Gallery of Art | University of Northern Iowa

2020 Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition

Due to university policy regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNI Gallery of Art is presenting this exhibition online only (See exhibition below).

Co-sponsored by the Friends of the UNI Permanent Art Collection & Gallery. The exhibition poster was designed by UNI graphic design student Craig Miller. Unless otherwise stated, all photographs were taken by Collection Photographer and UNI alumna Anastasia Parsons.

This competitive exhibition showcases outstanding recent artworks by students enrolled in classes in the UNI Department of Art. The juror for this year's competition was Jared Ledesma, Assistant Curator at the Des Moines Art Center. Mr. Ledesma made a selection of 50 artworks from approximately 150 student entries and choose a number of merit awards and honorable mentions. He also presented a lecture about his career as well as his perspective on jurying on Wednesday, March 11 in KAB 111. Mr. Ledesma has a B.A. and an M.A. in art history from San Francisco State University. Prior to his appointment at the Des Moines Art Center (DMAC), he worked in the painting and sculpture curatorial department at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His first major exhibition for DMAC was Queer Abstraction, which opened in June of 2019 and included newly commissioned artworks by Elijah Burgher and Mark Joshua Epstein as well as a new edition of artist Tom Burr’s large-scale sculpture Deep Purple, a reimagining of Richard Serra’s controversial Tilted Arc. He has also organized numerous permanent collection-based exhibitions such as I, too, am America, The Irrational and the Marvelous, and Sultry Night: Selected Works by Grant Wood.

UNI Department of Art Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition March 23 - April 18, 2020

List of Accepted Works

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woman pouring roses in a painting turning into ceramic roses
woman pouring roses in a painting turning into ceramic roses

Melodie Anstey, Rose Water, ceramic, 23” X 17” X 8,” 2019. / Image provided by the artist.

spoon with a lighter under it holding a planet
spoon with a lighter under it holding a planet

Breanna Augustus, Giving Everything for a Heroin Addict, woodcut on Thai Kozo paper, 18.5” X 12.5,” 2020.

close up of facial features intermixed with writings
close up of facial features intermixed with writings

Breanna Augustus, Only 25% Cliché, mixed media, 4’ X 2,’ 2019.

man and woman kissing
man and woman kissing

Molly Bach, Dismal Love, oil on canvas, 3’ X 4,’ 2019.

tea pot with two cups
tea pot with two cups

Molly Bach, Float, ceramic, 8” X 5.5” X 5,” 2020.

astronaut against black background
astronaut against black background

Alex Balvance, Transfer, charcoal and graphite on paper, 25” X 20,” 2019.

stainless steel sculpture
stainless steel sculpture

Samuel Barnhart, The Effects of a Leaf Blower on Tear Gas, stainless steel, 21” X 15” X 15,” 2019.

hands prying a person's eye open
hands prying a person's eye open

Darylle A. Bruns, Contact, oil on canvas, 3’ X 4,’ 2020.

embroidery rings containing embroidered eyes
embroidery rings containing embroidered eyes

Madelyn Bryan, Cataracts, embroidery, 5” X 3,” 2019.
UNI College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences Merit Award.
 

naked woman against a dark background
naked woman against a dark background

 Madelyn Bryan, Shower Thoughts, oil on canvas, 2019.

face wearing glasses
face wearing glasses

Jacob Carson, Please Help, I Do Not Understand!, charcoal, acrylic, gesso, and ink on paper, 52” X 38.5” X 1.5,” 2019.

toilet
toilet

Olivia Chapman, Toilet, inkjet print, 35” X 23.75,” 2020 / Image provided by the artist.
UNI Office of the President Merit Award.

an individual's hand holding their breast
an individual's hand holding their breast

 Amelia Duax, Self Exploration I, oil on canvas, 17” X 23,” 2019.

vase shape containing many cutouts
vase shape containing many cutouts

Claire Elise, Restrained, ceramic, 25.5” X 18” X 18,” 2020.
College Hill Arts Festival Merit Award.
 

legs hanging over guardrail along a road with houses in the background
legs hanging over guardrail along a road with houses in the background

Claire Elise, Untitled (#2) from the Space Between Series, inkjet print, 19” X 23,” 2020 / Image provided by the artist.
UNI Department of Art Merit Award.
 

distorted face
distorted face

Drew Feakes, Self Portrait, pen on paper, 30” X 20,” 2020.

pixelated blue sky with slightly yellow clouds, with words "do you ever look up to the sky?" below
pixelated blue sky with slightly yellow clouds, with words "do you ever look up to the sky?" below

Taylor Hansen, Up Above, screenprint, 22” X 15,” 2020.

six pictures of the same heart in different colors
six pictures of the same heart in different colors

Ainsley Harris, Hearts in the Style of Warhol, gouache on paper, 2019.
Juror’s Honorable Mention.
 

arrangement of diamond shapes
arrangement of diamond shapes

Mikayla Hennigar, Impatient, ceramic, 8’ X 10’ X 5,” 2020. / Image provided by the artist.

straight dark lines through a white, gray, and green background
straight dark lines through a white, gray, and green background

Hailey Hershey, Fragments, charcoal, watercolor, and pastel on paper, 26” X 40,” 2020.

face looking off to the side against a white and purple background
face looking off to the side against a white and purple background

Abby Hill, Worry, oil on canvas, 21” X 19,” 2019.

various artwork on a wall with sliced bread in a pile on the ground in front
various artwork on a wall with sliced bread in a pile on the ground in front

Tyler Hillis, Is America Great Again?, mixed media, size variable, 2019. / Image provided by the artist.

person wrapped in string surrounded by floating masses
person wrapped in string surrounded by floating masses

Alex Hutchins, Let Me In, video, duration 9:15, 2019 / Image provided by the artist.

