise
