NSU art students won twelve awards in the annual Northeast Oklahoma Area Artists Exhibition. The exhibition was held in early October at the Graham Community Building in Pryor with an awards reception on September 30th. The show was judged by Mark Sisson, a Professor of Art at Oklahoma State University. In the exhibition program Sisson remarked, “Patrons of this exhibition should be proud that members of their community host an annual show of this caliber. It does credit to Pryor that one doesn’t have to travel to Tulsa, Dallas, or Kansas City to see really fine artwork.”
Nancy Crandall, a double art major, won second place in the adult painting category for her piece “Little Big Planet”. She also received two honorable mentions in the adult graphics category and one honorable mention in the adult sculpture category. The graphics category included drawing, pastels, ink and printmaking. Emily Schmidt won second place in the adult graphics category for her piece “Catechism” and an honorable mention in the adult painting category. April Ussery, received third place in the adult photography category and an honorable mention in the adult graphics category. Sydney Neri, won third place in the adult painting category for her piece “Hand and Harm”. Art education major, Erin Owen received third place in the adult graphics category for her piece titled “The Clairvoyant”. Vera Eidson, a fine art major, received two honorable mentions in the adult painting category.
Sylvia Nitti, an instructor of art at NSU, was the winner of the Best of Show award in the Northeast Oklahoma Artists Exhibition for her pastel piece entitled, “The Fountain”. She also received first place in the professional graphics category for her piece titled “Girl in Water” and third place in the professional painting category for her piece titled “The Raven”. First place in the professional painting category went to Lance Hunter, an Associate Professor of Art at NSU, for his piece titled “Continental Drift”. Lance also received two honorable mentions in the adult painting category.
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