Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts
2012 Schnitzer Prize winners:
First Prize winner: Matthew Everett Lawson
Second Prize winner: Narda Alvarado
Third Prize winner: Nathan Lachenmyer
Honorable Mention: Emily Tow
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Anne Watkins
The Schnitzer Prize was established in 1996 by the Student Art Association through an endowment from Harold and Arlene Schnitzer of Portland, Oregon. Schnitzer, a real estate investor, graduated from MIT in 1944 with a degree in metallurgy.
The Wiesner Student Art Gallery is located on the second floor of the Stratton Student Center and is open 24 hours a day and open to the general public.
Prize Recipients
| 2012 | First Prize: Matthew Everett Lawson (G) Second Prize: Narda Alvarado (G) Third Prize: Nathan Lachenmyer (G) Honorable Mention: Emily Tow ’12 Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Anne Watkins (G) |
| 2011 | First Prize: Sarah Witt (G) Second Prize: Otto Ng (G) Tied for Third Prize: Hannah Perner-Wilson (G) and Sohin Hwang (G) |
| 2010 | First Prize: Richard The (G) Second Prize: Jaekyung Jung (G) Third Prize: Sam Kronick ’10 |
| 2009 | First Prize: Matthew Mazzotta (G) Second Prize: Jay Silver (G) Third Prize: Jess Wheelock (G) Honorable Mention: Leah Brunetto ’12 |
| 2008 | First Prize: Caitlin Berrigan (G) Second Prize: Mary Hale (G) Third Prize (a tie): Sabrina Kleinenhammans (G), Talieh Rohani (G) |
| 2007 | First Prize: Hope Ginsburg (G) Second Prize (a tie): Katherine James (G), Neri Oxman (G) Honorable Mention: Stephanie Hsu (G) |
| 2006 | First Prize: Lira Nikolovska (G) Second Prize: Oliver Lutz (G) Third Prize: Azra Aksamija (G) Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Dahmus (G), Rene Chen ’07 |
| 2005 | First Prize: Luis Berrios-Negron (G) Second Prize: Andrew Brooks (G) Third Prize: Cecilia Ramos ’05 Honorable Mention: Barry Kudrowitz (G) |
| 2004 | First Prize: Christopher Coryn Kempster (G) Second Prize: Lisa Bidlingmeyer (G) Third Prize: Neils Cosman ’04 |
| 2003 | First Prize: Moneta Ho (G) Second Prize: Nadya Direkova (G) Third Prize: Joyce Wang ’04 |
| 2002 | First Prize: Jacquelyn A. Martino (G) Second Prize: Augustine M. Urbas (G) Third Prize: Cecilia Ramos ’05 Honorable Mention: Nicole A. Vlado ’02 |
| 2001 | First Prize: Marin K. Clark (G) Second Prize: Sloan A. Kulper ’03 Third Prize: Changhuei Yang (G) |
| 2000 | First Prize: Hiep Nguyen (G) Second Prize: Vitaly J. Napadow (G) Third Prize: Changhuei Yang (G) |
| 1999 | First Prize: Richard R. Fletcher (G) Second Prize: Matthew D. Hollingworth (G) Third Prize: Vince E. Carballo ’01 |
| 1998 | First Prize: Eto S. Otitigbe ’99 Second Prize: Kevin Simmons ’98 Third Prize: Kim Eng ’99 |
| 1997 | First Prize: Francisco Ortiz (G) Second Prize: Benjamin Matteo ’97 Third Prize: Xingheng Wang ’99 |
| 1996 | First Prize: Christopher Moore (G) Second Prize: Brant Chamberlain ’97 Third Prize: Eto Otitigbe ’99 |
Background image: Richard The, Appeel, Schnitzer Prize 1st place 2010
All currently registered MIT students are eligible to apply for the Schnitzer Prize. Deadlines for the 2013 competition have not been set.
On Monday, April 2 2012, applicants should submit a completed application form and high quality digital images.
- Samples of work:
- Images of 3 pieces (sculpture, ceramics, glass, painting, photography, etc.) that well represent your entire body of work, or 3 excerpts no longer than 3 minutes each from film / video work
2. A written statement concerting the artist’s intent as it pertains to his or her works and art in general (limit of 400 words)
Please send highest quality possible images to sammagee@mit.edu. Upon review, you will be invited to join a shared public folder to submit larger files if needed.
Please contact Susan Cohen or Sam Magee with questions.
Judging
A panel from the Student Art Association, Council for the Arts at MIT, and the MIT visual arts community will judge the artist’s overall artistic talents and creative concept.
Prizes and Exhibition
Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place in the competition. Honorable mentions may also be awarded. Winners must be willing and able to display their work in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery in the spring of 2011. This includes installation and deinstallation of the work.
- First Prize: $5000
- Second Prize: $3000
- Third Prize: $2000