figure in orange with loose tracings in solid red and dashed green
figure in orange with loose tracings in solid red and dashed green

Alex Hutchins, Rainbow Dissociation: Orange, screenprint and hand-stitched yarn, 28.5” X 22,” 2020.

a collection of images of Mr. Baker in a variety of orientations
a collection of images of Mr. Baker in a variety of orientations

Ryan Jones, Mr. Baker, lithograph and silkscreen, 26.75” X 20.5,” 2020.

figure from the shoulders up who is melting
figure from the shoulders up who is melting

Triston Kirschbaum, Sunkin Skin, oil on canvas, 15” X 18,” 2019.

close up of a female's hands holding a sliced strawberry
close up of a female's hands holding a sliced strawberry

Emily Kriegel, Caress, video, duration 6:50, 2020 / Image provided by the artist.

a rat that has been pinned open for dissection
a rat that has been pinned open for dissection

Kami Lilly, The Tribulations of the Contemporary Rat, acrylic, oil, and nails on board, 15.5” X 11” X 1.5,” 2020.

girl with a pink substance smeared across her mouth with her mouth full
girl with a pink substance smeared across her mouth with her mouth full

Kami Lilly, Home Movie, video, duration 6:02, 2019 / Image provided by the artist.
UNI Public Art Incubator Merit Award.

white mass made of several faces against a black background
white mass made of several faces against a black background

Shannon Liza, Crater Faced Goon Moon, ed. 10/10, woodcut on Japanese paper, 18.5” X 12.5,” 2020.

astronaut on the moon, cow floating over the moon, astronaut in rocket ship flying below the moon
astronaut on the moon, cow floating over the moon, astronaut in rocket ship flying below the moon

Shannon Liza, Honey, I Am Over the MOOOOON!, ed. 1/10, woodcut on Japanese paper, 18.5” X 12.5,” 2020.

two image buttons that contain collages
two image buttons that contain collages

Shannon Liza, Tepid Travels, collage: pencil shavings, thread, oil paint, colored pencil, India ink, mylar, aluminum button base, 2.25” diam. each, 2020.

naked female lounging
naked female lounging

Barbara Lynch, Female Energy, oil on canvas, 28” X 20,” 2020.
Friends of the UNI Permanent Art Collection and Gallery Merit Award.

CAVITY book cover
CAVITY book cover

Lydia Madsen, Cavity, artist’s book, 4.75” X 4.75,” 2019.

Just Let Me F@#%ing Rant book cover
Just Let Me F@#%ing Rant book cover

Lydia Madsen, Just Let Me F@#%ing Rant, artist’s book, 7.25” X 5,” 2019.

Swirl of pinks, purples, yellows, and greens
Swirl of pinks, purples, yellows, and greens

Jaspyn Mixdorf, Whorl, digital print, 10” X 10,” 2019.

six cats on a porch, one of which has human feet and a flower over its face
six cats on a porch, one of which has human feet and a flower over its face

Kate Murray, Cat with Human Feet, screenprint, 17” X 13,” 2020.

four images two of which are faces
four images two of which are faces

Brianna L. Pruitt, Faces of a Liar, oil and photo transfers on board, 10” X 12,” 2019.
Friends of the UNI Permanent Art Collection and Gallery Merit Award.

building on colorful ground, splotch where the image is in different colors
building on colorful ground, splotch where the image is in different colors

Macey Reed, Dunked, oil on canvas, 28” X 18,” 2020.

gloves tacked to a wall with images of home depicted on them
gloves tacked to a wall with images of home depicted on them

Monica Sanguino, A Place Called Home, cyanotype on fabric and dirt, 29” X 17” X 5,” 2020.
UNI Department of Art Merit Award.

three panes of white wisps against blue backgrounds that get darker from left to right
three panes of white wisps against blue backgrounds that get darker from left to right

Aaron Shaver, Postlude, cyanotype triptych, 22” X 16.75” each, 2020.
UNI Office of the V.P. and Provost Merit Award.

large hands destroying land
large hands destroying land

Aaron Shaver, The Flayer, oil on canvas, 2’ X 2,’ 2019.

African American male behind the wheel of a vehicle
African American male behind the wheel of a vehicle

Marissa Shell, Don’t Shoot, oil on canvas, 3’ X 4,’ 2019.
UNI Department of Art Merit Award.

rusted car body in a field
rusted car body in a field

Maryssa Soder, Rusted Car, chromogenic print, 8.5” X 11,” 2020 / Image provided by the artist.

three brown ceramic pieces of varying shapes
three brown ceramic pieces of varying shapes

Denae Statzer, Everlasting Cycle of the Human Relationship, ceramic, 11” X 46” X 15,” 2019.

adult hand and child hand reaching for each other next to a rope fraying in the middle
adult hand and child hand reaching for each other next to a rope fraying in the middle

Roshan Subba, Disunion, oil on canvas, 24” X 18,” 2019.

tumbleweed outside of a building with a mountain visible in the background
tumbleweed outside of a building with a mountain visible in the background

Shirann Vaughn, Tumbling Tumbleweed, oil on canvas, 2’ X 2,’ 2019.

man in bowling alley bowling with a human head
man in bowling alley bowling with a human head

Jessica Vazquez, Bowling Heads, oil on canvas, 3’ X 4,’ 2020.
Juror’s Honorable Mention.

wooden work with swirling designs carved into it
wooden work with swirling designs carved into it

Sabrina Wiebold, Risoluto, basswood, 29” X 12” X 6,” 2019.

nature scene with water, trees, and mountains; large triangle that changes the colors of the work
nature scene with water, trees, and mountains; large triangle that changes the colors of the work

Tim Wilson, Looking Through the Glass, oil on canvas, 22” X 28,” 2020.