2009 West/Southwest Region Collegiate Results

The Fine Art Finals Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the Winners and Finalists of the 2009 Fine Art Finals West/Southwest Regional Collegiate Scholarship Competition.  It was a difficult decision, however, twenty-three Finalists were chosen out of the many outstanding entries submitted, and of those twenty-three, five have been chosen for Awards.  We proudly congratulate the following artists as they all represent the best of the West/Southwest Region of 2009.

FIRST PLACE - $1200 Scholarship Award
As an Oak Remains
Oak Sculpture - 52"x41"
Andy Myers  - University of Dallas – TX

SECOND PLACE - $600 Scholarship Award
Fun in the Sun
Batik - 22"34"
Zainab Thoayleb  - Arizona State University – AZ

THIRD PLACE - $300 Scholarship Award
Man in Straw Hat
Traditional Photography - 8"x10"
Eden Williams  - Utah State University – UT
Click here to read Eden Williams' Interview

HONORABLE MENTION - $50 Scholarship Award
On the Edge of Transition
Pastel - 15” x 30”
James Bertucci - Laguna College of Art & Design – CA

HONORABLE MENTION - $50 Scholarship Award
Romantic Desire
Oil on Canvas - 20"x24"
Soon Kim  - Brigham Young University – ID

FINALIST
Prayer Shawl
Paper Printed with Prayers, Cut, Spun, Woven on Loom, shibora border - 38” x 38”
Karen Arzamendi - University of North Texas – TX

FINALIST
Heath Ledger’s the Joker
Graphite - 13” x 17”
James Bertucci - Laguna College of Art & Design – CA

FINALIST
Where the Wild Things Are
Digital Photography - 8.5"x11"
Chris Burt - Collin College – TX

FINALIST
Flutter Fly
Digital Photography - 10"x8"
Cari Claxton - Oklahoma Panhandle State University – OK

FINALIST
Lock
Oil on Canvas - 18"x24"
Eliezer A. Gabriel - Chabot College – CA

FINALIST
More Excuses
Oil on Canvas - 48.5"x36"
Lindsey Beth Garrett - University of Tulsa – OK

FINALIST
The Evanescence of Childhood
Ceramic, Found Objects - 12"x18.5"
Rebecca Grant - Humboldt State University – CA 

FINALIST
Joyful Walker
Clay – Raku - 10"x8"
Deborah Hager - Colorado State University Pueblo – CO 

FINALIST
Vagus
Jewelry - 6.5"x6.75"x3" - Photography credit: Richard Hayden
Genne’ Laakso  - Central Washington University – WA

FINALIST
Save My Life
Acrylic on Canvas - 48"x36"
Peter Marin  - Solano Community College – CA

FINALIST
He Who Greets With Fire
Graphite - 34"x26"
Nicholas Parker  - University of Dallas – TX

FINALIST
Mithytos
Pen & Ink on Polyester, Lithograph - 14"x11"
Nicholas Parker  - University of Dallas – TX

FINALIST
Fred
Traditional Photography - 8"x10"
Jessica Rae Parries  - Eastern Oregon University – OR

FINALIST
Shattered
Acrylic on Canvas - 24"x36"
Emily Reese  - University of California Santa Cruz – CA

FINALIST
The Empty Womb
Brazilian Soapstone - 8"x12.5"x4"
Elena R. Sanam  - Santa Monica College – CA

FINALIST
The Stump
Traditional Photography - 8.5"x11"
Gregory Sparks  - University of Texas Dallas – TX

FINALIST
Car Herd
Oil on Canvas - 30"x40"
Caitlin Williams  - Stephen F. Austin State University – TX

FINALIST
Fingerprint - Cell
Woodcut - 37.8"x59"
Yongsheng Yang  - University of Hawaii at Manoa – HI