March 12, 2014
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Three young artists will represent West Virginia in the 2014 Congressional Art Exhibit at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Cabinet Secretary Kay Goodwin of the Department of Education and the Arts, Mary Elizabeth Eckerson representing Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, and Charleston artist Amanda Short presented first-place awards Wednesday, March 5, to Allison McIntyre of Lincoln High School, Harrison County; Kaylee Icenhower of Ravenswood High School, Jackson County; and McKayla Meade of Mingo Central High School, Mingo County. The presentation took place in the Great Hall of the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, Charleston.
Second place winners include Kayla Davis of Spring Valley High School, Wayne County; Hailey Miller of Ravenswood High School, Jackson County; Brooklynn Lilly of Pikeview High School, Mercer County; Chesney Hudson of Ravenswood High School, Jackson County; and Peyton Dolin of Nitro High School, Kanawha County.
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual-art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated. Students submitted entries to the West Virginia State Museum in Charleston, and exhibition juror Amanda Short selected the winning entries. Forty-one students have artwork on display in the Balcony Gallery of the Culture Center. The exhibition will remain on display through April 10 in honor of Youth Art Month, and the district winners will be on display for one year at the U.S. Capitol. A complete list of participants is attached.
Short, a stained-glass artist, conducted a workshop for students prior to the awards presentation at the Culture Center to encourage and inspire young artists to enter the field of glassmaking. Short earned a bachelor of arts degree from West Virginia State University in 2002 and has sold her work to Tamarack and private residents. In 2007 she opened her studio, Amanda’s Art Glass, in Charleston.
For more information, contact Deputy Commissioner Caryn Gresham at (304) 558-0220, ext. 120, or email her at caryn.s.gresham@wv.gov.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Congressional Art Competition Participants
FAYETTE COUNTY
FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Shea Wells
Dakota Gonzalez (Grade 11)
War of the Nebulae - Oil and soft pastels
Alyssa Jones (Grade 8)
Dragon Dream - Ink and watercolor
Keith Keblesh (Grade 10)
Untitled - Colored pencil
Savannah Kincaid (Grade 8)
Eyes of the World - Pencil
Danielle Leftwich (Grade 10)
Ancestor - Watercolor
Jessica Renee Neal (Grade 12)
Wicked Tree - Pencil
Brandi N. Richmond (Grade 12)
Flowering Lines - Colored pencil
Marcus Sheppard (Grade 11)
Withering Away - Pencil
MIDLAND TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Kathy Metheney
Alicia Jones (Grade 12)
Good Morning - Acrylic
Caitlin Welch (Grade 12)
Come Away with Me - Pencil and charcoal
HARRISON COUNTY
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Carolyn Light
Allison McIntyre (Grade 9)
Life Will Stretch You - Oil pastels
JACKSON COUNTY
RAVENSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Pat Anderson
Chesney Hudson (Grade 9)
Abandoned - Digital
Kaylee Icenhower (Grade 12)
Double Sided - Watercolor
Elias McKown (Grade 12)
Southern Comfort - Watercolor
Hailey Miller (Grade 11)
Jim Carrey in Text - Pen and ink
Michelle Riffle (Grade 12)
Wolf at Heart - Colored pencil
KANAWHA COUNTY
NITRO HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Deborah Pierce
Peyton Dolin (Grade 10)
Family Moment - Watercolor
Blue Morning - Watercolor
ST. ALBANS HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Debra Moore
Katelyn Caplinger (Grade 9)
For John - Collage
LOGAN COUNTY
CHAPMANVILLE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Karen Amick-Adkins
Christopher Tyler Brewster (Grade 12)
Aurora Lights - Acrylic
Caitlin Elkins (Grade 11)
Fantasy in the Sea - Pencil
Miranda Shadd (Grade 12)
Dandelion - Photography
MARION COUNTY
NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Linda Elmer
Matthew Powell (Grade 12)
Taylor - Pencil
MASON COUNTY
WAHAMA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Susan Parrish
Shalyn Greer (Grade 11)
Peaceable Kingdom - Oil
MERCER COUNTY
PIKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Katrina Runyon
Brooklynn Lilly (Grade 11)
Pop Rhododendron - Pen and ink
MINGO COUNTY
MINGO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Doug Martin
McKayla Meade (Grade 12)
Unique Me: A Self-Portrait of Fingerprints - Ink
Randalyn Tiller (Grade 12)
Kaleidoscope Color - Acrylic
TYLER COUNTY
TYLER CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Joe Semple
Damara Faith Winfrey (Grade 10)
Neutral Elegance - Acrylic
WAYNE COUNTY
SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teachers: Cheryl Howerton and
Sara Tess Hager
Katie Christian (Grade 11)
The Mermaid - Pencil
Megan Curry (Grade 12)
Umm, a gourd? - Oil pastels
Kayla Davis (Grade 12)
Print in Orange - Acrylic
Victoria Dashazer (Grade 11)
Trippy Man - Colored pencils
Erin Ferry (Grade 9)
Of Black and White - Pencil
Cameron Lasater (Grade 12)
Saturn - Colored pencil and pen
Shirley Ma (Grade 10)
Vestige of History - Pen
Shannon Marshall (Grade 12)
Untitled - Colored pencil and pencil
Kyle O’Neal (Grade 12)
Colorful Glass - Pastels
Allison Peters (Grade 10)
Diamonds on the Inside - Charcoal
Mandie Ronk (Grade 10)
Mandie - Acrylic
Cassidy Sullivan (Grade 11)
Pianoforte - Charcoal
Chloe Webb (Grade 11 )
Still Life in Charcoal - Charcoal
WOOD COUNTY
PARKERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teachers: Michele Binegar and Steven Morningstar
Alyssa Erin Armour (Grade 12)
My Soul’s Domain - Computer generated
Rustic Memories – Pencil
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