Check out the overripe banana and other 'On Our Own Time' winning entries

Feb. 17, 2020
"Boy, Baby, and Bird" by Jacob Douglas, family of Lisa McLaughlin, senior financial services specialist in the Financial Services Office, won first place in the youth category.
"Mictlantecuhtli Redies the Sugar Skull Mask" by Ruben Urrea Moreno, senior exhibit specialist at the Arizona State Museum, won first place in the professional category.
"2 months later" by Ellen Cyrier, senior coordinator of undergraduate recruitment in the Office of Admissions Phoenix office, won Best in Show.
"The Fair" by Bailey Williams, family of Cindy Williams, a program coordinator in Academic Administration, won first place in the teen category.
"Tres Generaciones/Three Generations" by Angel Aguirre, a University volunteer, won first place in the intermediate category.
"Linger" by Grace Merritt, family of Todd Merritt, principal information technology manager for University Information Technology Services, won the Art Education Award.
"Purple Irises" by Edee Cadin, family of Sean Cadin, senior business manager at the BIO5 Institute, won first place in the amateur category.
Jeanie Colaianni, family of Marcel Villalobos, assistant director of Sponsored Projects and Contracting Services, with her grandchildren, Vincent and Natalia. Colaianni's photo, "Sunset at Mission San Xavier," won a People's Choice Award.
Harrie Handler, family of Jordan Handler, program coordinator at the University of Arizona BookStores, with her painting, "I Will Not Be Defined By My Scars. I Am Beautiful." The painting won a People's Choice Award.
Eric Johnson, program coordinator in the Pima County Cooperative Extension, with "Fire Guardian." The sculpture won a People's Choice Award.
Hailey Koellisch, right, family of Valerie Koellisch, left, an accountant in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Hailey Koellisch's photo collage, "Bruises Heal, Words Scar the Soul," won a People's Choice Award.

Visitors to the lobby in the Bioscience Research Laboratories building from Feb. 3-15 were treated to photos, paintings, drawings, sculptures – and an overripe banana – all of which were part of this year's "On Our Own Time" art exhibit.

See some of the pieces in the exhibit in the gallery above.

This year marked the exhibit's 10th anniversary and the first time that employees working in Phoenix were able to submit artwork.

"On Our Own Time" is organized by the University's Employee Recognition Committee and sponsored by the National Arts Program, which provides organizations with at least 3,500 employees resources to showcase employees' artistic abilities.

This year's winning entries, as determined by a panel of judges, are listed below. The People's Choice Awards were chosen by attendees of the Feb. 15 exhibit reception.

Read about all of the winners on the UA@Work website.