King Awards 2024
About the award: All awards are based on artistic merit. In 2013, Gretchen King (BA in English’59) worked with the Department of Art & Art History to establish the King Competition and Exhibition, the department’s first juried student exhibition. Since that time fellow alums, Meridee Moore (BA in Philosophy ’80) and Kevin King (BFA in Fine Arts ’81) have joined Gretchen in generously supporting the annual competition and exhibition, allowing the department to award undergraduate and graduate students monetary prizes, and to showcase their work in the Visual Arts Complex.
All degree-seeking students in the Art & Art history department are invited to apply.
- $3000 for first-place Grad and Undergrad
- $2000 for second-place Grad and Undergrad
- $1000 for third-place Grad and Undergrad
- $500 for 4 honorable mentions
Natalie Thedford - 1st Place
Repurposed tarps, drainage pipes, acrylic, screws, twine, staples, garden hoses 16 x 13 x 1/4
City Drain Covers arranged according to the Catherdral Window Quilt Pattern 2024, Paper Acryic, wax crayon, oil pastel 72 x 96
Repurposed tarps, drainage pipes, acryic, screwa, ceramic 73 x 118 x 11
Ana González Barragán - 2nd Place
Yule Marble 01, 2023 - Yule Marble, Hydraulic Table - 25 x 56"
"Green Yule Marble, Black Obsidian, Basalt, Concrete, Sponge. Mine-recovered objects: Yule Marble Quarry, Colorado: Diamond Wire. MAG Silver, Utah: PQ Drill Pipe Oil and Gas: Steel Tooth Drill bit"
"Green Yule Marble Twenty Mile Coal Mine: Longwall Machine Drill Bit Yule Marble Quarry, Colorado: HQ Drill Pipe"
Cody Norton - 3rd Place
Ethel, 2024, self-tanned leather, laser etched photography, White-tailed Deer tail, Bullet Shells, 2.5' x 2.5'
Kissing Cowboys, 2023, Self-Tanned Elk Hide, Laser Etched Photography, 4.5' x 6.5'
The Five Hunters, 2023, 3D Molds of Deer, Private Letters, Orange Paint, Vinyl, 6' x 4.5'
Dati Alsaedi - Honorable Mention
The silent library: Guardian Books, 2018- ongoing, Altered books with ink and acrylic paint, 90 x 60 cm
Layers of Being, 2018-2023, ink on canvas, 200 x 180 cm
The kind Giant, 2019-2023 brushed and ironed yarn and hand sewn on a black coat, 80 x 50 cm
Silvia Alejandra Saldivar Romero - Honorable Mention
Annabelle Farris - 1st Place
Eternal Shelf Life, Ceramic, Glaze, Packaging, Mini Fridge, Memories of Disgust, 2023, 18” x 34” x 18”
Light in the Dark, Ceramic, Glaze, Wire, String Lights, and Sleepless Nights, 2023, 28” x 24 x 20”
Brooke Shoe - 2nd Place
Present Doorway, 2023, Clay, Glaze, Wire, 3.5' x 6.25'
Nine, 2023, Terracotta hemp fiber clay, Glaze, 3' x 3'
The Worth of Water, 2023, Clay, Glaze, Metal, Sand, Grass, 22''x22''x24'', 23''x23''x29''
Lisa An - 3rd Place
Untitled, October 2023, photographic print on matte paper, 20in x 30in with borders (18x28 without)
Untitled, October 2023, photographic print on matte paper, 20in x 30in with borders (18x28 without)
Untitled, October 2023, photographic print on matte paper, 20in x 30in with borders (18x28 without)
Sarah Mak - Honorable Mention
Alice Neild - Honorable Mention
Permanent Nostalgia, 2023, Graphite on Paper, 18"x24"
"Happy" Birthday To Me, 2023, Acrylic on Canvas, 48"x48"
A Warm Hug, 2023, Found/Recycled Materials (Cigarette Butts, Bottle Caps, Teddy Bear), 12"x12"x18"
Jurors 2024
Dakota Hoska is a Native American artist, curator and enrolled member of the Oglala Lakȟóta nation, Pine Ridge, Wounded Knee community. She is currently the Assistant Curator of Native Arts for the Denver Art Museum (DAM), which houses one of the country’s largest collections of Native American artwork. Before her move to the DAM, Ms. Hoska served as a Research Assistant for the Minneapolis Institute of Art. There, her primary responsibilities were breaking down barriers between the institution and local Native community members and also supporting the development of the groundbreaking exhibition “Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists.”
Jared Thompson is a seasoned curator with over three decades of experience in the museum field, having significantly contributed to the success of more than 60 exhibitions. Jared's career spans roles at the Longmont Museum, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, and The Strong National Museum of Play. His skills encompass exhibition development, project management, technical expertise in digital and graphic design, and an understanding of the cultural landscape in Longmont and Northern Colorado. Jared is recognized for his ability to envision and realize imaginative ideas and foster collaborative and inclusive environments with artists that drive excellence and innovation.
Jane Burke, Curator, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Burke previously served as the curatorial fellow in the Textile Art and Fashion Department at the Denver Art Museum. Burke developed her museum career in Honolulu, Hawaii having held curatorial and collections management positions at the Honolulu Museum of Art, The Contemporary Museum, and The East West Center Gallery. Most recently, she was the curatorial fellow in the Textile Art & Fashion department at the Denver Art Museum (DAM). During her eight-year tenure at DAM, Burke co-organized numerous innovative, multi-media exhibitions and co-authored subsequent catalogs in tandem with fashion historian and curator, Florence Müller.