06/14/2026
๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ Awards ๐ for the 2026 ๐ด๐๐
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๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต, 2025 ๐ญ by Ella Kahan - Oil on Panel in Stoneware Frame
๐ I am a visual artist focusing on painting and ceramics, based in San Luis Obispo County, California. In May, I will receive an Associateโs degree in Studio Arts from Cuesta College, then transfer to a four-year university in the fall to complete my undergraduate education. My work explores the intersection of vulnerability and connection, creating a dialogue about the complexities of inner experiences.
๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ต ๐๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ; ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, 2025 ๐ฅ by Vincent Aleksander Martinez - Acrylic Ink, Soft Pastel, Oil Paint, Used Coffee Filters, Twine, Canvas, Latex Tubing, Armature Wire, on Paper and Insulation Foam
๐ Vincent Aleksandr Martinez is an LA based artist and recent BFA graduate from Cal State Long Beach. Through mixed-media paintings and works on paper, he investigates what it means to fear contamination when the body, mind, and soul already feel corrupted. Drawing inspiration from dreams, chance, interpersonal power dynamics, and the cyclical nature of high-octane emotions, his work navigates a dizzying oscillation between dominance and submission, restraint and reckless abandon.
๐ Congrats to these amazing artists! Stop in to see their work and more at the 41st Annual ๐ด๐๐
๐ ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ Juried Exhibition
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