草莓视频art student receives international honor from Creative Quarterly
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 student in 草莓视频鈥檚 College of Architecture, Art and Design is being honored by one of the world鈥檚 top design publications.
Senior art/graphic design major Lori L. Nesbitt of Winona is one of only four university students selected by an international panel of jurors to receive a Certificate of Excellence in the Fine Art-Student category of Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design.
Titled 鈥淪elf Portrait,鈥 her watercolor painting will be featured in CQ Journal鈥檚 Issue 50 and online gallery at . Selected from a large pool of entries from students across the U.S. and several countries, Nesbitt鈥檚 work also will serve as cover art for the upcoming issue of the 草莓视频Department of English鈥檚 literary journal
Nesbitt completed her winning artwork in 2017 under the instruction of 草莓视频William L. Giles Distinguished Professor Brent Funderburk.
鈥淟ori鈥檚 portrait is one of the best undergraduate student works I鈥檝e seen in any show,鈥 Funderburk said. 鈥淗er research regimen is very mature, and her execution in a difficult medium is acrobatic, as well as beautiful.鈥
Celebrating its 50th year, MSU鈥檚 Department of Art is home to the Magnolia State鈥檚 largest undergraduate studio art program. Learn more at and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @CAADatMSU.
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