Student Art Draws Attention
Paul Rustand, founder and principal designer of Widgets
and Stone, a full service graphic design studio in Chattanooga, served
as juror for the UTC Department of Art 8th Annual Juried Student Exhibition,
and he has presented awards to eight student artists whose work is on
display at the Cress Gallery of Art in the UTC Fine Arts Center.
The award recipients are: Matthew Conner, Best in Painting; Kelly
Moore, Juror’s First Award in Painting; Jason Sims, Juror’s
Second Award in Painting; Amanda Lamb, Best in Graphic Design;
Josef Damasch, Best in Drawing; Licia Foye, Best in Sculpture;
Jessica Hunt, Best in Printmaking; and Katie Meyer, Best
in Photography.
Also on display is student art by Jaythan Elam, Chuck Draper, Betsy Gibson,
Allison Hutson, Sarah Grigsby, Chad Burnette, Chrissy Will, Stacy Palmer,
Amy Beck, Shane Stanberry, Gay Arthur, Pris Goulet, Joy Tanner, Cassie
Robbins, Angela Ditmar, Lorie Torres, Kyle Mathis, Valerie Job, Liz Tapp,
Hayley Pittman, Wanda Knowles, Evan Lacy, Heather Parker, Virginia Lee
Wilson and Beth Seiters.
"This effort not only gives the public a chance to see the excellent
effort our students put forth, but it also serves as an element in their
education and provides those students with additional professional experience.
Competitive exhibitions are very much a part of the world of working artists
and designers," according to Ruth Grover, curator of UTC galleries
and collections.
According to Grover, 123 works were submitted, and Rustand chose 33 artists’
work for exhibition. "This is a comparatively smaller exhibition
from previous years, but visually very elegant and thoughtful," Grover
said.
Rustand graduated with a BFA in Design and Illustration from East Carolina
University in 1994. He has served as an adjunct faculty member in the
design department at UTC. Rustand has received several awards from the
American Advertising Federation, HOW, Step-by-Step and Communications
Arts magazines.
The Cress Gallery of Art, located in the UTC Fine Arts Center, is open
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, except on holidays.
Visit our Art Department for more details on our art program.
Katie Meyer, Best in Photography
Amanda Lamb, Best in Graphic Design
Matthew Connor
Licia Foye, Best in Sculpture
Josef Damasch, Best in Drawing
Jason Sims, Juror’s Second Award in Painting
Kelly Moore, Juror’s First Award in Painting