2023 Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts

Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art - On Site Exhibition
In/Visible Men/d series: Mia by Chris Friday
  • Chris Friday
  • In/Visible Men/d series: Mia
30 x 36 in
Chalk on Black paper
In/Visible Men/d series: Untitled, Brion by Chris Friday
  • Chris Friday
  • In/Visible Men/d series: Untitled, Brion
108 x 54 in
Chalk on Black paper
In/Visible Men/d series: Wookie by Chris Friday
  • Chris Friday
  • In/Visible Men/d series: Wookie
48 x 48 in
Chalk on Black paper
Interplay by Kelly Bryant
  • Kelly Bryant
  • Interplay
12 x 9 in
collage artist book; Found ephemera with collage, cut-outs, and short pages
It Ain't That Deep by Victoria Dugger
  • Victoria Dugger
  • It Ain't That Deep
60 x 36 x 2 in
gouache, glitter and sequins on panel
Jazz by Kelly Bryant
  • Kelly Bryant
  • Jazz
6.5 x 6 in
collage artist book; Found ephemera with collage, cut-outs, and short pages
Leak by Michael Webster
  • Michael Webster
  • Leak
alder wood, rubber tubing, water, fountain pump, bucket
Light / Darkness by Kelly Bryant
  • Kelly Bryant
  • Light / Darkness
4 x 6 in
Lines of Control by Nadia Meadows
  • Nadia Meadows
  • Lines of Control
13 x 108 x 2 in
Wood, Foam, Cotton
Little Vicky of Three Years by Victoria Dugger
  • Victoria Dugger
  • Little Vicky of Three Years
59 x 20 x 10 in
nylon, tassels, pointe shoes, and hair
Make a Wish by Victoria Dugger
  • Victoria Dugger
  • Make a Wish
48 x 36 x 2 in
gouache, molding paste, and glitter on panel
mirror by Carlie Trosclair
  • Carlie Trosclair
  • mirror
Latex, cheesecloth, sunburst
My Existence is Political by Beizar Aradini
  • Beizar Aradini
  • My Existence is Political
Hand embroidered on tulle
No Beauty to Bear by Alexis McGrigg
  • Alexis McGrigg
  • No Beauty to Bear
56 x 52 in
Procion dye on canvas
normalcy by Beizar Aradini
  • Beizar Aradini
  • normalcy
Hand embroidery, beads, cotton
Out of the Woodwork by Victoria Dugger
  • Victoria Dugger
  • Out of the Woodwork
48 x 36 x 2 in
gouache, glitter, and synthetic hair on panel
Reparations Series (Gallery View) by Chris Friday
  • Chris Friday
  • Reparations Series (Gallery View)
Chalk on Black paper
Reparations Series: Untitled, Aalijah by Chris Friday
  • Chris Friday
  • Reparations Series: Untitled, Aalijah
54 x 132 in
Chalk on Black paper
Reparations series: Untitled, Amerie by Chris Friday
  • Chris Friday
  • Reparations series: Untitled, Amerie
30 x 192 in
Chalk on Black paper
Reparations Series: Untitled, Courtney by Chris Friday
  • Chris Friday
  • Reparations Series: Untitled, Courtney
70 x 108 in
Chalk on Black paper
Set it down right there by Michael Webster
  • Michael Webster
  • Set it down right there
3D modeled and printed PLA plastic, Thonet #18 chair
Signal by Michael Webster
  • Michael Webster
  • Signal
crystal tableware, utility pole, threaded steel rods, walnut wood
Soft Tissue Cry Baby by Victoria Dugger
  • Victoria Dugger
  • Soft Tissue Cry Baby
59 x 20 x 10 in
nylon, ink, acrylic nails, and hair
Split End by Nadia Meadows
  • Nadia Meadows
  • Split End
Hair, Warped and Burnt Wood
Subtle Oppression by Nadia Meadows
  • Nadia Meadows
  • Subtle Oppression
Tempestuous Twins 1 by Alexis McGrigg
  • Alexis McGrigg
  • Tempestuous Twins 1
60 x 51 in
Procion dye & gold mica powder on paper
The Texture Within Me by Nadia Meadows
  • Nadia Meadows
  • The Texture Within Me
Concrete, Metal
Them Guts by Victoria Dugger
  • Victoria Dugger
  • Them Guts
36 x 24 x 2 in
gouache, pearls, and satin on panel
Throat by Michael Webster
  • Michael Webster
  • Throat
architectural intervention and performance in Sylva, NC
to become an echo by Michael Webster
  • Michael Webster
  • to become an echo
found bricks, cast plaster bricks, 3D scanned and printed bricks