AUK Announces Winners of "The President's Exhibition" Competition

The American University of Kuwait announced the winners of the student competition for The President's Exhibition, Fall 2011. The winning art work was selected from the "best of the best" student class work from the previous semester, which was submitted to the competition by the AUK ART and Graphic Design (GDES) professors. The Exhibition includes painting, drawing, graphic design, cut paper, mixed media and photography work juried for creativity, originality, and technique. The 28 winners of the competition are:

• • • Marhab Al-Loughani

    • Arwa Mulla Ali

    • Shahad Al Asfour

    • Aisha Al Jiran

    • Noura Anwar AlMansour

    • Helene El Neaman

    • Yousef Shaban

    • Farah Madi

    • Ahmed Al Turkait

    • Fatma Al-Tamimi

    • Sara Mohammed

    • Salwa S. Al-Qattan

    • Abdurrahman Al-Essa

    • Ramy Saboungui

    • Hassan Abdozzahraei

    • Fawaz Al-Yagout

    • Anwar Behbehani

    • Noura Al-Sharhan

    • Hessa Al-Enezi

    • Dalal Mohammad

    • Abdulaziz Yateem

    • Shahad A. Abdullah

    • Mishary Al-Munayes

    • Fatma Marafie

    • Jenan Al-Alban

    • Lamis M. Al-Nazer

    • Sarah Khalid Al-Bloshi

    • Sundes Al-Boloushi

Students with winning artwork received a certificate signed by AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson; they and their parents were honored at a reception opening the exhibition. They will also enjoy having their work displayed in the President's office for the coming six months, which insures that their work will be viewed by dignitaries and other honored visitors to the University.

The AUK President's Exhibition is an excellent opportunity for students, as it works to increase student pride in execution, reward excellent work, and provide a valuable accomplishment on their resumes as they graduate and go out from AUK to graduate school or the workplace.

Professor Sharon Orleans Lawrence, Assistant Professor of Art History and Studio Arts is Chair of the AUK President's Exhibition; Professor Marcella Kulchitsky, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, is Co-Chair.

The American University of Kuwait (AUK) is an independent, private, equal opportunity, and co-educational liberal arts institution of higher education. The educational, cultural and administrative structure, methods and standards of AUK are based on the American model of higher learning. The language of instruction is English. More information on the American University of Kuwait can be found at www.auk.edu.kw.



President Thompson with Exhibition Organizers Professor Marcella Kulchitsky and Professor Sharon Orleans Lawrence


Graphic Design majors Ramy Saboungui and Hassan A Abdolzzahraei, President Winfred Thompson, Professor Sharon Orleans Lawrence


Professor Sharon Orleans Lawrence, Farah Madi and Farah's mother


Graphic Design student Helene Neaman with her Monochromatic Study, Cut Color Theory Paper


A selection of art work from the Exhibition: (left to right) An oil painting by Marhab Al-Loughani; inked positive/negative studies from Hassan Abdolzzahraei and Hessa Al-Enezi; graphic design tryptich by Fawaz Al Yagout; inked positive/negative studies from Ramy Saboungui and Arwa Mulla Ali; pastel painting from Fatma Al-Tamimi, and (above) photography and mixed media from Art professors William Andersen and Dr. Antonia Stamos


Released by the Office of Public Affairs on the 1st December 2011