Inaugural Senior Exhibition at the Komechak Art Gallery!

The Senior Exhibition at the Komechak Art Gallery opened on May 1st, 2018. It will run through May 31st. The exhibition featured nine graduating seniors from the Fine arts and Graphic arts programs at Benedictine University. It is the first time the senior artists have been exhibited at the KAG, and their works reflect a variety of vision and exemplary skill. Enjoy the pictures and congratulations to all the artists, and their families, as these fine young people move forward in their careers! Seniors Michelle Piasecki Jacob Gagnon Jesus Gutierrez Caroline Grigoryan Adam Holt John Mathews Maria Sposito Katherine Martinez Trevor Manzke

2018 Student Annual Juried Show at Komechak Art Gallery!

This year's student annual exhibit at the Komechak Art Gallery was juried by Christine Rabenold. She is the Department Chair and art gallery coordinator at North Central College, in Naperville, IL. Ms. Rabenold is a practicing artist in ceramic sculpture. She received her BFA from Temple University and her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Awards were presented at the opening reception on April 16th. The award winners are listed below. Congratulations to everyone that participated.

Awards Best of Show Michelle Piasecki Best in Fine Arts Rebecca McDonough Best in Communication Arts Jesus Gutierrez Best in Graphic Arts Rebecca McDonough HM Fund. Design Maria Sposito HM Fine arts Sydney White HM 3D Design Christian Estrada HM Photo Nicola Calabrese HM Graph Arts Trevor Manzke Best Freshman Qizhao, Nie Best Sophomore Anna Silva Best Junior Morgan Soukup Best Senior Zijun, Jian People’s Choice Christian Estrada