THE DEPARTMENTAL - SPRING 2021
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June Edmonds is an American painter and a teaching and public artist.
She uses abstract painting to explore how color, repetition, movement, and balance can serve as conduits to spiritual contemplation and interpersonal connection to her African American roots. Exploring the psychological construct of skin color or tone through pattern and abstract painting has proven to be a revealing gesture and these ideas are explored in her two ongoing series: the Energy Wheel Paintings inspired by her meditation practice and her Flag Paintings, which explore the alignment of multiple identities such as race, nationality, gender, or political leanings.
She is an active and prominent contributor to the Los Angeles art scene, and is a member of both the Artist's Alliance of Southern California and the Women's Caucus for Art. Her work has been shown extensively in California at venues including the California African American Museum, Huntington Beach Art Center, Watts Towers Art Center, and the Korean Cultural Center. Public art works by the artist include a Venetian glass mosaic at the MTA Pacific Station in Long Beach and a mural project titled "Windows to Health" with LA Commons / Building Healthy Communities at the Expo Center in Exposition Park. In 2018 Edmonds was a recipient of the City of Los Angeles (COLA) artist fellowship.
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Ron Athey is an iconic figure in the development of contemporary art and performance. In his often-bloody portrayals of life, death, crisis, and fortitude in the time of AIDS, Athey calls into question the limits of artistic practice. These limits enable him to explore key themes including gender, sexuality, SM and radical sex, queer activism, post-punk and industrial culture, tattooing and body modification, ritual, and religion.
He began performing at underground galleries with Rozz Williams in 1981, in a collaboration known as Premature Ejaculation. In 1992 he began staging what was to become a performance “torture” trilogy: Martyrs & Saints, Four Scenes in a Harsh Life, and Deliverance.
Recent works include Judas Cradle, Self-Obliteration, and Gifts of the Spirit: Automatic Writing, in which he explores his Pentacostal upbringing and the creation of an ecstatic experience. Also, a visual artist and journalist, he recently celebrated the release of the first publication dedicated to his life and work, Pleading in the Blood: The Art and Performance of Ron Athey.
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Departmental Winners:
BEST IN SHOW
Sofia Montgomery, The Pretty And The Plain, 2021
Printmaking, 12 in x 18 in
ART 384F- Art & Activism, Junior
RUNNER UP BEST CERAMICS
Sofia Montgomery, Figure Abstraction I, 2021
Ceramic, 10 in x 4 in x 16 in
ART 315-Advanced Ceramics, Junior
BEST CERAMICS
Emma Hudler, Untitled Plates, 2021
Clay and engobe, Art 116
Freshman
RUNNER UP BEST DRAWING
Dylan Wen, Back to Normal, 2021
Decollage, ink on paper, 11x15 inches
Drawing & Planning, Senior
BEST DRAWING
Kati Dean, Traditional Costumes (from Central Europe to Central Asia)
