Campus Connection

Annual All-Student Juried Exhibition opens

A variety of artwork by UWL students will fill the university’s gallery during the annual All-Students Juried Exhibition. The show opens at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, in the University Art Gallery, first floor on the Center of the Arts. A ceremony highlighting 13 works receiving awards begins at 4:30 p.m. The show runs through March 5. This year’s show includes 35 works by 22 student artists with a variety of majors, chosen from 82 pieces by 41 students. The exhibition includes sculpture, paintings, prints, photographs, metals, jewelry, ceramics, drawings, illustrations and mixed media. Students whose works were selected include: [caption id="attachment_44974" align="alignright" width="250"] Stewart Stehly, Totem #1, jute and shellac, Bill Kader Art Award.[/caption]

• Andrea Anderson
• Elizabeth Brown
• Maggie Brown-Lucas
• Ashley Dechant
• Ellie East
• Alyssa Hensen
• Sarah Heyer
• Brianna Julian
• Rebekah Kienzle
• Natalie Kotnik
• Sofia Kozidis
• Abigail Moser
• Danielle Nolden
• Andrew Pitney
• Jillissa Rueteler
• Lucas Runingen
• Ryan Send
• Ayush Shrestha
• Stewart Stehly
• Madline Thorn
• Travis Trzecinski
• Elizabeth West [caption id="attachment_44980" align="alignright" width="200"] Danielle Nolden, For Every Time I’ve Heard It…, cast acrylic ear, Dale and Betty Kendrick All Student Art Exhibition Award.[/caption]

Judges for this year’s exhibition were Susannah Magers, curator of art and public engagement at the Rochester (Minnesota) Art Center and Niki Havekost, educator and artist from Rochester. Regular gallery hours are noon-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and during events in Toland Theatre. All exhibitions and events at the University Art Gallery are free and open to the public. The exhibition is supported by the UWL Department of Art, College of Liberal Studies, School of Arts and Communications, UWL Student Association and donors through the UWL Foundation. Get more information about the University Art Gallery and the UWL art program at www.uwlax.edu/art. Exhibition awards Judges have selected 12 works to receive awards for the juried exhibition. Awards and recipients include:

Fund name	Recipient
Dale and Betty Kendrick All-Student Art Exhibition Award	Danielle Nolden
Carol Hutchins Winther Art Award	Maggie Brown-Lucas
Ray Sherin Art Award	Ayush Shrestha
Catherine Crail Art Award	Danielle Nolden
Milton and Margaret Kosbab Art Award	Lucas Runingen
James Quillin Art Award	Maggie Brown-Lucas
Richard Koehler Art Award	Andrea Anderson
Bill Kader Art Award	Stewart Stehly
Dan & Ruth Devitt Award in Painting	Ayush Shrestha
Dan & Ruth Devitt Award in Drawing	Sara Heyer
Bill Fiorini Award	Sofia Kozidis
Ruth Ann Knapp Award	Andrea Anderson

If you go— What: All-Students Juried Exhibition Who: 22 UWL students When: Opens with a reception at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12. Runs through March 5 Where: University Art Gallery, first floor Center of the Arts, 16th and Vine streets Regular gallery hours: Noon-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and during events in Toland Theatre Admission: Free High school work featured in next show This All-Student Juried Exhibition will be followed by “An Artistic Discovery: Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District High School Exhibition.” Exhibition dates are March 28–April 16. The show will close with a family and community reception with an awards presentation from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, hosted by Congressman Ron Kind and Tawni Kind.