Riverhead Students Display Art at Parrish Museum's Student Exhibition

Six Riverhead High School seniors submitted work to the Parrish Art Museum’s 2015 Student Exhibition and two senior artists, Kimberly Guthrie (Drawing) and Kaitlyn Talmage (Illustration) were selected to be recognized at the exhibition.

Each year, the Parrish Art Museum’s annual Student Exhibition gives local students the opportunity to have their work on view in a professional venue.

In addition to that thrilling experience for hundreds of students, this year’s Student Exhibition features a collaborative work that artists Steven and William Ladd created during their residency at the Museum.

The artists engaged with 1,100 students from the East End to produce a new original work—a signature scrolled landscape entitled 1960s TV Dinner.

One entire gallery is dedicated to that collaborative piece, as well as a photographic mural of portraits of more than 1,000 students.

Talmage is one of three seniors who plan to attend college with a minor or major in art. She has not yet decided on a college but will minor in art.

Additionaly, Mary Tracy will be attending Suffolk County Community College initially with a major in art and Melissa Pressler will be attending the School of Visual Arts with a major in art (illustration).

Photos courtesy of Riverhead Central School District

Photo Caption #1: Pictured from left to right: Kimberly Guthrie, Erin Plitt, Mary Tracy, Joshua Rosenbaum, Melissa Pressler, Kaitlyn Talmage, (participants not pictured: Raymond Childress and Faye Swett)

Photo Caption #2: Melissa Pressler in front of her image hanging at the Parrish Art Museum Student Exhibition. Her piece is an ink illustration, titled “Om”.

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