2026 Annual Student Exhibition

April 9 - May 10, 2026 Admission

The annual Student Exhibition, a State Fair Community College tradition dating back to the late 1960s, is open to all students currently taking studio art classes at the college. Interested student-artists collaborate with art department faculty to select work that best represents them. Each year, some 50 students exhibit close to 100 artworks in a variety of media.

Congratulations to the following students for being selected as the recipients for the President’s Awards, SVAA Awards, and SFCC Art Department Awards.

  • 2026 Student Exhibition Awards
    • SFCC Art Department Awards
      • Honorable Mention Award: Cailin Enix for Char-Skull
      • Honorable Mention Award: Kimberly Turcios for Center Stage
      • Excellence in Art Award: Chelsea Elaine Lange
      • Third Place Award: Rayna White for Self-Portrait
      • Second Place Award: Trinity White for Unpredictable Ridges in Life
      • First Place Award: Seth DeBates for Zephyr
    • SVAA Awards
      • Michel Lugo for Self-Portrait
      • Samuel Verbovshchuk for Spring Pastures
      • Ron Willett for Us Between
    • President’s Awards
      • Liz Haugland for The Big Bite
      • Alex Britton for Have You Seen Me Lately?

Exhibition Photos