IAEA Student Show

Forty Pieces of student artwork have been selected for inclusion in the annual art show of the Illinois Art Education Association.  This year over 400 entries from grades k - 12 were submitted from IAEA members.  “The judging process was long & labored due to the tremendous amount of high quality work submitted this year” said show chairperson Venessa Hardy of Lisle Senior High School. 

This year’s Student Show reception was held on Saturday, November 7th at the Lisle Hilton as part of the IAEA’s Professional Development Conference.  "The student show is always a highlight of the annual IAEA conference and this year was no exception. The art work by the students was inspiring and enjoyed by all" said Judy Doebler, IAEA president.  Students and their families were invited to attend an award ceremony to acknowledge and honor the winners.  Each student was presented a certificate from Doebler and also received a prize bag filled with art supplies contributed by Mayco, the American Academy of Art, Blick Art Materials, Ester’s Place, Young Arts, Sax Arts, Royal Brush, Handy Art and Flashpoint.

The art show will be traveling throughout the state from November 2009 to June 2010.  It begins the tour at the public schools in Galena in November & December.  From there it will go to McHenry’s High Schools and public library in January, in February at Town and Country Public Library in Elburn, in March at Mattoon Middle School, in April at the Dr. Scholl Gallery of Marmion Academy in Aurora, and in May at Next Picture Gallery in Dixon.  Please check individual hosting sites for specific locations & times.

Artists include:
Liam Reilly - St. John Fisher School, Chicago; Anders Magnuson - John Shields Elementary, Sugar Grove; Claire Glaudel - Bureau Valley North, Walnut; Noah Treadway - John Stewart Elementary, Elburn; Grace Kassanits - Medinah Primary School, Medinah;  Gianna Villanueva - McDole Elementary School, Montgomery;  Dalton Askew - John Stewart Elementary School, Elburn; Madison Steddick - John Stewart Elementary School, Elburn; Danielle Sowell - Reed Elementary, Homer Glen;  Karina Contreras - Boulder Hill Elementary, Montgomery;  Meghan Andrews - John Stewart Elementary, Elburn;  Anthony Silva – Dryden Elementary, Arlington Heights;  Maya Ben-Dror – Lincoln School, Highland Park; Samantha Schettl – Indian Prairie School, Crystal Lake; Madelynn Gross – Woods Creek School, Crystal Lake; Jordan Herrera – Algonquin Road School, Fox River Grove; Rachel Prisby - Dryden Elementary, Arlington Heights; Michael Levin – Kipling School, Deerfield; Haley Penkala – John Stewart Elementary, Elburn; Paige Jonites – Ludwig Elementary, Lockport;  Adam Gronewold – Galena Middle School, Galena; Katy Haag – Tri Point Jr HS, Piper City; Steven Zilly – Winfield Central, Winfield; Jillian Piepenburg – Galena Middle School, Galena; Mercedes Diorio – Oak Lawn-Hometown School, Oak Lawn; Daniel Trone - Bureau Valley North, Walnut;  Adi Newcomb – Mattoon Middle School, Mattoon; Danae Ross – Bureau Valley South Jr HS, Buda; Samantha Krieger - Bureau Valley South Jr HS, Buda; Michaela DeLong – Northbrook Middle School, Mendota; Jacquie Imhoff – Cambridge HS, Cambridge; Reva Legate – Cambridge HS, Cambridge; Stuart Pender – Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville; Larissa Root – McHenry HS, McHenry; Nikki Gallagher – McHenry HS, McHenry; Gracelynn Dale – Bureau Valley HS, Karl Joshua Eleosida – McHenry HS, McHenry; Michelle Bradlo – McHenry HS, McHenry; Mercedez Lowery – Rock Falls HS, Rock Falls; Kevin Bull – Iroquois West HS, Gilman