Area residents win runner-up at WC's McDonald Biennial Exhibition
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Area residents win runner-up at WC’s McDonald Biennial Exhibition
Paintings by Lynchburg resident Carissa L. Cruea and Zachary A. Hughes of Greenfield won Best of Show runners-up prizes at the first McDonald Biennial Exhibition in Painting and Printmaking at Wilmington College.
Cruea is a senior majoring in art. She is a 1993 graduate of Lynchburg-Clay High School.
Hughes is a senior majoring in art education. He is a 2008 graduate of East Clinton High School.
Their respective trios of paintings caught the eye of the judges — which included the chief curator from the Dayton Art Institute and New York City’s ACA Galleries curator — to win $250 checks.
Also, Dia M. Tipton of Lynchburg received a $100 honorable mention prize. A 2008 graduate of Lynchburg-Clay High School, she is junior majoring in art education.
Hal Shunk, professor of art and Harcum Gallery curator, made the announcement at the exhibition’s opening Jan. 19.
The inaugural McDonald Biennial Exhibition is the brainchild of Wilmington College alumni Janet and William McDonald, who have committed to funding the event every two years through 2019.
“We want to encourage Wilmington students to consider careers as painters and printmakers,” William McDonald said.
“With this in mind, we tried to choose a project that might encourage the painting and printmaking student to (1) work a bit harder in studio courses, (2) embrace public exposure and evaluation of his or her works, and (3) build the strongest portfolio possible.”
The exhibit runs through March 4 and is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by special appointments arranged through Shunk.
Paintings by Lynchburg resident Carissa L. Cruea and Zachary A. Hughes of Greenfield won Best of Show runners-up prizes at the first McDonald Biennial Exhibition in Painting and Printmaking at Wilmington College.
Cruea is a senior majoring in art. She is a 1993 graduate of Lynchburg-Clay High School.
Hughes is a senior majoring in art education. He is a 2008 graduate of East Clinton High School.
Their respective trios of paintings caught the eye of the judges — which included the chief curator from the Dayton Art Institute and New York City’s ACA Galleries curator — to win $250 checks.
Also, Dia M. Tipton of Lynchburg received a $100 honorable mention prize. A 2008 graduate of Lynchburg-Clay High School, she is junior majoring in art education.
Hal Shunk, professor of art and Harcum Gallery curator, made the announcement at the exhibition’s opening Jan. 19.
The inaugural McDonald Biennial Exhibition is the brainchild of Wilmington College alumni Janet and William McDonald, who have committed to funding the event every two years through 2019.
“We want to encourage Wilmington students to consider careers as painters and printmakers,” William McDonald said.
“With this in mind, we tried to choose a project that might encourage the painting and printmaking student to (1) work a bit harder in studio courses, (2) embrace public exposure and evaluation of his or her works, and (3) build the strongest portfolio possible.”
The exhibit runs through March 4 and is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by special appointments arranged through Shunk.
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