AUK Holds the Fall President's ART Exhibition

The American University of Kuwait (AUK) holds a bi-annual art competition, the President's Exhibition, which showcases artwork selected from among the best art pieces created during the previous semester. Each of the pieces was judged for creativity, originality, and technique when submitted for consideration to AUK ART and Graphic Design professors Sharon Orleans Lawrence, George Bauer, and William Andersen.

Released by the Office of Public Affairs on the 6th November 2014

Photography by the Office of Public Affairs (C) 2014

Winners of the competition and their parents were invited to the Exhibition's opening reception hosted by President Nizar Hamzeh, where they were recognized for their talents and received certificates for their accomplishments.

30 students won the competition, and their names are listed below in no particular order: Maha Abdullah, Zahraa Hamadi, Rola Gharib, Al-Anoud Al-Khataf, May Boodai, Yousra Marouf, Maryam Saadat, Aya Kandil, Noura Al-Shammari, Alaa Dashti, Nader Makki, Fahad Al Omar, Hawraa Al Saffar, Yousef Al Fadhli, Antony Lawrence, Amnah Al-Sarraf, Natasha Al-Houti, Maymoonah Toubeh, Rita Yamout, Esraa Al Kandari, Noor Ahmad, Sherifa Al Khulaifi, Fatima Al Shobbar, Diana N Bedrossian, Zeina Al-Rez, Manal Adra, Naser Al Qadiri, Sara Al Qahtani, Eman Khalil, and Ailiyah A. Behbehani.

The current exhibition will be displayed in the President's Office until May 2015, on view for the University, as well as dignitaries and other honored visitors to the University.

"It is a continuing pleasure to present the best work of our talented students in the AUK Art and Graphic Design Department. It's always good to honor students who excel, but the President's Exhibition is especially close to my heart, because the faculty chooses the best work from their classes to enter in the competition. Usually, the students don't know their work is being considered until they are notified that they have won. In addition, we sincerely appreciate the enthusiastic support we have received from our President, Dr. Nizar Hamzeh," expressed Assistant Professor Sharon Lawrence, Chair of the Art and Graphic Design Department.

Winning Students with their Professors, Family, and Friends