Every year, Ringling College Illustration students participate in the annual Student Scholarship Competition, held by the prestigious Society of Illustrators, and every year, Ringling students win awards – but this year, students knock it out of the park winning a record total of 37 awards, more than any other art school in the U.S!
This year’s competition saw 2,278 entries submitted by 74 participating institutions from across the country. Students submitted their strongest, most creative and original artworks under the guidance of their professors including, Department Head, Scott Gordley, and faculty, Gary Barker, Katy Betz, Don Brandes, Jon Foster, Octavio Perez, Caleb Prochnow, Sean Murray, and Joe Thiel.
The award-winning Ringling College illustrations were created using a number of different mediums including digital illustration, Z Brush and Photoshop, acrylic, gouache, scratchboard, and mixed media. Ringling students, Jamie Green and Emelie Thomas won both the $1,000 Lila and Ben Dryer Scholarship Award and the $300 The Howard Koslow Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration, respectively.
On the result of this year’s competition, Scott Gordley says, “The success of our students is a testament to their hard work and the dedication of our wonderful faculty — both are second to none. We all feel blessed by our experience here!”
Congratulations to our award winners and to all Illustration students who participated in the competition!
Title: The Great Gatsby
Student: Dionisius Bangun
Medium: digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: She’s Got Pluck
Student: Becca Bartels
Medium: Digital, Procreate
Instructor(s): Katy Betz
Title: Fruitlings
Student: Rachel Givens
Medium: Risograph Print
Instructor(s): Katy Betz
Title: Shark Piece
Student: Patricia Burgos
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s):
Title: Music Days
Student: Lauren Coney
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Good Day of Fishing
Student: Colin Coviello
Medium: Digital/Z Brush
Instructor(s): Scott Gordley
Title: Hapi Berthdai
Student: Colin Coviello
Medium: Digital/Z Brush
Instructor(s): Scott Gordley
Title: Fearless
Student: Giovanna Dasso
Medium: Gouache, Acrylic, Digital, Colored Pencil
Instructor(s): Scott Gordley
Title: Vine Charcoal
Student: Sarah Dickover
Medium: Procreate
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: A Look
Student: Ezra Gaeta
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: L’abbraccio
Student: Ezra Gaeta
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Fungi Foragers Festival
Student: Jamie Green
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Katy Betz
$1,000 Lila and Ben Dryer Scholarship Award
Title: Meanwhile Vol. 9 Cover
Student: Jamie Green
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Cat
Student: Amanda Guerra
Medium: Scratchboard
Instructor(s): Don Brandes
Title: Racing Through the City
Student: Lindsey Hiramoto
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Caleb Prochnow
Title: Lost in the Jungle
Student: Sydney Jackson
Medium: Digital, Acrylic
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Flight
Student: Emory Kjelsberg
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Jon Foster
Title: Rabbit Races
Student: Emory Kjelsberg
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Gary Barker
Title: Matilda
Student: Esther Kwak
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: The Wealth of a Region
Student: Esther Kwak
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Summer Beach
Student: Yekyung Kwon
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: The Box
Student: Yekyung Kwon
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: In A Corner Of The World
Student: Sang Lam
Medium: Photoshop
Instructor(s): Octavio Perez
Title: Slicing into New Territory
Student: Jamiel Law
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Crossroads
Student: Tess Lockey
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Self Portrait with Three Chimneys
Student: Tess Lockey
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Altered State
Student: Sara Lull
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Hallucinogenic Plants
Student: Sara Lull
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Excursion
Student: Amirah Patel
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Sean Murray
Title: Pup Pool Party
Student: Skylar Stewart
Medium: Gouache
Instructor(s): Katy Betz
Title: The Chase
Student: Samantha Szura
Medium: Digital, Photoshop
Instructor(s): Caleb Prochnow
Title: Illustration Senior Show
Student: Emelie Thomas
Medium: Mixed
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Kathrine Johnson
Student: Emelie Thomas
Medium: mixed
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
$300 The Howard Koslow Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration
Title: Cat Nap
Student: Katelan Thomas
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Casted Away
Student: Matti Wenger
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Summer at the Quarry
Student: Matti Wenger
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
Title: Wolf in Sheeps Clothing
Student: Leo Zamarripa
Medium: Digital
Instructor(s): Joe Thiel
*Artwork by Ringling senior, Colin Coviello, Hapi Berthdai
