On Friday, May 22, SCAD Atlanta honored the best work created this academic year at the 8th Annual Celebration of Excellence in Foundation Studies. The ‘Beyond the Dot’ exhibition was juried from 197 entries, submitted by 97 students, who come from 13 different countries. The 62 works on display exemplify the wide expanse of foundation studies. SCAD President, Paula Wallace, was also in attendance to admire the work and congratulate this year’s winners.
2D Design:
1st Place: Yan Liu, “Untitled”
2nd Place: Carlos Monge, “Symbolic Autobiography”
Honorable Mention:
Dikssha Dinesh, “Poo-Caso”
Estelle Sacleux, “Couleur Café-Serge Gainsboroug”
Deepthi Divakaran, “Equivocal”
3D Design:
1st Place: Alexis Houpt, “Relief Sculpture”
2nd Place: Georgia Sedmak, “Red String of Fate”
Honorable Mention:
Hayley Barry, “A Tribute to Maya”
Cerone Bussey, “Reach”
Bradley Brower, “Crystals”
Color Theory:
1st Place: Cerone Bussey, “Work #1”
2nd Place: Nikolas Lürken, “The Poisonous Apple”
Honorable Mention:
Aberleigh Rice, “Cotton Candy Steps”
Samuel Landis, “An Evening in Blue”
Catherine Munsey, “Untitled”
Representational Drawing:
1st Place: Ziyan Tan, “Blinded”
2nd Place: Cheryl Diehl, “3 a.m.”
Honorable Mention:
Helen Peng, “Flower Triptych”
Marianne Lim, “Untitled”
Jinsol Lee, “Impressionism: William Merritt”
Expressive Drawing:
1st Place: Emily Keniston, “Self-Portrait/Chatter”
2nd Place: Helen Peng, “Achieving Your Dream”
Honorable Mention:
Jordan Smith, “Torn”
Andrea Cabrera, “Visions”
Amanda Rising, “‘Stale Coffee’ Book Cover”
