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from top to bottom: *Vertebral by Lu Chen; Portrait by Emily Beady; and Coffee Beans by Gabby Larrow. Courtesy photos.

 

 

Academy

artists

win awards

WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Academy announces that several students received Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious educational initiative supporting student achievement in visual and literary arts. The program honors students from public, private, and home schools in grades 7 – 12. Students are recognized in 29 categories and works are judged on their technical skills, uniqueness, and emergence of personal vision or voice.

Eleven Woodstock Academy students were recognized in the 2016 Awards:

Sophomore Gabrielle Larrow, of Pomfret Center: one of five students to receive an American Visions Award and Gold Key Award in Drawing and Illustration; Senior Emily Beaudry, of Brooklyn: Gold Key Award in Printmaking; Senior Antonia Carminati, of Woodstock: Honorable Mention in Printmaking; Senior Lu Emma Chen, of Guangzhu City, China: Silver Key Award in Drawing and Illustration; Junior Lauren Chenail, of Woodstock: Honorable Mention in Photography; Sophomore Abigail Dustin, of Thompson: Silver Key Award in Drawing and Illustration; Junior Zadie Arabella He, of Yangzhou, China: Gold Key Award in Drawing and Illustration; Sophomore Abigail Lefemine, of Eastford: Gold Key Award and Honorable Mention in Drawing and Illustration; Junior Isabel O’Neill, of Woodstock: Gold Key and Silver Key Awards in Mixed Media as well as an Honorable Mention Drawing and Illustration; Freshman Xuan Jenny You, of Nantong, China: Silver Key Award in Sculpture; Senior Peixin Yu, of Dalian, China: Silver Key Award in Design; 

“Our art students continue to impress us year after year with their artistic skills and vision,” Headmaster Chris Sandford said. “We are very proud of our students for their achievements and for being recognized nationally for their incredible talent. We are fortunate to have talented artists on our faculty to help our students discover their personal voice and assist them as they learn how to express it creatively.”