The department recognized students’ outstanding efforts with awards and scholarships
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, BYU’s Department of Art hosted a reception and an art gallery show to celebrate its students. The art department and the College of Fine Arts and Communications honored 54 students with various awards, and 51 students with 15 different scholarships.
Art Education Awards
- Jessie Barrow
- Emma Bennion
- Laura Brand
- Anna Brown
- Karmina Chelson
- Kaleb Farar
- Kaylie Hardcastle
- Abbigael McConnell
- Aubrey McDonald
- Faith Merrill
- Rylee Nelson
- John Paul Ryan
- Courtney Seamons
- Abby Spears
- Alexandra Voorhies
- Asia Whitaker
- Emily White
Cory Nathan Belleau Scholarship
- Emma Bennion
- Abby Spears
- Jenna Wilson
Anna F. Summers Memorial Scholarship
- Kaylie Hardcastle
- Faith Merrill
- Abby Spears
Olena K. Lewis & George K. Lewis Endowed Scholarship
- Jessie Barrow
- Anna Brown
- Karmina Chelson
- Kaleb Farar
- Abbigael McConnell
- Rylee Nelson
- John Paul Ryan
- Courtney Seamons
- Hannah Smith
- Alexandra Voorhies
- Asia Whitaker
- Emily White
- Ruth Knudsen Endowed Scholarship
- Hannah Smith
Art Awards
- Oleanne Aanderud
- Lauren Allen
- Saide Bingham
- Naomi Call
- Rocie Cisneros
- Tess Cowley
- Eleah Dalgeish
- Taliloa Fano
- Avlynn Hammond
- Lydia Henry
- Holly Hind
- Carolyn Koo
- Eleanor Larson
- Janessa Lewis
- Dana Lovell
- Caroline McCann
- Beckie Mortensen
- Erica Nelson
- Rylee Nelson
- Berkeley Richard
- Kayleigh Ross
- John Ryan
- Esther Sanford
- Ella Saxton
- Courtney Seamons
- Israel Kyeisha Selway
- John Somppi
- Asia Whitaker
- Amber Wilkin
- Malachi Wilson
- Elizabeth Windsor
- Cidney Winterton
- Quinn Wride
Will Ward Art Scholarship Fund
- John Somppi
Max Dickson & Ruth Kimbal Weaver Ceramics and Craft Scholarship
- Tess Cowley
- J. Roman Andrus Printmaking Scholarship Fund
- Esther Sanford
- Ella Saxton
- Martha F. Jensen Endowed Visual Arts Talent Scholarship
- Leia Lai Wah Aki
- Alexander Dahl
- Jacob Newman
- Hannah Bennett
- Madison Fairbanks
- William Stallings
- Caroline Condie
- Madelyn Hoyt
- Chloe Storm
Olena K. Lewis & George K. Lewis Endowed Scholarship
- Oleanne Aanderud
- Leia Lai Wah Aki
- Lauren Allen
- Hannah Bennett
- Naomi Call
- Caroline Condie
- Alexander Dahl
- Eleah Dalgeish
- Madison Fairbanks
- Avlynn Hammond
- Lydia Henry
- Madeline Hoyt
- Dana Lovell
- Sarah Mohlman
- Beckie Mortensen
- Rylee Nelson
- Jacob Newman
- Berkeley Richard
- John Ryan
- Courtney Seamons
- Hannah Smith
- William Stallings
- Chloe Storm
- Asia Whitaker
- Amber Wilkin
- Quinn Wride
Cory Nathan Belleau Scholarship
- Elizabeth Windsor
- Malachi Wilson
Ruth Knudsen Endowed Scholarship
- Cidney Winterton
Mary Lois Wheatley Endowed Scholarship in Painting
- Sadie Bingham
- Carolyn Koo
- Holly Hind
- Kayleigh Ross
Student Show Awards
- Naomi Call, Self Portrait at 18
- Tess Cowley, Form with Whistle, Form with Sticker
- Carolyn Koo, Untitled
- Janessa Lewis, Basalt Remains II
- Kristina Skarstedt, Zipped shut
- Megan Stern, Roller Coaster
- Angela Werner, Tangled and Stained*
- Malachi Wilson, Congrats, You’re a Winner
- Elizabeth Windsor, Color Exploration 1 & 2
- Cidney Winterton, Memory Debris
Best in Show
- Rocie Vasquez Cosneros, I Smiled Hiding My Top Lip for 21 Years Because I Wanted to Look White
Open Studies Awards
BFA Awards
- Tess Cowley
- Caroline McCann
- Kayleigh Ross
- John Somppi
MFA Awards
- Leilani Bascom
- Amelia O’Neill
- Samantha Snyder
- Megan Stern
- Graduating Senior Awards
- Serena Clark
- Janessa Lewis
- Erica Nelson