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Climate Justice = Social Justice
Juried Student Art Exhibition
The University Galleries and Sacramento State Sustainability are pleased to present the first-ever Climate Justice = Social Justice: Juried Student Art Exhibition. How are climate justice and social justice issues linked? Climate change is an inherently social issue, but not all climate impacts are created equal, or distributed equally. From extreme weather to rising sea levels, the effects of climate change often have disproportionate effects on historically marginalized or underserved communities. Students were invited to explore how the changes happening in our environment are also tied to the social challenges we are currently confronting.
Winners
Award winners were annouced live on April 7, 2021. Congratulations to Gina Geissinger for her BEST IN SHOW submission.
Guest Jurors
Guest juried by Anna Davidson and Costanza Rampini, the on line exhibition highlights the creativity and innovation of Sac State students as they explore these important issues.
Anna Davidson is an artist, scientist, and educator based in upstate New York. She holds an MFA in visual art and a PhD in plant science, experiences that coalesce into an interdisciplinary research-based artistic practice grounded in the ecological arts. Her expeditionary field-based work investigates topics such as climate change, land and ocean use, ecological memory, and biological and ecological systems.
Dr. Costanza Rampini is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at San José State University (SJSU). Her research focuses on human adaptation to environmental change, specifically people’s capacity to adapt to climate change impacts and to recover from extreme events. Her work has focused on communities in Northeast India and in Santa Cruz, California, which are especially vulnerable to coastal and riverine flooding.
![US VS THEM Δ WE by Scott Azevedo](_internal/_images/01azevedo.jpg)
- Scott Azevedo
- US VS THEM Δ WE
- Assemblage: Upcycled Lucite Kartell® Ghost chair (used), actual one-dollar bill toilet seat (new), metal pipe (found), fabric (scraps), and acrylic paint
- 36 x 21 x 21 inches
![Homage To California by Julie Crumb](_internal/_images/02crumb.png)
- Julie Crumb
- Homage To California
- Charcoal on paper, wood, textile fabric, glass, wax, and organic materials
- 47 x 29 inches
![Relic 002 by Ember de Boer](_internal/_images/03deboer.jpg)
- Ember de Boer
- Relic 002
- Styrofoam, glass, wood, steel, and mylar, 14 x 7 x 6 inches
- BEST USE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS
![chained by Mason Duarte](_internal/_images/04duarte.jpg)
- Mason Duarte
- Chained
- Ceramic
- 11 x 21 inches
![Greg Tarola by Gina Geissinger](_internal/_images/05geissinger.jpg)
- Gina Geissinger
- Greg Tarola
- Acrylic on canvas.
- Left: 12 x 12 inches. Right: 30 x 40 inches.
- BEST IN SHOW AND BEST EXPRESSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
![Fruits of Our Labor by Savannah Henderson](_internal/_images/06henderson.jpg)
- Savannah Henderson
- Fruits of Our Labor
- Ink and paper
- 12 x 9 inches
![Asian Hate Crimes: Noel Quintana by Elaine Insua](_internal/_images/07insua.jpeg)
- Elaine Insua
- Asian Hate Crimes: Noel Quintana, 2021
- Acrylic paint and ceramic
- BEST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
![Habitat Pollution by Gabriella Larez](_internal/_images/08larez.jpg)
- Gabriella Larez
- Habitat Pollution
- Ceramic
- 19 inches in height
![Industrial Consumption by](_internal/_images/09larez.jpg)
- Gabriella Larez
- Industrial Consumption
- Ceramic
- 23 inches in height
![gettin it music video](_internal/_images/10marie.png)
- Bee Marie
- Gettin It, 2020
- Video, 718 x 1280 pixels
- BEST CALL TO ACTION
![Beverly/Engulfed in Grief by Andrea Marty](_internal/_images/11marty.jpg)
- Andrea Marty
- Beverly/Engulfed in Grief, 2021
- Soft pastel on paper
- 32 x 53 inches
![Georgette/ Disposable by Andrea Marty](_internal/_images/12marty.jpg)
- Andrea Marty
- Georgette/ Disposable, 2021
- Soft pastel on paper
- 14 x 11 inches
![Marina/The Constant Loss We Don't Talk About by Andrea Marty](_internal/_images/13marty.jpg)
- Andrea Marty
- Marina/The Constant Loss We Don't Talk About, 2021
- Soft pastel on paper
- 14 x 11 inches
![Camp Hope Loss by Ryan Menor](_internal/_images/14menor.jpg)
- Ryan Menor
- Camp Hope Loss
- Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 inches
- HONORABLE MENTION
![The Weight of It All by Zoe Nelson](_internal/_images/15nelson.jpg)
- Zoe Nelson
- The Weight of It All, 2021
- Recycled Clay and stain, 12 x 12 x 12 inches
- BEST USE OF SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN
![Cloud Maker by Sarah Rodriguez](_internal/_images/16rodriguez.jpg)
- Sarah Rodriguez
- Cloud Maker
- Oil on canvas
- 20 x 24 inches
![Plastic Waste by Audrey Russell](_internal/_images/17russell.png)
- Audrey Russell
- Plastic Waste
- Digital media
- 14 x 11 inches
![Destruction of Climate Change by Cassandra Sanchez](_internal/_images/18sanchez.jpg)
- Cassandra Sanchez
- Destruction of Climate Change
- Ink, marker, and watercolor
![Slowly Fading Away by Sage Stanley](_internal/_images/19stanley.jpg)
- Sage Stanley
- Slowly Fading Away
- Linocut relief on Kinwashi paper
- 26 x 20 inches
![Growth In Adversity by Abigail Tesauro](_internal/_images/20tesauro.jpg)
- Abigail Tesauro
- Growth In Adversity
- Watercolor on paper
- 24 x 16 inches
![Consumption of Nature: Food Source by the Mayor](_internal/_images/21themayor.jpg)
- the Mayor
- Consumption of Nature: Food Source
- Screen print
- 11 x 14 inches
![Daim Ntaub Xiav by Michelle Yang](_internal/_images/22yang.jpg)
- Michelle Yang
- Daim Ntaub Xiav
- Mono-multilayer color print on Masa
- 31 x 21.5 inches