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Awards presented at SFA's Annual Art Alliance Spring Show

Robbie Goodrich
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May 9, 2016
photo of Some of the SFA Art Alliance 2016 show winners and their faculty sponsors

Some of the SFA Art Alliance 2016 show winners and their faculty sponsors are, from left, Jalonni Weaver; Jeff Brewer, assistant professor and Art Alliance faculty sponsor; DeAnndra Mercer; Jill Carrington, professor and Art Alliance faculty treasurer; Randi Vinson Davis.


NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Art Alliance student organization at Stephen F. Austin State University recently held its 33rd Annual Spring Art Show in the School of Art galleries. Forty-three art students entered 86 works.

Abelardo Morell, distinguished photographer and juror of Texas National 2016, juried the show. He chose 41 works for inclusion.

The winners Morell selected included DeAnndra Mercer, Texarkana senior, first place for "No More," acrylic on paper; Lindsay Hill, Nacogdoches senior, second place, for "Window in Garrison," archival inkjet print; and Bethany Sailer, Mineral Wells junior, third place, for "Carriage Ride," oil on panel.

Honorable mentions went to Randi Vinson Davis, Henderson senior, for "Bedroom Shadows," relief print; Megan Henderson, Nacogdoches senior, for "Static," laser cut woodblock print; and Jalonni Weaver, Fort Worth junior, for "Intensity," inkjet print.

Each winner received a cash prize.