Artwork From 2 Byram Hills HS Students Selected For Exhibit

ARMONK, NY — The artwork of two talented Byram Hills High School seniors has been selected for the 2022 National Art Honor Society/National Junior Art Honor Society Juried Exhibition.

Seniors Ewa Miano and Reese Ertel were named as student artists included in the virtual gallery, which is on the website of the National Art Education Association through April 29.

Both artists are students in Jayne Karlin’s AP Studio in Art class and members of the high school’s National Art Honor Society chapter.

"I’m so proud of these two talented artists," Karlin said. "Their work exemplifies the talent and creativity of our members of the National Art Honor Society."

Ertel is the Byram Hills National Honor Society Chapter President and Karlin is a faculty adviser to the group.

Miano's work is a painting of a ballerina titled “Perfectionist.” Ertel's piece, called "Poppy," is a portrait in colored pencil inspired by her grandfather.

This year's event marks the art association’s seventh annual juried exhibition. The association received a record 1,665 submissions for the show and selected 199 works from 103 schools from the United States and abroad.

The NAEA began the National Art Honor Society program in 1978 to inspire students and recognize those with an outstanding ability in art. The National Art Education Association, founded in 1947, is a professional membership organization for visual arts educators that includes more than 58,000 students who belong to the National Art Honor Society.