Students’ unbridled creativity shines at art show

Five pieces that were Juror’s Picks have been entered in an international competition

By Chris Clay on
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A black and white piece of art that depicts a person’s face making different expressions.

The artistic talent of Humber and University of Guelph-Humber students was on display as part of the 38th Annual Student Art Show.

The yearly celebration of creativity recognizes students and showcases their artwork. Entries were received in February while a panel of jurors convened on March 8 to select the winners.

The jury was comprised of professional artists and curators including Lauren Cheong, Ann Horton, Peter Perko, David Scott, David Vazquez-Abrams, Noni Kaur and Sheri Tenaglia. They named the first, second and third place winners along with honourable mentions in the Colour Photography, Digital Art/Other, Drawing, Monochromatic Photography and Painting categories.

More than $4,000 in prizes will be awarded and the winning art will be exhibited at the April 8 awards ceremony taking place at Lakeshore Campus.

"The Student Art Show offers all students at Humber and Guelph-Humber an opportunity to submit to a free student art competition," said Maggie Hobbs, event director. "This year, we received 394 art submissions. This inclusive program has become part Humber’s artistic landscape and fabric."

This year’s first place winners were:  

• Choke in Red by Hongquing Yang (Colour Photography)

• All of Me by Arushi Sabharwal (Digital Art/Other)

• Koda by Anna Kiroplis (Drawing)

• Chiaroscuro by Rajat Mitra (Monochromatic Photography)

• Memories by Kemisha Harris (Painting)

A series of three black and white photographs.

Five Juror’s Picks were also selected to represent Humber at the annual League for Innovation International Student Art Awards competition.  

This year’s Juror’s Picks were:  

• Choke in Red by Hongquing Yang (First Place – Colour Photography)

• All of Me by Arushi Sabharwal (First Place - Digital Art/Other)

• Synthesis by Anvi Dangaria (Second Place- Digital Art/Other)

• Chiaroscuro by Rajat Mitra (First Place - Monochromatic Photography)

• The Reach by Kassidy Baker (Third Place - Monochromatic Photography)

An image of a person with what appears to be red fabric covering their head and neck.

For more on the show, visit the Student Art Show website.