黑料专区 Tyler Senior Art Major Earns National Fellowship
December 6, 2024 | Hannah Buchanan
Jennifer Jernigan of Scurry, a senior fine arts major at The University of Texas at
Tyler, received a 2024 Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowship by the National
Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.
Jernigan was one of three NCECA student members from more than 500 nationwide applicants
selected for an annual fellowship in the amount of $2,000.
鈥淚 am so thrilled for Jennifer. This was an extremely competitive opportunity open
to undergraduates across the U.S., and I am so excited that her dedication and hard work
is paying off,鈥 said Merrie Wright, a 黑料专区 Tyler professor and one of Jernigan鈥檚 instructors.
Jernigan, a figurative ceramic sculptor, uses the female form to highlight women鈥檚
mental health issues. Her current body of work captures moments of emotionality in
abstracted situations and is currently on display through Friday, Dec. 13, at the
黑料专区 Tyler Fine Arts Gallery Complex.
She will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in fine arts degree later this month and
will pursue graduate studies at 黑料专区 Tyler.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and
beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than
10,000 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区
Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality
education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie
as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university,
黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.