Student artists shine on and off campus

SFCC’s 2025 Student Art Exhibition opened with a reception on May 15. The winners for the Student Art Exhibition were announced during the opening. To add to this year’s excitement (Santa Fe New Mexican) Pasatiempo reporter Brian Sandford handed out the awards after Dean James (Jim) Wysong announced the winners. The exhibition closed on June 11.

2025 Student Art Award Winners 
Awarded by Category 

• Printmaking/Book Arts, Program Head: Patricia Pearce
  • First Place: Ronald Short – Everynight I Went Flying, Lithograph 
  • Second Place (Tie): Johnanna Hamblett – Red in the Sky, Lithograph; Jim Coogan – Japanese Egrets, Relief Print 
• Fine Woodworking, Program Head: Doug Jones
  • First Place: Alex Potter – Folding Lawn Chair, Wood and Metal Material Study 
  • Second Place (Tie): Doug Oliver – Louis’s Dream, Woodcarving; Paul Von Soosten – Dovetail Chair, Wood 
• Jewelry, Program Head: Beth Greene
  • First Place: Keiko Murase – #25 Cicadas Second Place: Albert Tack – #2 Bolo Tie 
  • Third Place (Four-Way Tie): Freya A.P.J. Ortega – #18 El Rostro de Guerra, Brooch; Mary Ellen McMorrow – #6 Necklace and Earring Set; Quinn Erickson – #6 Ring; Kirsten Bromberger – #9 Moon Rabbit, Hair Fastener 
• Ceramics, Program Head: Liz Hunt
  • First Place: Toby Dicker – Red Dress 
  • Second Place (Tie): Janeen Maas – Starfish; Judith Freedman – The Talk 
• Photography, Program Head: Sage Paisner
  • First Place: Roger Thomasson – Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper 
  • Second Place (Tie): Susan Ohori – Cyanotype on Cotton; Joan Zalenski – Mixed Media 
• Drawing and Painting, Program Head: Jared Weiss
  (Awards presented by Shane Tolbert, Academic Director of Art and Design)
  • First Place: Rene Kaup – High Road Jinx, Painting Second Place (Tie): Vanya Wagner – Self Portrait with Love, Oil Painting; Catherine Albers – The Incident, Oil Painting 
  • Third Place: Amaury Bargione – Green Still Life, Oil on Panel 
• Media Arts, Program Head: Peter Taussig
  • First Place: Aila Carr – The Lover’s and The World – Tarot Cards, Digital Illustration 
• Sculpture, Program Head: John Boyce
  • First Place: Roberto Espinosa – Multimedia Installation, Exhibit in Ripple Effect 
  • Second Place (Tie): Micah D’Angelico – Steel Sculpture; Carnell Chosa – Fiber Arts Sculpture 

SFCC Student Eric Landgraf Collage Exhibit at HERE Gallery

Art and Design student Eric Landgraf invites the community to explore his latest collage series, on view at HERE Gallery, 1704-C Llano Street in Santa Fe, through July 6. The exhibition features a collection of evocative, story-rich images that delve into themes of memory, emotion, and transformation. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Learn more at heregallerysantafe.com.