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Student Art Gallery shows at NIC

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Student Art Gallery shows at NIC

Students, faculty and alumni gathered at Boswell Hall Corner Gallery to witness the opening of the NIC Student Art Show on Monday, April 13.

The exhibit features various art pieces in mediums ranging from pen and ink to clay, plastic and everything in between.

Student artist, Cody Magee, 20, fine arts, Blanchard, won “Best in Show” for his work, which he says he uses to speak about nature and the destruction that it tends to go through. This is the third time Magee has had his artwork featured in a show. His work was previously being displayed in the Chase Gallery in Spokane.

When asked how aspiring art students might have their work noticed, Magee said persistance is key.

“Putting an immense amount of time into something, you immediately get recognized by the teachers,” he said.

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A student art piece portraying an automobile is observed. -Lily Anderson/Sentinel

Fellow artist, Leasa Harmon, 53, general studies, Dalton Gardens praised Magee for his talent.

“He’s an amazing artist,” Harmon said. “He so deserved it.”

Harmon, whose work was also featured in the show, won the award for “Judges Favorite 3D” For her multi-medium piece, “There is No Away”, featuring seemingly contrasting mediums including natural wood and pop cans.  This is Harmon’s third show as well. She won “Best in Show” the first time her work was displayed at NIC.

“That piece I titled, ‘There is No Away’ because I’d gotten really into using things that people would just disregard, throw away, forget,” Harmon said. “’There is No Away’ refers to the fact that people are always saying, ‘I’m gonna throw it away.’ Well, where is ‘away?’ There is no ‘away.’ So when you throw something away, it’s got to go somewhere and I think as a society we need to learn to be more conscious of what we’re doing with stuff. So that was what inspired this piece.”

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A crowd gathered to view the artistic products of the NIC campus -Lily Anderson/Sentinel

Harmon, Magee, and many other artists will be featured at the Corner Gallery from April 13 – May 8. The Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays. Admission is free.

Taylor Nadauld is the Lead Reporter for the Sentinel. This is her third semester at NIC where she is pursuing an A.S. degree in Journalism.

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