Irwin 2017: Love, Sex, Tenderness, & Trauma
The 2017 Irwin Scholars are:
Nima Shariat
Alex Escobedo
Jiyeon Choi
Sarah Do
Webster Nguyen
Kevin Patanawong
Julia Aviles
Amber-Rose Kelly
Camille Mariet
Jennifer Hamilton
Bailey Clark
Luis Contreras
Opening reception:
Wednesday, May 31 from 5:30pm-7:30pm
Awards at 6:30pm
The Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery is delighted to present IRWIN 2017, the 31st annual Irwin Scholarship Award exhibition, showcasing the work of a select group of UC Santa Cruz’s most promising emerging artists from the Art Department.
From love and sex to memory and trauma, IRWIN 2017 will highlight the contemporary conscious through an unconventional lens. Paintings and photos will transcend the boundaries of 2D representation while video and audio works demand a more intimate engagement between spectator and artist. The exhibition presents a rich collection of innovative works which examine the personal as political, expanding individualized themes into a larger social, political, and environmental framework.
IRWIN 2017 is made possible by the William Hyde and Susan Benteen Irwin Scholarship Fund, which generates annual merit scholarships to further the education of selected UC Santa Cruz art students from the UC Santa Cruz award winning Art Department.
About the Irwin Scholarship
The William Hyde and Susan Benteen Irwin Scholarship Fund was established in 1986, with a modest donation by Sue Irwin, and now generates 12 annual merit scholarships to further the education of selected UC Santa Cruz students for proven excellence in the arts. The scholars are nominated by the art department faculty to submit a portfolio of work and then are selected by an all faculty vote.