Exhibitors in the annual Peninsula College Student Art Show were feted in a special celebration and awards ceremony in the PUB Gallery of Art on June 4.
The exhibit runs through today, June 18.
The exhibition features 80 works of art and represents a variety of styles, formats, and mediums.
Awards were given for Best of Show, Best of 2-D, Best of 3-D, and Best of Photography/Digital Art. Four Honorable Mentions were also awarded. This year’s judge was Jake Seniuk, former director of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center.
“I look forward to this show every year,” PC Art Professor Michael Paul Miller said. “It’s exciting to experience the diversity and unique perspectives of the student art in the gallery.”
Cash awards were made possible by the Peninsula College Foundation and its donors. Honorable mention winners were given gift certificates from Olympic Stationers.
A special award, the President’s Merit Award, was also presented. The winning art piece was selected by P.C. president Dr. Luke Robins.
Award winners are:
• Best of Show
Artwork: Portrait of Victor Chocquet
Artist: Gabriel Carey
• Best of 2-D
Artwork: Crow
Artist: Julianne Miller
• Best of 3-D
Artwork: Plague Doctor
Artist: Eddy Bartley
• Best of Photography/Digital Art
Artwork: Madison Falls
Artist: Christopher Lee Enges
• President’s Merit Award
Artwork: Abhoth
Artist: Eulalia Engel
• Best of “Water” Theme
Artwork: Rise Up
Artist: Sarah Lindquist
• Honorable Mention
Artwork: Cognition
Artist: April Watkins
• Honorable Mention
Artwork: Light in the Darkness
Artist: Geovany Miguel
• Honorable Mention
Artwork: What Do You See?
Artist: Makayla Descala
• Honorable Mention
Artwork: A Study in Religion
Artist: Christy Fagundes
