Poly-Kroma 2022

Apr 28, 2022 to May 22, 2022

Location: Kellogg University Art Gallery

Introduction Program Schedule Jurors Exhibited Works Awards Installation Views Reception Photos Videos Call for Entry

PolyKroma Poly-Kroma 2022, celebrating the Fine Arts and Visual Communication Design work by Cal Poly Pomona students with a virtual "2d3d+ Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition", and virtual "Industry Portfolio Showcase" — featuring the Class of 2022 Visual Communication Design majors' senior portfolios. Join us for our on-site exhibition on Thursday, April 28 - Sunday, May 22, 2022!

Poly-Kroma consists of two distinct shows that celebrate Visual Communication Design and Fine Art directly resulting from coursework completed within the Art Department. The two components of Poly-Kroma include: the Industry Portfolio Showcase—also known as the graduating senior Visual Communication Design majors exhibition; and the 2D3D+ Juried Student Art Show—the annual Art Department’s student exhibition.

Industry Day functions as a capstone experience for the Visual Communication Design major, and serves to present the work of seniors to the professional and surrounding community. This year, the Industry Portfolio Showcase is exhibited in the Back Gallery of the Kellogg University Art Gallery, while the 2D3D+ exhibition is located in the two Front Galleries (East and West) and the Corridor Gallery in the center of the space. The 2D3D+ Juried Show is a competition-based exhibition, juried by industry professionals, and displays the work of students in the Bachelor of Fine Art program, featuring fine art and graphic and visual communication design work by students at all academic levels.

The Industry Portfolio Showcase for 2022 presents senior graphic design portfolios and collateral material from the Professional Practices in Visual Communication Design course. The portfolios include selected work from the totality of the student’s experience at Cal Poly Pomona. The resulting exhibition is a team effort that represents progressive accomplishments achieved throughout the curriculum.

Industry Day, this year, is celebrated on April 30, 2022, 12-4pm and is an event open to all industry professionals that are looking to recruit recent graduates of Visual Communication Design, and an opportunity for seniors to showcase their portfolios of work to prospective employers.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the closure of campus galleries for social distancing purposes, the previous two years (2020 and 2021) were conducted virtually with website-based, on-line digital experiences, and interactive virtual exhibitions to feature both the Industry Portfolio Showcase—the senior Visual Communication Design exhibition; and the 2D3D+ Juried Student Art Exhibition as part of Poly-Kroma for both of these “pandemic years”. As a result this year, we are proud to feature both previous year’s virtual exhibitions within the gallery space as a celebration of Poly-Kroma’s return to campus for this on-site exhibition.

Please join the Art Department, College of Environmental Design, and University Art Galleries in celebrating all three years of students’ artwork through our Fine Art and Visual Communication Design events!

Thursday, April 28 - Sunday, May 22, 2022

On-site Exhibition

Poly-Kroma 2022, celebrating the Fine Arts and Visual Communication Design work by Cal Poly Pomona students with an on-site "2d3d+ Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition", and virtual "Industry Portfolio Showcase" — featuring the Class of 2022 Visual Communication Design majors' senior portfolios.

Thursday, April 28, 6-8pm

2D3D+ Viewing & Awards Ceremony

The 2D3D Juried Art Exhibition features art and graphic design work made by students in Visual Communication Design courses. Awards are presented to outstanding works of fine art and visual communication design.

Saturday, April 30, 2022, 12-4pm

Industry Day

Industry Day—the senior Visual Communication Design exhibition— functions as a capstone experience for the Visual Communication Design major, and serves to present the work of seniors to the professional and surrounding community.

Friday, May 20, 2022, 4-6pm

Family & Friends Day

Join us on Family & Friends day for a pre-commencement viewing!

