2020 Annual Student Exhibit
From Monday May 4th, 2020
The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) proudly presents The CCMA Annual Student Exhibition. This exhibition honors the work of the Fine Art Students at the College of DuPage from 2019 to 2020. In this exceptional year, the exhibition will take the form of an online exhibition through the CCMA website. The work of the students features various media including; installation, sculpture, video, painting, photography, printmaking and drawing.
We have some amazing cash prizes on offer including, Best in Show $750 and five Honorable Mention awards of $500, with entries judged by the esteemed Chicago area artists, Sam Jaffe and Max Guy. Read more about our judges below.
In this exceptional year we’re also asking our visitors to vote for their favorite artwork. The winning artist will receive an award of $500. Voting for the People’s Choice Award closes on May 13th at 11:59 p.m.
An announcement of all of the prize winners will be made on The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages on Thursday May 14th, 12pm (CST) and will also be listed here.
Award Winners
Best In Show
Elaine Liu
Honorable Mentions
Chris Howes
Rachel Irwin
Travis Kays
Charles Morrison
Madelene Przybysz
People’s Choice Award
Camille Paulsen
Jurors
Max Guy
Max Guy is a multidisciplinary artist based in Chicago. He works with paper, video, performance, assemblage and installation to explore existential and cosmopolitan ideas. Guy received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and an MFA from the Department of Art, Theory and Practice at Northwestern University. Max has exhibited work at Weinberg Newton Gallery, Prairie, The Back Room, and Bar 4000, in Chicago, IL ; Moonmist, Houston; 321 Gallery, New York; What Pipeline, Detroit; Federico Vavassori, Milan; Nudashank and Franklin Street, Baltimore; he has performed at Signal and Canada Gallery in New York, The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Sector 2337, and Comfort Station.
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe is a visual artist currently living and working in Chicago, IL. Characterized by toxic color and overstuffed, mutated forms, her recent work explores labor, folk and domestic art traditions, ornamentation, collecting behaviors, femininity, and the grotesque fallibility of the human body. Sam received her BFA from The Rhode Island School of Design in 2005 and her MFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 2009. She is represented by 65GRAND in Chicago and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in The Department of Painting and Drawing at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. Sam is also a Director of ADDS DONNA, an artist-run collective and exhibition space in Chicago.
Media
Our Jurors Max Guy and Sam Jaffe are joined by museum staff Heidi Holmes and curator Justin Witte to announce the award winners for this year's student exhibition.
Jess McCormack, ‘Joker’, 2020, Graphite, 12” x 20”
Julie Kulak, ‘Big Mouths’, 2019, Stoneware clay, Yellow: 4” x 4.5”, Blue: 4.5” x 3.5”
Abigail Umek, ‘Tomato Cushion’, 2020, Digital photograph, 8.5” x 11”
Tony Sherifi, ‘Witch Hunt’, 2020, Photograph, 17” x 22”
