The 12th Annual Illinois High School Art Exhibition brings the best student artists from 100 Illinois suburban, public and private high schools to compete and celebrate the power of art in their lives. Six Maine West students were selected to have art displayed in this prestigious art exhibit and competition. The students representing Maine West this year are:
GENERAL EXHIBIT
Edna Chavez, Ceramics - Gold in the Pottery Category!
Antonia Gomez, Drawing and Painting
Peter Greco, Photography
Ashley Schreyer-Miller, 3D Design - Honorable Mention in the Mixed Media Category!
Luisa Szerszenowicz, Drawing and Painting
Gwyneth Van Huis, Digital Art
SENIOR EXHIBIT
Oiana Dansarunova, Drawing and Painting
Gabriella Trzpiola, Drawing and Painting
Jacqueline Flores, Digital Art
Nicolas Raya, Digital Art
Meilana Fertig, Photography
Nathan Velasco, Photography
These students' works were on display, along with the works of over 500 students artists from across the Chicago region, at the
Bridgeport Art Center (1200 W. 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609).
SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP EXHIBITION
Four Maine West senior artists submitted portfolios to the Senior Scholarship Exhibition, an exhibit of some 300 senior artworks and a scholarship program that offers college tuition scholarships totaling over
$1.9 million dollars!
Students from Maine West were offered significant art scholarships at a variety of colleges and universities, including Iowa State University, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Illinois Wesleyan University, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Illinois State University, Gwen Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University, and Milliken University.
The combined dollar amount for scholarships awarded to Maine West artists this year is $1,940,000!
Congratulations to these scholarship recipients:
Alexander Oropeza Oceguera
Callie Weinert
Gabriella Trzpiola
Jackie Flores
Meilana Fertig
Nathan Velasco
Nicolas Raya
Oiana Dansarunova
Savanah Augustowski
Savannah Krzyda
Skylina Mendez
Sylvester Pillai
We are so proud of these students and their tremendous achievements in the visual arts! Please enjoy some of their work below:
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ART THROWDOWN - GWYNETH VAN HUIS
ArtConnectED showcases Illinois high school art student’s talents and passions for the arts annually with virtual and in-person competitions across a wide variety of mediums that provides more students the opportunity to engage and win!
The Art Throwdown is a live, fast-paced, head-to-head, interscholastic Visual Arts competition where students face visually creative challenges for public viewing. Students put their artistic skills to the test, competing against other area Illinois high school students while the audience gets to witness the creative process first hand as they root for their favorites. Each challenge involves a 90 minute, hands-on, and creative problem to be solved. They are held in various art disciplines and media, such as drawing, painting, design, sculpture and digital photography.
Gwyneth Van Huis, an Advanced Digital Art student, represented Maine West in a live model drawing Art Throwdown! Congratulations, Gwyn!
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