Juried Student Art Exhibition 2026

13th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition – 2026

See the juried winners. Vote for the People’s Choice Award!

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Welcome to the Virtual Exhibition

You can also view the exhibit in person from April 17 – May 23 at the Broadway Gallery on the corner of Broadway and Memorial Drive on PCCC’s Main Campus-Paterson. Admission is Free.

The People’s Choice Award Winner
Megan Spliedt, Homecoming

Thanks for Voting!

Nathan MacCracken Jump The Roof
2023
Painting
8.5 x 11 inches

Third Place (shared)

Nathan MacCracken Burn The Building
2023
Painting
8.5 x 11 inches

Third Place (shared)

Nathan MacCracken Ditch The Car
2023
Painting
8.5 x 11 inches

Third Place (shared)

Ariana Contey Cherry Stipple
2025
Acrylic

Ariana Contey Banana Bowl
Graphite on paper

Ariana Contey Velocidon
Digital drawing (Last art)

Katelyn M Lima Someday
Digital Drawing

Mya Ballinas Moran Bajo del Cerro
2025
35mm Film Photograph
11 x 14 in

Robert W. Hamilton Bread Letters

Robert W. Hamilton Loafers

Crystal Manuel Elemental Kitty Cats

Sophia Gonzalez Myles Untitled
2026
Watercolor 16×24

Shelly Castano How Quiet Things Bloom
2025
Photography

Shelly Castano Blooming at the Edge
2025
Photography

Ari Crosby Playfully Pink Petals
2025
watercolour

Ari Crosby Water Retreat
2025
acrylic paint

Ari Crosby Afternoon Stroll
2026
acrylic paint on canvas

Fawzi Alhablawi Fish
2025
Digital Painting

Fawzi Alhablawi Half Forgot Your Voice
2025
Watercolor paper; mixed media

Natally (Nate) Cornejo La Niña de Negro
2024
Alcohol Marker and Ink Pen
6×10 inches

Natally (Nate) Cornejo To the Earth we Return
2026
Ink Pen
9×8.5 inches

Megan Spliedt Homecoming
2025
Composite
photograph
15 in by 10 in

First Place
People’s Choice
Award

Megan Spliedt Controlled burnings
2025
Digital photograph
15 in by 10 in

Edith Gonzalez Light and Dark
2025
Photography
5 x 7 units

Olliver Mac Crosby Ribs
2026
acrylic/ multi medium
9×12

Olliver Mac Crosby Dinning room
acrylic/ multi medium

Mikella Vicuna Self Portrait
2025
Watercolor
on Mixed Media paper

Third Place (shared)

Mikella Vicuna Untitled
2026
Acrylic paint and flower petals on canvas

Mikella Vicuna Untitled
2025
Gouache on Mixed Media paper

Framary Almanzar-Madera Untitled
Photo transference
acrylic paint
color markers
9×12 in

Framary Almanzar-Madera Untitled
Acrylic Paint
color pencil
color markers. 12 x 12 in

Framary Almanzar-Madera Untitled
2026
Matte paint on canvas
9×12 in

Lorisbeth Rosario Dominion
2026
Digital art

Rodrigo Restrepo My Father’s Truck
Drawing on Paper
16X20

Second Place

Many of these artworks are available for purchase.
If you are interested, please contact one of the professors listed below for pricing and sale information.

Exhibit Events

April 17

Opening day

April 23

Awards Reception
5:00pm – 7:00pm in person at the Broadway Gallery

May 1

Voting Deadline for People’s Choice Award

May 2

Announce Winner of the People’s Choice Award

Juror

Melika Saeeda, Illustrator

Melika Saeeda is an illustrator, now living in Canada. She graduated from the Art
University of Tehran in 2008 and has been working on illustrations and mural projects ever since. Melika illustrated over a dozen picture books, including Little Rabbitte Series (Camlica Cocuck/ Turkey), The Bird (Kanoon-e- Parvareshi/ Iran), The Boy and 12 Month (Khorus Publication) and many more. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and is a recipient of the SCBWI Impact and Legacy Award (2022). Melika’s work has been exhibited internationally, including three times at the Toronto Art Fair, and she is a recipient of the Toronto Art Council Award (2018). PCCC is honored to welcome Melika as juror of our 2026 Juried Student Art Exhibition. Learn more at https://www.melikasaeeda.com/