awards ceremony

Yesterday, an awards ceremony was held for our Student Art Show. We would like to celebrate the student winners by sharing their art, along with a few photos from the event. Come view the artwork on display now in the Joseph Gazzuolo Art Gallery!

Virtual Gallery 

Art Show Awards 

Within each category, here is the complete list of student winners:

Ceramics:
3rd Place: Ceramics
Jacob Valencia
“The Log”

2nd Place: Ceramics
Christian Monroe
“Shots!”

1st Place: Ceramics
Alexis Voss
“Curiosity”

Drawing:
3rd Place: Drawing
Hannah Olesen
“Asma”

2nd Place: Drawing
Aleela Lor
“Daze”

1st Place: Drawing
Dustin O’Brien
“Surreal Collection”

Graphic Design:
3rd Place: Graphic Design
Lily Ngo
“Coon Rapids Dam”

2nd Place: Graphic Design
Lily Ngo
“Mu Tea”

1st Place: Graphic Design
Andi Dahl
“Use Your Voice”

Mixed Media:
1st Place
: Mixed Media
Kristina Hendrickson
“Reflections of You”

Painting:
3rd Place: Painting
Erin Kalliomaa
“At the Back of the North Wind”

2nd Place: Painting
Maggie Behrendt
“Hexagonal Sunset”

1st Place: Painting
Harmon Mauersberger
“Within the Grey”

Photography:
3rd Place: Photography
Christina Bratkov
“Forgotten”

2nd Place: Photography
Jose Ortiz
“Brother Bankz”

1st Place: Photography
Lathe Talbot
“In Thought”

3-Dimensional Design/Sculpture
3rd Place: 3-Dimensional Design/Sculpture
Jose Ortiz
“She loves me...She loves me not”

2nd Place: 3-Dimensional Design/Sculpture
Ella Christenson
“Recycling Bin”

1st Place: 3-Dimensional Design/Sculpture
Ephraim Mongare
“Wire Truck (A crushed dream)”

student artist

Pictured, Kathy Hendrickson with student, Lathe Talbot. Lathe's piece, "In Thought" won 1st place in Photography. 

in thought piece

Student pictured, Lathe Talbot, with photography piece, "In Thought."

Jose

Pictured, Andrew Stafford and Kathy Hendrickson with student, Jose Ortiz. Jose's piece, "Brother Bankz" won 2nd place in Photography. 

jose's art

Student pictured, Jose Ortiz, with photography piece, "Brother Bankz."

student artist 3

Pictured, Kathy Hendrickson and Andrew Stafford with student, Ella Christenson. Ella's piece, "Recycling Bin" won 2nd place in 3-Dimensional Design/Sculpture. 

ella's art

Student pictured, Ella Christenson, with her artwork.

Alexis

Pictured, Kathy Hendrickson and Andrew Stafford with student, Alexis Voss. Alexis' piece, "Curiosity" won 1st place in Ceramics. 

christian

Pictured, Kathy Hendrickson and Andrew Stafford with student, Christian Monroe. Christian's piece, "Shots!" won 2nd place in Ceramics. 

art work titled "shots"

Student pictured, Christian Monroe, with ceramic piece, "Shots!"

Hannah

Pictured, Kathy Hendrickson and Andrew Stafford with student, Hannah Olesen. Hannah's piece, "Asma" won 3rd place in Drawing. 

asma

Student pictured, Hannah Olesen, with drawing piece, "Asma"

lily

Pictured, Kathy Hendrickson and Andrew Stafford with student, Lily Ngo. Lily's piece, "Coon Rapids Dam" won 3rd place in Graphic Design. 

harmon

Pictured, Kathy Hendrickson and Andrew Stafford with student, Harmon Mauersberger. Harmon's piece, "Within the Grey" won 1st place in Painting.

Maggie

Pictured, Kathy Hendrickson and Andrew Stafford with student, Maggie Behrendt. Maggie's piece, "Hexagonal Sunset" won 2nd place in Painting.

kristina

Pictured, Kathy Hendrickson and Andrew Stafford with student, Kristina Hendrickson. Kristina's piece, "Reflections of You" won 1st place in Mixed Media.

Jose's other art work

Student pictured, Jose Ortiz with 3rd place winning 3-Dimensional Design/Sculpture, "She loves me...She loves me not."

kristina's art

Student pictured, Kristina Hendrickson, with mixed media piece, "Reflections of You."

weeping wires

Sculpture pictured, "Weeping Wire" by student, Madison Klein.

awards ceremony

Students, staff, faculty, family and friends gathered in the gallery for the awards ceremony!

extra gallery photo

Admiring the artwork and ceramics in the gallery. 

gallery shot

These colorful paintings remind us that spring is near. 

more gallery art work

This exhibit features many artistic mediums. You'll find drawings, 3D pieces, paintings, photos and more!

more gallery art work shots

Stop by and take a look at these stunning creations! The map below guides you to our on-campus gallery. 

gallery map

Once again, congratulations to all of our amazingly talented student winners! 

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