Last month, Villa Maria College’s Interior Design students hosted an exhibit that showcased the work they have created over the past academic year. The walls of Paul William Beltz Family Art Gallery were adorned with 29 renderings and glass pieces designed by 14 of our sophomore, junior and senior students.
Outside of the art gallery, our freshman Interior Design students designed chairs, and opening reception attendees were able to vote for their favorite chair.
Student participants included:
Melanie Bruning, ’17
– Sorrento Hotel
– Roswell Chemo Center
Rene Miller, ’17
– Office Design
– Restaurant
– Reliquary
Ryan Morley, ’17
– Office Design
– Logo Design
– Restaurant
– HeadStart
– Reliquary
– Glass Pieces, fused and leaded glass
LisaMarie Rosier, ’17
– HeadStart
-Roswell Park Chemo Center
Stacey Skurzewski, ’17
– Thesis Project
Melanie Daniels, ’18
– Restaurant Design
Sara Eaton, ’18
– Reliquary
Renee Falsken, ’18
– Office Design
– HedStart
– Glass Piece, fused and leaded glass
Katie Kirkpatrick, ’18
– Restaurant Design
Steven Maddex, ’18
– Restaurant Design
– Toy Design
Jamie Wesolowski, ’18
– Office Design
– Retail Design
– HeadStart
Claire Witt, ’18
– HeadStart
– Reliquary
Briana Chriss, ’19
– Forever Home
Tyler Spahr, ’19
– Forever Home
A jury comprised of over 20 members as
sessed all of the students’ work and judged it based on quality, originality, and professionalism. Jury members are interior design professionals working in the Western New York Community, and select Villa faculty. Several of the jury members remarked that this was the most difficult year yet for selections, and deliberations took well over an hour.
This year’s winners were:
First place: Melanie Daniels
Second place: Melanie Bruning
Third place: Ryan Morley
The best of show in the freshman class went to Allissa Galenski. The freshman class also challenged their audience, with each chair rendering being meticulously detailed and accurate.
The event doubled as a fundraiser for the IN Club, Villa’s Interior Design club. Several students sold original work in a boutique, and others volunteered at a Chinese basket raffle. Between the two, the IN Club raised $230.
