Glenview Art League's 2016 Youth Art Fair Winners

The Glenview Art League hosted its 27th annual Youth Art Fair at William Attea Middle School, 2500 Chestnut, Glenview on February 20th. A total of 292 students, representing 40 schools,
exhibited a variety of art including drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography.

New this year was a People’s Choice Award won by 6th grader, Bernardo Lebron of Nelson Elementary in Niles for his portrait of a Native American woman. Art Teacher, Tina Daskopoulos submitted the work of 29 students. Bernardo Lebron also won first place in his grade. Nelson Elementary had several other winners, including all of the 6th grade awards and 1st place in 5th grsde..

All students received a certificate of participation, yellow ribbons, and a mini sketch pad.
Best of Show winner, Natalie Poklop is a sophomore at Glenbrook North High School, which
had several other winners. A Merit Award for Creative Achievement was presented to Jordan Quant, a senior at Glenbrook North High School for her mixed media wire sculpture.

While many of the students participating attend Glenview schools, groups of students
were entered by their teachers from Once It Clicks, Glenview School of Arts, and Terra Sounds which offer after school art classes.

2016 YAF Winners were:

1st grade
1st Faye Jerva, Henking School
2nd Isaac Neyman
3rd Yinon Gankin, Lyon School

2nd grade
1st Keira Call, Lyon School
2nd Emma Winer, Lyon School
3rd Noah Babcock, Henking School

3rd grade
1st Ava Prosko
2nd Atchaya Muthupalaniappan, Wescott School
3rd Jordan Eckstein, Meadowbrook School

4th grade
1st Annalina Klatt, Glen Grove School
2nd Amanda Lee
3rd Alice Smagorinsky, Meadowbrook

5th grade
1st Jakub Winkowski, Nelson School
2nd Ariana Raghian, Pleasant Ridge School
3rd Juliana Craven, Art School of Glenview

6th grade
1st Bernardo Lebron, Nelson School & People’s Choice Award
2nd Pallavi Raju, Nelson School
3rd Aviva Hurwitz, Nelson School

7th grade
1st Maxim Arzumanov, Attea Middle School
2nd Dean Kousiounelos, Norhtbrook Jr High
3rd Helena Wyville, Countryside Montessori

8th grade
1st Natalie Brame, Art School of Glenview
2nd Leon Kosciak, Art School of Glenview
3rd Lilly Pireva, Attea Middle School

9th/10th
1st Natalie Poklop, Glenbrook North & BEST of SHOW
2nd Hana Choi, Glenbrook North
3rd Sam Jaffe, Glenbrook North

11th grade
1st Sarah Warner, Art School of Glenview
2nd Josh Gonzalez, Glenbrook North
3rd (tie) Caroline Vogel, Glenbrook North
Leigh Kinsler, Loyola Academy

12th grade
1st Annie Yoon, Prunae Creative Studio
2nd Sunkyung Lee, Glenbrook North
3rd Morgan Berg, Glenbrook North
Merit Award for Creative Achievement: Jordan Quant, Glenbrook North