Nassau County High School Students Show Talent

More than 60 works of art from the Nassau County High School Student Juried Art Competition are on view at The Art Guild of Port Washington, 200 Port Washington Blvd. in Manhasset.

The exhibit is free and open to the public on Saturday and Sunday between 1-5 p.m., and by appointment, through Nov. 23.

Sponsored by The ArtGuild, the exhibit features submissions from both public and private high school students throughout Nassau County.

Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, an award-winning artist and printmaker who teaches at St. John’s University and the Art League of Long Island, served as juror of awards. At the reception, Navon-Jacobson presented the winning artists with their awards and critiqued each piece. She also shared her ideas on what constitutes high level art with the packed gallery.

First place was awarded to Valley Stream Central junior Paola Parola for her white charcoal drawing “Self Portrait.” Second place went to senior Crisoula Lazaridis, a senior who is also from Valley Stream Central, for her sculpture, “The Scream.” Third place was awarded to Oceanside High School junior Sarah Cavanaugh for her acrylic painting “Feet.”

Honorable mentions were awarded to Lawrence Woodmere Academy senior Lexin Lin for her colored-pencil drawing “Christmas,” Our Lady of Mercy senior Christine Waldhof for her-colored pencil drawing “The Heart of Hawaii,” and The Wheatley School senior Priya Prasad for her acrylic painting “Shower Curtain.”

Students represented in the Nassau County High School Student Show are: Shirley Blanco (Uniondale High School); Sarah Cavanaugh (Oceanside High School); Billy Cerrato (Uniondale High School); Wanqing Vanessa Chen (Great Neck South High School); Peter DeVito (Massapequa High School); Brooke Ferber (Great Neck South High School); June Guo (Valley Stream North High School); Sarah Jones (Garden City High School); Bronwyn Kelly (Our Lady of Mercy Academy); Nayoung Kim (Great Neck South High School); Genevieve Ko, (Our Lady of Mercy Academy); Anastasiya Krukova (Great Neck South High School); Nicolette LaChance (Oceanside High School); Samantha Lawson (Our Lady of Mercy Academy); Crisoula Lazaridis (Valley Stream Central High School); Alexander Lim (Great Neck South High School); Lexin Lin (Lawrence Woodmere Academy); Kristina Lollo (Locust Valley High School); Kelly Loughlin (Oyster Bay High School); Liliana Majano (Great Neck South High School); Paige O’Donnell (Our Lady of Mercy Academy); Siobhan O’Neill (Locust Valley High School); Catherine Park (Great Neck South High School); Paola Parola (Valley Stream Central High School); Jonathan Perlman (Great Neck South High School); Priya Prasad (The Wheatley School); Elizabeth Radzuil (Our Lady of Mercy Academy); Timmy Rinck (Oceanside High School); Rebecca Rojas (Great Neck South High School); Jenny Shin (Locust Valley High School); Christine Waldhof (Our Lady of Mercy Academy); Danielle Wasserman (The Wheatley School); Evelyn Woodworth (Massapequa High School); and Nancy Zhang (The Wheatley School).

Trapani Art & Frame of Manhasset offered students a generous discount for professionally framed art and contributed gift certificates to the honorable mention winners.

The Art Guild of Port Washington, Inc., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization providing encouragement, education and a forum for the appreciation of the visual arts. For more information, visit TheArtGuild.org or call 516-304-5797.

Photo: Honorable Mention, Lexin Lin; First Place winner, Paola Parola; Second Place winner Crisoula Lazaridis; Honorable Mention, Christine Waldhof. (Not in attendance: Honorable Mention, Priya Prasad and Third Place winner, Sarah Cavanaugh.)