As of April 15th, the Visual Art Academy finished their annual Juried Show reception. Usually, the show takes place at MOCA; however, this year, due to their relocation, the show took place on the Virginia Wesleyan campus.
A nicely composed group of pieces: Ella Berdoulay’s, I Will Grow Wings; Isa’Bella Lucero’s, Held in memory; and Eva Grace Dixon’s, Ad Astra. (Photo by Becky Malone)
The show itself was the same as always: a wonderfully set-up display of all of the Academy’s finest art pieces. Visual Art Academy teachers Mellissa Schappell and Erin Richburg are still the faces of the event, giving heart-warming words of encouragement to their students, thanks to all who support the arts, and ultimately naming the winners.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Emily Heijermans “Gram”
Maegan Quiazon “Soft to the Touch
Dayana Aaguilar “Resurrection”
Remi Chakan “Innocence”
Niyah Lynn Smith “Sleep Paralysis”
Ella Berdoulay “I Will Grow Wings”
Violet Warren “The Lucky Lizard”
Fatima Huezo Menendez “The Children
3-DIMENSIONAL
Amy Liao “Family Gathering”
Alexx Price “Heart of the Broken”
Magdalena Kress “Hive Mind”
2-DIMENSIONAL
Taylor Hitt “All but One”
Leo Hoelzer “Self Portrait’
Damontae Williams “3 N 1”
DIGITAL
Mirabelle Malone “What Am I Painting?”
Fatima Huezo Menendez “Summertimes”
Santrell Jones “Identity Crisis”
BEST IN SHOW
VINCENT GLASGOW
“BEASTIE BLOCK”
Congratulations to all the winners and exhibiting artists at the Juried Show. This year was another spectacular year for the Visual Art Academy, and the students made every space they occupied creative, dynamic, and impassioned.
