Absolute Variable
Spring Student Exhibition 2008

“Late for Work” by Cesar Rios
2008 Card Design
1st place Digital Media I
An Exhibition featuring the
Visual Fine Art Studio Students of El Centro College
H. Paxton Moore Fine Art Gallery April 16 – May 8, 2008
Reception, Thursday, May 1, 2008, 6-8 pm
Awards Presentation – 6:30 pm
Jurors:
Matthew Bourbon, Associate Professor of Art, UNT, Denton, TX
Holly Johnson, Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas, TX
Award Winners 2008
Design I (2D) / Drawing I
1st place: Alexx LeCates – “Reticulum” – monoprint
2nd place: Annalicia Velez, “Tribute to Music” – mixed media collage on paper
Drawing II / Figure Drawing I & II
1st place: Abel Martinez, “From Within & Without”, charcoal on paper
2nd place: Christopher Acosta, “Time is at Hand”, graphite on paper
Painting I / Watercolor I
1st place: Jonathan Flores, “Sea Phamales”, oil on canvas
2nd place: Paramaphorn Phokaew, “Destruction”, watercolor on paper
Painting II / Watercolor II

1st place: Roy Martinez, “Homage to Literature & Culture #2”, mixed media installation
2nd place: Raymond Butler, “Abstract Behavior”, acrylic on canvas
Digital Media I
1st place: Cesar Rios, “Late For Work”, mixed media and archival digital print
2nd place: Angela Warth, “Self-ish”, ink and archival digital print
Digital Media II
1st place: Nicole Norton & Elisa Guardiola, “Malice in Wonderland”, mixed media installation / collaboration
2nd place: Elisa Guardiola, “Untitled”, mixed media and archival digital print
Ceramics I, II /DesignII - 3D
1st place: Joshua Davis, “Media chair”, wood, cardboard
2nd place: Angela Warth, “Move”, air dry clay
Jewelry & Small Metals I
1st place: Sarah Aldridge, “Tide Pool”, sterling wire and beads necklace
2nd place: Yolanda Smith, “Butter Cup”, sterling silver necklace
Jewelry & Small Metals II
1st place: David Tarlo, “Tadpole Ring”, sterling silver ring
2nd place: Michelle Valdez, “Whimsical”, sterling silver & Plexiglas necklace
Best in Show:
Nicole Norton and Elisa Guardiola, “Malice in Wonderland”, mixed media installation & collaboration

Purchase Awards
Abel Martinez, “From Within & Without”, charcoal on paper
Christopher Acosta, “Time is at Hand”, graphite on paper
Alexx LeCates, “Reticulum”, monoprint on paper
Honorable Mentions
Larry Pacheco, “The Eye”, monoprint on paper
Vida Warren, “Something Fishy”, mixed media installation
Mario A. Gallegos, “Solution of Wax”, mixed media installation
Oscar Aroche, “The 500 Year Struggle”, mixed media installation
Janet Aguire, “I.A.P.”, Conte crayon on newsprint
Jasmin Fleming, “In Advance of the Broken Lightbulb”, mixed media, oil and grass on canvas
Daniel Raibley, “Chaotic Cupcake”, oil on canvas
Angela Warth, “Lost in the Shuffle”, mixed media installation
Convergence
An Exhibition Featuring the
Advanced Studio Art Students of
El Centro College
Convergence, an exhibition featuring the Visual Fine Art Advanced Studio Students of El Centro College, opened Nov. 29, 2007 and ran through Dec. 14, 2007, in the H. Paxton Moore Fine Art Gallery. The reception was held Thursday, 11-29, 6-8 pm with gallery talks by the student artists starting at 6:30 pm. The work represented the output of students in level II or above studio art classes in 2D and 3D Design, Drawing and Figure Drawing, Painting, Digital Art, Ceramics, and Jewelry and Small Metals. Congratulations to the Art faculty who work with and encourage these talented students. The student artists participating in Convergence included:
Sarah Aldridge
John Aldridge
Richard Blansett
Richard Cast
Tony Coats, II
Ridas Damkevisius
Elisa Guardiola
Joanna Hathcock
Cyndi Hernandez
Obi Igbokwe
Sue Kornfeld
Ken Kornfeld
Enrique Martinez
Roy Martinez
Teresa McMahon
Antonia Mendoza
Ann Nguyen
Nicole Norton
Paramaphorn Phokaew
Martha Ann Reading
Bruce Roe
Tamara Sherback
David Tarlo
Jack Warren
Vida Warren
Angela Warth
David E. Witherspoon
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