Student art in ‘virtual’ spotlight at Peninsula College’s annual exhibit

Coronavirus concerns nixed a plan to have an in-person exhibit, so Peninsula College show organizers went virtual.

Winners were announced for the college’s annual Student Art Exhibition in June, with Catherine Janiszewski’s “Blind Happiness” taking Best in Show and Casandra White taking “I Am Not My Hair” earnign the President’s Merit Award.

“Viewing artworks in person can be a highly emotive and real experience,” PC art professor Michael Paul Miller said.

“Though as we move ever increasingly into the digital realm, the experience of finding inspiration in compelling works of visual art through virtual means happens more often than not.”

Awards were selected by faculty from the Peninsula College Art and Multimedia Communications departments. Winners include:

Best of Show: Catherine Janiszewski, “Blind Happiness”

President’s Merit Award: Casandra White, “I Am Not My Hair”

2-D: 1. Casandra White, “I Am Not My Hair”; 2. Breanna Skye Beck, “Overdue Picnic”

3-D: 1. Emma Beeson, “Cerberus, Fluffy”; 2. Gavin Christian Truckenmiller, “Waiting for the Tide”

Photo/Digital Art: 1. Kayla Blomberg, “Untitled”; 2. McKenzie Nelson, “Vulpine Denali”

Honorable mentions:

Lisa C. Robinson, “Miasmatic Wilder-Wood”

Joshua Silliman, “Untitled”

Catherine Janiszewski, “Tranquil Surroundings”

Hana Sugiat, “Cherish”

Allison Hunt, “Artisan of Ware, the Arbitrator of Chaos”

Tomás Rodocker (Lucian Ward), “Guardian”

“Viewing digital pictures of some forms of art has its limitations, however hopefully we’ll find the old adage of their thousand words worth will still apply,” Miller said. “Please join us online, and lose yourself in the power of art.”

The 2020 Peninsula College Student Art Exhibition may be viewed on the PUB Gallery of Art Facebook page found here: www.facebook.com/Peninsula-College-PUB-Gallery-of-Art-208708789151521.