Isabel Gonzalez, ‘Hot Dog’, 2020, Photograph, 5” x 7”
Travis Kays, ‘Downers Underexposed in the Midday’, 2020, Graphite, 12” x 18”
Joel Wiegand, ‘Lao Sze Chuan’, 2020, Photograph, inkjet print, 22” x 17”
Brittany Lantz, ‘Composition of Forms’, 2020, Ceramic, glaze, 10” x 4”
Brittany Lantz, ‘Composition of Forms’, 2020, Ceramic, glaze, 10” x 4”
Alan Wolsky, ‘Maturity Jorge More’, 2020, Photograph, 2000px x 3000px
Catherine Bass, ‘Metamorphosis’, 2019, Photograph, 8.5” x 11”
Crystal Iniguez, ‘Rambo in the Sunshine’, 2020, Photograph, 3872px x 2176px
Tracy Moretti, ‘Illuminary with Stand’, 2020, Clay, wood-fired, 6.5” x 4.5” x 4”
Analy Martinez-Pantoja, Ultraviolet, 2019, Photograph, 11” x 14”
Sean Grove. ‘Anthony’, 2020, Digital photograph, 4819px x 3724px
Christina Markovski, ‘Fairytale’, 2020, Photograph, 5000px x 6454px
Julie Kulak, ‘My Human Collection’, 2019, Stoneware clay, metal stakes, paper. Earl: 10” x 5.25” x 2”, Pagah: 9” x 3.75” x 2”, Meg: 8.25” x 3.75” x 2”
Andrea Studzinski, ‘Joshua Tree National Park’, 2020, Oil on canvas, 9” x 12”
Alexandra Botiz, ‘Untitled #2’, 2020, Tree roots, marble stones, 23” x 33”
Londa Castanon, ‘Continuing Geometric Form’, 2019, Earthernware clay, 3.5” x 4” x 23”
Elaine Liu, ‘Chickadee flock’, 2019, Stoneware, stain, wood-fired, Each bird 5” x 2” x 3”
Madelene Przybysz, ‘In the Keys of Sight’, 2019, Computer keyboard, computer wires, acrylic paint, hinges, computer keys, transfer film from keyboard, 1” x 7.5” x 187”, 11” x 18”
Teddi Polus, ‘sad, scared and depressed’, 2020, Graphite, colored pencil, paper, 18” x 24”
Mary Sikorski, ‘Eclipse’, 2019, Photograph, 3648px x 5472px
Alan Wolsky, ‘Childhood Bradley Burton’ 2019, Photograph, 2000px x 3000px
Londa Castanon, ‘Branco’, 2019, Earthenware clay, 16'' x 10'' x 12''
Jen Kocan, ‘Trapped in Time’, 2019, Photography composite, 17” x 22”
Ben Gradle, ‘bak ¿’, 2019, Photo montage, 8” x 10”
Philip Schnell, Navigation Begins, 2019, Copper, brass, 4” x 4” x .25”
Joel Wiegand, ‘Door County Barn’, 2019, Photograph, inkjet print, 21” x 9.5”
Joel Wiegand, ‘Night Light’, 2020, Photograph, inkjet print, 22” x 17”
Teddi Polus, ‘suspend’, 2020, Graphite, paper, 18 “ x 22.5”
Jessica Callahan, ‘Liz & Andy’s First Look #2’, 2020, Photograph
William C North, ‘Cubism’, 2019, Archival pigment print, 10” x 15”
Catherine Bass, ‘Untitled’, 2019, Photograph, 8.5” x 11”
Andrew Kostko, ‘The Inspired Model Study’, 2020, Graphite, 8.5” x 10.99”
Tony Sherifi, ‘The Void Awaits’, 2020, Photograph, 17” x 22”
Madelene Przybysz, ‘Cup, Spoon & Tea Pot’, 2019, Compressed graphite on mixed media, 18” x 24”
Tracy Moretti, ‘Sea Turtle’, 2020, Clay, wood-fired, 5.5” x 5.75” x 1.25”
Catherine Bass, ‘Spring is Here’, 2019, Photograph, 8.5” x 11”
Katie Backman, ‘Vase with fruit’, 2020, Acrylic paint, oil paint, 9” x 12”
Matthew Mishevski, ‘Abandoned Barn’, 2020, Photograph, 5920px x 3952px
Analy Martinez-Pantoja, ‘Puerto Rican Pride’, 2019, Photograph, 8.5” x 11”
Kayla Koss, ‘Three Stooges Study No.2’, 2020, Ink wash, 9” x 7”
Colin Nugent, ‘Untitled (Homes)’, 2020, Photograph, 13” x 19”
Alan Wolsky, ‘Marriage Amy Postmus’, 2019, Photograph, 2000px x 3000px
Andrea Studzinski, ‘Still Life: Remnants of a great dog’, 2020, Oil on canvas, 9” x 12”
