March 2, 2016
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Eight young artists have been selected as winners in the annual Congressional Art Competition, which is on display in the Balcony Gallery of the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston through April 8. The exhibition is sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH).
On Friday, Feb. 19, Deputy Commissioner Caryn Gresham of the WVDCH welcomed guests, and Cabinet Secretary Kay Goodwin of Education and the Arts, Jessica Parker, representing Congressman Alex Mooney and Chad R. Story representing Congressman Evan Jenkins presented first-place awards to Erin Huffman, Lincoln High School, Harrison County; Kayla Barbazette, Capital High School, Kanawha County; and Dakota Sanders, Spring Valley High School, Wayne County. The first-place winners received a $100 gift certificate from Dick Blick Art Materials, and their work will represent West Virginia in the annual Congressional Art Competition for art students.
An additional five second-place winners received awards including Julie Bott, Lincoln High School, Harrison County; Olivia Roby, Robert C. Byrd High School, Harrison County; Kayla Barbazette, Capital High School, Kanawha County; Chrystal Carrier, Capital High School, Kanawha County; and Natalie Daugherty, Spring Valley High School, Wayne County. Second-place winners received a $50 gift certificate from Dick Blick Art Materials.
The Congressional Art Exhibition consists of 111 pieces by 97 students, grades 9-12, from 17 West Virginia counties. All winners were selected by Nancy-Louise Mottesheard of Charleston. She enjoys teaching and jurying art exhibitions. Mottesheard is a member of Allied Artists of West Virginia and has won awards in exhibitions including the WVDCH West Virginia Juried Exhibition. Her work can be found at universities, private homes, businesses and state collections around the country.
Mottesheard led a blind-contour drawing workshop from 9 a.m. to noon. Fifty-eight students attended and had the option of drawing four different still-life settings to learn visualization techniques.
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. The competition is sponsored by members of the United States Congress and culminates in a year-long exhibition at the United States Capitol building.
A complete list of students whose work is included in the exhibition is below.
For more information, contact Cailin Howe, exhibits coordinator for the division, at (304) 558-0220, ext. 128, or email her at cailin.a.howe@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.
2016 Congressional Art Competition Participants
BOONE COUNTY
VAN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Belinda Thobois
Casey Belcher (Grade 9)
Split Geometric Hardedge - Tempera
Sydney Bourne (Grade 9)
Food for the Gods - Tempera
CABELL COUNTY
HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Diana Frazier
Taylor Bush (Grade 12)
Black and White Butterfly - Photography
Austin Manley (Grade 12)
ICE - Photography
Megan Matt (Grade 11)
Canadian Waters - Photography
Elizabeth Nillel (Grade 11)
Sunset from the Banks of the Ohio - Photography
Halle Pack (Grade 11)
Wild and Wonderful - Photography
Emily Stoll (Grade 10)
Two Butterflies and a Flower - Photography
Terrance Tate (Grade 12)
Sunrise - Photography
HARRISON COUNTY
