Grambling State University Announces Winners of North Louisiana High School Art Show

Grambling State University Announces Winners of North Louisiana High School Art Show
Grambling State University’s High School North Louisiana Art Exhibition Awards Winners—Left to Right: Leah Reitzell, Sterlington High School teacher; Jazmine Lowery, Ruston High School (Curse of the Serpent); Hannah Ates, Choudrant High School (Paradise); Nancy Waldron, Choudrant High School teacher; Jeremy Curry, Gibsland Coleman High School (LeBron James Color Media) with family members Javion, Yolanda, Jeremiah and Tommie Curry; and Mary L. Rountree, Wossman High School teacher.

GRAMBLING, LA – Students from eight area high schools competed in GSU’s North Louisiana High School Art Show.

The winner of the art competition is Madison Mitchell, a student at Sterlington High School. She received the Best of Show award for her painting of a Louisiana swamp scene entitled “Louisiana Living”.

“It was so expressive. The color was clean. The composition was good, and it just jumped out at you,” said Tommie Sue Slaughter, a former assistant professor of art who judged the art competition.

In addition to “Louisiana Living,” Donna McGee, director of Dunbar Gallery, was especially impressed by two other entries. Jeremy Curry, a student at Gibsland-Coleman Complex, won first place in Color Media for his depiction of LeBron James.

“It was his interpretation of a photo of LeBron James. I thought that he did capture his personality well,” McGee said.

Another entry of interest was Nathaniel Doyle’s drawing. Doyle, a student at Wossman High School, received first place in Black and White Media for his “Portrait of Tamaya”.

“The technical skill and use of the pencil is very delicate and refined and very well done. He’s working from a photograph, but it’s very nicely done how he captured that person’s personality,” McGee said.

Other winners include:

  • Hannah Ates, Choudrant High School, 2nd Place, Color Media
  • Diamonique Williams, Wossman High School, 3rd Place, Color Media
  • Emily Smith, Choudrant High School, 1st Place, 3-D Media
  • Ashton Hagan, Sterlington High School, 2nd Place, Black and White Media
  • Jacob La Dart, Sterlington High School, 3rd Place, Black and White Media
  • Nathaniel Doyle, Jr., Wossman High School, Honorable Mention
  • Montreveon Parker, Wossman High School, Honorable Mention
  • Jazmine Lowery, Ruston High School, Honorable Mention
  • Jamillia White, Choudrant High School, Honorable Mention

Participants from this year’s art show are from Ruston High School, Choudrant High School, Grambling High School, Gibsland-Coleman Complex, Saline High School, Wossman High School and Sterlington High School. The Department of Visual and Performing Arts hosted the exhibition from March 4-19 in Dunbar Gallery.

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