College Hill Arts Festival - Artists : Jurors

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2011 Jurors

Three highly qualified jurors have selected the 75 artists whose work will be exhibited at this year's Festival. The jurors' experience, credentials and commitment to art ensures another successful Festival. An independent panel of three art professionals met for a full day in January to select this year's group of artist exhibitors. No names are allowed in this process as we strictly adhere to a "blind jury system," based solely on the quality and uniqueness of the art. Artist selections are made based solely on the jurying results. This year's festival comprises the work of 75 artists from 15 states. The jurors' job is not yet done, however; at the Festival they will visit all the displays and then select the five 2011 Award of Excellence winners from the exhibiting artists. The winners each receive a $ 500.00 prize (see the list of sponsors) and are also invited to show again next year.

Conifer Smith has been working as an artist, using clay and glass as mediums of expression, for over twenty-five years. She began her initial ceramics study as a potter's apprentice. Her glass studies began at Penland School of Art in North Carolina and continued in Ames, Iowa at Iowa State University.

Ms. Smith earned a B.F.A. in 1991 from the University of Iowa, and a Master of Art from Iowa State University in May 2001, and a Master of Fine Art from the University of Iowa in 2004.

Ms. Smith heads the Three Dimensional Art program, currently teaching glass and ceramics courses at Kirkwood Community College.

Conifer Smith

Kenneth Hall teaches Painting and Drawing at UNI. His Bachelor of Fine Art (Painting) degree was completed at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio, and his Master of Fine Art degree (also Painting) was earned at Miami University.

He has shown his work in Hamburg, Germany, and nationally in Chicago, Cincinnati, and Louisville.

Kenneth Hall

TJ Moberg is an artist, gallery owner and art consultant.

As an artist TJ has been commissioned to create both private and public works in both contemporary and traditional form. His work is currently displayed in homes, businesses and galleries nationwide. Currently he is working for the State of Iowa to create four public art works for the Iowa Department of Corrections. In 2003, TJ and Jackie Moberg opened Moberg Gallery on Ingersoll in Des Moines. As an art consultant, TJ has worked with many corporate clients over the past seven years. Recently he has been working on Aviva's new West Des Moines headquarters and multiple projects for Mercy Medical Center.

TJ Moberg