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Gallery: Cintia Segovia Figueroa’s juror’s talk provides insight into the 55th Annual Juried Art Show

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor
November 15, 2024
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Students and faculty await the start of the juror’s talk Wednesday in Kleymeyer Hall.

Cintia Segovia Figueroa, professor of photography at Murray State University, served as the juror for the 55th Annual Juried Art Show. At her talk Wednesday in Kleymeyer Hall, she introduced herself as an artist and explained her rationale behind some of the artworks she selected for the show. Attendees also learned how her artwork explores her experiences emigrating from Mexico to the United States. Several of her artworks focused on the stereotypes she encountered. Meanwhile, others drew on her childhood and growing up in Mexico City.

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Nico Armeanu
Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor
Nico Armeanu is a junior studio art and German major. Armeanu joined The Shield in Spring 2024 as a photographer and now serves as the arts and entertainment editor. Armeanu was the district winner at the 2022 Congressional Art Competition and won the freshman award in USI’s 53rd Annual Juried Art Contest. In 2023, they won best in show for the teen category at the Wesselman Wood's Juried Art Contest. Armeanu spends most of their free time making art. Outside of that, they enjoy swimming, playing guitar and working on DIY projects.