2011 Visual Fine Art Student Exhibition
H. Paxton Moore Art Gallery at El Centro College, April 25 – May 12, 2011.
Reception & Awards Presentation - Thursday, May 5, 2011, 4-6 pm.

Jurors:
Barry Whistler, Barry Whistler Gallery - Dallas
Billy Hassell, Fort Worth artist



The ART & MIND prize winners:

Design I - 2D/Design II – 3D/Foundations of Art

1st place: Carlos Bautista – BRAINSTORMING – Design II-3D
2nd place: Erlson Neba – US ACTION IN LIBYA – Design I-2D

Drawing I

1st place: Stephen West – STIPPLE RAZOR – Drawing I
2nd place: Patricia Garcia – LISTEN – Drawing I

Drawing II/Figure Drawing I & II

1st place: Keith Brown – AVE MARIA, PIERRA DI GRAZIA – Drawing II
2nd place: Morgan Mehalic – LIFE AQUATIC – Drawing II

Printmaking / Digital Media

1st place: Luis Gaucin – GROWING UP DISNEY – Printmaking I – Drawing II
2nd place: Claudia Frausto – THEIR OLD vs. MI NEW – Digital II

Painting I/Watercolor I

1st place: Beatriz Martin – EL AGUADOR, after Velazquez – Painting I
2nd place: Patsy Martinez - UNINTENDED – Watercolor I

Painting II/Watercolor II

1st place: Tahir Nadurath – MISTY IN MAY – Watercolor II
2nd place: Albert Orozco – STRESS OVERLOAD – Painting II

Ceramics/Jewelry/Sculpture

1st place: Jun Du – THE PINEAPPLE – Sculpture I
2nd place: Yolanda Smith – RED SPADE CUFF LINKS – Jewelry/Metals II

Best in Show:

Luis Gaucin – GROWING UP DISNEY – Printmaking I

Invitation Design Award:

Robert Garza, HERO OF WAR, Digital I

Honorable Mentions

Estefany Garcia – OCEAN LANDSCAPE – Painting I
Juan Enrique Hernandez – CHOP/CHOP – Digital I
Jessica Wood – I'M A LITTLE TEAPOT – Painting I
Ruth Sanchez – FOOT LOOSE – Design II-3D
Estefany Garcia – FRIDA – Design I-2D
Jorge Perez – HAPPY THAN A CHAMP – Printmaking I

Purchase Awards – Jurors, ECC Aesthetics Committee

Pieces purchased become part of the ECC Permanent Art Collection.

Jorge Perez – HAPPY THAN A CHAMP – Printmaking I
Mitsuteru Ishiwaka – UNTITLED (Still Life with Scissors) – Drawing
Erlson Neba – US ACTION IN LIBYA – Design I-2D
Gwen Coney – WHAT IS MY FUTURE? – Painting
Morgan Mehalic – LIFE AQUATIC – Drawing II

Scholarship Awards Announced at the Reception:

Visual Art Scholarship
Spring 2011 Recipients –
Candy Warth
Taylor Slovak


Spring 2011 Edward M. DesPlas CCBO International Outstanding Chief Business Officer Scholarship
Spring 2011 Recipients –
Keith Brown
Robert Garza