Colored pencil, 4 x 4 in (each square), Advanced Drawing
Junior
BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN
Eva Huzella, Pollution, 2020
Digital Illustration & Design, 12x16 inches
Branding & Advertising, Senior
RUNNER UP BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN
Rhea Rangarajan, International Style Inspired Baseball Ticket Ephemera, 2021
Graphic Design, 2.5 x 6.5 inches
Senior
RUNNER UP BEST INSTALLATION
Curren Taber, Seeing Mirror, 2021
Wood, LED monitor, one-way mirror, Raspberry Pi, camera module, 30 x 30 x 72 inches
Junior
BEST INSTALLATION
Jeanna Polisini, When the Sun Goes Down, the Earth Goes Silent, and the Homeless are Still Found, 2021
Cardboard, acrylic paint, LED strip lights, 70 inches x 15 inches
Art and Activism, Junior
RUNNER UP BEST MIXED MEDIA/COLLAGE
Emma Beeman, Putrefaction, 2021
22 x 30 inches, Hybrid Painting
Senior
BEST MIXED MEDIA/COLLAGE
Fiona Quilter, Iceberg, 2021
Collage, 3.6x5 feet
Hybrid Painting, Junior
BEST PAINTING
Emilie Dashe, Les Frangines,
Oil on canvas, 36" x 48"
Junior
RUNNER UP BEST PAINTING
Ryan Morris, Sunset, 2021
Tape on canvas, 16 x 20,
Senior
BEST PERFORMANCE
Hannah Scott, Open Up Baby, Open Up, 2020,
Performance on Video
Art and Spirituality, Junior
RUNNER UP BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Lindsay Light, Abstracted Portraits,
Photography, 2.67 x 1.78
Advanced Photography, Sophomore
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Raea Palmieri, Blue Series, 2021,
35mm photography, 8.5 x 11 inches
Advanced Photography, Senior
RUNNER UP BEST SCULPTURE
Kelsy Hua, Phi Long, 2021
Cardboard, Acrylic Paint, Screw Posts, 8.4x2.6 feet
Objects and Space, Freshman
BEST SCULPTURE
Hannah Scott, How to Navigate Womanhood Within the Patriarchy, 2021
Underwear, cotton fabric, period blood, lotion, a condom, thread, 4ft x 6ft
Junior Thesis, Junior
RUNNER UP BEST VIDEO
Gabrielle Guzy Kaleidoscope Flower, 2021 Video 1920 × 1080 Digital Imaging Sophomore
BEST VIDEO
Gabi Guevara, Cerberus, 2021, GIF, 13.2x17.3 in., Digital Imaging, Sophomore
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Departmental Participants:
Ceramics
RUNNER UP BEST CERAMICS
Sofia Montgomery, Figure Abstraction I, 2021
Ceramic, 10 in x 4 in x 16 in
ART 315-Advanced Ceramics, Junior
BEST CERAMICS
Emma Hudler, Untitled Plates, 2021
Clay and engobe, Art 116
Freshman
Digital Media
Kelsy Hua, Paradise, 2020
Adobe Photoshop CC, 901x1350 pixels
Freshman
Kelsy Hua, Sakura, 2021
Adobe Photoshop CC, 720x884 pixels
Freshman
Sloan Watson, Pet Portrait, 2021,
Digital (Adobe Illustrator), 902 x 640 pixels
Digital Imaging, Freshman
Sloan Watson, Glow: Money Tree, Red Light, and Succulent, 2021
Digital (Procreate), 1469 x 1498 pixels
Freshman
Drawing
Alexis Espinosa, Delicate Girl, 2020
Colored Pencils, Graphite, 12 (4x4) squares
Advanced Drawing, Junior
Berkana McDowell, Your Life in My Hand, 2021
Graphite Pencil, 18x24 inches
Drawing and Planning, Sophomore
David Yang, Hilly Mountains, 2021
Ink on Drawing Paper, 18x24 inches
Drawing and Planning, Sophomore
David Yang, Objects from the House, 2021
Charcoal, Color Pencil, and Conte Crayon on Drawing Paper, 18x24 inches
Drawing and Planning, Sophomore
David Yang, Colliding Spaces, 2021
