First Place Winner -- $5000 |
Sara Sisun
Stanford University |
Winning Gallery |
Sara Susin was born in Denver, Colorado. She is currently completing her BA at Stanford University with a major in Studio Art and a minor in Creative Writing. She has been painting at the Art Students League of Denver since 1990. She has taken classes from Heather Delzell, Kevin Weckbach, Kim English, Ron Hicks, Ken Velastro and Quang Ho. In 2004, Sara won the Allied Arts Award. In 2005 she was highlighted in Southwest Art Magazine's annual "21 under 30" feature. Sara has sold paintings to private and corporate collections including the Kaiser Permanente Corporate Collection. Sara plans to pursue a career as an oil painter. To read an interview with Sara, Click HERE.
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Second Place Winner -- $2000 |
Jessica Brown
University of Alaska |
Winning Gallery |
Jessica Brown is completing her BA in Art degree at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Jessica has participate in a number of solo and group exhibits. In her own words "I believe in the off-kilter, the beauty of the asymmetrical, and the balance of opposition. I revel in the surprising, messy and often humorous nature of life. My works are inspired by the question marks surrounding cultural dualities such as mind/body, man/nature, and self/other. Whether with painting, performance, or installations my aim is to stimulate introspective dialogue in my viewer and expand their intrigue of the absurdities of life." To Read an interview with Jessica, click HERE.
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Third Place Winner -- $1000 |
Zach Stein
University of Kentucky
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Winning Gallery
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Zach Stein's installations, monotypes, and paintings tend to be experimental in nature. This is achieved by the fact that Zach utilizes a variety of mediums in an intuitive manner-- everything from hot glue to rum. He is an artist who is not afraid to test the limits of his materials. Zach is currently a student at the University of Kentucky. Zach is currently and undergraduate student in art education/studio at University of Kentucky. To read an interview with Zach, click HERE.
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iPhone Winner |
Breht O'Hearn
Corcoran College of Art
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Gallery Submission
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Breht is completing his BFA at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. In his own words "My work centers on one's perception of reality and the interaction between the self and one's environment, i.e. physical and social aspects via direct contact or systems of communication."
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