45th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
February 1 – April 3, 2021
Virtual Opening Reception, Thursday February 25th 6PM - 7PM CT
Dani Ivey, UAB Homestead #1, 2020, Digital Inkjet Print. Courtesy of the artist and the Department of Art and Art History © Dani Ivey
Works by students, chosen by artist and guest juror Paul Stephen Benjamin, will be featured in the Annual Juried Student Exhibition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts from February 1–April 3, 2021.
This will mark the 45th year for the annual exhibition, presented by the UAB College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Art History. It will feature 39 artworks created by UAB art students.
The Juried Student Exhibition is an experiential learning opportunity for the students of the UAB Department of Art and Art History. The show is open to all students who took art and art history courses in the past two years.
Featured in the exhibition are works by students Erika Aho, Alan Atkins, Kaitlyn Avery, Mickey Bolyard, Cicely Hill, Cameron Canevaro, Xie Beth Craig, Katie Davis, Matthew Davis, Ashley Frith, Josh Hoggle, Dani Ivey, Maddie Manston, Erin McMahon, Hayley Mikell, Pelatiah Morgan, Caroline Myers, Harper Nichols, Sabrina Palmer, Blanca Parga, Brittany Peters, Derriann L. Pharr, Rosalia V. Reyes, Levi Sanford, Kenny Saylor Jr., Troy Shirley, Cole Swarts, Molly Sinclair, Alexander Tucker, Diane C. Tucker, Kameron Williams, Ta’Ron Williams, and Chris Youngblood.
"I am very honored to be the 2020/2021 juror," says exhibition juror and Atlanta-based artist Paul Stephen Benjamin. "Thank you to all the students who submitted work. It was great to see the diverse media applied to the different works. Congratulations to each artist that was selected. The works selected reflect an adroit use of concept, aesthetic, and craftsmanship. The works chosen are a small sample of the hard work being put in by the students and faculty."
Benjamin emphasizes, "These are unprecedented times, and the work being created by artists now tells our story, collectively and your story, individually. Whether your work was selected or not, I challenge you to continue recording history through your eyes. That is the profound responsibility of being an artist."
Paul Stephen Benjamin received his BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his MFA from Georgia State University. Benjamin is a recent recipient of The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia Working Artist Project. Benjamin will exhibit new works in 2017 at the MOCA GA as a part of the award. Benjamin was also a recipient of the 2014 Artadia Award. In 2016 Benjamin exhibited Black is the Color at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA. His work has been on exhibit at the Mayor Office of Cultural Affairs in Atlanta, Georgia. Among his awards to date are the MOCA GA WAP, Artadia Award 2014, Winnie B. Chandler Fellowship, Diasporal Rhythms Artists Recognition Award, Hambidge Fellowship, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center Studio Program, and the Forward Arts Emerging Artists Award.