(Long Island, NY) The Art League of Long Island’s ninth annual “Go APE” Advanced Placement Student Exhibition features 2-D and 3-D works by 122 students from 37 Long Island High Schools. This is an opportunity for what may be the first of many times these promising young art students will show their work in a professional gallery setting. The exhibit is on view in the League’s Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery February 27 through March 13. An artists’ reception and awards presentation take place Sunday March 13, 1pm – 3pm.
Charlee Miller, Executive Director of the Art League of Long Island, selected the 20 students to receive awards for their outstanding work. Ms. Miller explains of the selection process: “The Go Ape show is always very exciting. The talent and promise of so many of the young artists made it very difficult to select one piece of artwork over another. One thing is for sure, all of the artwork comes from within each artist’s soul, expressing themselves through color, lines, brush strokes and sculpture that makes the piece as unique as its artist.” The following students have been selected for awards:
Awards of Excellence
- Deanna Lazo (Bethpage HS) for “Dad’s Still Life”, soft pastel
- Kate Walker (Bethpage HS) for “Morning Sun”, acrylic on canvas
- Christina Kutulos (Garden City HS) for “Type Writer”, mixed media
- Kristen Van Aken (Hicksville HS) for “Urban Decay”, etching
- Morgan Anderson (Plainedge HS) for “Frustration”, oil paint on canvas
- Jennifer Bianco (Plainedge HS) for “Monsters”, paper
- Elise Weber (Seaford HS) for “All Wrapped Up”, colored pencil
- Mehrose Naeem (Sewanhaka HS) for “Untitled”, mixed media
- Ricky Vargas (Valley Stream HS) for “Inspired Artist”, pencil/colored pencil
- Isabella Brand (Ward Melville HS) for “I Thought it was a Spider”, oil on canvas
- Maria Romero (Westbury HS) for “Sunkissed Water”, acrylic on canvas
Honorable Mentions
- Geraldine Luglio (Miller Place HS) for “Still Life”, oil painting
- James Treadwell (New Hyde Park Memorial HS) for “Up in Flames”, photography
- Olivia Rouse (Northport HS) for “In a Pickle”, mixed media
- Jeanette Wells (Northport HS) for “Sienna’s Pants”, colored pencil/mixed media
- Elizabeth Pigott (Sayville HS) for “Disintegration”, marker and ink
- Kristen Clark (Syosset HS) for “Seasons”, collage
- Lauren Gruber (Syosset HS) for “Walking”, digital photography
- Brigid Coleman (Wantagh HS) for “Untitled”, colored pencils on paper
Award for Presentation
- Grant Fryc (Northport HS) for “Three Figures at Midnight in August”, digital painting
The Art League of Long Island is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills. The gallery is open to the public, free of charge, Monday through Thursday 9am – 9pm, Fridays 9am – 4pm, and on weekends 11am – 4pm. For more information visitwww.artleagueli.org or call (631) 462-5400.
