This exhibition proudly acknowledges sixteen MICA artists who have excelled in competition for the notable Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards and the Bethesda Painting Award during the period 2006-2008. In MICA’s Fox and Myerhoff Galleries.



Magnolia Laurie MFA, MICA, Mount Royal School of Art, ’07
Trawick Prize Award, 2008, Semi-Finalist


Youngmi Song Organ MFA, MICA, Mount Royal School of Art ’02
Trawick Prize Award, 2008, Finalist


Lillian Bayley Hoover MFA, MICA, Mount Royal School of Art, ’05
Bethesda Painting Award, 2008, 2009, Finalist


Molly Springfield MICA Post Baccalaureate Certificate, ’00
Trawick Prize Award, 2006, Third Place; 2008, Finalist


Jo Smail MICA Faculty
Trawick Prize Award, 2007, First Place



Melissa Dickenson BFA, MICA, ’02
Trawick Prize Award, 2008, Semi-Finalist
Bethesda Painting Award, 2009, Semi-Finalist



Laura Amussen MFA, MICA, Rinehart School of Sculpture, ’06
Trawick Prize Award, 2006, 2008, Semi-Finalist


James Rieck MFA, MICA, Mount Royal School of Art, ’03, BFA, ’87
Trawick Prize 2006, First Place
Bethesda Painting Award 2006, Second Place

Katherine Tzu-lan Mann MFA, MICA, Hoffberger School of Art, ’09
Bethesda Painting Award, 2008, 2009, Finalist

Ryan Browning MFA, MICA, Mount Royal School of Art, ’08
Trawick Prize Award, 2008 Young Artist Award


Phyllis Plattner MICA Faculty
Bethesda Painting Award Finalist 2006, 2007

Bill Schmidt MFA, MICA, Hoffberger School of Painting, ’71
Bethesda Painting Award, 2008, Finalist


Christopher Bathgate MICA Merit Scholar, ’98
Trawick Prize Award, 2008, Semi-Finalist

Andrew Wodzianski MFA, MICA, Hoffberger School of Painting, ’02
Bethesda Painting Award 2005 and 2006, Finalist



Cara Ober MFA, MICA, Studio Arts, ’05
Bethesda Painting Award, 2008, Second Place


Judy Stone MFA, MICA, Rinehart School of Sculpture, ’09
Trawick Prize Award, 2007, Semi-Finalist