April 10, 2025 Provost’s Award Darius Ridgel “2 Nails" Photo Credit The Department of Art, Art History & Design’s annual juried student exhibition showcases exciting work from students across the disciplines. The show includes studio artwork in Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Graphic Design, and Animation. This year, guest juror Allison Grant selected the awards. Grant is an artist, writer, curator, and Associate Professor of Photography at the University of Alabama. Her artworks have been widely exhibited and are held in national collections. The Annual Juried Student Exhibition is on view from April 1st to May 5th in the Wilson Hall Gallery and Salmon Library Gallery. Winners will be displayed in Morton Hall starting in August 2025. Congratulations to all our students who submitted work and were recognized with awards during our opening reception. We thank all our sponsors for their continued donations and support of our college and department, which encourages our students to grow as artists. 2025 Student Awards List Huntsville Museum of Art Award –Any CategoryJosey Severance “Scart” SSGD Advertising Illustration in Graphic Design Award, Graphic Design/Advertising Illustration CategoryAlexandria White “What a Veiny Girl” SSGD Advertising and Marketing Materials in Graphic Design Award Graphic Design/Advertising and Marketing CategorySuns Bachuss “Atom and Benny Boxes” Leah Hall Visual Design Award in Print Media Graphic DesignLee ComanUbiles “Alphabet Brochure” Mayor’s Purchase AwardCaleb Oden “The Beast” Chris Taylor Sculpture Award, 2nd Place Sculpture CategoryAlexandria Theros "Gloriawood" Chris Taylor Excellence in Sculpture Award, 1st Place Sculpture CategoryKristine Head “Corruption” Excellence Mixed Media Award Mixed Media CategorySergio Rivera Leal "Yo Quiero un Canto de Tierra para mi" Excellence in Digital Illustration Award Digital Illustration Category Tameria Fuller “Depersonalized” Erzulie Johnson Veasey Painting/Drawing Award Painting/Drawing Category Cheyanne Whitten "Seat Taken" Katie Baldwin Excellence in Printmaking Award Rayne Adams “Open” Michael Crouse Excellence in Printmaking Award, Printmaking CategoryAJ Beck “The Heart” Nick Lavenant Peasant TShirt Shoppe Printmaking Award Printmaking CategoryDylan Coleman “Hide the Favelas” Nick Lavenant Peasant T-Shirt Shoppe Photography Award Photography CategoryBrandon Jimenez “Untitled” Frances Robb Historic Photography AwardMarissa Agrusa “Madeline” Southerland’s Photo Excellence in Photography AwardTyler Buckles “Splitting Mind” Huntsville Photographic Society Photography Award Photography CategoryCourtlyn Hart "Broken Fragments" Andrew Hall Forever Exploring Award in Photography Brady Absher “Elegance in Sunlight” Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Award Any CategoryJess Braden “Fractured Intimacies" Excellence in Traditional Game Design AwardGabriel Schwepler "Fauna of Fangaland" Dean’s Award for Painting Painting/Drawing CategoryGabriela Martinez "A Mexican Matriarch Dressed in Tradition" Provost’s Award Any CategoryDarius Ridgel “2 Nails" Intuitive Digital Animation Award for Best Video Game - Game Design (Collaborative) Lauren Davis, Isabel Atha, Mechelle Adams, Fiona Dy, Hannah Lazenby, McKayla Kelley, Beekins Brown “Phantasmal Reality” Pinnacle Best in Digital Animation Award Any Animation (Models and Shorts categories under Animation)Savannah Botters “GhostSpider” Jeffrey Bayer Memorial Scholarship Award Cade Pierce "Open Casket" & "The Glow Between Us" Evans Best of Show Award Any Category Cindy Dahm "After the End" For questions about the annual show or the Department of Art, Art History & Design, please contact art@uah.edu Photos from the Awards Ceremony