History of Scholarship Recipients

2024 Sholarship Recipients:

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2023 Scholarship Recipients:

AAG AWA DEL DECIL – Ariana Barley
AAG MARIGOLD LINTON – Austin Caswell
AAG AZ CLAY – Belsy Trigueros
AAG AWA DEL DECIL – Claire Taylor
AAG MARIGOLD LINTON – Claire Fall Blanchette
AAG RUTH MAGADINI – Faith Chiaravalloti
AAG PRESIDENT – Liza Stout
AAG AWA DEL DECIL – Mehraveh Vahediyan
AAG CURRAN-BLEAKNEY – Nicole Ponsart
AAG SCHOLARSHIP – Scott Kamlah
AAG ERIN O’DELL – Cesar Duarte

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2021 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:

Athene M. Schuck | Arizona State University | Undergrad | 2021 AAG Erin O’Dell Scholarship

Amy Louise Simons | Arizona State University | Graduate Studies | 2021 AAG Ruth Magadini Scholarship

Dylan Lee Fitzgibbons | Arizona State University | Graduate Studies | 2021 AAG President’s Award Scholarship

Jessica Anne Johnson | Arizona State University | Undergrad | 2021 AAG Scholarship

Matthew Baral | Arizona State University | Graduate Studies | 2021 AAG Harold and Joyce Baldwin Scholarship

Daniella Napolitano | Arizona State University | Graduate Studies | 2021 AAG Marigold Linton Scholarship

Kelsey Madisen Phillips | Arizona State University | Undergrad | 2021 AAG-AWA Del Decil Scholarship

Hannah Deni Schlossmacher | Arizona State University | Graduate Studies | 2021 AAG-AWA Del Decil Scholarship

2020 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS:

Alexis Hilary Fritz | PVCC – Undergrad | AAG $1000

Gabriel Vinas | ASU – grad student | AAG President Scholarship $1300

John Raymond Bedard | ASU – Undergrad | AAG/AWA Del Decil Sholarship $1000

Ruchi Prashant Ukhade | ASU – Undergrad AAG/AWA Del Decil Sholarship $1000

Karen G. Nazario Moranchel | ASU – undergrad | AAG Ruth Magadini Scholarship $1000.

Monica Jasso Selles | ASU – undergrad | AAG Scholarship $1000.

Wei Wei-Miller | Marigold Linton Scholarship $1700. | University of Arizona – undergrad

Noemy Esparza Isaacson | ASU – grad | AAG Erin O’Dell Scholarship $1000.

2019 Scholarship Recipients

Presentation at Arizona Artists Guild | March 19, 2019 | 6:00-9:00 PM
Exhibition at Shemer Art Center and Museum | March 26 – April 25, 2019 | Awards Reception: 6:00 -8:00 PM, Thursday, March 28, 2019
5005 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, Az

: Trent Pechon

: Leah Netsky

: Lee Davenport

: Emery Hall

: Kareem Ferreira

: Megan Beth Johnson

: Danielle Jones

: Min Kyu Kim

: Breanna Kohlmeyer

Min Kyu Kim | ASU
Arizona Artists Guild Ruth Magadini Scholarship

Danielle Christine Jones | UA
Arizona Artists Guild President’s Scholarship

Emery Anne Hall | ASU
Arizona Artists Guild Scholarship

Leah Netsky| UA
Arizona Artists Guild Erin O’Dell Scholarship

Megan Beth Johnson | ASU
Arizona Artists Guild Marigold Linton Scholarship

Trent Pechon | UA
Arizona Artists Guild Scholarship

Breanna Kohlmeyer | ASU
Arizona Artists Guild /Arizona Watercolor Association Del Decil Scholarship

Kareem Ferreira | UA
Arizona Artists Guild /Arizona Watercolor Association Del Decil Scholarship

Lee Davenport | ASU
Arizona Artists Guild /Arizona Watercolor Association Del Decil Scholarship

2018 Scholarship Recipients

Arizona Artists Guild is pleased to announce that it has awarded $8,500 in Visual Arts Scholarships for the 2018 year. Award recipients receive scholarship money deposited directly into the student’s college bursar account. In addition, they receive a one-year Arizona Artists Guild membership and participate in a group exhibition of their work at the prestigious Shemer Art Center and Museum in Phoenix.

2018’s scholarship exhibition was co-curated by 2017 scholarship recipient Layne Farmer and AAG president Tess Mosko Scherer. The exhibition, titled New Art Arizona, will run from March 26 – April 25, 2018. Shemer Art Center and Museum is located at 5005 E. Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018. You can visit the exhibit during regular hours or join us for a reception on March 28 from 6-8pm. For more information on Shemer Art Center and Museum visit ShemerArtCenter.org.

Recipient’s Presentations:
Each award recipient gave a 10 – 15 minute presentation of their work on March 20 at Arizona Artists Guild, located at 18411 N 7th Avenue, Phoenix. Come see what kind of new work student artists are working on! There will be a chance to mingle and meet the artists and the curator, Layne Farmer after the presentations. We hope to see you there!!

