ALVA, Okla. — Winners of the inaugural Red Dirt Review High School Art Show were honored at the show’s opening reception in Gallery Sophia in Jesse Dunn at Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Dec. 5.
The Reichenberger Department of Fine Arts Wisdom Family Foundation Visual Arts Program sponsored this event for local high school students.
Juanita Hernandez, Guymon senior, and her project “Bound to Thee,” an ink and watercolor on watercolor paper, earned the $500 President’s Scholarship award for Best in Show.
Award winners in each category received art materials to use on their future projects, along with Northwestern scholarships.
Category winners, their classifications, high schools and project names include:
Ceramics
First Place: Martina Alfonso, Woodward sophomore, “Night and Day”
Second Place: Jaqueline Gines, Woodward senior, “Mushroom House”
Third Place: Rylee McDowell, Woodward junior, “Folkware Home”
Drawing
First Place: Kyndall Ray, Oklahoma Bible Academy junior, “Art is My Rescue,” white charcoal and pastel on black paper
Second Place: Jaylece Martin, Woodward junior, “Dark Corners,” pointillism marker
Third Place: Will Menasco, Oklahoma Bible Academy junior, “The Rule,” white charcoal on black paper
Mixed Media
First Place: Avery Bilyeu, Woodward senior, “Geisha”
Second Place: Jocelyn Wilson, Woodward junior, “‘Swamped in Scrutiny’ (A Representation of Stage Fright)”
Third Place: Owen Vermillion, Alva sophomore, “Mountain Lion”
Painting
First Place: Jadyn Tapp, Woodward junior, “Hazel”
Second Place: Alexa Lares, Woodward junior, “Lisandro”
Third Place: Holly Evatt, Oklahoma Bible Academy freshman, “Sweet Things”
Photography
First Place: Relina Sibok, Oklahoma Bible Academy junior, “A New Beginning”
Second Place: Gio Causor, Oklahoma Bible Academy junior, “Fruit of the Grave”
Third Place: Sara Tellez Blanco, Kingfisher senior, “Dear Catrina”
For more information on future art shows, contact Thomas Cornell, assistant professor of visual arts, at tacornell@nwosu.edu or (580) 327-8111 or visit the Wisdom Family Foundation Visual Arts Program online.
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