Two pieces from each area within the School of Art & Design were awarded cash prizes by the area coordinators. Congrats to this year's winners!
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Sid Henkel, Typographic Profile: Galileo Galilei, circular accordion fold poster
Growing up Sid Henkel was encouraged to create and design. He is intrigued by the breadth of the field — video, photography, illustration, web design, print, etc. As an artist who enjoys working in different media, the opportunity to create in different ways appeals to him. This past year, he and a friend founded Helping Hydros, a charitable organization that uses hand-drawn water bottle designs to represent different causes and non-profits. While Sid has always enjoyed using art as a way to express himself, he’s discovered how meaningful it is to use his skills to help others and make a difference in the world.
Sid Henkel, Typographic Profile: Galileo Galilei, circular accordion fold poster
Bronwyn Haws, No Man's Land, printed publication
I was raised with the influential understanding that art has the power of connection and expression. As a young girl, I was blessed" with almost constant double ear infections causing my hearing to be extremely obscured, and my speech followed suit. Due to my insecurities in speech and hearing, my dad worked with me to express my thoughts and desires through drawings and images. It became the way that I could express myself, relieve stress, and feel empowered in myself as well as connect to those around me. I have stuck with it ever since.
Using strong concepts as well as abstracted surrealist imagery, I work to portray powerful emotions and to stir deep thoughts in the minds of those who view it. It is through thoughts and emotions that we are able to truly connect and express ourselves, and even cause a change in the world around us.
Bronwyn Haws, No Man's Land, printed publication
ILLUSTRATION
Ariel Corpuz, Folded Paper, acrylic
Ariel Corpuz, Folded Paper, acrylic
Taylor Rose, Twelve Dancing Princesses/Going to be King, oil on panel
Taylor Rose, Twelve Dancing Princesses/Going to be King, oil on panel
PAINTING & Drawing
Yoli Lara, The Mangos are Still Green, acrylic on canvas
I commonly use the figure, often self-portraiture and family portraiture, in order to understand myself and my experience growing up between the American and Mexican cultures. My childhood and family relationships are common threads throughout my work. Self-portraiture in particular serves as a space for self-reflection in my paintings. I often include bright, vibrant colors in my works to recreate the bright colors I often saw growing up in the Mexican culture.
Through my paintings I seek to make sense of my family history and trauma, meanwhile trying to understand my own standing within it. I explore the role I was raised to fulfill in life, and how greatly it differs from my own desires. I compare the goals, dreams, and expectations of my parents and grandparents with my own, trying to reconcile those that are in opposition. I ponder the meaning of family and investigate my own personal relationships and those events that have changed their courses.
Yoli Lara, The Mangos are Still Green, acrylic on canvas
KeErah Hutchings, You Are, Accordion Book made out of Stonehenge and Mulberry paper
KeErah Hutchings is a UVU Student and Artist working on her BFA in Painting and Drawing. She has had artwork in the Scera Center for the Arts, Eccles Gallery, Woodbury Museum. KeErah has her work highlighted in magazines such as Warp & Weave, Touchstones, and SLCC Folio. She has a deep love for printmaking and working with her hands. KeErah combines her knowledge of mythology, anthropology, and nature to give life to her work.
KeErah Hutchings, You Are, Accordion Book made out of Stonehenge and Mulberry paper
PHOTOGRAPHY
Natasha Huhem, Family Mirror, tin type
One of the most fascinating things in the family structure is the similarity interwoven with one’s diversity. The way they dress, speak, laugh, smile, react, respond, contemplate, and love. All of these things are unique to that individual, yet there are so many beautiful similarities from the curve of their lips, the arch of their eyebrows, to the crease around their nose, even down to the shape of their hairline.
This project includes portraits of each member of my family, with the intention to branch out from The root - our mom - and mirror here and our similarities.
Natasha Huhem, Family Mirror, tin type
Alexandra Webb, Reaching, mosaic of archival prints
Alexandra Webb, Reaching, mosaic of archival prints
Reaching Detail 1
Reaching Detail 2
Reaching Detail 3
SCULPTURE & CERAMICS
Bethany Yorgason, Teapot, clay
Many things are revolutionized through happiness and many through melancholy and depression. Life isn't about always being and staying happy. Embrace the lows and let the emotion flow. It will take you to magnificent places that you could never achieve through a blurred smile.
Bethany Yorgason, Teapot, clay
Mary Crabtree, Rock Print, porcelain clay
I'm currently a Sculpture and Ceramics BFA Student at UVU, and expect to graduate this year.
Mary Crabtree, Rock Print, porcelain clay