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Carolyn Light
Julie Bott (Grade 10)
Bear - Paper
Second Place, District 1
Olivia Gianettino (Grade 10)
Bella - Oil Paint
Erin Huffman (Grade 11)
Best Friends - Scratchboard
First Place, District 1
and
Aiden Taken Over - Graphite,chalk
Ashley McCullough (Grade 9)
Serenity - Paper
Brooke Shull (Grade 12)
Prince Charming - Alcohol ink, acrylics
and
Nature Never Betrayed the Heart that Loved Her - Alcohol ink
Hannah Swiger (Grade 10)
Glasses - Acrylics
ROBERT C. BYRD HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Katherine Crim
Cheyenne Coffman (Grade 12)
A Bird in the Hand - Mixed media collage
Halie Hendershot (Grade 11)
Fire and Ice - Watercolor
Olivia Roby (Grade 11)
Koi and Pebbles – Colored pencil
Second Place, District 1
Peyton Romig (Grade 12)
Dancing Ladies - Collage
Madisen Smith (Grade 11)
Flight - Graphite
Mariah Vu (Grade 12)
I am Strong - Acrylics
JACKSON COUNTY
Ripley High School
Art Teacher: Debbie Sisson
Kylie Anderson (Grade 12)
Peacock - Scratch board
Brooke King (Grade 12)
Euphoric - Acrylics
Darrel Shamblin (Grade 9)
Early Morning Rays - Photography
Katrina Stalnaker (Grade 12)
Masquerade - Charcoal
KANAWHA COUNTY
CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Christy Pennington
Hailey Adams (Grade 11)
Hand Glasses - Watercolor
and
Driving Along - Ink
Bethany Ansel (Grade 12)
Girl in front of a Tree - Tempera, India Ink
Manuel Antonio Toloza Alvarez (Grade 10)
Alligator Shoes - Graphite
Kayla Barbazette (Grade 12)
It’s a Dog’s Life - Watercolor, colored pencil
Second Place, District 2
and
Human Water Basin - Tempera, India ink
First Place, District 2
Ben Bradley (Grade 12)
Young Catfish - Scratch board
Chrystal Carrier (Grade 12)
Callie - Collage
Second Place, District 2
and
Purr-fect - Print
Kayla Cerdena (Grade 12)
Sun Salutation - India ink, acrylics
Raigan Hagerman (Grade 10)
Purple Skies, Black Eyes - Watercolor
and
The Toe Dip of Destiny - Watercolor
Emily Harrell (Grade 12)
Mother Nature - Ink
Destiny Johnson (Grade 11)
Divinity - Mixed media
and
Hope - Watercolor
Chloe Murphy (Grade 12)
Cuddle Puddle - Mixed media
and
Duck Dog - Watercolor, acrylics, India ink
Sarah Naegeve (Grade 12)
Red Fox - Printmaking
and
Pouncing Your Prey - Newspaper, acrylic paint
Markeisha Ross (Grade 12)
How I See - Watercolor
Anastasia Swinson (Grade 12)
Incubi - Acrylics
and
In Repose - Ink
Kathryn Mae Zuckett (Grade 12)
Deep in Music - Mixed media
and
Foxes - Colored Pencil
Art Teacher: Sarah Weekley
Ashley Godbey (Grade 9)
Untitled - Colored pencil, marker
Cayce Murphy (Grade 11)
Untitled - Colored pencil, marker
NITRO HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Deborah Pierce
Tiasiah Cline (Grade 10)
Sonder of a Cat - Watercolor, chalk pastel
Peyton Dolin (Grade 12)
Before the Storm - Oil Paint
and
Submerged - Acrylic paint, Sharpie
Natalie Farley (Grade 12)
Keeper of Time - Mixed media
Rachel Fisher (Grade 11)
The Woman from Bengaluru - Oil Paint
and
Grandma’s Silver - Graphite
Claire Hemme (Grade 12)
Untitled - Chalk pastel
Savannah Hunter (Grade 12)
Celestial Goddess - Acrylics
Kegan Moore (Grade 12)
Untitled - Pen and Ink
Hannah Willey (Grade 12)
Serendipity - Photography
and
Sole - Photography
LINCOLN COUNTY
Lincoln County High School
Art Teacher: Paul Eliot
Holly Adkins (Grade 12)
Meet the Gingers - Ceramics
Julia Beckett (Grade 10)
