2021 Regional Scholastic Art Awards

Fairfax County Public Schools is the proud sponsor of the Fairfax County Art Region, serving Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and Alexandria City. FCPS is an affiliate partner of The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the national nonprofit organization that presents the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. For more information, go to www.artandwriting.org.

You can watch the AWARD CEREMONY on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/-W6qSGueYzI

Use the menu or the links below to see all of the award winning artwork.

The Fairfax County Art Region is grateful to the following organizations who have demonstrated their commitment to youth and the arts in our community by providing Gold Key Portfolio scholarship awards:

ArtsFairfax
Uphoff Award presented to Sojung Pak, Centreville High School

Blick Art Materials
Educator Award presented to Teri Thomas, Chantilly High School

Fairfax Art League
Award presented to Caitlin Ngo, Chantilly High School

League of Reston Artists
Awards presented to Henrry Escalante, Chantilly High School, and Caroline Mitchell, T. C. Williams High School

School Specialty
Awards presented to all Gold Key and Silver Key Art Portfolio winners.

Vienna Arts Society
Jeff Gorrell Memorial Award presented to Caroline Mitchell, T. C. Williams High School

Workhouse Arts Center
Scholarship Award, presented to Lizzie Kye, Chantilly High School

Thanks to our Jurors, who represent the fields of commercial and fine arts, art galleries and museums, and college/university professors in the Greater D.C. Metropolitan Area.

Amanda Archibald is a former FCPS Art Teacher and currently works as a lifestyle and commercial photographer in Washington DC.

Yahui Chang is Associate Creative Director at Asurion, who creates stories through motion graphics videos, print design, and digital media.

Hsin-Hsi Chen is an artist in Washington DC known for 3D drawings, installations, and interactive digital projection. Her work considers the space as a site where light, shadow, space, drawing, and discovery merge.

Larry Cook is a photographer and conceptual artist whose work explores African-American life. He has exhibited nationally, including at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC. He is an Assistant Professor of Photography at Howard University.

Mike Dowley is an FCPS graduate who is currently Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus and Lecturer at Georgetown University.

Stephanie Firestone has had a long career in graphic design as an art director and designer. She has worked with freelance art employees and returned to sculpture and painting.

Cianne Fragione is primarily a painter; her work incorporates mixed media, collage, and assemblage, elements that are meant to enliven the image thematically and press the surfaces outward, into the viewer’s space. She is represented by Gallery Neptune and Brown, Washington DC.

Warren Frederick has been making pottery since the early 80's. He fires with wood in an anagama kiln and with gas reduction. His work is in the permanent collection of the Renwick Gallery.

Lynn Goldstein is a painter who has exhibited widely, and her work is enjoyed in private and public collections throughout the United States and Europe.

Stephanie Grimm is an art librarian, illustrator, and art gallery manager at George Mason University, Arlington Campus.

Charon Henning is a scientific illustrator, visual science communicator and sequential artist and currently serves as the Art Director for the annual online event March Mammal Madness.

Hedieh Ilchi is an Iranian-American painter based in Washington, DC. Her work explores themes of duality and identity. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, and her work is included in several private and public collections.

J. Chris Landers is a ceramic artist interested in the current domestic landscape. He chooses to push his pieces toward his modern and unique sense of ergonomics and aesthetic innovation. He draws influence from historical objects and methods. These influences, which are steeped in tradition, help participants find context in his work.

Veronica Melendez is a visual artist based in Washington D.C. Her work documents the diaspora of Central Americans and speaks to the broader theme of how we as humans create home. She is also a founder of La Horchata - an arts publication highlighting creatives from Central America and the Central American diaspora.

Audrey Miller is the Gallery Manager at Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton and holds a BFA in Fine Arts from Virginia Tech.

Romy Silverstein is the Gallery Director of Addison/Ripley Fine Art, which has been serving the DC and National arts community since 1981. With a Master’s Degree in Museum Studies from George Washington University, she focuses on curatorial services, exhibition design and exhibition management.

Vee Susatijo is a digital art director and product designer with 25 years of experience in a variety of industries.

Stacey Lee Webber is a Philadelphia-based artist and jeweler whose work frequently incorporates the use of coins. She has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Renwick Gallery among other museums and organizations.