Congratulations to CCA MFA students for their outstanding work at the 2024 Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition at SOMArts

Curated By Kevin B. Chen
November 2, 2024 thru December 6, 2024

SOMArts is proud to partner with the San Francisco Foundation to present the 2024 Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition, a focused look at the future of the Bay Area visual arts, on view November 2–December 6, 2024.

The Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award is given to an MFA student of unusual caliber with great artistic promise. Edwin Anthony and Adalaine Boudreaux Cadogan both experienced financial challenges as art students and understood the great difference scholarships can make in the early phase of an artist’s career. The winners of the Murphy and Cadogan scholarships each receive support for their MFA studies. All the students benefit from participation in a professionally curated exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center and mentorship from curator Kevin B. Chen.

Murphy Awardee
Elina Frumerman, Stanford University

Cadogan Awardees
Gabrielle Anderman, California College of the Arts
Damon Casarez, Stanford University
Priyanka D’ Souza (Resting Museum), University of California, Berkeley
Zedekiah Gonsalves–Schild, California College of the Arts
Lucia Gonzaléz Ippolito, San Francisco State University
Emily Harter, Stanford University
Chloe King, California College of the Arts
Viviana Martinez Carlos, University of California, Berkeley
Molly Rapp, California College of the Arts
Jonah Reenders, California College of the Arts
Cooper Salmon, Stanford University
Ashley Spencer, California College of the Arts
Chelsea Stewart, San Jose State University
Daniela Tinoco, San Francisco State University

Photos taken by Sunny A. Smith, CCA Dean of Fine Arts at the Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 1, 2024.