The Detroit Artists Market (DAM) is pleased to announce the selection of ten student finalists from Wayne State University (WSU) for the 2025 Annual Scholarship Awards & Exhibition. These accomplished student artists will exhibit their work, with three finalists receiving the esteemed John F. Korachis Scholarship as part of this longstanding program. Now in its 59th year, the Scholarship Awards & Exhibition reflects DAM’s continued commitment to fostering creative excellence and supporting the next generation of artists.
John F. Korachis Scholarship Award Recipients:
Michael Brzozowski
Danny Dunbar
Ross Owusu
WSU Art Activity Award Recipients:
Yazmin Aguilar
Amara Murphy
Morela Taffe
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Amara Murphy – Detroiter
$1,000.00 -
Amara Murphy – Grandma
$1,000.00 -
Amara Murphy – Matrescene
$1,000.00 -
Amara Murphy – Mother
$1,000.00 -
Amara Murphy – The Gantts
$1,000.00 -
Amara Murphy – We Planted Seeds
$1,000.00 -
Amara Murphy – Where We Grew Roots
$1,000.00 -
Asia Dobbins – Listen 1
$500.00 -
Asia Dobbins – Listen 2
$500.00 -
Asia Dobbins – Puzzled
$2,000.00 -
Asia Dobbins – See from My Perspective
$1,000.00 -
Ava Wagner – Burden of the Breaking Point
$4,000.00 -
Ava Wagner – Metamorphosis Citrus Decay
$12,000.00 -
Ava Wagner – Nausea
$400.00 -
Ava Wagner – Reliance
$1,000.00 -
Danny Dunbar – Church
$4,000.00 -
Danny Dunbar – Gate
$1,000.00 -
Danny Dunbar – Off Kilter [SOLD]
$500.00 -
Jamie Pittnos – Apparition // Lonely in the Sky
$200.00 -
Jamie Pittnos – Perception // Precipitation
$150.00 -
Jamie Pittnos – Piss // Prism
$200.00 -
Jamie Pittnos – Worship//Perhaps a Dream
$200.00 -
Michael Brzozowski – Empire #1 [SOLD]
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Michael Brzozowski – Empire #2 [SOLD]
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Michael Brzozowski – St Clair
$500.00 -
Morela Taffe – Anna May Wong
$100.00 -
Morela Taffe – Anne Boleyn
$100.00 -
Morela Taffe – Cleopatra
$100.00 -
Morela Taffe – Eve
$150.00 -
Morela Taffe – Joan of Arc
$100.00 -
Morela Taffe – Marie Antoinette
$100.00 -
Morela Taffe – Marie Laveau
$100.00 -
Morela Taffe – Marilyn Monroe [SOLD]
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Morela Taffe – Mary Magdalene
$100.00 -
Ross Owusu – All I need is Focus and Control
$2,500.00 -
Ross Owusu – All Must Come with Me
$1,700.00 -
Ross Owusu – The Burden of Balance
$20,000.00 -
Ross Owusu – Trying to Send a Message
$15,000.00 -
Shannon O’Connor – Radiant Ascent
$250.00 -
Shannon O’Connor – Symbiosis
$3,000.00 -
Yazmin Aguilar – I Just Want to Get Away
$1,000.00 -
Yazmin Aguilar – Matthew 26: 20-29
$1,000.00 -
Yazmin Aguilar – Portrait Series: #4
$800.00 -
Yazmin Aguilar – Roman 6: 8-10
$900.00