McHenry County College (MCC) student Lexi Cox recently took home the Best of Show award at the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (ISCC) Juried Art Festival for her 54 x 54” oil on canvas painting After Work Scandal. Cox created the painting in art instructor Matt Irie’s Painting III class.
“We’re extremely proud of Lexi and the exceptional talent of our students,” said Trevor Power, Art Gallery Curator at MCC. “I couldn’t be happier with the MCC students who participated in this year’s competition and how well they represented the college.”
The annual Skyway Juried Art Competition showcases the incredible talent of student artists from the eight community colleges in the ISCC. This year, 254 artworks were entered by MCC students, 25 of which were selected for submission to the competition by MCC faculty. 10 of those pieces were ultimately juried into the show (out of 200 submissions from across the ISCC).
Other MCC students who had their work juried in the show included:Cox’s award-winning piece and other outstanding student artwork will be on display through April 16 at the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery at the College of Lake County.