Untitled - Graphite
Madison Bowman (Grade 10)
West Virginia The Mountain State - Ceramics
Patience Brumfield (Grade 12)
WV Dream - Ceramics
Zane Cummings (Grade 9)
Evil Joker - Graphite
Timothy Allen Gore (Grade 10)
Tapsy Render - Digital Art
Danielle Hannah (Grade 9)
The Shape - Graphite, Sharpie
Alyssa Fraser (Grade 9)
Rainbow Fish - Watercolor
Garett Linville (Grade 10)
Judgement - Digital Art
Kat Messinger (Grade 12)
Trapped Angel - Graphite
Terry Moore II (Grade 9)
Who Cares - Graphite
Tyler Redman (Grade 11)
George RR Martin - Graphite
Blaze Scraggs (Grade 9)
The Eye - Digital Art
Mallory Stanley (Grade 9)
Winter in the City - Graphite
LOGAN COUNTY
CHAPMANVILLE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Art Teacher: Karen Adkins
Abigail Triplett (Grade 10)
Use Time Wisely - Watercolor, acrylics, pencil
Alicia Walker (Grade 11)
Dreamworks - Pencil
MASON COUNTY
Wahama Junior/Senior High School
Art Teacher: Susan Parrish
Reese Roush (Grade 9)
The Ninth Hour - Acrylics
MINGO COUNTY
Mingo Central High School
Art Teacher: Doug Martin
Jessica Sturgell (Grade 12)
Penny Abe Illusion - Collage
PUTNAM COUNTY
Poca High School
Art Teacher: Cathy L. Thomas
Asia Davis (Grade 10)
Mixed Media Tree - Mixed media
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Elkins High School
Art Teacher: Nanette Seligman
Mikaela DeMotto (Grade 12)
Infected - Acrylics
Christine Zurbuch (Grade 11)
Earl and I - Acrylics
RITCHIE COUNTY
Ritchie County High School
Art Teacher: Ruth Ellen Windom
Brianna Moss (Grade 11)
Rebels - Watercolor
TAYLOR COUNTY
Grafton High School
Art Teacher: Pam Thompson
Brandy Cathell (Grade 12)
Inside My Mind - Mixed Media
Lita Chocky (Grade 11)
Wild Soul - Watercolor, acrylics
Abigail Montgomery (Grade 11)
Self Portrait - Tempera
Carrie Watkins (Grade 11)
Silences - Tempera
Victoria Willett (Grade 12)
Simplicity - Watercolor
TYLER COUNTY
Tyler Consolidated High School
Art Teacher: Joseph Semple
Damara Winfrey (Grade 12)
Cancer - Ink print, watercolor, marker
WAYNE COUNTY
Spring Valley High School
Art Teacher: Cheryl Alley
Paige Holland (Grade 11)
Memory of Events Passed - Mixed media collage
Baylie Kearns (Grade 11)
Peeking - Linoleum print
Liging (Shirley) Ma (Grade 12)
Untitled - Mixed media collage
Allison Peters (Grade 12)
Impression of a Bridge - Acrylics
Kerrigan Phelps (Grade 11)
Yellow Still Life - Acrylics
Hannah Ray (Grade 12)
From Space - Acrylics
Elizabeth Rickman (Grade 12)
Self-Portrait Reflecting - Graphite
Dakota Sanders (Grade 11)
Still Life with Deer Skull - Charcoal
First Place, District 3
Michael Smith (Grade 11)
Self-Portrait - Graphite
Emily Rose Thompson (Grade 11)
Glittering Lights - Acrylics
Art Teacher: Sara Tess Hager
Natalie Daugherty (Grade 10)
Untitled - Linoleum print
Second Place, District 3
Erin Ferry (Grade 11)
Untitled - Pastels
Elizabeth Mitchell (Grade 11)
Untitled - Pen and Ink
Micayla Runyon (Grade 10)
The Key to the Soul - Linoleum print
WIRT COUNTY
Wirt County High School
Art Teacher: William Brown
Breellen Fleming (Grade 11)
Signa - Digital Art
WOOD COUNTY
Parkersburg High School
Art Teacher: Jason Brooks
Ashley Casto (Grade 11)
Self Portrait - Acrylics
Alyssa Hackett (Grade 12)
Self Portait Painting - Acrylics
Jennifer Reed (Grade 11)
Day Dreaming Purple - Acrylics
Danielle Steed (Grade 12)
Untitled – Acrylics
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