Colin Nugent, ‘Untitled (Ladder)’, 2019, Photograph, 13” x 19”
Sadhana Duraisamy, ‘Newborn Photography #2’, 2019, Photograph, 6168px x 4092px
Colin Nugent, ‘Untitled (Tree)’, 2019, Photograph, 17” x 22”
Houston Adams, ‘March at Selma’, 2020, Digital image, 12” x 18”
Christina Markovski, ‘Head In The Clouds’, 2020, Photograph, 5000px x 4890px
Michael Vanko, ‘Acme Coke Plant’, 2020, Photograph, 6000px x 3376px
Mary Sikorski, ‘Heart of Gold’, 2019, Photograph, 3260px x 2173px
Tony Sherifi, ‘Guest House’, 2020, Photograph, 17” x 22”
Ben Gradle, ‘untitled’, 2019, Collage, 9” x 12”
Michael Vanko, ‘Joliet Quarry’, 2019, Photograph, 6000px x 4000px
Megha Jain, ‘Ganesha’, 2019, Oil painting on canvas, 16” x 20”
Jessica Callahan, ‘Liz & Andy’s First Look #1’, 2020, Photograph
Jen Kocan, ‘Sweeet…Grapefruit!’, 2020, Photograph, 16” x 20”
Charles Morrison, ‘Wadada’, 2020, Terra cotta, stoneware, porcelain, 29” x 13” x 11”
Ben Gradle, ‘collective ambivalence’, 2019, Multiple exposure photograph, 7.5” x 7”
Sadhana Duraisamy, ‘Newborn Photography #1’, 2019, Photograph, 5968px x 4271px
Michael Vanko, ‘Old Church Hallway’, 2019, photograph, 6000px x 4000px
Analy Martinez-Pantoja, ‘Abstraction’, 2019, Photograph, 8.5” x 11”
William C North, ‘Origami’, 2019, Archival Piezography pigment print, 14” x 21”
Sadhana Duraisamy, ‘Glamor Gobo Lighting’, 2020, Photograph, 1080px x 1350px
Londa Castanon, ‘Cubic Body’, 2019, Cardboard, wood, metal hinges, 4’ x 6’ x 9’
Jen Kocan, ‘Fighter’, 2020, Photograph, 16” x 20”
Jaz Singh, ‘Line & Smudger’, 2020, Digital image, 7566px x 5047px
William C North, ‘Geometric Puzzle’, 2019, Archival pigment print, 10” x 15”
Alexandra Botiz, ‘Untitled #1’, 2020, ‘Tree branches, marble stones’, 23” x 30”
Alexandra Botiz, ‘Untitled #1’, 2020, ‘Tree branches, marble stones’, 23” x 30”
Mary Sikorski, ‘Pull Yourself Together’, 2019, Photography. 2964px x 2536px
Andrea Studzinski, ‘In the Boat’, 2020, Oil on canvas, 9” x 12”
Audrey Evangelista, ‘Serene Lenocinant’, 2020, Terracotta, airbrushed glaze, acrylic, 13.5” x 7.5” x 8”
Isabel Gonzalez, ‘Pancakes’, 2020, Photograph, 5” x 7”
Kayla Koss, ‘Three Stooges Study No.1’, 2020, Ink wash, 9” x 7”
Natalie E McKenty, ‘Anxiety cracks through a brave face...’, 2019, Photographic composite, 20” x 7”
Natalie E McKenty, ‘Cheers?’, 2019, Photograph, 18” x 24”
Jasmine Meza, ‘Glitching’, 2020, Digital image, 2550px x 3300px
Andrew Kostko, ‘Eve – Statuette Drawing (Rmn-Grand Palais)’, 2020, Graphite, blue pencil, 8.5” x 11”
Jessica Callahan, ‘Liz & Andy’s First Look #3’, 2020, Photograph
Megha Jain, ‘Picture Rock’, 2019, Oil painting on canvas, 8” x 10”
Natalie E McKenty, ‘Let the Wild One Come Out’, 2019, Photographic composite, digital illustration, 20” x 24”
Katie Backman, ‘Cardinal’, 2020, Colored pencil, 18” x 24”
Abigail Umek, ‘Croissant’, 2020, Digital photograph, 8.5” x 11”
Alexandra Botiz, ‘Untitled #3’, 2020, 3D paneling, 23” x 16”
Matthew Mishevski, ‘Projection’, 2020, Photograph, 6016px x 4016px
Kayla Koss, ‘Three Stooges Study No.3’, 2020, Ink wash, 9” x 7”
Elaine Liu, ‘Embroidered seashell’, 2019, Terracotta clay, slip trailing, stain, glaze, 20” x 12” x 10”
Madelene Przybysz, ‘Just a Minute’, 2020, Video (9.38mins) and transcript.
