The annual undergraduate studio art competition exhibition opens March 16 and continues through March 27 at the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery.

The exhibition includes the artwork of 55 undergraduate students who have been enrolled in a studio art class in the Department of Art and Art History within the last 12 months.

A reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. March 20 in the gallery, where the Jean. R. Faulkner Memorial Awards, Department of Art and Art History Freshman and Sophomore Awards, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Dean’s Purchase Award and Entry Fee Awards will be announced.

This year’s juror for the exhibition was Wally Mason, the director of the Sheldon Museum of Art. Before joining the Sheldon in October, he was the director and chief curator at Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art. Mason holds a bachelor of arts degree from Beloit College and an master of fine arts from Indiana University.

Participating artists include Abigail Ahmed; Matt Bailey; Ashley Bales; Michela Bridger; Katharine Buhman; Keith Buswell; Brian Coate; Hannah Demma; Christine Devillier; Anna Drehs; Abigail Ervin; Emily Gauger; Zoe Gengenbach; Lisa Guevara; Samantha Hansen; Makaela Harder; Sam Hardewig; Alissa Harris; Haley Heesacker; Mitchell Hilzer; Nathan Hittle; Carlie Jo Jeffrey; Sean Johnson; Audrey Jurek; Tesla Kasten; Nathan Kathol; Elizabeth Katt; Alec Kaus; Cortland Kerwin; Miranda Knutson; Grant Landreth; Kristin Mahan; Ben McCain; Chase McClaren; Grant McMullen; Ian Murphree; Hana Mustafa; Erika Neumann; Victoria Norton; Jeffrey Oliver; Tanner Reckling; Ricardo Rodriguez; Scott Sampson; Jordan Scribner; Oria Simonini; Lauren Simonsen; Skyler Simpson; Kelsey Smith; Donovan Summers; Madison Svendgard; Ian Tredway; Sonia Turner; Olivia Vogel; Chujia Wu; and Steve Young.

The Eisentrager-Howard Gallery is on the first floor of Richards Hall. Gallery hours are 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information, those interested can call the Department of Art and Art History at 402-472-5522.