Art Gallery First place winner November 2020 edition, Artist : Aodan
Artist : Aodan
Country : United States
Email: odunwu@gmail.com
Website: https://www.aodantheescapist.net/
Biography: Aodan (born. Hohhot, China) is a visual artist who is more willing to call herself an ‘escapist’ and ‘art sharman’. She graduated from Oberlin College with a bachelor degree in visual arts and School of Art Institute of Chicago with a master degree in fashion, body and garment. Her works have been exhibited in multiple shows in the USA and included in magazines from Turkey, United Kingdom and Spain.
Aodan’s body of work delves into the complicated tableaux with aggressiveness, gentleness, fragility, softness, toughness, struggles, emotions and pain within femininity and female gender in delicate and cryptic looks. She digs into the neglected, unorthodox, forgotten and hidden parts in “Yin” out of love, desire and fear.
On her way of striving to explore, redefine and externalize femininity and “femaleness”, Aodan is intrigued by the unique quality of porcelain: it’s extremely vulnerable and delicate while still hard and strong; it could break into pieces easily but cuts deeply when shattered. Combining the materiality and discipline in making art, Aodan moved into a stage of “free interpretation symbolism”, believing that she should stay loyal to the creed that art should be an organic combination abundant with personal metaphors and symbols; art is about experiences rather than conversations; art is never expository but open-ended.
Artwork : Karma
Medium: glazed porcelain
Artist: Danielle – Ashley Cameron, Merit award November 2020 edition
Artist : Danielle – Ashley Cameron
Country : Jamaica
Email: artisticdanielle09@gmail.com
Biography: My name is Danielle-Ashley Cameron. I am 13 years old.
I am a high school student in 2nd Form/Grade 8. My hobby includes drawing and listening to music in my free time and in the future, I would like to become an Artist. I am a Class Chaplain, the subjects that I am also am good at are; Spanish, Science, Mathematics and History.
I am a big Sister to a very playful little brother and a pretty little sister, and I am grateful to have a very loving, caring and supportive family.
Artwork: Covid19 Awareness
Medium : Pencil, Pencil Crayon, Marker and Highlighter
Dimensions : 16.5 x 11 inches
Second place winner November edition 2020, medium: Foam and Acrylic, Artist: Katie Castro
First-name : Katie
Last-name : Castro
Country : United States
Email: katiegc1101@gmail.com
Biography: I am an undergraduate degree seeking student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas who majors in Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculptural Practices and minors in Art History and Secondary Education. I find great joy in creating sculptures that involve lots of movement and color.
Artwork: Blue
Medium : Foam and Acrylic
Dimensions : 24 x 24 inches
Artist: Mary Protheroe, Artwork: long legs, Honor AWARD NOVEMBER 2020 EDITION
First-name : Mary
Last-name : Protheroe
Country : United States
Email: mprotheroe19@gmail.com
Biography: Mary Protheroe is a third-semester college student at Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) Boyce campus. She is also a member ph Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) and has been on the Dean’s List since she started her college journey. Her major is industrial art and design and she plans to someday be an interior designer.
Artwork: long legs
Medium : clay
Dimensions : hight: 3in. length: 1in. width: 1/2in