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Creative Expression on Display at SVC

Art Gallery

Creative Expression on Display at SVC

Art Gallery

Creative Expression on Display at SVC

 

The artist David Kane talking about his painting in the SVC art gallery

Contact Us

The SVC Art Gallery is located in the entryway of the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center. Fall gallery hours are Monday to Thursday  from 1:30 – 4:30 pm.

For gallery & exhibit information, email: Chris Theiss

SVC Annual Juried Student Online Art Exhibition

Juror’s Statement

It was a pleasure to see a sampling of work from Skagit Valley College art students, albeit in a digital way during an historic global crisis. 

The group of submissions was small but gave me an insight into how the student artists made decisions about form, material, scale, intention, space and other aesthetic parameters. In all cases, the submissions were three-dimensional and the medium was clay with either fired glazes or the application of paint. I found the slate of work to be thoughtful, resolved and authentic.

Thank you for the opportunity to participate as a juror.

Kris Ekstrand

April 16, 2020

First Place Winner

Ceramic crackle texture Shawn created by SVC ceramics student

First Place Winner!
Dave Philips
Crackle Texture Chawan
4.5”x 4.5”x 4.5”
Art 242
Winter 2020

Notes: Restrained balance of color and shape combined with powerful line work.

First Place Winner

Ceramic crackle texture Shawn created by SVC ceramics student

First Place Winner!
Dave Philips
Crackle Texture Chawan
4.5”x 4.5”x 4.5”
Art 242
Winter 2020

Notes: Restrained balance of color and shape combined with powerful line work.

Second Place Winner

Ceramic vase titled, Octopus Vessel by an SVC art student

Monica Cook
Modern Minoan
Ceramic, oxides
10”x 9”x 9”
Art 241
Winter 2019

Notes: Exciting painterly approach making excellent use of a classical form.

Third Place Winner

Ceramic snail by SVC art student

Jewel Figueroa
Garden Snail
Ceramic, paint
1.5”x 2.25”x .75”
Art 241
Winter 2020

Notes: Appropriate scale for a piece with humor and whimsical personality.

Self-portrait in charcoal on paper by an SVC art student

Self-Portrait
Charcoal on Paper
22″x 30”
Art 101
Spring 2019

Gesture drawing of a make figure in charcoal on paper by an SVC art student

Gesture
Charcoal on paper
18”x 24”
Art 107
Winter 2019

Self-portrait in charcoal on paper by an SVC art student

Self-Portrait
Charcoal on Paper
22”x 30”
Art 101
Spring 2019

Ceramic head by SVC ceramics student

Head
Ceramic, oxides
6”x 4”x 4”
Art 241
Spring 2019

Local Skagit County artist, Richard Olmsted, selecting student artwork for the 2019 student show

Mask
Ceramic
11”x 8”x 4”
Art 241
Spring 2019

Ceramic head by SVC ceramics student

Portrait Head
Ceramic, oxides
5.5”x 4”x 4”
Art 241
Fall 2019

Facial expressions studies in ink on paper by SVC art student

Facial Exressions
Pen on paper
8.5”x 11”
Art 241
Fall 2019

Point of view charcoal drawing of a person driving a car at night

Inside Outside
Charcoal, pastel, paper
22”x 30”
Art 101
Spring 2019

Charcoal drawing on an orca swimming in a glass of water

Orca in a Glass
Charcoal on Paper
22”x 30”
Art 101
Spring 2019

Raku Chawan made by a SVC ceramic student

Raku Chawan
Ceramic, glaze
3.5”x 3.5”x 3.5”
Art 241
Spring 2019

Raku Chawan made by a SVC ceramic student

Raku Chawan
Ceramic, glaze
3”x 4”x 4”
Art 241
Spring 2019

Sgraffito Chawan made by a SVC ceramic student

Sgraffito Chawan
Ceramic, slip, glaze
3”x 5”x 5”
Art 241
2019

Local Skagit County artist, Richard Olmsted, selecting student artwork for the 2019 student show

Paper Wasp
Egg cartons
6”x 14”x 12”
Art 112
Spring 2019

Local Skagit County artist, Richard Olmsted, selecting student artwork for the 2019 student show

Anacortes Building
18”x 24”
Ink on paper
Art 101
Winter 2019

Second Place Winner

Ceramic vase titled, Octopus Vessel by an SVC art student

Monica Cook
Modern Minoan
Ceramic, oxides
10”x 9”x 9”
Art 241
Winter 2019

Notes: Exciting painterly approach making excellent use of a classical form.

Third Place Winner

Ceramic snail by SVC art student

Jewel Figueroa
Garden Snail
Ceramic, paint
1.5”x 2.25”x .75”
Art 241
Winter 2020

Notes: Appropriate scale for a piece with humor and whimsical personality.

Self-portrait in charcoal on paper by an SVC art student

Self-Portrait
Charcoal on Paper
22″x 30”
Art 101
Spring 2019

Gesture drawing of a make figure in charcoal on paper by an SVC art student

Gesture
charcoal on paper
18”x 24”
Art 107
W 2019

Self-portrait in charcoal on paper by an SVC art student

Self-Portrait
Charcoal on Paper
22”x 30”
Art 101
Spring 2019

Ceramic head by SVC ceramics student

Head
Ceramic, oxides
6”x 4”x 4”
Art 241
Spring 2019

Local Skagit County artist, Richard Olmsted, selecting student artwork for the 2019 student show

Mask
11”x 8”x 4”
ceramic
Art 241
Spring 2019

Ceramic head by SVC ceramics student

Portrait Head
5.5”x 4”x 4”
ceramic, oxides
Art 241
Fall 2019

Facial expressions studies in ink on paper by SVC art student

Facial Exressions
pen on paper
8.5”x 11”
Art 241
Fall 2019

Point of view charcoal drawing of a person driving a car at night

Inside Outside
22”x 30”
Charcoal, pastel, paper
Art 101
Spring 2019

Charcoal drawing on an orca swimming in a glass of water

Orca in a Glass
Charcoal on Paper
22”x 30”
Art 101
Spring 2019

Raku Chawan made by a SVC ceramic student

Raku Chawan
3.5”x 3.5”x 3.5”
ceramic, glaze
Art 241
Spring 2019

Raku Chawan made by a SVC ceramic student

Raku Chawan
3”x 4”x 4”
ceramic, glaze
Art 241
Spring 2019

Sgraffito Chawan made by a SVC ceramic student

Sgraffito Chawan
Ceramic, slip, glaze
3”x 5”x 5”
Art 241
2019

Local Skagit County artist, Richard Olmsted, selecting student artwork for the 2019 student show

Paper Wasp
Egg cartons
6”x 14”x 12”
Art 112
Spring 2019

Local Skagit County artist, Richard Olmsted, selecting student artwork for the 2019 student show

Anacortes Building
18”x 24”
Ink on paper
Art 101
Winter 2019