In the Macy Art Gallery’s highly anticipated Myers Prize exhibition, 10 student artists reckon with challenge and possibility. The show, titled “Of now…?”, celebrated the winners of the College’s most prestigious art prize earlier this month with a reception and an engaging lecture from this year's Myers Prize’s guest juror, the artist and author Al-An deSouza, Professor of Art Practice at UC Berkeley. 

Each year, student artists from TC’s Art & Art Education program submit their work for the Myers Art Prize — hoping to capture the attention and imagination of an esteemed judge. The works on display will become part of the Art & Art Education’s permanent collection, where they are regularly taken out on loan to be displayed throughout the campus. 

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UC Berkeley Professor Al-An deSouza, this year's Myers Prize’s guest juror, shared insights with Macy Art Gallery guests at the exhibit's reception on Dec. 4. (Photo courtesy of Macy Art Gallery) 

In “Of now…?,” works across painting, sculpture and mixed media “reflect on the questions we face today as artists, the challenges these pose for our practice, and how we respond to them.” (Photo courtesy of Macy Art Gallery) 

The Myers Prize exhibit is one of the most anticipated shows at Macy Art Gallery each year.  (Photo courtesy of Macy Art Gallery) 

Myers Prize Recipients 

• Nina Bellisio (Ed.D. student, Art & Art Education)
• Kelly Cave (Ed.D. C.T. student, Art & Art Education)
• Keming Chang (M.A. student, Art & Art Education)
• Joe Cimino (Ed.D. student, Art & Art Education)
• Kristy Lau (M.A. student, Art & Art Education)
• Aullar Mateo (M.A. student, Art & Art Education)
• Ann Miceli Teed (Ed.D. student, Art & Art Education)
• Aileen Yujeong Min (M.A. student, Art & Art Education)
• Magin Schantz (Ed.D. student, Art & Art Education)
• Chenyu Zhang (M.A. student, Art & Art Education)

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(Photo: TC Archives) 

“Run and Hide. Blend In. Act Normal” by Magin Schantz (Ed.D. student, Art & Art Education)

“Threshold” by Kelly Cave (Ed.D. C.T. student, Art & Art Education) 

“Through Here” by Keming Chang (M.A. student, Art & Art Education) 

 “Down” by Kristy Lau (M.A. student, Art & Art Education)

As the College’s most coveted accolade for artists, the Myers Prize honors the late Colonel Eugene E. Myers (M.A. ’47). Through the generous support of Myers and the Myers Foundations, the Art & Art Education program organizes the Myers Lecture Series and Myers Publications, in addition to the prize.

A World War II veteran, Myers parlayed his lifelong career and passion for the arts into generous support of the College. He “became our guardian angel,” in the words of TC’s Judith Burton, Macy Professor of Education, who “believed in keeping the arts alive in the young people of today.”

The Myers Prize exhibit will run at the Macy Art Gallery through Jan. 8. The gallery is open to visitors year round. “We hope you will join our receptions and drop by to support our artists. Your presence is so important to our work,” says Burton. Learn more here.