Ink on Watercolor Paper, 11x15 inches
Drawing and Planning, Sophomore
David Yang, Land Above the World, 2021
Ink on Watercolor Paper, 11x15 inches
Drawing and Planning, Sophomore
RUNNER UP BEST DRAWING
Dylan Wen, Back to Normal, 2021
Decollage, ink on paper, 11x15 inches
Drawing & Planning, Senior
Dylan Wen, Exterminate, 2021
Monotype print, body print, marker on watercolor paper, 11x15 inches
Drawing & Planning, Senior
Dylan Wen, Hike, 2021
Ink on watercolor paper, 11x15 inches
Drawing & Planning, Senior
Emilie Dashe, Coastal Affections
Watercolor on postcards, 5" x 7"
Advanced Drawing, Junior
Emilie Dashe, Don't Move, 2021
Emma Beeman, Nectar, 2021
Approx. 35 x 24 inches
Hybrid Painting, Senior
Hannah Emerson, Amongst Nature, 2021
Ink on Watercolor Paper, 2352 × 3136
Drawing and Planning, Freshman
Hannah Emerson, Florida Project, 2020
Pencil on Drawing Paper, 9×12 inches
Freshman
Lauren Herrle, Covered, 2020
Charcoal on paper, 18 x 20 inches
Freshman
Kati Dean, Failed Panorama
Colored Pencil, 20 x 72 in
Advanced Drawing, Junior
BEST DRAWING
Kati Dean, Traditional Costumes (from Central Europe to Central Asia)
Colored pencil, 4 x 4 in (each square), Advanced Drawing
Junior
Kati Dean, Traditional Costumes (from Central Europe to Central Asia)
Colored pencil, 4 x 4 in (each square), Advanced Drawing
Junior
Kelsy Hua, New Beginnings, 2020
Pastel on Gray Toned Paper, 20x17 inches
Freshman
Lily Currin, Invasion, 2021
Pencil, Marker on Paper, 18x24 inches
Drawing and Planning, Senior
Lily Currin, Progress, 2021
Ink on Paper, 11x15 inches
Drawing and Planning, Senior
Lindsay Goltz, Eat a Dick, 2021
Pencil on Paper, 9.5x13 inches
Advanced Drawing, Junior
Lindsay Goltz, Sacrilegious, 2021
Charcoal on Paper, 48x18 inches
Advanced Drawing, Junior
Sofia Montgomery, Nature Boy, 2020
Soft Pastel, 32 in x 40 in
ART 384C- Art & Spirituality, Junior
Lauren Villegas, The Potter’s Wheel, 2021
Charcoal, 9x12 inches
Drawing and Planning, Junior
BEST IN SHOW
Sofia Montgomery, The Pretty And The Plain, 2021
Printmaking, 12 in x 18 in
ART 384F- Art & Activism, Junior
Robyn Miller People Are Strange
Graphite, colored pencil
pen, and oil pastel 9” x 12”
Advanced Drawing
Junior
Aaron Berman
Written Constellation, 2021
Graphite Pencil, Colored Pencil,18x24
Drawing and Planning
Freshman
Graphic Design
Eva Huzella, Glass Tank, 2021
Digital Illustration & Graphic Design, 21x28 inches
Senior
Eva Huzella, Modus Vivendi, 2020
Digital Illustration & Graphic Design, 20x25 inches
Adv Graphic Design, Senior
BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN
Eva Huzella, Pollution, 2020
Digital Illustration & Design, 12x16 inches
Branding & Advertising, Senior
Eva Huzella, Thief of Joy, 2021
Digital Illustration, 22x21 inches
Senior
Morgan Grimes, Paint Tube Emoji, 2021
Digital Media, 8” x 10”
Digital Imaging, Senior
RUNNER UP BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN
Rhea Rangarajan, International Style Inspired Baseball Ticket Ephemera, 2021
Graphic Design, 2.5 x 6.5 inches
Senior
Katie Carder, Rewriting History, 2021
Photoshop
Digital Imaging-Art 121, Freshman
Installation
RUNNER UP BEST INSTALLATIONCurren Taber, Seeing Mirror, 2021
