CCA’s Illustration program shines in national illustration competition
Fifteen works from 11 CCA students were selected for this year’s Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition Exhibit, on view now.
The Society of Illustrators chose artworks from 11 outstanding CCA undergraduate students for its 2020 Student Scholarship Competition Exhibit.
“The Society of Illustrators is the oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of illustration in America,” says Owen Smith, chair of CCA’s Illustration program, “and its annual Student Scholarship Competition is widely recognized as a launching pad for top young illustrators.”
More than 2,200 students at 74 colleges and universities nationwide participated in this year’s competition. Of their more than 8,700 entries, only 329 works—including 15 from the 11 CCA students—were selected for exhibition by a jury of professional illustrators and art directors, based on the quality of technique, concept, and skill of medium used. Additionally, CCA’s Vanessa Lim (BFA Illustration 2020) was one of only 32 students awarded a scholarship, winning the $1,000 FoTN Award for her digital piece, Evil Fart Comic.
“We’re so proud of all of the work that the Illustration program students submitted and are honored to have 15 pieces from our immensely talented cohort selected for this year’s exhibit,” Smith says.
The 2020 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition Exhibit is on view now on the society’s website. The artworks by CCA students featured are:
- Zara Avoyan, Can’t Hold My Smile In. Acrylic on wood.
- Tim Brumley, Heresy. Digital.
- Frankie Gutierrez, Good Ham. Risograph.
- Vanessa Lim, Evil Fart Comic. Digital. (FoTN Award winner)
- Vanessa Lim, Play Bloc Stack Toy. Acrylic paint on poplar wood.
- Brittany Mack, An Honest Woman. Risograph.
- Brittany Mack, Zeal. Digital.
- Enzo Segovia, Traffic Cone. Oil.
- Enzo Segovia, Trailer. Oil.
- Jane Trieu, Chinatown. Mixed media.
- Thien-Huong Vu, Monterey Bay Aquarium. Digital.
- Thien-Huong Vu, Swim. Mixed media.
- How Wang, Rivals. Digital.
- Kori Zhang, The Great Wall Hotel Suspect. Digital.
- Daniel Zhou, Lunchtime! Digital.