The Jurors

This year’s 2D3D+ Juried Art Exhibition features Fine Art and Visual Communication Design by students at all academic levels. It is a juried competitive exhibition where students are awarded monetary scholarship prizes. This year’s exhibition was juried by: Fine Artist, Mariona Barkus; Class of 2019 Alumnus and Visual Communications Designer major, Aaron Avila; and Visual Communications Design Professional, Venessa Baez-Jones.

venessabaezjones About Visual Communications Design Juror: Venessa Baez-Jones
Venessa Baez-Jones is a designer, writer, and content creator who is passionate about using her design powers for good and being of service to society by creating things that help others engage their creative curiosity and learn new things. She also believes compassion and balance are the keys to a more human future and personal growth. Baez-Jones has worked in a variety of fields, including finance, eCommerce, and cosmetics. She currently works as a Senior Graphic Designer at UCLA, working on ad campaigns to encourage safe driving and biking on campus, promote sustainable transportation, and more. Venessa is also the president emeritus of AIGA Tampa Bay and currently serves as secretary for AIGA Los Angeles. You can also find her creating classes on Skillshare, or learning martial arts.
Juror’s Criteria: When reviewing the submissions, I aimed to assess the art beyond my own taste. Clarity of theme, message, or story played a role. Works that used similar techniques and subjects were compared to each other for technical strength. Typography and legibility were important when assessing how a piece was presented. When narrowing down the selections, I made a goal to include a variety of different media.   

mariona Barkus About Fine Artist Juror: Mariona Barkus
Originally from Illinois, Mariona Barkus moved to California in1970. Her work reflects values and humor honed by her Midwest childhood experiences, which she characterizes as redemption through optimism in the face of adversity. Barkus has shown her work in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States as well as internationally in Ireland, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, and Spain. Her work is in the collections of the Yale University Art Museum, Getty Research Institute, Art Institute of Chicago, Franklin Furnace Collection at the Museum of Modern Art, Special Collections at the Whitney Museum of Art, Center for the Study of Political Graphics, Long Beach Museum of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Lucy Lippard Collection at the New Mexico Museum of Art, UCLA, Indiana-Purdue University, among many others.
Barkus’ artwork has been reviewed in numerous catalogues and periodicals including, among others, The Los Angeles Times and Artweek. Some of the books featuring her work are Crossing Over: Feminism and Art of Social Concern by Arlene Raven; Other Visions, Other Voices by Paul Von Blum with a forward by Lucy Lippard; Artists’ Books: A Critical Anthology and Sourcebook by The Visual Studies Workshop; From Site to Vision: the Woman’s Building in Contemporary Culture, edited by Sondra Hale and Terry Wolverton, and most recently, from the University of California Press: American Artists Against War 1935—2010 by David McCarthy. She has also received grants from the City of Los Angeles, Women’s Studio Workshop, and New York State Arts Council.
Juror’s Criteria: Let me begin by saying how impressed I was by these talented artists! The main criteria I found myself using throughout my jurying process: engagement — was my eye attracted to the image and did I want to know more, speculate on the meanings enfolded therein? Also important was the overall composition, the clear impact from the work, and a sense of focus — to see that the artist was trying to say something in particular, and how successful they were conveying that message. Imagination, humor, or wit were important elements that determined my choices at times as well. At other times, the artist’s sheer ingenuity was the key. Sharp graphic elements spoke to me while other works tapped into a certain sweet innocence, with, or without, an edge.

Aaron Avila About Visual Communications Design “Class of 2019” Alumnus Juror: Aaron Avila
Aaron Avila graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in December of 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Visual Communication Design. Since then, he has always wanted to find a way to give back to the awesome art program that he learned so much from. During his time at CPP, he grew not only as an artist, but also as an individual thanks to the candidness, rigor, and motivation of his professors. So, when the opportunity arose, he jumped at the chance to be a juror for the 2D3D Show (now known as 2d3d+), in which his own work was awarded.
“Personally, I believe art has a way of revealing absolute truth. Whether that truth is personal, cultural, or even spiritual. Because art is innately human, it is one of the many things we all share as a species, but also one we fail to fully take advantage of. Learning the mechanics of visual design taught me how to balance the logos of functional purpose with the pathos of artistic expression; everything coming together to create art with a clearer purpose. It’s a dynamic I’m still learning to figure out. Important, and in addition, art is also the silly doodles you make on the back of bar napkins that make all your friends laugh —and I think that’s pretty cool too!”
Juror’s Criteria: My selections were based on a few criteria: concept, creativity, and execution. I am privy to projects that break normal artistic conventions and force the viewer to confront difficult contrasts, or ideas. As a designer, I also take into account the intended function of the piece, and how well the piece executes that function. Even if a piece doesn't score highly in creativity, I can still be persuaded with a coherent and disciplined presentation. Overall, I carefully selected pieces that demonstrated a powerful mixture of creative expression and knowledgeable adherence to artistic principles.

