Ellis students capture 70 art awards
The Ellis School's excellence in visual arts was demonstrated once again this year when 53 Ellis students in grades 7-12 were awarded Gold Key, Silver Key or Honorable mentions at the regional Scholastic Art & Writing awards, a program of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Inclusion in this juried show is a significant honor and a testament to the quality of the Ellis visual arts program and the creativity of our students. Their art works will be on display at Pittsburgh Art Regional exhibition February 7 to 22, 2015 at LaRoche College.
The ceremony honoring these Ellis artists and others from the region will take place at the Kerr Fitness and Sports Center on the LaRoche campus February 22, 2015 at 3:00 pm. All participants and their families are encouraged to attend.
More than 2,000 works of art were submitted to the Pittsburgh Regional Scholastic Art Awards for consideration. Of these, 924 pieces won Gold Key, Silver Key, or Honorable Mention awards and will be on display. The Ellis School won an incredible 70 awards: 15 Gold Keys, 26 Silver Keys, and 29 Honorable Mentions.
Congratulations to the following students:
| STUDENT | CLASS | TITLE | MEDIUM | AWARD LEVEL |
| Courtney Baldwin | 2017 | Thoughts | Ceramics & Glass | Honorable Mention |
| Alma Bartnik | 2016 | Umbrella | Photography | Gold Key |
| Leah Berman Kress | 2017 | Egan | Photography | Honorable Mention |
| Leah Berman Kress | 2017 | Resilliance in Paris | Ceramics & Glass | Gold Key |
| Gabriella Boyiadzis | 2018 | My Branch | Ceramics & Glass | Silver Key |
| Katie Brandegee | 2017 | Overwhelming Wave | Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Emma Burnett | 2018 | New Thing Lost, Old Things Found | Ceramics & Glass | Honorable Mention |
| Abigail Busis | 2017 | Daisy Girl | Photography | Honorable Mention |
| Catie Creiman | 2018 | Hot Dog | Photography | Silver Key |
| Erin Delaney | 2017 | Dog in Bedroom | Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Brittany Ellis | 2015 | Overflow | Mixed Media | Honorable Mention |
| Brittany Ellis | 2015 | My Visual Code | Digital Art | Silver Key |
| Brittany Ellis | 2015 | The Witching Hour | Photography | Silver Key |
| Mackenzie Ferris | 2015 | Physical Music | Film & Animation | Silver Key |
| Leah Fireman | 2018 | Hamsa | Ceramics & Glass | Silver Key |
| Kate Foster | 2015 | Wax Chandelier | Mixed Media | Honorable Mention |
| Maggie Gaddess | 2020 | The Girl And The Monkey | Mixed Media | Honorable Mention |
| Anna Genter | 2018 | Bag Pipes | Ceramics & Glass | Silver Key |
| Evely Geroulakos | 2018 | Grecian Olive Leaf Vase | Ceramics & Glass | Gold Key |
| Marcella Gerszten | 2018 | My Jewish Heritage | Ceramics & Glass | Silver Key |
| Maggie Ginter-Frankovitch | 2020 | Untitled | Painting | Gold Key |
| Sarah Good-Lang | 2020 | Three-year Old Diva | Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Heather Harrington | 2015 | In Your Face | Digital Art | Gold Key |
| Heather Harrington | 2015 | Identity | Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Heather Harrington | 2015 | Baby Wildthing | Ceramics & Glass | Gold Key |
| Heather Harrington | 2015 | Mother of the Forest | Ceramics & Glass | Gold Key |
| Hanna Hummert | 2018 | Irish Heritage Leprechaun piece | Ceramics & Glass | Honorable Mention |
| Mehr Jalil | 2018 | Crescent Shoes | Ceramics & Glass | Honorable Mention |
| Miranda Jones | 2017 | The Elephant Prince | Ceramics & Glass | Silver Key |
| Allie Keefer | 2020 | Dress Up | Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Beatrice King | 2015 | Perching Owl on Human Legs | Ceramics & Glass | Honorable Mention |
| Beatrice King | 2015 | Dementor | Ceramics & Glass | Honorable Mention |
| Lela Krackow | 2020 | Tillie | Painting | Gold Key |
| Adylade Krimmel | 2020 | Baby Addy | Painting | Silver Key |
| Matilda LaBranche | 2017 | Cello | Photography | Silver Key |
| Matilda LaBranche | 2017 | Taylor | Photography | Silver Key |
| Alena Lateef | 2020 | Bonaparte | Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Talia Leshko | 2016 | Sanjana Crying Gold | Mixed Media | Gold Key |
| Mishon Levine | 2020 | Untied | Drawing and Illustration | Silver Key |
| Mishon Levine | 2020 | Distant Waves | Painting | Silver Key |
| Zijing Li | 2015 | Geisha | Digital Art | Gold Key |
| Lara Malmstrom | 2016 | Up On The Mountain | Painting | Honorable Mention |
| Maya Milch | 2017 | Raku Turtle | Ceramics & Glass | Honorable Mention |
| Olivia Muse | 2016 | Untitled | Photography | Honorable Mention |
| Gigi Nieson | 2016 | Once Upon A | Mixed Media | Silver Key |
| Zoe Papernick | 2017 | Native Feather | Ceramics & Glass | Honorable Mention |
| Yael Perlman | 2018 | Cool Kid[z] | Photography | Honorable Mention |
| Yael Perlman | 2018 | Colorful Torah Pointer | Ceramics & Glass | Gold Key |
| Luka Pierce | 2017 | Eliza on a Jungle Gym | Drawing and Illustration | Honorable Mention |
| Korryn Resetar | 2015 | Roots | Digital Art | Honorable Mention |
| Korryn Resetar | 2015 | Illumination | Digital Art | Honorable Mention |
| Dayna Rouse | 2016 | "Lotus Flower Bomb" | Ceramics & Glass | Silver Key |
| Eliza Savage | 2017 | The Attempt | Comic Art | Gold Key |
| Eliza Savage | 2017 | A Day At The Museum | Comic Art | Silver Key |
| Eliza Savage | 2017 | Horrifying | Comic Art | Silver Key |
| Angelina Scheuermann | 2018 | Premium Dalliance | Photography | Honorable Mention |
| Olivia Simon | 2018 | Reading | Photography | Honorable Mention |
| Olivia Simon | 2018 | Flower | Photography | Silver Key |
| Waya Slater | 2018 | Native American Wolf | Ceramics & Glass | Silver Key |
| Jayce Sledge | 2020 | My Nephew & Me | Painting | Silver Key |
| Abigail Stubenhofer | 2017 | Leah | Photography | Gold Key |
| Helena Sturdevant | 2018 | Broken Time | Digital Art | Silver Key |
| Helena Sturdevant | 2018 | Golden Goose | Drawing and Illustration | Silver Key |
| Emma Trimbur | 2017 | Anne Elizabeth | Photography | Gold Key |
| Emma Trimbur | 2017 | Cultural District Explorers | Photography | Honorable Mention |
| Anne Ward | 2018 | Gabi's Sister | Photography | Silver Key |
| McGarrah Wilson | 2015 | Nothing Gold Can Stay | Film & Animation | Honorable Mention |
| Margaret Wolfe | 2018 | Roster of Barclos | Ceramics & Glass | Silver Key |
| Yiqing Zhang | 2015 | Life Never Stops | Film & Animation | Gold Key |
| Yiqing Zhang | 2015 | Tear | Digital Art | Silver Key |
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