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TALENTED PCC STUDENTS ARE ART SHOW WINNERS; APRIL SHOW INCLUDES 400 WORKS OF ART

04/06/2007: The talents of Polk Community College’s art students are showcased in nearly 400 pieces of art on exhibit in the Fine Arts Gallery, Winter Haven campus during April. Their work comprises the 2007 Student Art Show and Competition. A spectrum of high quality artwork will be on display in the Gallery through April 20.

      The Fine Arts Gallery is open weekdays from 10 am to noon. Admission is free.

        Ribbons are awarded in seven categories and Best of Show.  

•BEST OF SHOW went to David Warren, of Lakeland, who also won five other awards. Judges awarded the Best of Show award to David for a large self portrait entitled “Self in Acrylic.” He also won the BEST OF DRAWING ribbon for a large black and white drawing of “Bono” in concert. David Warren also took home a Judges’ Choice Awards for a mixed media piece called “Babel Fish.” A pencil self portrait entitled “Self in Pencil” earned both an Award of Merit and a Purchase Award.

            •BEST OF MIXED MEDIA: Peg Critendon, of Eagle Lake won for her “Tribal Synthesis.” Peg also won three Awards of Merit for a mixed media piece entitled “Farm Memories Unlocked,” an acrylic called “Empathy,” and a pastel entitled “Omar.”

•BEST OF GRAPHICS: Ed Nievas, of Winter Haven, for “Tower of Terror.”

•BEST OF WATERCOLOR: Sandra Goolsby, of Lakeland, for “Yellow Row Boat.” She also garnered a Judges’ Choice Awards for a watercolor called “Magnolia.”

•BEST OF PAINTING: Pat Howard, of Winter Haven, for “Tiger.”

•BEST OF 3-D: Jamie Judino, of Lakeland, for “Basket of Hope.”

•BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Samantha Johnson, of Auburndale, for “Shadow.”

•JUDGES’ CHOICE AWARDS:
Two awards went to Yuling Liu, of Davenport, for “Shape” and “Flowers.” “Shape” also won a Purchase Award.

Other winners include:

Nathan Wright, of Winter Haven, “Blink 182,” acrylic.

Melissa Conn, Winter Haven, “Crab Walk,” reed.

Monica Schoenthaler, Lakeland, “Shaggy,” digital photography. 

•AWARDS OF MERIT:
Chelo van Leeuwaarde, of Winter Haven, won three of these awards for mixed media creations “Modern Women,” “Paths In Life” and “Sunshine.”

Two of these awards went to Cannon Bigsby, of Fort Meade, for photographs entitled “Vessel,” and “12:42 AM.”

Travis Talley, of Fort Meade, won two of these ribbons for photographs “Roman Fountain,” and “Self Portrait.”

Two awards went to Sandra Goolsby, of Lakeland, for watercolors called “Martini” and “Old Shrimp Boats.”

Other winners include:

Marilyn Bernardo, of Sebring, “Cassia Flower,” watercolor.

Sharon Bevis, of Lake Wales, “Sunflowers,” oil.

Jeremiah Brooks, of Lakeland, “Self Portrait,” acrylic.

Ileana Castro, of Lakeland, photography.

Heather Henderson, of Lakeland, untitled, acrylic.

Yuling Liu, of Davenport, “Boy,” acrylic.

Daniel Meadows, of Lakeland, “A Fabulous Red & Bread,” pencil.

Rich Polston, of Lakeland, “Digital Photo II,” photography.

Mille Ray, of Lakeland, “An Ocean Breeze,” acrylic.

Monica Schoenthaler, of Lakeland, “Fresh,” photography.

Teresa Vorous, of Lake Wales, “Basket of Hope,” reed.

Peggy Weinman, of Lakeland, “Magnolias in Bloom,” watercolor.

•PURCHASE AWARDS:

Elizabeth Frith, of Auburndale, “Lamb,” sharpie.

Sandra Goolsby, of Lakeland, “Yellow Row Boat,” watercolor.

Yuling Liu, of Davenport, “Shape,” pen.