Ventura College Art and Photography Winners
VENTURA COLLEGE STUDENTS SELECTED FOR
ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS!
Professor and Interim Chair of the Art Department Sharla Fell announced the winners of the annual juried student show on April 17 at the Reception for the Artists where more than $6,450 was awarded in prizes. Professional artists and photographers served as jurors for the show. Cash prizes and/or certificates were presented to the winners: Awards of Excellence winners each received $100 and Award of Merit winners each received $50, unless otherwise noted. The winning projects are on exhibit at the two Ventura College art galleries, Gallery Two and the New Media Gallery, through May 7. The hours are Monday through Friday, Noon. – 4:00 p.m.
Painting
Award of Excellence: Edmund Lara - Ventura
Award of Excellence: Dahlia Riley - Oxnard
Award of Merit: Leslie Lloyd - Ventura
Award of Merit: Laurel Murray Joelaud - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Marlon VanCott - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Janis McCormick – Oxnard
Ceramics
William Winterbourne Award of Excellence: Linda McLeod $100 – Ojai
Award of Merit: Jared McGowan $50 - Ventura
Non-Functional Award: Award of Excellence: Matthew Sanchez $100 - Fillmore
Award of Merit: Lisa Darby $ 50 - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Mari Dailey Ventura
Functional Award: Award of Excellence: Nicholas Bessette $100- Ojai
Award of Merit: Julie Wellings $ 50 - Ojai
Honorable Mention: Abbey Schwarz Ventura
Ventura Potter’s Guild Award: Susanna Sukiasyan $150 - Ojai
Halpert Memorial Awards: Diana Farrell $225 - Ventura
Jill MacMillian $225 – Oak View
Color and Design
Award of Excellence: Andrea Vargas-Mendoza – Santa Paula
Award of Merit: Xanthe Menor - Oxnard
Honorable Mention: Charlotte Ferguson – Ventura
Computer Graphics
Award of Excellence: Megan Cox - Ventura
Award of Merit: Mark Whitaker - Oxnard
Honorable Mention: Christian Romero – Santa Paula
Drawing and Composition
Award of Excellence: Jesus Rivera - Ventura
Award of Merit: Alejandro Heredia - Somis
Honorable Mention: Robyn Wells – Oak View
Head Drawing
Award of Excellence, Rita McBride - Oxnard
Award of Merit: Jayne Larson – Camarillo
Head Painting
Award of Excellence: Rita McBride - Oxnard
Award of Merit: Debi Nowak-Hawkes – Ventura
Life Drawing
Award of Excellence: Rita McBride – Oxnard
Award of Excellence: Andrea Vargas-Mendoza – Santa Paula
Award of Merit: Katie Althoff – Simi Valley
Award of Merit: Jose Zuniga - Oxnard
Honorable Mention: Robert Rush - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Naki Whelan –
Landscape Painting
Award of Excellence: Cathy Smith – Pt Hueneme
Award of Merit: Chris Lemon – Santa Paula
Honorable Mention: Andrea Vargas-Mendoza – Santa Paula
2-D Mixed Media
Award of Excellence: Diana Caskey – Oak View
Award of Merit: Monteve Miller-Clay - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Virginia Furmanski – Ventura
3D Design
Award of Merit: Danielle Durrant - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Linda Monier – Oak View
Multimedia
Award of Excellence: Teresa Guerena – Oak View
Award of Merit: Cliff Montgomery - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Marika Mikelatos - Ventura
Graphic Communications
Award of Excellence: David Stanley - Ventura
Digital Imaging
Award of Excellence: Andrea Vargas-Mendoza – Santa Paula
Award of Merit: Amber Felts - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Jong Yoon – Ventura
Printmaking
Award of Excellence: Anna Rivera – Fillmore
Award of Merit: Anthea Adams - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Karen Brooks - Oxnard
Figure Illustration
Award of Excellence: Israel Tellez - Ventura
Award of Merit: Nancy Pham – Ventura
Color Photography
Award of Excellence: Christian Randolph - Oxnard
Award of Merit: Hannah Fitzgerald - Ojai
Honorable Mention: Victoria Hargreaves – Ventura
Black and White Photography
Award of Excellence: Sascha Castro - Oxnard
Award of Merit: Hannah Fitzgerald - Ojai
Honorable Mention: Karine Silverson – Oxnard
Digital Photography
Award of Excellence: Maria Villote – Oxnard
Award of Merit: Lisa Dodge - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Forbes Conrad – Winnetka, CA
Sculpture
Award of Excellence: Simon Dwire - Ojai
Award of Merit: Brock Potter - Oxnard
Honorable Mention: Shihori Nakayama - Fillmore
Honorable Mention: Jared McGowan – Ventura
Serigraphy
Award of Excellence: Melissa Thomas - Northridge,
Award of Merit: Amanda Johnson - Oxnard
Honorable Mention: Raymundo Pinedo – Santa Paula
Watercolor & Ink Techniques
Award of Excellence: Melanie Hirdler - Ojai
Award of Merit: Susan Lewis - Ventura
Honorable Mention: Pam Shelley – Santa Paula
Barney Dietz Purchase Award (Best of Show): Andrea Vargas-Mendoza– $1,000 Santa Paula
Prescott Trust Award Simon Dwire $500 - Ojai
Cesar Rodriguez $500 - Los Angeles
For additional information, call Bill Hendricks, photography professor, at (805) 654-6400, ext. 3223, Sharla Fell, interim art department chair, at (805) 654-6400 ext. 2236, or Kate Martin, art instructor and gallery manager, at (805) 648-8974.
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