{"id":94,"date":"2020-04-09T01:04:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T01:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibition.ga\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2024-05-21T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:08:26","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p>The juror for the University of Michigan Flint\u2019s 2019-2020 Student Exhibition is none other than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tylonn-j-sawyer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tylonn J. Sawyer<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Mr.\u00a0Sawyer is an American figurative artist, educator, &amp; curator living and working in Detroit, Michigan.\u00a0 In 2019, Sawyer was awarded a Kresge Arts in Detroit fellowship for Visual Arts, and the 2019 Alain Locke Award, presented by the Detroit Institute of Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Juror message\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bGAMw9_2go8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nomarginbottom\">The following are the awards as decided by Mr. Sawyer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Best of Show<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/05\/07\/isiah-lattimore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jesus in the Temple \/ Cupid and Psyche<\/a><\/td><td>Isiah Lattimore<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall Achievement in Visual Arts <\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/?s=%C3%89rika+C.+Xavier+de+Melo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00c9rika C. Xavier de Melo<\/a><br><\/td><td><br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Juror\u2019s Choice<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/04\/19\/erika-c-xavier-de-melo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Persona<\/a><\/td><td>\u00c9rika C. Xavier de Melo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sculpture<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/04\/22\/aric-reed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One line<\/a><\/td><td>Aric Reed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ceramics<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/04\/30\/ella-sinclair-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flint Water Crisis<\/a><\/td><td>Ella Sinclair<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Drawing<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/04\/17\/mizahnyi-tipton-thomas-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winter<\/a><\/td><td>Mizahnyi Tipton-Thomas<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Painting<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/05\/07\/isiah-lattimore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jesus in the Temple \/ Cupid and Psyche<\/a><\/td><td>Isiah Lattimore<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Martin Anderson Printmaking<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/04\/30\/molly-mclaughlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tick<\/a><\/td><td>Molly McLaughlin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Graphic Design<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/05\/05\/craig-kelley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Name Is.<\/a><\/td><td>Craig Kelley, Jr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Photo &amp; Media Design<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/04\/22\/shauna-reiman-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bathroom Stall<\/a><\/td><td>Shauna Reiman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Interaction Design<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/04\/29\/jennifer-hess-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">M Quip Case Study<\/a><\/td><td>Jennifer Hess<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Outstanding Civic Engagement<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/05\/05\/art-342-north-flint-oral-history-exhibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Flint Oral History Exhibition<\/a><\/td><td>ART 342 <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nomarginbottom\">The following awards are selected by their respective university officials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Chancellor\u2019s Award<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/05\/05\/kanzas-reagle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fortune<\/a><\/td><td>Kanzas Reagle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Provost\u2019s Award<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/05\/04\/homeyra-banaeefar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hallucination<\/a><\/td><td>Homeyra Banaeefar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dean\u2019s Award<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/exhibition.click\/edu\/2020\/show\/index.php\/2020\/04\/18\/ashley-clark\/\">Shoreline Magazine<\/a><\/td><td>Ashley Clark<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Sarah Jordan Lippert Scholarship for Excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dr. Sarah Jordan Lippert Memorial Scholarship Award\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/412444025?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural recipient of the Dr. Sarah Jordan Lippert Scholarship Award is Homeyra Banaeefar.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Homeyra Banaeefar (b. Tehran, Iran) is pursuing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/arts-administration-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master\u2019s degree in Arts Administration<\/a> (Museum and Visual Arts track) at the University of Michigan-Flint. Her thesis focuses on The University of Michigan Museum of Art\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/umma.umich.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UMMA<\/a>) special collection of the work of Paul Rand, who is considered to be the father of modern graphic design in the United States. Homeyra is a first-generation college graduate, with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Communication and Media Studies from Allameh Tabataba\u2019i University. She has received the C.S. Mott Engaged Learning Scholarship, the UM-Flint Dean\u2019s Graduate Student Scholarship and the Rackham Fellowship two years in a row. Homeyra has worked as an art journalist, interned at the Collections Department at Ruth Mott Foundation, Applewood Estate, and at UMMA, where she is currently working as an Art Handler in the Collections and Exhibitions Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI want to take this opportunity to thank everyone in the committee for their generosity in funding the Dr. Sarah Lippert Memorial Scholarship. I am sincerely honored and appreciative to be the recipient of this award. Dr. Lippert was a brilliant professor, a compassionate advisor, and a kind-hearted friend. Teachers have an unparalleled impact on our lives, and Dr. Lippert was one of the best. I\u2019m so grateful for the delight she brought to my life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 Homeyra Banaeefar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This memorial scholarship was established in 2019 by Art &amp; Art History faculty member, Dr. Linda Johnson in honor of her beloved colleague and mentor, Dr. Sarah Jordan Lippert, who shared with her the passion, solemnity, and joy she felt in pursuing the field of Art History and Museum Studies. Dr. Lippert was a devoted teacher and scholar in the University of Michigan \u2013Flint\u2019s Department of Art and Art History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congratulations from the Department of Art &amp; Art History!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Congratulations y'all!\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/416201986?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The juror for the University of Michigan Flint\u2019s 2019-2020 Student Exhibition is none other than Tylonn J. 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