From left to right: Arden Boehm, Mat Glenn, Patricia Leinemann, Myron Campbell & Katherine Pickering
BFA students recognized for their academic and artistic achievements
More than 350 guests attended a gala reception this past weekend for the students graduating from the BFA program this year.
The exhibition, 20, includes a wide variety of work from the artists including sculpture, photography, drawing, painting, digital media and printmaking.
Each year, the top students in the graduating class are recognized for demonstrating outstanding academic and artistic achievement over their final years in the BFA program, with a number of donor funded and faculty and university awards.
“These students were recognized for the excellence of their work and creative output.“ says Marianne Legault, FCCS Associate Dean. “They can be proud of their achievement in the BFA and we wish them the very best in their next artistic endeavors. “
Awards were presented by professors Myron Campbell, Katherine Pickering and FCCS Dean, Bryce Traister to the following students from the 2018 graduating class:
Asper Graduating Prize: Sarah Ellis
DVC Purchase Awards: Kara Sikora, Sarah Kapp, Moozhan Ahmadzadegan
DVC Award for Artistic Excellence: Jill Janvier
FCCS Dean’s Award for Artistic Excellence: Arden Boehm
Creative Studies Service Awards: Jamie Roodzant, Meghan Beyers
Creative Studies Department Award: Mat Glenn
Norma and Jack Aitken Prize in Visual Arts: Patricia Leinemann
UBCO Okanagan Visual Arts Award: Jill Janvier
BMO First Art nominees: Mat Glenn, Arden Bohem, Patricia Leinemann
For the last number of years, works are chosen for an exhibition at the Vernon Public Art Gallery. This year, curator Lubos Cullen chose works from BFA students Mat Glenn, Kara, Arden, Sarah Kapp and Moozhan. The exhibition, Emergence, will be at the Vernon Public Art Gallery from May 24 to July 18.