Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Each spring, the Studio Art program at the University of South Carolina Beaufort presents an annual juried exhibition featuring selected work by art students. Undergraduate students in the program are invited to enter work of all mediums, including paintings, drawings, prints, photography, sculpture, and digital media. They submit their finest pieces for this "real world" competition. Jurors select both the exhibit and the award winners, and the exhibition of the chosen work is presented at the USCB Sea Islands Center Gallery on Carteret Street in Beaufort. The annual Student Juried Art Exhibition is a highlight for the university and the Lowcountry community.
2025 Exhibition Juror Jerome Meadows
Jerome B. Meadows is a nationally renowned studio artist working in Savannah, Georgia.
He holds a BFA degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA degree from
the University of Maryland.
Artist Jerome Meadows creates conversations across mediums: visual, spoken word, movement, and music. He connects artists, writers, dancers, scholars, and cultural critics in a variety of formats that include hosting an art talk show, and music radio program. He also uses the spoken word and movement through his Blank Page Poetry performances. However, the visual arts, via large-scale public environments and small-size fabrications, represent his primary focus. His visual interpretations range from assemblages depicting both representative and abstracted references to the world around us and sculptural forms that accentuate essential material elements: wood, stone, metal. His works tell a story and touch on all aspects of the human experience, such as romance, friendship, work, history, society, and culture. His creations are made to inspire dialogue and spark our imagination and are not complete without the viewer. In a sense, Jerome serves the community as a shaman, someone who invokes healing. Inspired by music, especially jazz, Jerome observes, filters, and reflects, creating a visual dance that allows viewers to consider, question, and process their surroundings.
Student Juried Exhibition Accepted Entries 2024
Nadia McKinney, "Sade" - charcoal and graphite
Nadia McKinney, "Monster and Bride" - graphite, 18x24"
Anna Szalc, "Eve's Realization" - watercolor and gouache, 10x16"
Anna Szalc, "Purple Poplar Polypore" - watercolor, 9x12"
Anna Szalc, "The Big Sister" - oil on canvas, 18x24"
Anna Szalc, "Vilka" - etching, 7x9"
Ben Kellehear, "I Miss it Sometimes" - oil paint, 9x12"
Laura Barrett, "Collection #1" - oil on board, 24x24"
Laura Barrett, "Escapte to Tranquility" - oil on canvas, 24x24"
Laura Barrett, "Pensive" in the style of artist Rodrigo Moynihan - oil on canvas, 24x24"
Eli Smith, "Portrait Study" - graphite, 18x24"
Eli Smith, "Favorite Things" - graphite, 18x24"
Suzanna Atkins, "A Pretty Place" - oil paint and modeling paste
Naomi Gosdin, "When Life Gives you Lemons, Make Lemonade" - pastel, acrylic, 12x9"
Naomi Gosdin, "Squeeze the Day" - graphite, 12x6"
Angie Lopez, "The Bee" - acrylic paint on canvas, 12x16"
Angie Lopez, "Everlasting Love" - magazine, book pages, marker, pen, acrylic, and thread on illustration board, 15x20"
Logan Gaymon, "Road" - wood and spray paint, 30x22"
Logan Gaymon, "One Week Old" - etching, 8x10.5"
Logan Gaymon, "Habit" - relief print and watercolor, 8x10.5"
Tatiana Zalapskaia, "Healing Piece" - oil on canvas, 40x30"
Tatiana Zalapskaia, "Inside Out" - oil on canvas, 60x30"
Tatiana Zalapskaia, "Flourish" - stoneware, 12x9x5"
Tatiana Zalapskaia, "Timeless" - stoneware, 11x9x5"
Lanier Bradberry, "Aquatic Transmission" - acrylic and alcohol ink, 36x48"
Sierra Culbertson, "Fueling the Fire" - digital painting
Sierra Culbertson, "Broken Parts" - digital painting
Teresa Carrara, "Whale Shark" - poster board and tissue paper, 43x19x13"
Abby Huntsinger, "Rat the Frat" - acrylic painting
Abby Huntsinger, "Melaphobia: Fear of Music" - magazine, newspaper, cardboard, acrylic, string, bottle caps, and guitar picks, 16x20"
Abby Huntsinger, "Counting Dreams" - digital photograph
Abby Huntsinger, "Flying Home" - digital photograph
Max Rodriguez, "Lincoln" - charcoal, 18x24"
Max Rodriguez, "Maegan" - charcoal, 18x24"
Trang Dao, "American Gothic" - graphite, 18x24"
Trang Dao, "Stop and Put Yourself in my Shoes for a Minute" - graphite, 18x24"
Trang Dao, "Tranquility" - screenprint, 11x12"
Madison Freyer, "Pop and Rip" - digital drawing
Owen Seay, "Center" - poster board and cardstock
Chloe Fry, "If Dreams Can't Come True, Then Why Not Pretend" - digital animation
Mason Martin, "Sun of Mine" - copper and enamel
Mason Martin, "Polaroid" - linoleum