Prairie View A&M is proud to present the first winners of the inaugural Black History Month juried art competition and exhibition:
A Mosaic of Artistic Expression. Student artists were encouraged to submit art works in conjunction with the National Black History Month
theme, Hallowed Grounds Sites of African American Memory or Prairie View’s theme, Black History A Mosaic of Artistic Expression.
Students submitted work online, and the works were juried by Houston based artist, Delita Martin. Art Mediums accepted were: painting,
drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, and video. Over 90 works were selected and 50 works were selected for the exhibition.
First place, with a cash monetary prize of $2500, was awarded to junior Architect major Clifford Robinson, III. Second place was awarded
to sophomore Digital Media Art major Jawon Thomas, with a cash prize of $2000. Third place was awarded to sophomore Digital Media
Art Major Samiria Percival, with a cash prize of $1000. Honorable mention was awarded to sophomore Architect major Miles Carney with
a cash award of $500. Three students were awarded the President’s Choice Award with a cash prize of $500. Senior business major
Chase Anderson, Junior Agriculture major Caleb Riggins, and senior Computer Science major Corinna Vega. Their work was personally
selected by Dr. George Wright and will now be a part of Prairie View’s permanent art collection. The Mosaic of Artistic Expression student
art exhibition with run throughout the Spring 2016 semester, and is located in the John B. Coleman library first floor Art Gallery. This event
is sponsored by the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo, and is a part of the President’s Lecture and Culture series.
Winning students with Art Instructor And Chair of the Black History Month Art Committee Ann Johnson
Left –Right: Jawon Thomas, Samaria Percival, Ann Johnson, and Clifford Robinson, III.
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CLIFFORD ROBISON
MIXED MEDIA: ASSEMBLAGE, TRANSFERPRINTS
TOP LEFT:
JAWON THOMAS
“YOU GOT JOKES”
WOODCUT
TOP RIGHT:
SAMARIA PERCIVAL
“FIRST COME FIRST SERVE”
DIGITAL MEDIA
BOTTOM LEFT:
MILES CARNEY
“BLACK BEAUTY”
DIGITAL MEDIA
TOP LEFT:
CALEB RIGGINS “ME”
COLOR PASTEL
TOP RIGHT:
CHASE ANDERSON “THE MAN”
CHARCOAL
BOTTOM LEFT:
CORINNA VEGA “HOPE FOR RUBY”
ACRYLIC