2025 Annual Student Art Awards Exhibition
This juried annual exhibition showcases the finest examples of artwork created by current Pensacola State College Visual Arts students and embodies a variety of media, including ceramics, drawing, digital design, painting, photography and sculpture.
Brooke Shaden | SAMSARA
Brooke Shaden is a fine art photographer, mixed media artist, and writer specializing in conceptual imagery and self-portraiture. Her artworks aim to elicit hope by blending nature and grief in darkly surreal compositions. Shaden is represented by five galleries, and her artwork can be found within the collections of various museums.
Gulf Coast Kiln Walk | Connected
In celebration of the 20th Annual Woodstoke Festival of the Gulf Coast Kiln Walk, this exhibition features a collection of artworks from regional, national and international master ceramic artists such as Akio Takamori, Masayoshi Shimizu, Don Reitz, Gerry Williams and more.
Exhibit Viewing: October 14 – December 13, 2024
Show & Tell! [3] reveals a collection of artworks created by the faculty of the Visual Arts Department at Pensacola State College. This exhibition will be on display in the Switzer Gallery from October 14 – December 13, 2024. Artist Introductions will take place in the Lamar Lecture Hall (Room 1513) on October 15, 2024 starting @ 5:30pm. A reception will follow, and the event is free and open to the public!
Exhibit Viewing: October 14 – December 06, 2024
This exhibition showcases a collective of eight student portfolios from the Senior Studio Graphic Design course, required in the Dr. Marjan Mazza Bachelor of Applied Science in Business and Management, Graphic Design Management concentration degree.
Exhibit Viewing: August 12 – December 13, 2024
Rachel Livedalen is an Associate Professor of Art at Texas Christian University, in Fort Worth, TX, where she heads the printmaking area. She earned her MFA in Printmaking from the University of lowa, and her BA from the University of Virginia. Livedalen’s creative practice explores representations of femininity through the lens of art history and visual culture, and her work has been supported in various residencies. Her artworks can be found within the collections of various museums, and she is represented by Erin Cluley Gallery in Dallas, TX and Ivester Contemporary in Austin, TX.
Exhibit Viewing: August 19 – October 4, 2024
With a background in tattooing and commercial art, Gerard Frank is a self-studied artist who has been working professionally for 26 years. For nearly two decades, Frank has been perfecting images for the human form in his tattoo artistry as well as screen printing commercial work.
Exhibit Viewing: May 27 – August 9, 2024
Gina Phillips is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her work. She started her career as a painter, but over the years, has increasingly incorporated fabric and thread into her work. She begins a piece with a simple under-painting in acrylic paint on canvas or muslin, then finishes the piece by appliquéing fabric and thread on top.
Exhibit Viewing: June 10 – August 2, 2024
Hosted by the Anna Society members of Pensacola State College, this juried exhibition features a collective of student artwork of juniors and seniors from both Escambia County and Santa Rosa County. At the event, various awards will be given and student award recipients will be recognized.
Exhibit Viewing: April 1 – May 3, 2024
This juried annual exhibition showcases the finest examples of work created by current Pensacola State College Visual Arts students and embodies a variety of media, including ceramics, drawing, digital design, painting, photography and sculpture.