2026 Fine Art Student Juried Exhibition
Britny Wainwright, Exhibition Juror
Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of Foundations Studies at the Ohio State University
Britny Wainwright is a sculptor, curator, and educator based in Columbus, Ohio. She employs ceramics, fiber, and mixed materials to abstract and draw meaning from domestic objects. She investigates the gendered division of craft and fine art, and queer material culture. She has exhibited work at Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, PA, Vinegar Contemporary in Birmingham, AL, VisArts in Rockville, MD, The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR among others. She has held several residencies, most notably as a co-facilitator for Clay in the Expanded Field at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Edgecomb, ME. She currently serves as visiting faculty and Director of Foundations Studies in the Department of Art at Ohio State University.
Juror's Statement
Thank you to all the Sinclair students who submitted artworks to this exhibition. Participating in calls like this is brave and I applaud your efforts to present yourselves professionally. Studio practice is just that- practice. It requires repetition and dedication. I urge every single one of you to celebrate and then keep going. Make the things you want to see in the world.
In this broad pool of submissions, it is evident that these students grow their technical skill with excitement. They record the world around them through drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, photography, ceramics, and sculpture. The artworks that stood out from the rest were made by students boldly bringing themes into their work from their lived experiences. The three top artworks: Do You Understand? (Best of Show), Bartender Survival (2nd Place), and Segments from a Softer Life (3rd Place) all are examples of students exploring what it means to be an artist and person today. Congratulations!
THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS & SPONSORS
Professor Bridgette Bogle, Professor Mark Echtner,
Professor Kay Koeninger, & Associate Professor Anthony Wolking