2018 was another historic year. AAG partnered with the Arizona Watercolor Association scholarship program, providing a $1500 scholarship for work in water media. Additionally, we received a record number of applications from community colleges, undergraduate and graduate students. This made the juror’s work most challenging not only because of the volume of applicants but also due to the innovation, quality and artistic expression of the works submitted. Congratulations to all who submitted!

Eliza Weber | AAG Scholarship $1000

: They Typically Last A Week or So | Ceramic

: Pink Bouquet | Ceramic

: Yellow Bouquet | Ceramic

Hye young Yun | Marigold Linton Scholarship $1600

: Grandmother and the Bible | Oil on Canvas

: Be Lost in an Old Memory I | Oil on Canvas

: Be Lost in an Old Memory II | Oil on Canvas

Larry Valencia Madrigal | Erin O’Dell Scholarship $1000

: Young Aquinas (Portrait of Michael Buster) | Oil on canvas

: Melancholia | Oil on canvas

: From Above and Below (Portrait of Jordan and Marina Jacques) | Oil on canvas

Laura Korch Bailey | Ruth Magadini Scholarship $1000

: Wheat | Porcelain

: Wheat (detail) | Porcelain

: Rendering | Oil paint on paper

Michael E. Jacobs | AAG Scholl Family Scholarship $1100

: Don’t Forget to Look Up | Acrylic paint

: Traveling to the Valley of the Sun | Acrylic paint

: The Space Between Thoughts | Acrylic paint

Michael Loren Diaz | AAG|AWA Del Decil Scholarship $1500

: Psycho Babble | Mixed media on paper laid on panel

: The Haze of Late August | Pencil on paper

: Let Your Freak Flag Fly | Pencil and etching on paper

Ross Quesnell | AAG President Scholarship $1500

: Remnant Landscape – Bos Taurus 1 | Oil and pastel on canvas over panel

: Diceros Bicornis – Nasal Cavity | Acrylic and charcoal on canvas over panel

: Remnant Landscape – Bos Taurus 2 | Oil and pastel on canvas over panel

2017 Scholarship Recipients

Arizona Artists Guild awarded $7,000 in Visual Arts Scholarships for the 2017 year.

The 2017 scholarship exhibition was co-curated by 2015 scholarship recipient, Zachary Valent and Tess Mosko Scherer, AAG president. The exhibition, titled, New Art in Arizona ran from March 9- April 6, 2017 at Shemer Art Center and Museum.

2017 was an historic year, marking a record number of applications from community colleges, undergraduate and graduate students.

Andrew Noble | ASU | AAG Ruth Magadini Scholarship $1000

: Andrew Noble

: Andrew Noble Can I wear my Canadian Tuxedo?

: Andrew Noble I Hate Jalapeno Chips

Layne Farmer | ASU | AAG Erin O’Dell Scholarship $1000.

: Layne Farmer | Sutra III | 2016 | Acrylic on Canvas

: Layne Farmer | Sutra IV | 2017

: Layne Farmer | Untitled | 2016 | Acrylic on Canvas on Panel

Brandi Lee Cooper | ASU | AAG President’s Scholarship $1500

: Brandi Cooper | Fragmented | Paperclay, underglaze, glaze and sand

: Brandi Cooper | Coupled | Paperclay, underglaze, glaze and sand

: Brandi Cooper | Entropy | Paperclay, glaze, sand and patina copper leaf

Tyler Griese | ASU | AAG Marigold Linton Scholarship $1500.

: Tyler Griese | Doubt | Oil on Canvas

: Tyler Griese | Wayside |Oil on Canvas

: Tyler Griese | Separated | Oil on Canvas

Elizabeth Tabor | ASU | AAG Scholarship $1000

: Lizzy Taber | Your Computer Is Listening I |Relief Print, Screen Print

: Lizzy Taber | Sea Level Headed II | Photogravure

: Lizzy Taber | Sea Level Headed I| Photogravure

Shannon Ludington | ASU | AAG Scholarship $1000.

: Shannon Ludington | Ikat Landscape | handwoven and dyed linen

: Shannon Ludington | 14 Places, 28 Years, 2016, 28 Feet | Hand woven wool and bamboo,

: Shannon Ludington | As I Cannot Write| hand woven and embroidered linen with silk

2016 Scholarship Recipients:

Chris Vena | Marigold Linton Scholarship Award $1600. | ASU – painting

: Sunday June 9th, Occupy Gezi I Oil on Canvas 2014 31 x 43

: Saturday, June 8th Occupy Gezi II Oil on Canvas 2014 31 x 43

: Sunday June 9th, Occupy Gezi III Oil on Canvas 2014 31 x 43

Camila Galofre | Arizona Artists Guild President’s Scholarship Award $1400. | ASU-MRA – painting/drawing

