High School Art Show Winner's Announced

Posted on: May, 2, 2019

Grays Harbor College’s annual juried High School Art Show is currently on display in the Spellman Library gallery and includes 359 original works from students attending 6 area high schools.

A reception for the artists is planned for next Tuesday (May 7) from 6 to 7 p.m. Participating schools and art instructors are Harbor High, teacher Toni Knutz;  Ocosta, Don Watkins; Aberdeen, Molly Houk, Richelle Barger and Tracy Ecklund; Elma, Maurrie Aukland; Montesano, Gretchen Ray and Oakville, James Wark.

Listed below are the first and second place awards in 6 categories, as judged by Roy Lowry and Doug Orr.  There were also numerous honorable mentions. 

In the 3-Dimensional category, Ben Velasco of Ocosta and Brianna Krohn of Aberdeen tied for first place; second place, Randie Stewart and Brianna Krohn, both of Aberdeen.  Taking first in the 2-Dimensional Black & White category, Bode Knodel of Aberdeen; second place, Joshua Farrar, as well as an anonymous entry,  also of Aberdeen.

First place in the 2-Dimensional Color category went to Brianna Krohn and Jax Eaton; second place, Joshua Farrar and Nicholas Davis, all of Aberdeen.  Winning first in the Multi-Media division was Summer Dunston of Elma; second place, Stormie Bauer of Elma and Kelly Hewitt of Montesano.

Aberdeen art students Marithess Lang and Ayla Asas took first place in Jewelry; Tydus Morrow and Jennifer Parsons, both from Aberdeen, tied for second. In the Photography category, first place went to

Maddie Mikeska and Karla Hernandez, both of Aberdeen; second place, Tyler Jones of Ocosta and Caitlin Berg of Oakville.

The show continues through May 11.