Wood, LED monitor, one-way mirror, Raspberry Pi, camera module, 30 x 30 x 72 inches
Junior
BEST INSTALLATION
Jeanna Polisini, When the Sun Goes Down, the Earth Goes Silent, and the Homeless are Still Found, 2021
Cardboard, acrylic paint, LED strip lights, 70 inches x 15 inches
Art and Activism, Junior
Mixed Media / Collage
Alexis Espinosa, 3 Ways of Earth, 2021
20 x 20 inches, Watercolor Paper, dura-lar, ink, gouache, acrylic, marker
Hybrid Painting, Junior
Amanda Wilson, Expression and Experience, 2021
Spray paint, oil pastel, pen, marker, white craft paper, cardboard, 30x40 inches
Independent Study, Senior
Amanda Wilson, Seen, for a moment, 2021
Spray paint, oil pastel, brown craft paper, cardboard, 40x53 inches
Independent Study, Senior
Berkana McDowell, I Believe You, 2021
Mixed Media, 18x24 inches
Drawing and Planning, Sophomore
Emilie Dashe, Limbo Stir Fry, 2021
Acrylic on Wok and silverware, pill capsules, 15" x 18" x 3.5"
Hybrid Painting, Junior
Emilie Dashe, The Deep Blue: Sunlight Zone, Twilight Zone, Abyssal Zone, 2021
Duralar, Acrylic, Newspaper, Oil stick on construction paper, 28" x 22"
Hybrid Painting, Junior
RUNNER UP BEST MIXED MEDIA/COLLAGE
Emma Beeman, Putrefaction, 2021
22 x 30 inches, Hybrid Painting
Senior
BEST MIXED MEDIA/COLLAGE
Fiona Quilter, Iceberg, 2021
Collage, 3.6x5 feet
Hybrid Painting, Junior
Fiona Quilter, Recital, 2021
Acrylic on Photo transfer to Paper, 18x24 inches
Hybrid Painting, Junior
Fiona Quilter, Voyage, 2021
Assemblage, 12x12 inches
Hybrid Painting, Junior
Hannah Emerson, I See You, 2021
Digital Photography, Collage, 1080 × 1350
Freshman
Hannah Emerson, It’ll All Work Out, 2021
Collage and Ink on Watercolor Paper, 11 ×15 inches
Drawing and Planning, Freshman
Kati Dean, Grasping at Threads, 2021
Hand embroidery, 24 x 24 in
Junior
Kennedy Cardenas, Views of Femininity, 2021
Mixed Media Collage, Approx. 9in x 12in (x3)
Hybrid Painting, Sophomore
Morgan Grimes, Who are We to Harness the Power of the Universe?, 2021
Wood Shadowbox, Aluminum, Acrylic Paint, Paper, 24” x 30”
Senior Thesis, Senior
Nicole Daskas, Blood Collage, 2020
Collage, 3 ft x 4 ft
Senior
Hannah Scott, Devotional Femininity: Materialism, Religion, Sex, 2021
Acrylic, fake blood, color transfers, and magazine clippings on paper, 24” x 12”
Hybrid Painting, Junior
Painting
Andie Eagle, New Normal, 2021
Acrylic paint on canvas, 16 x 20 inches
Painting and Mark Making, Sophomore
Andie Eagle, Sneakers, 2021
Acrylic paint on canvas, 16 x 20 inches
Painting and Mark Making, Sophomore
BEST PAINTING
Emilie Dashe, Les Frangines,
Oil on canvas, 36" x 48"
Junior
Emilie Dashe, Proliferate
Oil on canvases, 4x 36" x 36"
Advanced Oils, Junior
Emma Beeman, Alice, 2020
30 x 24 inches
Advanced Painting: Oils, Senior
Evan Fenley, Leadville, 2020
22x18 Inches, Acrylic on Canvas
Freshman
Hannah Scott, Flight Over My Bedroom
Acrylic on pajama pants, 36” x 12”
Hybrid Painting, Junior
Jenna Newman, Glow, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas, 18x24 inches
Painting and Mark-Making, Sophomore
Jenna Newman, Lonely Red, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas, 18x24 inches
Painting and Mark-Making, Sophomore
Katie Gerlt, Sea Horse, 2019
Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 inches
Senior
Kaylin Ham, Pretty As a Flower, 2020
Acrylic on Glass Photo Frame, 12.5x12.5 inches
Painting and Mark-Making, Sophmore
Lauren Herrle, Posed, 2020
Acrylic paint on canvas, 16 x 20 inches
Freshman
Lauren Herrle, Venice, 2020
Acrylic paint on canvas, 20 x 24 inches
Freshman
Lily Currin, Make Art Instead, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas, Spraypaint on Acrylic Plastic, 26x34 inches
Drawing and Planning, Senior
Maia Gelvin, Resurgence Through Pain, 2021
RUNNER UP BEST PAINTING
Ryan Morris, Sunset, 2021
Tape on canvas, 16 x 20,
Senior
Tipton Wolfley, Untitled, 2021
Acrylic, 38”x42”
Freshman
Performance
BEST PERFORMANCEHannah Scott, Open Up Baby, Open Up, 2020,
Performance on Video
Art and Spirituality, Junior
Photography
Caleb Lachelt, cloudz, 2021
Photography, 2048 × 1352
Photographic Imaging, Freshman
Caleb Lachelt, wavez, 2021
Photography, 1536x2048
Photographic Imaging, Freshman
Caroline Grinstead, Historical Rewrite, 2021
14” x 9”
Digital Imaging, Freshman
Curren Taber, MY HOUSE IS THE WORLD NOW, 2021
Digital photograph and photo collage, 1920 x 1920 pixels
ART 300-01: Advanced Photography, Junior
Emma Hudler, Photolab #12
35 mm
Freshman
Fiona Quilter, April, 2021
Fiona Quilter, Venus, 2021
Jeanna Polisini, September 4, 2000, 2021
Photography, 8.5 x 11 inches
Advanced Photography, Junior
Jordan Sapp, Fenced, 2021
DSLR Camera, 2100x3150 pixels
Sophomore
Jordan Sapp, Grid, 2021
DSLR Camera, 2855x2100 pixels
Photographic Imaging, Sophomore
RUNNER UP BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Lindsay Light, Abstracted Portraits,
Photography, 2.67 x 1.78
Advanced Photography, Sophomore
Morgan Grimes, Rising Storm, 2021
Infrared Photography, 9” x 13”
Senior
Morgan Grimes, Walk on the Path for Your Safety, 2021
35mm Film, 13” x 19.5”
Senior
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Raea Palmieri, Blue Series, 2021,
35mm photography, 8.5 x 11 inches
Advanced Photography, Senior
Sculpture
RUNNER UP BEST SCULPTUREKelsy Hua, Phi Long, 2021
Cardboard, Acrylic Paint, Screw Posts, 8.4x2.6 feet
Objects and Space, Freshman
Jeanna Polisini, Through the Lens of a Pupil, 2020
Sculpture - Beach Balls, Plaster, Paper Mache, Acrylic Paint, 6 ft x 2 ft
Art and Spirituality, Junior
Nicole Daskas, Craft Cube, 2021
Sculpture, 1 ft x 1 ft
Art and Activism, Senior
BEST SCULPTURE
Hannah Scott, How to Navigate Womanhood Within the Patriarchy, 2021
Underwear, cotton fabric, period blood, lotion, a condom, thread, 4ft x 6ft
Junior Thesis, Junior
Video
Alexis Espinosa 聞きましょう! (kikimashou)/ I Will Listen , 2021 Video Hybrid Painting Junior
Curren Taber The Neighborhood Gallery!, 2020 Digital video and 3D rendering 1920 x 1080 pixels ART 324: Video Art Junior
Emma Hudler Video Gift, 2021 Art 121 Freshman
EUGENE KM IMG_5466 VIDEO 1920 x 1080 PIXELS SOPHOMORE
EUGENE KIM, POST @ANGEL, DIGITAL ART, 2316 x 3088 PIXELS, DIGITAL IMAGING, SOPHOMORE
RUNNER UP BEST VIDEO
Gabrielle Guzy Kaleidoscope Flower, 2021 Video 1920 × 1080 Digital Imaging Sophomore
NicoleDaskas ActionPainting 2021
BEST VIDEO
Gabi Guevara, Cerberus, 2021, GIF, 13.2x17.3 in., Digital Imaging, Sophomore