STUDENTS from are celebrating success after winning awards at the opening of Gray’s Degree Show on Friday. event included a stakeholder event, speeches, music, and awards ceremony for students, staff and the community at the art school who gathered together to celebrate. Dean for Gray’s School of Art, Dan Allen and RGU Vice Principal for Academic Development and Student Experience, Professor Lynn Kilbride, presented the Principal’s Design and Fine Art Awards which are funded by RGU’s Art and Heritage Collection.
The awards celebrate outstanding talent selected from across the Painting, Contemporary Art Practice, Communication Design, Fashion and Textiles, Three-Dimensional Design and Photography courses. Winner of the Principal’s Award for Fine Art is Emelia ‘Lotta’ Wald from Fine Art while Communication Design student Lisa Stewart scooped the Principal’s Award for Design accolade. The winning pieces of work will be retained as part of RGU’S Art and Heritage collection, which includes an extensive body of work demonstrating the creative output of the university and the North East of Scotland.
Students who received Highly Commended Awards (RGU Art and Heritage Purchase Prize Awards), are: Connor McLennaghan - Communication Design; Lesley Dyker – Three Dimensional Design; Grace Angus – Fashion and Textiles; Kirsty Macdonald – Painting; Iain Cridland – Photography; Ioanna Papatzanaki – Contemporary Art Practice. A number of external awards were also p.