Grambling Artists Take Home Prizes in Student Exhibition

The top artist in the Grambling State University 2015 Student Exhibition is Jared Monroe for his painting, “To Whom It May Concern.” The exhibition, which is sponsored by the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, is comprised of works by Grambling State University students to prepare them for the experience of exhibiting work.

Students submit works to be juried by the faculty each spring, and the exhibition hangs through the summer months. “This show gives students an introduction to the jury process that is common procedure for many group exhibitions and helps prepare them for the experience of exhibiting in off-campus venues,” said Donna McGee, director of Dunbar Gallery.

Monroe’s winning piece is currently on display in the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) Art Showcase at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans. Meanwhile, the artwork of Destiny Tuesno, a junior art major who won first place for her piece “Sight”, has been selected for the Juried Parish Press Exhibition.

“I feel like all my hard work has paid off,” Tuesno said. “I started not trying to perfect the things that I drew, but put in some random designs. I did not just use pencil and charcoal, but I utilized color and pieces of nature.”

Additional award winners include Joe Osborne, Second Place, “National Divinity”; Harmony Pearce, Third Place, “Harmony”; and Demetrius Love, Honorable Mention.