High School Award Winners Honored

February 7 & 8, 2015

Contact: Sharon McAllister, Festival Director

239-768-3602

Email: Sharon.McAllister@ArtFestFortMyers.com

www.ArtFestFortMyers.com

ArtFest Fort Myers Presents $7,500 in Cash to Lee County High School Students.

ArtFest Fort Myers awarded $7,500 in prizes to Lee County high school students at the Art Under 20 Award Reception, held on the Florida Southwestern State College campus, on February 12th.

At this season’s Art Under 20, local high school students, from 14 Lee County high schools and one home school entered 310 pieces of artwork. The student art was exhibited at the fine art festival and was previewed by thousands of festival patrons. Art Under 20 judges, Barbara Fewster and Michael Shapirohad the difficult task of selecting the winners from among many talented students.

Awards were given in the categories of Digital, Drawing, Photography, Painting, 3-Dimensional and Mixed Media. The cash award levels were $900 for Best of Show, $400 for First Place, $200 for Second Place, $100 for Third Place and $50 for Honorable Mention. Festival attendees voted for the People’s Choice winner, resulting in a $300 cash award. Through the generosity of the Fewster family, the Fewster Family Scholarship Award was $500. The Ikki Matsumoto Award was $500. New this season, the Bruce Tyson AIA Award was $100.

Listed below are the Art Under 20 Award Winners followed by the name of their high school:

BEST OF SHOW: Gracie Wright, Cape Coral High School

PHOTOGRAPHY
1^st: Brian Viaes, Riverdale High

2^nd: Kelsey Andrews, Island Coast High

3^rd: Victoria Clavero, Island Coast High

PAINTING

1^st: Nadeshka Ramirez, Cypress Lake High

2^nd: Peyton Hornung, Canterbury School

3^rd: Madison Brewer, Cypress Lake High

DRAWING

1^st: Stephanie Dickey, Fort Myers High

2^nd: Jennifer Gravitt, Estero High

3^rd: Fiona Dowling, Fort Myers High

3-DIMENSIONAL

1^st: Bryton Garbus, North Fort Myers High

2^nd: Kevin Tidroski, North Fort Myers High

3^rd: Kathryn Diaz, South Fort Myers High

MIXED MEDIA

1^st: Tylia Battle, Riverdale High

2^nd: Paola Sheherezerde, Cypress Lake High

3^rd: Natalee Marquez, South Fort Myers High

DIGITAL

1^st: Gracie Heath, Evangelical Christian School

2^nd: Edwin Gamboa, Island Coast High

3^rd: Carina Favale, Fort Myers High

PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Abbie Lewis, Canterbury School

FEWSTER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: Joanna Garcia, Lehigh High

IKKI MATSUMOTO AWARD: Avion Hines, South Fort Myers High

BRUCE TYSON AIA AWARD: Diana Rodriguez, Cypress Lake High

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

1. Kimberly Smith, Lehigh High
2. Christopher Ochoa, Riverdale High
3. Jazmyn Jenkins, Cape Coral High
4. Bernardo Vara Trujillo, Estero High
5. Elmer Huezo, Oasis Charter School
6. Nikita Singh, Canterbury School
7. Rocklyn Turano, Riverdale High
8. Caroline Henning, Canterbury School
9. Chelsey Rios, Cypress Lake High
10. Isaiah Brown, North Fort Myers High
11. Iffatara Smaran, Island Coast High
12. Alice Fabela, Mariner High
13. Evalena Sabella, Riverdale High
14. Nikki Mageropoulos, Riverdale High
15. Kaktherine Mann-Mok, Estero High
16. Allie Stefanick, Canterbury School
17. Haley De Yulus, Estero High
18. Katie Taylor, Lehigh High
19. Ann Casey, Mariner High
20. Antonia Vertichio, Island Coast High