Four Wenatchee High Students Take Best of Show for Art

Four Wenatchee High School students took Best of Show in the 37^th Annual Regional Art Show. Works by senior Isa Bekker, senior Jesse Cadenas, sophomore Jacob Fyffe and junior Paige Maray Kirschner were selected as Best of Show.  See photos on Facebook.

A representative from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction will present awards to the students at Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center this Saturday, March 12.

A total of fourteen pieces were chosen as “Best of Show,” and those works will move on to Olympia and be displayed at the Superintendent's High School Art Show, April 4–June 2, 2016. High school students throughout Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties submit work for this show.

Other Wenatchee High School artists include senior Tommy Walters, who took third in Decorative Arts, and junior Rylie Sweem in Printmaking.

The show opens to the public this Friday, 5 to 8 p.m., during Wenatchee First Friday.The Reception and Awards Ceremony is on March 12, Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m. The art show will be displayed through April 23.

The judges for the show were Cynthia Neely, Artist and Author from Leavenworth; Ron Evans, Artist and owner of RadarStation Gallery and Art Magazine; Maya Chachava, Artist and Associate Professor at Central Washington University. They looked closely at all the art, judging for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place in eight categories.

BEST OF SHOW – These 4 Artworks were chosen to move on to the State Show in Olympia

“Lovely Vulpes” by Isa Bekker from Wenatchee High School

“Of Flames and Granite” by Jesse Cadenas from Wenatchee High School

“Pondering Adolescent” by Jacob Fyffe from Wenatchee High School

“Rust” by Paige Maray Kirschner from Wenatchee High School

THREE DIMENSIONAL

3rd – “Of Flames and Granite” by Jesse Cadenas from Wenatchee High School

DECORATIVE ARTS

3rd – “Curly Maple Candle Holders” by Tommy Walters from Wenatchee High School

PAINTING

1st – “Pondering Adolescent” by Jacob Fyffe from Wenatchee High School

PHOTOGRAPHY

3rd – “Rust” by Paige Maray Kirschner from Wenatchee High School

PRINTMAKING

2nd – “Soma” by Rylie Sweem from Wenatchee High School

3rd – “Lovely Vulpes” by Isa Bekker from Wenatchee High School

Here are all of the judge’s decisions:

2016 – 37TH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW – AWARD WINNERS

THREE DIMENSIONAL

1st – “Zig Zag” by Eric Arroyo from Okanogan High School

2nd – “Taco Bellasaurus” by Jaric Cook from Okanogan High School

3rd – “Of Flames and Granite” by Jesse Cadenas from Wenatchee High School

DECORATIVE ARTS

1st – “Feathered Fusion” by Jerin Hennigs from Okanogan High School

2nd – “Spring Time” by Sydnee Gavin from Okanogan High School

3rd – “Curly Maple Candle Holders” by Tommy Walters from Wenatchee High School

DRAWING

1st – “To Feel This Beautiful” by Mia Stratman from Liberty Bell High School

2nd – “Life's Ruff” by Emily Gjesdal from Eastmont High School

3rd – “Dark Peace” by Aaron Medina from Warden High School

GRAPHIC ARTS / DESIGN

1st – “Pawn’dering Love” by Koharu Yonebayashi and Mackenzie Woodworth from Liberty Bell High School

2nd – “Triangles Among Triangles” by Shawnee Hopkins from Okanogan High School

3rd – “The Swing” by Rowan Post from Liberty Bell High School

MIXED MEDIA

1st – “No Escape” by Madison LaDouceur from Okanogan High School

2nd – “No Hand Print” by Anna Post from Liberty Bell High School

3rd – “Trip to the Past” by Jarah Cornelius from Okanogan High School

PAINTING

1st – “Pondering Adolescent” by Jacob Fyffe from Wenatchee High School

2nd – “Just Keep Swimming” by Carson Brown from Cashmere High School

3rd – “Little Red Riding Fox” by Victoria Chenrins'ka from Tonasket High School

PHOTOGRAPHY

1st – “The Fall Back on an Undecided Path” by Jordyn Rodio from Liberty Bell High School

2nd – “A Barrel of Fun” by Clay Morris from Bridgeport High School

3rd – “Rust” by Paige Maray Kirschner from Wenatchee High School

PRINTMAKING

1st – “Unity” by Sydney Anderson from Okanogan High School

2nd – “Soma” by Rylie Sweem from Wenatchee High School

3rd – “Lovely Vulpes” by Isa Bekker from Wenatchee High School

BEST OF SHOW – These 14 works will move on to the State Show in Olympia

“A Barrel of Fun” by Clay Morris from Bridgeport High School

“Just Keep Swimming” by Carson Brown from Cashmere High School

“Pawn’dering Love” by Koharu Yonebayashi and Mackenzie Woodworth from Liberty Bell High School

“The Swing” by Rowan Post from Liberty Bell High School

  “The Fall Back on an Undecided Path” by Jordyn Rodio from Liberty Bell High School

“To Feel This Beautiful” by Mia Stratman from Liberty Bell High School

“No Escape” by Madison LaDouceur from Okanogan High School

“Unity” by Sydney Anderson from Okanogan High School

“Zig Zag” by Eric Arroyo from Okanogan High School

“Little Red Riding Fox” by Victoria Chenrins'ka from Tonasket High School

“Lovely Vulpes” by Isa Bekker from Wenatchee High School

“Of Flames and Granite” by Jesse Cadenas from Wenatchee High School

“Pondering Adolescent” by Jacob Fyffe from Wenatchee High School

“Rust” by Paige Maray Kirschner from Wenatchee High School