March 24 to April 28, 2023
2022 CFCC Student Exhibition, Best in Show, Oliver Avera, “Cat Man Bike”
WILMINGTON, NC – The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, the CFCC Fine Arts Department, and the Wilson Center are thrilled to announce the annual juried art exhibition featuring Cape Fear Community College students at Wilma W. Daniels Gallery on the Downtown Campus of Cape Fear Community College. This exhibition returns to the Gallery with an opening on March 24, 2023. The exhibition will run through April 28, 2023 .
September Krueger, Director of Lifelong Education at Cameron Art Museum, is the juror for this year’s exhibition. The annual show features artwork created by CFCC students judged across a variety of media categories. A reception was held on Friday, March 24, where the Awards Ceremony to recognize the winner in each category, as well as Best In Show, took place.
This years awards are:
Best In Show:
Taisha Benjamin, “Head in the Clouds”, acrylic on canvas
Painting:
1st Place: Carrie Householder, “Oranges”, oil on canvas
2nd Place: Hallie-Claire Weems, “Bloom”, acrylic on board
3rd Place: Sidney Herring, “Lemons”, oil on canvas
Drawing:
1st Place: Hallie-Claire Weems, “The Sunken Place”, graphite
2nd Place: Quenton Bowman, “Soul Gazing”, graphite
3rd Place: Haylee Guzman, “Inkblots”, charcoal
2D Design:
1st Place: Samuel Fernandez, “Surveillance State”, acrylic on paper
2nd Place: Bridget Ganz, “Leaves, Lines”, pen on paper
3rd Place: Matthew Montes, “Dragon Slayer”, pen and ink
Photography:
1st Place: Rebecca Walker, “Reflections on Youth”, photograph
2nd Place: Day Camposeco, “Citlalli Portrait”, digital photograph
3rd Place: Rebecca Walker, “Getting in the Car”, photograph
Ceramics:
1st Place: Rocco Laraia, “Peter, Franklin, and Douglas”, clay
2nd Place: Tricia Messenger, “Three Vases”, stoneware
3rd Place: Jamie Ward, “Bell Pepper Teapot”, clay
Sculpture:
1st Place: Becky Filer, “Brevard, 1:00”, wood, bark and twine
2nd Place: Tricia Messenger, “Nest Egg”, abaca paper and twine
3rd Place: Logan Beechner, “Feather and Coil”, aluminum and mahogany
Mixed Media:
1st Place: Isabelle Sloan, “Self Portrait”, soft pastel and acrylic on paper
2nd Place: Oliver Avera, “Catch”, mod podge, ink, marker, acrylic paint, cardboard, tinfoil
3rd Place: Taylor Allaire, “Forbidden Treasure”, mixed media
Prinmaking:
1st Place: Brennan Hazle, “Faith”, linocut
2nd Place: Annabelle Puttbach, “Formicidae”, mezzotint
3rd Place: Brennan Hazle, “Moonchild”, aquatint
Digital Design:
1st Place: Karen O’Kelly, “Memories”, digital illustration
2nd Place: Reese Perez, “Music Makes You”, digital illustration
3rd Place: Karissa Uhrain, “There Will Come Soft Rains”, digital media
For those who wish to view the works on display, the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery will be open from noon to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays , throughout the course of this exhibition.
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