Art Award Recipients

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Artwork was judged on artistic merit, originality, category-specific attributes, accompanying abstract, and adherence to submission guidance. Close-up photos of all the pieces can be found at the bottom of the page.

Best in Show

The $300 OSA Art Award for Best in Show recognizes the overall most outstanding piece of art as determined by the session judges.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • Caroline Bowen, Asterism

​Caroline Bowen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is pictured with her piece "Asterism," which won the "Best in Show" and "People's Choice" awards.

People's Choice

The $200 OSA Art Award for People’s Choice recognizes outstanding artwork as selected by session attendees.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  • Caroline Bowen, Asterism

General Science

The $200 OSA Awards for General Science recognizes the relevance of the piece to general science and how well the piece conveys scientific content.

Midwestern State University

  • Sachithra Weerasooriya, Self Paradox

Sachithra Weerasoorya, Midwestern State University, is pictured with her piece "Self Paradox, which won first place in the General Science category.

Unifying Fields (Mixed Media)

The $200 OSA Awards for Unifying Fields (mixed media) recognizes the relevance of the piece to the conference theme and the creative use of different media.

Carthage College

  • Jordan Rice, We are all made of starstuff

Jordan Rice, Carthage College, is pictured with her piece "We are all made of starstuff," which won first place in the Unifying Fields (Mixed Media) category.

Photo Gallery

"Asterism," by Caroline Bowen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, won "Best in Show" and the "People's Choice" awards.
"Self Paradox," by Sachithra Weerasooriya, Midwestern State University, won first place in the General Science category.
"We are all made of starstuff," by Jordan Rice, Carthage College, won first place in the Unifying Fields (Mixed Media) category.