
Roby Summerfield, The Sea Floor (detail), 2025, handcarved three-color reduction letterpress print from linoleum block, 12 x 18 inches. Image courtesy of the artist. ©Roby Summerfield.

Macie Bishop, Altered Rebar, 2025, ground rebar, steel wire, fabric, 27 x 39 x 31 inches. Image courtesy of the artist. ©Macie Bishop.
ĢƵ’s Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition is one of the longest-running Catamount art traditions. This exhibition is an extraordinary opportunity for ĢƵundergraduate students to share their artwork with a larger public and to enhance their skills in presenting artwork in a professional gallery setting. Entries are reviewed by an outside art professional who selects the works for exhibition at the ĢƵFine Art Museum. Selected works will be on view at the Museum from February 17 through March 20, 2026. An awards ceremony will be held at the ĢƵFine Art Museum on Thursday, February 26, 2026, from 5:00-7:00 pm. This year, the exhibition juror is Tracy Templeton, an artist recognized for her hybrid printmaking practice exploring memory and place.
An awards ceremony and public reception will be held at the ĢƵFine Art Museum on Thursday, February 25, 2026, from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Exhibiting Artists: Aster Ayer, Macie Bishop, James Wood Boone, Kylie Malia Noelani Chatham, Cayenne Dabels, Rhiannon Eason, Ella Gamble, Jonah Gillen, Christopher Herman, Victoria Im, Klovyr Jade, Natasha Lambert, Frank Lendle, Diana Limbo, Courtnie Little, Samantha Mack, Jillian Nelson, Valeria Enid Ramos, Lyn Rivenbark, Charlie Stuckey, Roby Summerfield, Lily Tran, Daniel Velazquez Perez, Justin Wade, and Savannah Woodard
Best in Show - James Wood Boone, The Caretaker
Chancellor’s Award #1 - Lyn Rivenbark, Lynda-Relaxation
Chancellor’s Award #2 - Valeria Enid Ramos, Mirada de Mujer
BCFPA Dean’s Purchase Award - Courtnie Little, Promise Land
Museum Director’s Award - Macie Bishop, Altered Rebar
Diane Withrow Coyle Award in Drawing - Jonah Gillen, Metamorphosis
Art Education Award - Ella Gamble, photographic series including the works Vulture Culture, Ash, and Visible
Media Awards
2-D Media - Lily Tran, Threshold II
2-D Media - Charlie Stuckey, Folk Books I-III
3-D Media - Cayenne Dabels, Recycled Heart
3-D Media - Victoria Im, Something Blue
Time-Based Media - James Wood Boone, The Caretaker
Design - Rhiannon Eason, Clix
Art Materials Awards
Art Materials Award #1 - Savannah Woodard, Hunted
Art Materials Award #2 - Daniel Velazquez Perez, Paper Planes Attack 1
Art Materials Award #3 - Natasha Lambert, Standard Practice
Art Materials Award #4 - Diana Limbo, Not a Typical Teacup

Image courtesy of Tracey Templeton.
Tracy Templeton is an established artist, educator, writer, and curator who heads the Printmaking program at Indiana University. Her influential artwork employs photographically hybrid printmaking to explore themes of memory, place, and the phenomenology of time.
Her extensive international practice includes over 150 exhibitions globally and publication in over a hundred books and journals, including The Canadian Encyclopedia and Printmaking Today. As an artist-educator, Templeton has lectured extensively on her technique at prestigious institutions including Tokyo University of the Arts; the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland; and the Kansas City Art Institute. Templeton's distinctions include an Honorary Mention at the Seoul Print Biennial and a third-place award in the Great Canadian Printmaking Competition. Her prints appear in nearly fifty public collections worldwide, including London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.
Undergraduate students enrolled at ĢƵ are eligible to submit artwork for consideration. “Undergraduate” is defined as any student enrolled in a 400-level course or below during the current academic year. Artwork must have been created during the students’ time at Western. Art majors and non-art majors are welcome to apply. Artwork previously exhibited in a Juried Undergraduate Exhibition at the ĢƵFine Art Museum is not eligible for consideration. Artwork previously exhibited in a BFA Portfolio Exhibition may be submitted for the juror to review.
Artwork submitted for consideration must meet the Museum's requirements for display and safety. Artwork must not contain any highly flammable materials, dense organic matter, or strong-smelling materials. The Museum reserves the right to refuse entry to any artwork that may compromise the safety and preservation of its permanent collection or any artwork in its custody. The Museum also reserves the right to refuse entry to any artwork that does not meet accessibility requirements or that exceeds a size that can be accommodated in the gallery.

Image courtesy of Blick Art Materials.
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Reception Details
The reception for the exhibition will be held on Thursday, February 26, 2026, from
5 - 7 pm. Light appetizers and beverages will be served in the BAC's Star Atrium.
Museum Hours
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