: Drift (4) 2015 Charcoal on paper 40 x 40

: Drift (1) 2015 Charcoal on paper 18 x 18

: Seize 2015 Charcoal and graphite on paper 11 x 11

Hanna Irene Walsh | Ruth Magadini Scholarship Award $1000. | ASU – MFA drawing/painting

: My Mind is a Pack of Screaming Dogs 2015 16 x 20 Graphite, pastel, color pencil on paper

: The Priestess Ablaze, Triptych 2016 20 x 40 Color pencil, pastel on paper, carved found wood, acrylic paint, found objects

: The Fable of Wustenwolf 2016 24 x 30 Color pencil, pastel on paper

Randall (Cam) DeCaussin | Erin O’Dell Scholarship Award $1000. | ASU – Painting

: Somewhere Between Love and Madness 11 5/8 x 20 5/8 Oil on panel 2016

: I got one just like it in my living room 48 x 48 Oil on panel 2015

: So Tired of Smoke, 27″ x41″ charcoal on paper, 2015

John Tuomisto-Bell | Arizona Artists Guild Scholarship Award $1000. | ASU – Sculpture

: Man with a Blue Head 2015 Bronze and acrylic 28 x 17 x 13

: The Kiss 2015 Bronze and acrylic 24 x 11 x 10

: Falling Man #24 2015 Bronze and acrylic 32 x 15 x 8

Jace Becker | Arizona Artists Guild Scholarship Award $1000. | ASU – photography

: Samhain 90 2014 Mordancage 24 x 30

: Samhain 92 2015 Mordancage 24 x 30

: Samhain 137 2015 Mordancage 24 x 30

2015 Scholarship Recipients:

Jonah Amadeus Skurky-Thomas- Ceramics: Arizona Artists Guild Scholarship

Travis Rice – Drawing and Painting: Marigold Linton Scholarship Award

Zachary John Valent- Sculpture: Erin O’Dell Scholarship Award

Courtney Richter- Fibers: Ruth S Magadini Scholarship Award

Dani Godreau- Drawing and Painting: Diane Maxey Scholarship Award

2014 Recipients:

Elizabeth Redmond Odiorne, $1,000 Erin O’Dell Award – Fibers

Shiyuan XU, $500 Bollinger Sculpture Award – Ceramics

Shiyuan XU, $1,000 Ruth S Magadini Award – Ceramics

Thad Trubakoff, $2,650 Mary Lou Harvey Award – Woods

Andrew (AJ) Nafziger, $1,500 Marigold Linton Award – Painting/Drawing

Wen-Dan Lin, $1,000 Arizona Artists Guild Award– Ceramics

Shemer Art Center Guest Curator Position, $1000- Colleen Donohoe, Printmaking

2013 Recipeints:

Madison N Creech, $3,000 Gerry Grout Award – Fibers

Kelly R O’Briant, $2,450 Diane Maxey Award – Ceramics

Jenny M Day, $1,550 Arizona Artists Guild Award – Painting

Allyson K Glowacki, $1,000 Ruth S. Magadini Award – Painting

Heather Couch, $1,000 Erin O’Dell Award – Ceramics

Heather Couch, $1,000 Shemer Art Center Guest Curator Position – Ceramics

2012 Recipients:

Tristyn Bustamante, $2,000 Arizona Artists Guild Award – Ceramics

Jacob Fischer, $2,000 Gerry Grout Award – Drawing and Painting

Yoni Pozner, $1,000 Gerry Grout Award – Digital Arts and Film

Sarah Rowland, $1,000 Ruth S. Magadini Award – Drawing and Painting

2011 Recipients:

Kathleen Scott Moore, $1,500 Arizona Artists Guild Award – Printmaking

Julia Jones, $1,000 Gerry Grout Award – Painting and Drawing

Kelsey Wiskirchen, $1,000 Gerry Grout Award – Fibers

Benjamin William Phillips, $1,000 Ruth S. Magadini Award and

$500 Arizona Artists Guild Award – Sculpture

2010 Recipeints:

Angela Young, $1,000 Gerry Grout Award – Printmaking

Judd Schiffman, $1,000 Arizona Artists Guild Award – Painting

Andrea Jensen, $1,000 Ruth S. Magadini Award – Painting

Chad Gunderson, $1,000 Gerry Grout Award – Ceramics

2009 Recipients:

Eleanor Richards, $1,000 Gerry Grout Award – Sculpture

Olivia Timmons, $1,000 Gerry Grout Award – Printmaking

Terri Krallitsch, $1,000 Ruth S. Magadini Award – Painting

Shelly Flores, $1,000 Arizona Artists Guild Award – Photography

2008 Recipients:

Gwyneth Scally, $1,000 Ruth S. Magadini Award – Painting & Sculpture

James Coquia, $1,000 Arizona Artists Guild Award – Ceramics

Gazelle Samizay, $1,000 – Digital Media

Tina M. Notaro, $1,000 – Sculpture

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Guest Curator applicants click here.