Exhibited Artworks

The 2022 2D3D+ Juried Art Exhibition features art and visual communication design work by Art Department students at all grade levels. This show, which began in the mid-1970s under the leadership of Professor Diane Divelbess, first took place inside the Cal Poly Pomona University Library just across the way from the Kellogg University Art Gallery, where it moved to in the early 1990s. The show, then called the Student Art Show, and later, 2d3d, was originally started to showcase artwork produced by Cal Poly Pomona’s students in the newly established Art Department. Displays of two-dimensional artforms such as painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, poster design, and book-making; three-dimensional arts such as pottery, ceramics, sculpture, assemblage, and installation art were the earlier artforms presented. As time and technology has evolved, more diverse and emerging artforms such as time-based media, digital and technical illustration, motion graphics, video, gamming and animation have become integral to the arts and creative processes at Cal Poly Pomona, and its forward-thinking Art Department. As this exhibition and its displayed artforms grow and bound forward, it continues to delight the University campus community, as it has over five decades.

After digitally reviewing 113 submissions with over 179 component parts by 58 students, each juror deliberated at length to make the 50 selections of artworks exhibited here. On first viewing, jurors focused on the “stand-outs” and artworks with most originality. On the subsequent rounds, they considered concept and craft. Overall, jurors considered craftsmanship and presentation, skill in technical use of media, as well as creative execution of content and concept. After making their final selections, the jurors honed-in on those pieces they suggested granting top prizes to: special images and objects that also contain unique qualities that set them apart from the rest. From there, jurors unanimously nominated First, Second, Third Place, and Honorable Mention Awards in the Fine Art and Visual Communication Design categories which were announced on April 28, 2022 during our Opening Event and 2d3d+ Award Ceremony.

