The 2024 Student Art Exhibition by the Division of Fine Arts opened its doors to the public on May 2, welcoming more than 700 guests to experience the artistry of our students. The event featured an opening reception, followed by an awards ceremony that honored 47 students for their skill across different mediums.
The annual exhibition allows students to unleash their inner creativity.
“I am mostly excited to bring exhibitions to the gallery that decolonize the museum as an institution and continue to create shows that push boundaries and ideas,” said Art Gallery Curator and Museum Studies Professor, Jasmine McNeal. “My overall goal is to continue to guide students to understand the diverse avenues the art world presents and help them challenge the historical ways we have created exhibitions in the past.”
The gallery features a variety of art pieces created by Fullerton College students. “Braiding Performance,” by Noe Villa Figueroa, represents maternal love and the need to include artists of color in galleries and museum spaces. As a performance art sculpture, Villa Figueroa’s work was selected for the President’s Award for its detail, sentiment and ability to challenge history.
To participate, students are invited to submit artwork to a judging panel of full-time faculty. Once faculty vote on submissions, Fullerton College’s museum studies staff, in collaboration with students, begin to curate the show.
Fullerton College thanks the faculty and staff in the Division of Fine Arts for supporting our students and shaping them into the artists of our future, one exhibition at a time.
The Student Art Exhibition will remain open daily from 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m. until Wednesday, May 15 in the Fullerton College art gallery, Building 1000, Room 1004. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition, please visit the Fullerton College art department’s website.
View a list of award recipients
President’s Award
Noe Villa Figueroa
Excellence in Color
Megan Regenfuss
Excellence in Composition
Yvette DeSpain
Excellence in Technique
Priscilla Soto
Best of Show
Megan Regenfuss
Dean’s Award
Spin Bowman
Character Design
First Place: Kellsey Irby
Second Place: Nigel Windes
Environment Design
First Place: Nguyen Nguyen
Second Place: Rafael Samong
Ceramics
First Place: Alexis Bonilla
Second Place: Nigel Windes
Illustration
First Place: Mack Huerta
Second Place: Haley Reust
Digital
First Place: Megan Regenfuss
Second Place: Melisa Skinder
Design
First Place: Indigo Melanson
Second Place: Julyan Campos
Printmaking
First Place: Francisco Chavez
Second Place: Mark Rojo
Painting
First Place: Noir Perez
Second Place: Mack Huerta
Drawing
First Place: Nick Gulan
Second Place: Valentina Gonzalez
Sculpture
First Place: Nick Gulan
Second Place: Irene Donhgee Kim
Graphic Design
First Place: Brandi Kim
Second Place: Cassidy Chang
Excellence in Prop Design
Oliver Laguette
Art History
First Place: Abraham Navarro
Second Place: Seyun Myung
View honorable mentions
Emma Aldridge
Diego Alvers
Jezika Amezcua
Nick Barr
Julyan Campos
Jade Dalrymple
Melanie Donegan
Jazzlynn Ebisuya
Richard Flores
Valentina Gonzalez
Nick Gulan
Olver Laguette
Logan Martinez
Indigo Melanson
Jackie Miller
Roy Morales
Preston Ninmer
Nguyen Nguyen
Adriana Palmer
Amada Perez
Jack Ramirez
Stephen Rivers
Mark Rojo
Josseline Ruiz
Jorge Salazar Raygoza
Ramos Taiz
Morgann Tyrnes
Evan Wagstaff