Ventura College students selected for art and photo awards

May 21, 2008
Nine Winners, Including Best of Show, Created by Santa Paula Residents
Santa Paula News

Professor and Interim Chair of the Art Department Sharla Fell announced the winners of the annual juried student show on April 17 at the Reception for the Artists, where more than $6,450 was awarded in prizes.

Professor and Interim Chair of the Art Department Sharla Fell announced the winners of the annual juried student show on April 17 at the Reception for the Artists, where more than $6,450 was awarded in prizes. Professional artists and photographers served as jurors for the show. Cash prizes and/or certificates were presented to the winners: Awards of Excellence winners each received $100 and Award of Merit winners each received $50, unless otherwise noted.Santa Paula residents produced nine winning pieces submitted by five artists in varying genres, including color and design, computer graphics, life drawing, landscape painting, digital imaging, serigraphy, and watercolor and ink techniques.PaintingAward of Excellence: Edmund Lara - VenturaAward of Excellence: Dahlia Riley - OxnardAward of Merit: Leslie Lloyd - VenturaAward of Merit: Laurel Murray Joelaud - VenturaHonorable Mention: Marlon VanCott - VenturaHonorable Mention: Janis McCormick - OxnardCeramicsWilliam Winterbourne Award of Excellence: Linda McLeod $100 - OjaiAward of Merit: Jared McGowan $50 - VenturaNon-Functional Award: Award of Excellence: Matthew Sanchez $100 - FillmoreAward of Merit: Lisa Darby $ 50 - VenturaHonorable Mention: Mari Dailey VenturaFunctional Award: Award of Excellence: Nicholas Bessette $100- OjaiAward of Merit: Julie Wellings $ 50 - OjaiHonorable Mention: Abbey Schwarz VenturaVentura Potter’s Guild Award: Susanna Sukiasyan $150 - OjaiHalpert Memorial Awards: Diana Farrell $225 - VenturaJill MacMillian $225 - Oak ViewColor and DesignAward of Excellence: Andrea Vargas-Mendoza - Santa PaulaAward of Merit: Xanthe Menor - OxnardHonorable Mention: Charlotte Ferguson - VenturaComputer GraphicsAward of Excellence: Megan Cox - VenturaAward of Merit: Mark Whitaker - OxnardHonorable Mention: Christian Romero - Santa PaulaDrawing and CompositionAward of Excellence: Jesus Rivera - VenturaAward of Merit: Alejandro Heredia - SomisHonorable Mention: Robyn Wells - Oak ViewHead DrawingAward of Excellence, Rita McBride - OxnardAward of Merit: Jayne Larson - CamarilloHead PaintingAward of Excellence: Rita McBride - OxnardAward of Merit: Debi Nowak-Hawkes - VenturaLife DrawingAward of Excellence: Rita McBride - OxnardAward of Excellence: Andrea Vargas-Mendoza - Santa PaulaAward of Merit: Katie Althoff - Simi ValleyAward of Merit: Jose Zuniga - OxnardHonorable Mention: Robert Rush - VenturaHonorable Mention: Naki Whelan -Landscape PaintingAward of Excellence: Cathy Smith - Pt HuenemeAward of Merit: Chris Lemon - Santa PaulaHonorable Mention: Andrea Vargas-Mendoza - Santa Paula2-D Mixed MediaAward of Excellence: Diana Caskey - Oak View
Award of Merit: Monteve Miller-Clay - VenturaHonorable Mention: Virginia Furmanski - Ventura3D DesignAward of Merit: Danielle Durrant - VenturaHonorable Mention: Linda Monier - Oak ViewMultimediaAward of Excellence: Teresa Gueréna - Oak ViewAward of Merit: Cliff Montgomery - VenturaHonorable Mention: Marika Mikelatos - VenturaGraphic CommunicationsAward of Excellence: David Stanley - VenturaDigital ImagingAward of Excellence: Andrea Vargas-Mendoza - Santa PaulaAward of Merit: Amber Felts - VenturaHonorable Mention: Jong Yoon - VenturaPrintmakingAward of Excellence: Anna Rivera - FillmoreAward of Merit: Anthea Adams - VenturaHonorable Mention: Karen Brooks - OxnardFigure Illustration Award of Excellence: Israel Tellez - VenturaAward of Merit: Nancy Pham - VenturaColor PhotographyAward of Excellence: Christian Randolph - OxnardAward of Merit: Hannah Fitzgerald - OjaiHonorable Mention: Victoria Hargreaves - VenturaBlack and White PhotographyAward of Excellence: Sascha Castro - OxnardAward of Merit: Hannah Fitzgerald - OjaiHonorable Mention: Karine Silverson - OxnardDigital PhotographyAward of Excellence: Maria Villote - OxnardAward of Merit: Lisa Dodge - VenturaHonorable Mention: Forbes Conrad - Winnetka, CASculptureAward of Excellence: Simon Dwire - OjaiAward of Merit: Brock Potter - OxnardHonorable Mention: Shihori Nakayama - FillmoreHonorable Mention: Jared McGowan - VenturaSerigraphyAward of Excellence: Melissa Thomas - Northridge,Award of Merit: Amanda Johnson - OxnardHonorable Mention: Raymundo Pinedo - Santa PaulaWatercolor & Ink TechniquesAward of Excellence: Melanie Hirdler - OjaiAward of Merit: Susan Lewis - VenturaHonorable Mention: Pam Shelley - Santa PaulaBarney Dietz Purchase Award (Best of Show):Andrea Vargas-Mendoza- ($1,000) Santa PaulaPrescott Trust Award Simon Dwire $500 - OjaiCesar Rodriguez $500 - Los Angeles



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