The juror for the University of Michigan Flint’s 2022-2023 Student Exhibition is Gene Gort, a visual artist, video producer, media programmer who has also been an arts educator for over 30 years. His artwork, videotapes, and performance projects have been shown internationally. He has been twice recognized by the Rockefeller Foundation with nominations in the Film/Video/New Media categories for individual fellowships.
The following are the awards as decided by Gene Gort:
Award | Title of Work | Awardee |
Best of Show | Birds at Sea | Rae-Ahna Hernandez |
Overall Achievement in Visual Arts | Various works | Jeremy Bishop |
Juror’s Choice | Ducks in a Tub | Isabella Mellish |
Sculpture | Rasi Thnu (Sagittarius) | Tospol “Mike” Hutasangkas |
Drawing | The Daily Grind | Casey DeMoss |
Painting | Venus | Kanzas Reagle |
Martin Anderson Printmaking | Beyond the Eye | Courtney Hosler |
Graphic Design | Waste Not Michigan | Brie Root |
Photography | Tunnel of Trees | Brie Polehna |
Media/Video Design | Abstract Animation | Patricia Wisenbaugh |
Interaction Design | Petal Case Study | Brie Root |
Outstanding Civic Engagement | St. John Memorial Park Design | Community Design Studio |
The following awards are selected by their respective university officials:
Chancellor’s Award | Georgetown | Mary Grace Spoelman |
Provost’s Award | Peace of Mind | Catie Cunningham |
Dean’s Award | Weather Ball | Jeremy Bishop |
Congratulations to the award winners, and to all the exhibition participants whose work was selected by the faculty!