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The 2022 Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition opens...
The exhibition displays recent works completed by the Fine Arts Center Visual Arts Faculty. The show is available for students and faculty to view in person on weekdays from 8-4 pm and for the public anytime on the Sheffield Wood Virtual Gallery website. In addition to teaching students, the FAC Faculty continue to work as professional artists, showing their works across the country and even the world. We are happy to honor them in our home gallery and to see how their work interact with one another in the gallery space.
Please enjoy viewing the works at the Sheffield Wood Virtual Gallery website!
AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2021 - 2022
CONGRESSIONAL ART SHOW 2022
1st Place: Mary Mays, Self-portrait
2nd Place: Audrey Seehorn, Pins and Needles
3rd Place: Emma Laing, Still Life
Hadley Green- South West Still Life
Katerina A. Sanchez- On Display
Audrey Seehorn- Pins and Needles
Layton Regina Davis- Secret Garden
Sariah Caldwell- Glitch
Tanisha Poojary- Rustic Rununculus
Caseia K. Scott- Breaking and Entering
Lauren Hunter- Southwestern Print
Rosie Clark- Uncle Arthur
Kaylen Jones- Mirror,Mirror, on the Wall
Anna Cassell- Fleeting Moment
Amara Listar- The Lookout
Sydney Harrison- Imperfect Perfection
Mary Mays - Self-portrait
Emma Laing - Still Life
ARTISPHERE 2022
IMG_9090.MOVThe Fine Arts Center had outstanding representation at this year's Artisphere! Check out the video to see our FAC Visual Arts tent located at Main and Wardlaw!
BREVARD SMALL WORKS Exhibition 2022
1st Place - Karis King, Pair of Corsages
2nd Place - Roni Akinyele, Siblings
3rd Place - Hannah Brewer, Isolation
Honorable Mention - Maddi Lehde, The Ransom Note
Honorable Mention - Lucy Hall, Self-Portrait
Honorable Mention - Maddie Mann, Lovesick
Honorable Mention - Margaret Smith, Peace
ANNUAL UPSTATE HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBITION GREENVILLE TECH 2022
Best in Show: Ceramics - Corrina Hall, “Beautifully Healing” (Kelly King)
2nd Place: Design + Color - Jane Kihne, “Big Al” (Donna Shank)
2nd Place: Drawing - Gabriel Brown, “Self” (Ryan Roth)
2nd Place: Printmaking - Maddi Lehde, “Scream” (Donna Shank)
1st Place: Photography - Jordyn Abtahi, “Letting it Overtake” (Zane Logan)
1st Place: Ceramics - Brianna Nicoloff, “Spiraling” (Kelly King)
2nd Place: Fiber - Megan Edwards, “Comfort Food” (April Dauscha)
1st Place: Metals - Jena Daniels, “Stop” (Katy Cassell)
2nd Place: Metals - Abigail Williams, “Memorial to the Roadside Deer” (Katy Cassell)
Honorable Mention: Photography - Mary Mays, “Self Portrait” (Zane Logan)
SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS 2022
GCS DISTRICT ART EXHIBITION 2022
Lucy Hall
Emma Laing
Megan Edwards
ARTFIELDS JR. 2022
Lucy Hall: “Past Comforts” - Merit Award
Sierra Hollinsed: “Good Boys and Model Citizens”
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENT WINNERS!
2020 - 2021
Greenville Tech 31st Annual Upstate High School Art Exhibit Award Winners
Madison Cantrell: 1st Place - Painting
Ana Pelham: 1st Place - Printmaking
Nadzeya Drahun: 1st Place - Photography
Loriel Bowers-Vernier: Honorable Mention - Graphic Design
Dylan Swain: 2nd Place - Metals
Niko Selby: 1st Place - Metals
Jamie Lee: 2nd Place - Ceramics
Nadzeya Drahun
Greenlink Bus Shelter Art Contest 2021
Artworks from the following students have been selected to be printed on large transparencies and displayed at Bus Shelters around Greenville:
Kayla Covington
Sophia Lin
Jamie Lee
Brianna Bruce
Kayleigh Smith
CONVERSE COLLEGE 2021 Young Women in Art competition
The following works were accepted to the 2021 Young Women in Art competition. Be sure to go to www.Converse.edu/YWIA on March 11th where you will find a link to view the virtual exhibition. Congratulations again to you and your students!