Megha Jain, ‘Harmony’, 2019, Photograph, drawing, found materials, 12” x 16”
Jaz Singh, ‘Versace’, 2019, Digital image, 2912px x 5168px
Sean Grove, ‘Painted Black’, 2020, Digital photograph, 4997px x 3861px
Elaine Liu, ‘Hers and his mugs’, 2019, Stoneware, deep blue slip sgraffito, celadon glaze, Mugs: 4” x 3.5”, Coasters: 5” x 5” x 0.25”
Katie Backman, ‘Dancing Queen’, 2020, Pencil, markers, 18” x 24”
Jaz Singh, ‘Pore Filler’, 2020, Digital image, 3448px x 5168px
Chris Howes, ‘Ant Bee’, 2019, Photograph, 1642px x 1200px
Anthony Pastorino, ‘Suffocating’, 2020’, Photograph
Sean Grove, ‘Isolation’, 2020, Digital photograph, 5082px x 3388px
Charles Morrison, ‘Ancestral Downloads’, 2019, Monotype print, 8” x 10”
Anton Ilivanov, ‘Moving Life’, 2020, Oil paint, panel, 6.5’’ x 9.5’’
Chris Howes, ‘Starting to Crack’, 2020, Photograph, 1873px x 2810px
Anton Ilivanov, ‘Peripheral Vision’, 2020, Oil paint, canvas, wood, 31’’ x 35’’
Philip Schnell, Escaping the Nest, 2019, Copper, wood, plastic, 12” x 9” x 11”
Anton Ilivanov, ‘Depth’, 2020, Oil paint, panel, 12.25’’ x 6.5’’ x 1.75’’
Brittney Morgan, ‘My Rolemodel’, 2019, Digital photograph, 3983px x 4979px
Camille Paulsen, ‘Honey Portrait’, 2020, Graphite, paper, 18” x 24”
Brittney Morgan, ‘Baxter’, 2020, Digital photograph, 3994px x 4992px
Camille Paulsen, ‘Human Anatomy’, 2020, Colored pencil, marker, paper, 18” x 24”
Camille Paulsen, ‘Barcelona Pavilion Wall’, 2019, Colored pencil, paper, 12” x 18”
Andrew Kostko, ‘Solo – William Forsythe Drawing’, 2020, Graphite, 8.35” x 10.99”
Kayla Hedlund, ‘Legs of Man’, 2020, Vine, compressed charcoal, paper, 18” x 24”
Houston Adams, ‘Death of Till’, 2020, Digital image, 12” x 18”
Rachel Irwin, ‘Ethereal Dreams in Dark Times’, 2020, Video, sound, 2.21 minutes. Sound by Matthew Masciola.
Kayla Hedlund, ‘Crouching Stance’, 2020, Ebony pencil, paper, 9” x 12”
Teddi Polus, ‘Parts’, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 2 x 16” x 20”
Abigail Umek, ‘Still Life’, 2019, Digital photograph, 8.5” x 11”
Anthony Alanis, ‘Ironic Quote’, 2020, Collage, 18” x 18”
Elena Anisimov, ‘Lilly’, 2020, Oil paint, 24” x 24”
Rachel Irwin, ‘Body Consciousness’, 2019, Video, projection, hula hoops, white fabric, 1.36 minutes, 11’ x 6’ x 1”.
Julia Popper, ‘Still Life Of Figs’, 2019, Oil paint, 12” x 18”
Julia Popper, ‘Symmetric Fluidity’, 2020, Wood, plaster, 2’ x 1’
Charles Morrison, ‘Untold Stories’, 2020, White stoneware, terra cotta, pit-fired with prairie grass, pine cones, pine needles, wild flowers, tree bark, mango seeds, ginger, sage, 23” x 11” x 9”
Julia Popper, ‘Melancholy Through the Glass’, 2020, Graphite, 18” x 24”
Carolyn J Faivre, ‘Self-Portrait with Frida & Claude’, 2020, Acrylic, collage, canvas, 30” x 40”
Emma Tully, ‘A Duff Beer Can Big Enough For Homer Simpson Himself’, 2020, Terracotta clay, acrylic paint, tempera paint, 21” x 10”
Elena Anisimov , ‘Angel’, 2019, Oil paint, 14” x 18”
Jasmine Meza, ‘Waves of Glitches’, 2020, Digital image, 3300px x 2550px
Julie Kulak, ‘Salamander Tea Pot’, 2019, Stoneware clay, 3.75” x 10” x 4.75”
Tracy Moretti, ‘British Imperialism’, 2019, Clay, glaze, 3. 8” x 3.5” x 4”
Houston Adams, ‘wanderer over a broken world’, 2020, Digital image, 24” x 18”
Isabel Gonzalez, ‘Donuts’, 2020, Photograph, 5” x 7”
Brittney Morgan, ‘Whiskey’, 2020, Digital photograph, 5738px x 3825px
Anthony Pastorino, ‘Room with a view’, 2020, Photograph
Kayla Hedlund, ‘Feminine Legs with Arm’, 2020, Black, grey ink, paper, 18” x 24”
Jasmine Meza, ‘Divided Nature’, 2020, Pen, paper, 9” x 9”
Rachel Irwin, ‘Labyrinth’, 2019, Burlap, wooden rods, chain, fishing line, Dimensions variable