VERO BEACH — The Indian River County Student Juried Exhibition is an annual presentation designed to showcase the exciting work that comes from the county’s middle and high school art education programs at the Vero Beach Museum of Art.
Each art teacher is allowed to submit the works of four different students, encouraging them to submit only the best examples and broadest range of their work.
The juried exhibition is open to the students of all art educators teaching middle and high school visual arts in public, charter, independent, and home school settings within the county. This year, there were over 50 entries from 10 participating middle and high schools in the competition.
The awards ceremony took place on Saturday, April 27, honoring every student featured in the exhibition.
The 2013 judge for the competition was Karen Nobel, who is the President-Elect for the Florida Art Education Association, founder of Kids Need More Art, and currently teaches at Pine Jog Elementary, a unique partnership with the School District of Palm Beach County, Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, and Florida Atlantic University.
Presenting sponsors for the exhibition were Jim and Alvina Balog.
The student exhibition is on view in the Museum’s Patten Community Gallery through May 26.
Middle School Division Award winners are listed below.
Best in Show
“Cat’s Eye” by Grace Remling
7th Grade, Master’s Academy
Art Teacher: Gerry Geary
Painting
1st Place
“Red Eye” by Kendra Mathes
8th Grade, St. Edward’s Middle School
Art Teacher: Lourdes Alvarez-Rogers
2nd Place
“The Chase” by Kennedy Collins
7th Grade, Master’s Academy
Art Teacher: Gerry Geary
3rd Place
“Florida Landscape” by Macaylah Faulkner
8th Grade, Sebastian River Middle School
Art Teacher: Lis Bech
Drawing/Mixed Media/Photography/Digital Arts
1st Place
“Playful Porpoise” by Harley Campbell
7th Grade, Storm Grove Middle School
Art Teacher: Lori Barbato
2nd Place
“Still Life Obscura” by Tasha Reiner
8th Grade, Imagine Schools of South Vero
Art Teacher: Julie Blair
3rd Place
“King of the Swamp” by Christofer Lopez
6th Grade, Storm Grove Middle School
Art Teacher: Lori Barbato
Three-Dimensional
1st Place
“Shiny Scaled” by Molly Phillips
6th Grade, Imagine Schools of South Vero
Art Teacher: Julie Blair
2nd Place
“The Majestic Volcanic Eruption” by Shelby Townsend
8th Grade, Oslo Middle School
Art Teacher: Harvey Kornicks
3rd Place
“Cleopatra” by Catherine Walker
8th Grade, Imagine Schools of South Vero
Art Teacher: Julie Blair
High School Division Award Winners
Best in Show
“Expressions” by Morgan McLaughlin
12th Grade, Sebastian River High School
Art Teacher: Maria Maul
Painting
1st Place
“The Coast of Labadie” by Stephanie Philippe
11th Grade, Sebastian River High School
Art Teacher: Maria Maul
2nd Place
“Elaine” by Kaitlin Holland
12th Grade, Sebastian River High School
Art Teacher: Sally Gawler
3rd Place
“African Night” by Olivia Hendren
10th Grade, St. Edward’s Upper School
Art Teacher: Lourdes Alvarez-Rogers
Drawing/Mixed Media
1st Place
“Still Life” by Zhenyu Li
11th Grade, St. Edward’s Upper School
Art Teacher: Lourdes Alvarez-Rogers
2nd Place
“Eye Spy” by Steven Kovachey
12th Grade, Vero Beach High School
Art Teacher: Scott Walker
3rd Place
“Untitled” by Alexandra McNeil
9th Grade, Sebastian River High School
Art Teacher: Sally Gawler
Photography/Digital Arts
1st Place
“Looking Out at Niagara” by Payton Brosché
10th Grade, Indian River Charter High School
Art Teacher: Jon Pine
2nd Place
“Barbs” by Michael Capen
10th Grade, Indian River Charter High School
Art Teacher: Jon Pine
3rd Place
“Tiny Talons” by Devoy Colley
9th Grade, Indian River Charter High School
Art Teacher: Jon Pine
Three-Dimensional
1st Place
“Self-Portrait” by Sabelle McHenry
12th Grade, Indian River Charter High School
Art Teacher: Ramayana Baba
2nd Place
“Dragonflies” by Courtney Lechner
12th Grade, Indian River Charter High School
Art Teacher: Ramayana Baba
3rd Place
“Puzzled” by Alexandra Nico
12th Grade, Indian River Charter High School
Art Teacher: Ramayana Baba
