Spring 2023 Student Art Exhibition

Gallery Exhibition: November 30 – December 8, 2023
Opening Gallery Reception: November 30 • 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Gallery Exhibition Hours
Monday – Thursday • 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday, December 2 • 11am-3pm

An independent juror is invited by the Gallery Committee to select the artwork for the exhibition and awards. This year’s juror, Michael Arcega, is an Associate Professor at San Francisco State University who teaches in the Sculpture and Expanded Practice area. He is a member of the curatorial boards of Root Division Gallery and the Recology Artist in Residence Program. Arcega has a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and an MFA from Stanford University. Born in Manila, Philippines, Arcega migrated to Los Angeles at ten years of age. He relocated to San Francisco to attend college where he currently lives and maintains a studio.

The juried exhibition is open to students taking courses at Delta College, and presents $150 Portfolio Awards, for students taking courses in Studio Arts including ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, 2D color & design, sculpture, and 3D design, and in Multimedia including graphic art and photography (analogue and digital), and $75 Merit Awards.

Thank you to our Student Art Exhibition Award Sponsors!

Portfolio Awards

Congratulations to all the students receiving awards at the Student Art Exhibit Event.

Portfolio Awards: Sponsored by the Frank W. Clancy Memorial Scholarship
Ceramics - Giovanna Martinez-Fernandez
Drawing - Lyllianna Avila
Graphic Arts - Kevin Cifra
Painting - Casandra Garcia
Photography - McKenzie Vincelet
Sculpture - Han Lourence Calonsag

Merit Awards: Sponsored by the LH Horton Jr Gallery Foundation
Painting - Joy Flowers
Painting - Samantha Holcomb
Photography - Mitchell Lo
Painting - Paighton Ortega
Printmaking - Veronica Rodriguez

Dr. Aguilera Lawrenson, President’s Award
Alexis Paneda

Dr. Braden, Vice President’s Award
Lyllianna Avila

SJDC Art Club Award
Al Francis Mejia