Anjelica Aquilino Winner of Metzger Prize

Anjelica Aquilino is the winner of the Metzger Prize, the top prize awarded for The Ann Metzger Memorial National All Media Exhibit.

Anjelica will graduate from Lafayette High School in 2010 and attend Maryville University in fall 2010, where she will work towards a BFA in Graphic Design.

Artist’s Statement

I create art to find the beautiful in the ugly. Taking themes of the darkest of human emotions and experiences and exposing them in the artwork. I believe that art can be used as a sort of coping mechanism by using the abstract imagery to deal with the very real problems surrounding all of us.

View more of Anjelica's artwork here, or contact her at anjelicaaquilino@yahoo.com.