Artwork Listing

Victoria Anderson

Window Shopping

Alejandra Arevalo

Knives Out Rebranding

Alejandra Arevalo

Not so Still

August Benoit

The Sky is Crying

Jessica Castillo

Holocomm App & Branding

Janice Chen

Charmed Typeface

Timothy Chung

Untitled

Catherine Dan

Beauty is a Fading Flower

Catherine Dan

Introspection

Artwork Listing

Rafaela Dandolin Rech

Curio

Erin Davis

Golden Embrace Gustav 1864 Perfume

Erin Davis

LUVIA Smart Shower System: Application Design and Prototyping

Gardenia Fernandez

Everyday Still Life

Gardenia Fernandez

Force

Trinity Fraire

Vibrancy Playing Cards

Trinity Fraire

Get Vaccinated

Rebekah Freeman

Vaxify Branding Identity

Rebekah Freeman

Dehaven: A Collection of Short Stories

Artwork Listing

Ross Gomez Perez

Scars and Scabs

Ross Gomez Perez

CHUNKY BOOTS

Emmanuelle Hidalgo

Garden Party

Sarah Hoffmann

Desert Capybara

Zoey Knueppel

The Window

Zoey Knueppel

Emotional Blur

Callie Lam

Tea Time

Callie Lam

Hidden Elephants

Ida Li

Urban Peripheries

Artwork Listing

B. D. Macario

With all my love, all my passion, all my fury

Ali Abdul Mateen-El

Iceberg

Ali Abdul Mateen-El

Lumin & the Drip

Michelle Mendez

Duality

Ethan Moll

MUZIC N’ LUV

Alexandra Moreno

Drake Run

Khai Nguyen

Back to the roots

Khai Nguyen

Reminisce

Justin Oo

Heart of Midas

Artwork Listing

Eduardo Rangel

Need Energy

Eduardo Rangel

Swiss Magazine Layout Design

Catherine Roberts

The Poser

Giovanni Rosales

Remnants of Gold

Analee Sahagun

F**k Cancer

Analee Sahagun

Spontaneous Movie Poster

Ryan Salinas

A MOCA and a Pack of American Spirits

Marjorie Mae Semsem

Frogs

Melody Shin

Self Portrait

Artwork Listing

Rachel Stelzer

BÜDÖ Bullet Journal App & Branding

Sarah Wolfe

Orange Berry Portrait of Self

Sarah Wolfe

Vivid Gleam

Lauren Wong

Nobodies and Nowheres

Lauren Wong

Like A Secret Poster Series

Sharon Wu

Toy Rabbit

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2022 awards

Prizes Awarded in both Fine Arts

and Visual Communication Design

First Place Awards: $200.00

Second Place Awards: $100.00

Third Place Awards:$50.00

plus Honorable Mentions

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Fine Art Honorable Mentions

Reminisce, aerial photography of Vietnamese family dining table meal

Fine Art Honorable Mention
Photographic Manipulation

Khai Nguyen
Reminisce, 2021
Lightroom Classic, Procreate, Photoshop
20 x 30”
Courtesy of the artist

The Poser - stop-motion video using clay, acrylic, wood, spray paint, carrots

Fine Art Honorable Mention
Stop-Motion Video

Catherine Roberts
The Poser, 2022
Clay, acrylic, wood, spray paint, carrots
Box: 4 x 11.76 x 5.5“
Figure: 5.5 x 2.5 x 4.7”
Run time: 00:00:57
Courtesy of the artist

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Heart of Midas sculpture of a heart leaking gold

Fine Art Honorable Mention
Sculpture

Justin Oo
Heart of Midas, 2021
Plaster, wood, plastic, metal wire, paint
11 x 4 x 3”
Courtesy of the artist

Hidden Elephants - black and white detailed drawing of an elephant hidden behind a bush of roses

Fine Art Honorable Mention
Drawing

Callie Lam
Hidden Elephants, 2021
Sakura Pigma Micron Pens, Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Paper Pad
24 x 18”
Courtesy of the artist

Visual Communication Design Honorable Mentions

Knives Out Rebranding Graphic Campaign series with poster, vinyl, and stickers

Visual Communication Design Honorable Mention
Graphic Campaign

Alejandra Arevalo
Knives Out Rebranding, 2021
Illustrator, Procreate
24 x 18”
Courtesy of the artist

Vaxify Branding Identity Booklet, Business Card, Trifold, Letterhead

Visual Communication Design Honorable Mention
Branding Design

Rebekah Freeman
Vaxify Branding Identity, 2021
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
8.5 x 11”
Courtesy of the artist

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Visual Communication Design Honorable Mention
Packaging Design

Trinity Fraire
Vibrancy Playing Cards, 2021
Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, and Adobe Photoshop
3.5 x 2.5”
Courtesy of the artist

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Visual Communication Design Honorable Mention
Branding Campaign

Rachel Stelzer
BÜDÖ Bullet Journal App & Branding, 2021
Adobe Creative Suite and Quicktime Presentation
Courtesy of the artist

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Fine Art Prize Awards

Fine Art 3rd Place
Ceramics

Sarah Hoffmann
Desert Capybara, 2022
Clay, Underglaze paint
16 x 12 x 15”
Courtesy of the artist

Remnants of Gold - render of a run down Chevron sign

Fine Art 2nd Place
Digital 3D Modeling

Giovanni Rosales
Remnants of Gold, 2021
Cinema 4D and Octane Render
24 x 36”
Courtesy of the artist

The Sky is Crying acrylic painting on canvas

Fine Art 1st Place
Painting

August Benoit
The Sky is Crying, 2022
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
24 x 18”
Courtesy of the artist

Visual Communication Design Prize Awards

Visual Communication Design 3rd Place
Typography

Janice Chen
Charmed Typeface, 2021
Ink on paper/photo collage, and food sculpture, Adobe Photoshop
24 x 54”
Courtesy of the artist

Visual Communication Design 2nd Place
Poster Series

Eduardo Rangel
Need Energy, 2021
Photoshop, Scanner
18 x 24”
Courtesy of the artist

Visual Communication Design 1st Place
Single Graphic Poster

Trinity Fraire
Get Vaccinated, 2022
Newspaper Clipping, Digital Photography, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator
17 x 11”
Courtesy of the artist