Madison Mings

Lamp Staff

Springfield— Lincoln Land Community College held there 2017 Juried Student Art Show on April 13 in the James S. Murray gallery exhibit.

The art show included 3-D designs, paintings, photography, life drawings, digital media and more.

There were sixty-four art students that submitted a total of 164 entries, representing 13 of LLCC’s studio classes.

The winners are

* Summer Spain- Best Photography “Bloody Christmas”, gicelèe print, Digital

* Binh Nguyen- Best of Graphic Design “Metamorphosis” Digital Media

* Diane Wilson- Best in Show “Ryan’s Hands of Inner Strength” oil on canvas

* Binh Nguyen- Best of Printmaking “Nymph” serigraphy, silkscreen Graphics

* Arthur Silver- Best of Drawing “Nude with Bun”, contè crayon, Life drawing

* Katie Baer- Best of 3-D design “Creatures in Miniature” mixed media, 3-D Design

* Alicia Windisch- Art History

* Miles Guffy- Alexis Wernsing Pinnacle Award

The Pinnacle Award was created in 2016 to honor the memory of LLCC alumna, Alexa Wernsing, who graduated from LLCC in 2011. The Pinnacle Award, chosen by the LLCC full-time art faculty, goes to the student who strives for the best in all their academic endeavors without complaint and no matter what the context.

The art show to me was very impressive and I enjoyed it very much. It is set up beautifully and everyone of all ages will enjoy it.

I interviewed Summer Spain on her big win of Best Photography and how it feels to win. She said “It’s absolutely amazing.” The story behind the picture is that she was doing the 360 challenge, where you post a picture each day on social media. On the 4th day she was in the Christmas spirit and felt like taking the picture of the wine glass in front of Christmas lights.

I also interviewed Diane Wilson, best in show, on how she feels about her big win. She said, “It feels great, I am proud of the pieces.”

It was very special and a surprise to win best in show, she added.

She also like this year’s art show because there is a wide variety and talent with the art and professors. It’s impressive work.

You can visit the Student Art Show in the James S. Murray Gallery on the second level of Mendard Hall through May 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the Springfield LLCC location.

Madison Mings can be reached at lamp@llcc.edu