Archive for the ‘ Awards ’ Category
Christina Thomas (BFA in Visual Studies, 2009) has been selected for a Spring 2010 internship at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Thomas will be interning in the museum’s Education Department and the position involves the “development, implementation, and administration of programs for all museum audiences including adults, schools, families, children, and general [ READ MORE ]
Seven students in the School of Art were named to the 2009’s list of Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. These students are Elizabeth Espinoza (senior in Communication Design from Lubbock, Texas); “Elise” (Frances) Hall (senior in Art History from McAllen, Texas); Jeff Hernandez (senior in Communication Design from Snyder, Texas); Gilbert [ READ MORE ]
Associate Professor Carla Tedeschi (Communication Design and Program Coordinator) and Professor Terry Morrow (Painting and Drawing) each recently received Outstanding Faculty Recognition Awards given by the Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa honors organizations. They were honored at a reception in Merket Alumni Center for their exemplary classroom instruction, style, and accessibility to students with this [ READ MORE ]
Students from Assistant Professor Francisco Ortega’s Communication Design ART 4357 (Motion Graphics) class competed in the university-wide Matador Video Challenge promoted by the Office of the Provost, Quality Enhancement Plan XX and two of them are receiving awards for their entries. Communication Design senior, Roxenya Grevel placed 2nd with her video titled “Diversity” and Iylana Putnam [ READ MORE ]
Senior Communication Design student, Iylana Putnam Nassiri recently had a magazine spread selected on a competitive basis and showcased in Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design, Issue no. 16. Nassiri’s spread was developed in Carla Tedeschi’s (Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Communication Design) Publication Design Class last spring. Creative Quarterly is a [ READ MORE ]
Scott Thurman 2007 BFA Photography-digital option will have his documentary film titled “Smokey”screened during the Los Angeles Film Festival June 18-28. It is one of seven short films selected by the Houston Film Commission as part of the Texas Filmmakers’ Showcase at the LA Film Festival. In addition, the Houston Film Commission is flying Thurman [ READ MORE ]
Frances Colpitt , TCU Art History Professor, reviewing the Austin Texas Biennial Multiple Venues in the publication Art in America describes Canning’s work as follows. ”To provide more in depth exposure, one artist was chosen to have a solo exhibition, each at a different venue. The most engaging for this viewer was William Cannings at Okay Mountain. He [ READ MORE ]
Not only will Iylana Putnam’s, (senior in Communication Design) art be on display all over Texas, but she wins a scholarship, too! Putnam recently won a poster contest concerning an alcohol awareness campaign sponsored by the Texas Hospitality Association. The poster was selected by the offices of the 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives as the 2009 [ READ MORE ]
Dirk Fowler, Professor of Communication Design, will be the featured artist at the Lubbock Arts Festival this weekend, May 1-3 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. Fowler creates his incredible artwork by hand using a printing press he bought on E-bay and is featured among 100 other artists who will also be at the festival. According to [ READ MORE ]
Zach Nader, MFA candidate in Photography; Emily Schuhmann, MFA candidate in Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing; and Christopher Voss, MFA candidate in Painting, have been chosen by the Rockport Center for Arts as emerging artists from Texas. During the National Youth Art Month of March, the Rising Eyes of Texas Collegiate Exhibition will honor 30 students from 14 [ READ MORE ]