CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION
Vero Beach, FL (April 27, 2019) – The annual Indian River County JURIED Student Exhibition opened at the Vero Beach Museum of Art on Saturday, April 27, 2019, and continues on view through May 19, 2019, in the Museum’s Patten Community Gallery. This extraordinary display of talented young artists features art created by Indian River County public, private or charter middle, and high schools, as well as home school settings under the capable leadership of the county’s talented art educators. Forty-four entries were submitted from nine participating Indian River County schools. Admission to this exhibition is free.
Each Indian River County art teacher was asked to select their students’ most highly accomplished works to enter into this juried exhibition. All participating students were eligible to earn awards for their works of art. First through Third Place honors were awarded in each of these four categories: painting, drawing/mixed media, photography/digital arts, and three-dimensional works; as well as two Best of Show awards, one for Middle and one for High School participants.
The 2019 exhibition was judged by artist and educator Vickie Marsango. Her most current works in progress have been inspired by her son, Bryan Stork, a 2009 graduate of Vero Beach High School who was a Florida State National Champion and NFL Super Bowl Champion for the New England Patriots. Vickie’s philosophy of art is “Each painting is a new journey with a new meaning.”
Best in Show/Middle School Division was awarded to Sebastian Bois, 7th Grade, Imagine South Vero for artwork Smushy Face Portrait. Art Teacher: Laura Bois.
Best of Show/High School Division was awarded to Alexis Kolesnik, 12th Grade, Indian River Charter High School for painting Beach Still Life, Art Teacher: Lucie Burke.
Listed below are the other awarded art works, artists and schools with named art teacher.
MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION
Painting
1st Place Early Bloomer, Giuliana Battista, Gr. 8, St. Edward’s School, Art Teacher: Lourdes Alvarez-Rogers
2nd Place N/A
3rd Place N/A
Drawing / Mixed Media
1st Place Bearded Dragon, Ava Kopchak, Gr. 8, Imagine Schools of S. Vero, Art Teacher: Laura Bois
2nd Place Luminous, Briony Weragoda, Gr. 8, Sebastian River Middle School, Art Teacher: Bethany Spagnuolo
3rd Place Moe, Haley Andrews, Grade 8, St. Edward’s School, Art Teacher: Lourdes Alvarez-Rogers
HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
Painting
1st Place A Girl in a Red Shirt, Adam Noonan, Gr. 12, Indian River Charter High School, Art Teacher: Liming Tang
2nd Place 1978, Caitlin Regan, Gr. 12, St. Edward’s School, Art Teacher: Lourdes Alvarez-Rogers
3rd Place Growth, Alyssa Ruby, Gr. 12, Indian River Charter High School, Art Teacher: Lucie Burke
Drawing / Mixed Media
1st Place The Domino Effect, Julia Lamothe, Gr. 11, Vero Beach High School, Art Teacher: Amy Coonce
2nd Place Tomato Tritych, Jaravie Limsakul, Gr. 12, Vero Beach High School, Art Teacher: Amy Coonce
3rd Place Frozen, Summer Foster, Gr. 10. Indian River Charter High School, Lucie Burke, teacher
Photography / Digital Arts
1st Place Dancing Queens, Ashlyn Adriance, Gr. 9, Indian River Charter High School, Art Teacher: Amelia Strazzulla
2nd Place Contemplation, Ethan Shaffer, Gr. 12, Indian River Charter High School, Art Teacher: Amelia Strazzulla
3rd Place Maybe She’s a Wildflower, Lilly Faulknier, Gr. 10, Master’s Academy, Art Teacher: Gerry Geary
Three-Dimensional
1st Place Spring Swing, Lily Dunson, Gr. 11, Vero Beach High School, Art Teacher: Nikki Bott
2nd Place Horse at Rest, Jacqueline Neira, Gr. 11, Vero Beach High School, Art Teacher: Nikki Bott
3rd Place Self-Portrait, James Hoogkirk, Gr. 11, Indian River Charter High School, Art Teacher: Ramayana Baba
Student exhibition hours are Monday through Sunday from 10 am until 4:30 pm.