Kassandra Hernandez-Zuniga, Grade 11, Breaking My Mold, Prismacolor pencils on matboard, 52” x 94”, 2020, Drawing
Teacher: Ryan Roth
Hanna Abu Judom, Grade 12, W.L.W. Solidarity, Marker, 12”x 9”, 2020, Drawing
Teacher: Ryan Roth
Marley Leventis, Grade 12, Know your Place Setting, Charcoal and Watercolor, 27”x 40”, 2020, Drawing
Teacher: Ryan Roth
Third Place in Drawing
Caroline Brightwell, Grade 10, 36.6055° N, 93.2862° W, Metals, 9”x5”, 2020, Mixed Media
Teacher: Katy Cassell
Brianna Bruce, Grade 12, Rosalind Franklin, Champleve enamel on copper, photo transfer in enamel on steel, 6”x6”, 2020, Mixed Media
Teacher: Katy Cassell
Grace Wike, Grade 12, Tangled Mind, Enamel, copper, wood, thread, wax, nails, 10”x8”x5”, 2020, Mixed Media
Teacher: Katy Cassell
Tomoka Nakamura, Grade 9, Resting House, Wood, 17”x7”x 4”, 2021, Sculpture
Teacher: Donna Shank
Veda Duncan, Grade 9, Twisting, Wood, 14” x 12” x 10”, 2021, Sculpture
Teacher: Donna Shank
Third Place in Sculpture
Maddi Lehde, Grade 11, Hello, Operator?, Linoleum, ink, paper, 7” x 5”, 2021, Printmaking
Teacher: Donna Shank
First Place in Printmaking
Addison Cate, Grade 11, Runway Roosters, Linoleum, ink, paper, 10”x8”, 2021, Printmaking
Teacher: Donna Shank
Third Place in Printmaking
Brianna Nicoloff, Grade 10, Contravice, Stoneware, low fire glazes, 12”x14”x12”, 2021, Ceramics
Teacher: Kelly King
Jaime Lee, Grade 12, Stifled Maiden, Stoneware, low fired glazes, 23”x10”x9”, 2021 Ceramics
Teacher: Kelly King
Abby Rivers, Grade 12, Bertha, Stoneware, low fire glazes, 11”x7”, 2020, Ceramics
Teacher: Kelly King
Sydney Harrison, Grade 10, What Part Is Yours, Hand Printed fabric, thread, stuffing, magnets, 2020, Fibers
School: Fine Arts Center
Loriel Bowers-Vernier, Grade 11, Coordinates: Textile Design, Adobe Illustrator, Variable: Repeating Designs, 2020, Digital Media
Teacher: April Dauscha
Third Place: Digital Media
Kristen Franklin, Grade 12, Flexin’ my Complexion (series), Fabric, synthetic hair, yarn, thread, earrings, Size 8-12 (womens), 2020, Fibers
Teacher: April Dauscha
First Place: Fibers
Katherine Wiedemann, Grade 12, GIVE IN TO ME, Hand dyed and painted fabric, thread, yarn, tulle and grommets, size 8 (women’s), 2020, Fibers
Teacher: April Dauscha
Isabel Driggs, Grade 10, Abstract Self Portrait, Hand painted silk, embroidery, and block printing, 10”x10”, 2020, Fibers
Teacher: April Dauscha
Third Place: Fibers
Edith Youngblood, Grade 10, Ava, Archival Inkjet Print, 6”x9”, 2020, Photography
Teacher: Zane Logan
Abigail Williams, Grade 11, Cycle of Manipulation, Archival inkjet print, 8.5”x11”, 2021, Photography
Teacher: Zane Logan
Hattie Jennings, Grade 10, Calm like Green Tea, 8.5”x11”, 2021, Photography
Teacher: Zane Logan
Haven Ross, Grade 12, She, Archival inkjet print, 16”x 20”, 2021, Photography
Teacher: Zane Logan
Third Place Photography
Kristen Finklin
Marley Leventis
Katherine Wiedemann
BREVARD COLLEGE- HIGH SCHOOL ART COMPETITION AWARD WINNERS:
1st PLACE — $500
Maddi Lehde, “Campfire“(monotype), 11th gr., Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
2nd PLACE — $300
Hayse McGowen, “Untitled” (screenprint), 12th gr., FAC, Greenville, SC
3rd PLACE — $100
Ana Pelham, “No. 308” (printmaking), 12th gr., Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
BC Art Major’s Choice— $100
Hanna Abu-Judom, “Revenge” (printmaking), 12th gr., FAC, Greenville, SC
HONORABLE MENTIONS- $50 each
Sophia Cipollone, “Unity” (matte board), 11th gr., FAC, Greenville, SC
Lucy Hall, “Dad’s Backyard” (cyanotype), 11th gr., FAC, Greenville, SC
Brianna Bruce, “Cell Types” (linoleum block), 12th gr., FAC, Greenville, SC
Kayla Covington, “Cherries” (colored pencil), 11th gr., FAC, Greenville, SC
Brianna Bruce, “Elisa Lam” (screenprint), 12th gr., FAC, Greenville, SC
Katherine Wiedemann, “Ceremony” (mixed media),12th gr., FAC, Greenville, SC
Maddie Mann, “Aries” (enamel on copper), 11th gr., FAC, Greenville, SC
Madison Cantrell, “Processing” (acrylic on canvas), 12th gr., FAC, Greenville, SC
Katherine Wiedemann
The Visual Arts Department is happy to present to you...
our annual senior exhibition!
click the link below to see our senior portfolios
Congratulations to our FAC student winners!
AUHSAE2020.pdf
Student Winners have been announced!
BEST IN SHOW:
Thomas Hicks (photography)
CERAMICS
Lauren Danielson
Sophie Carlton
Samantha Barnhart
DESIGN
Sydney Beall
Lily Brown
Jena Daniels
FIBER
Kayla Sheehan
Madison Cantrell
Maggie Heinbaugh
METALS
Lydia Lyle
Jane Armstrong
Anna Duren
PAINTING/DRAWING
Ann Duren
Aleta Larkin
Sydnie Dailey
PHOTOGRAPHY
Jack Mackenzie
Anna Pelham
Callie Gravett
SENIORS! Applications for Penland's summer study opportunities are now open!
Check out their website for more information - the deadline is FEBRUARY 17th.
Keep in mind that the scholarship applications need TWO RECOMMENDERS, so be sure to start asking your recommenders now!
Check out the Summer Catalog here to see the summer class options. SO many good ones!
Interested in attending a summer program?
Check out our summer programs page to help guide you through the process!
These summer programs allow high school students to explore various media and develop their portfolios.
