The 55th Juried Undergraduate Exhibition
WCU Bardo Arts Center
Exhibition: February 21 – March 24, 2023
Western Carolina University’s Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition is one of the longest-running Catamount art traditions. This exhibition is an extraordinary opportunity for emerging artists to share their artwork with a larger public and to enhance their skills in presenting artwork in a professional gallery setting.
Entries are reviewed by an outside art professional who selects the works for exhibition at the WCU Fine Art Museum. This year, the exhibition juror is Margaret Curtis a feminist artist whose multi-layered, narrative paintings address interpersonal and societal power dynamics. She is a 2021-2026 Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellow. Curtis received degrees from Duke University and The Atlanta College of Art.
Exhibiting Student Artists and Awardees:
55th Juried Awards
Best in Show – Kinsley Gunter, Don’t play with the fire! You’re gonna pee the bed tonight
Chancellor’s Award – Madi Livingston, Shadows
BCFPA Dean’s Purchase Award – Kit Kaufman, Fruit of Our Labors
Museum Director’s Award – Amanda Clark, Two Pink Stripes
Diane Withrow Coyle Award in Drawing – Heather Hennessey, Still Life #1
55th Media Awards
2-D Media – Gillian Kaminski, You’re On My Heels
2-D Media – Chance Holmes-Snowden, EXPERIMENTAL
3-D Media – Gloria Melo-Estrada, Vulnerable
3-D Media – Naomi Michelle, RECLAIMation
Time-Based Media – Kiara Leary, Dinner Date
Design – Annette Gomez, Antechamber
55th Art Materials Awards
Art Materials Award #1 – Jessica Rial, Welcome Home
Art Materials Award #2 – Erin Elsey, Forever Fauve (Mme Matisse)
Art Materials Award #3 – Madison Lohwasser, Reduced
Art Materials Award #4 – Elise Evans, Pop-Up Leaves and Vines
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The Research & Scholarship Conference at Western Carolina University is made up of the Undergraduate Expo and the Graduate Research Symposium. This showcase academic event is hosted by The Office of the Provost, The Graduate School and Research, and the Honors College.