Student Surrealist Art Exhibit
Raymond James Community Room
February 23- April 2006
The annual "Student Surrealist Art Exhibit" is a juried competition for Pinellas County middle and high school art students from public and private schools. Through this exhibit, the Dalí Museum recognizes and celebrates the talent of Pinellas County art students and their teachers. The theme, "Surrealism, Dreams and Fantasy," invites students to explore their imagination and challenge their creativity using concepts, themes and methods similar to Dalí and his Surrealist contemporaries. Private Reception March 8, 6-8pm.
Award Winners – Middle School
Award of Excellence
Stephanie Feola
School: Safety Harbor Middle School
Grade: 7
Title: Sleep Tight
Rebecca Ordner
School: John Hopkins Middle School
Grade: 8
Title: Tea Party by the Pond
Nicole Thomas
School: Tyrone Middle School
Grade: 8
Title: Ordinary People
Merit Award
Camille Clark
School: Tyrone Middle School
Grade: 8
Title: Rebirth
Brandon Manson
School: Palm Harbor Middle School
Grade: 8
Title: Holy Monkey
Jermaine Burnett
School: Lealman Intermediate
Grade: 7
Title: Good & Evil
Honorable Mention
Nicholas Sundstrom
School: Dunedin Highland Middle School
Grade: 7
Title: Beetle Bug
Larissa Pacella
Scholl: Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School
Grade: 8
Title: 2 Points
Alexa Pullicin
School: John Hopkins Middle School
Grade: 8
Title: The Casino
Award Winners – High School
Award of Excellence
Jonathan Barthowlomew
School: PCCA @ Gibbs High School
Grade: 12
Title: Untitled
Mark Catanese
Shorecrest Preparatory School
Grade: 12
Title: Innovation
Christian Csintalan
School: East Lake High School
Grade: 12
Title: Surreal Madonna
Merit Award
Raina Winget
School: PCCA @ Gibbs High School
Grade: 10
Title: Untitled
Caroline Levenson
School: Seminole High School
Grade: 12
Title: I Felt Sky Inside My Brain
Tyler Rowe, Grade: 12
Michael Stefanos, Grade: 12
School: Shorecrest Preparatory School
Title: Throw it Away
Honorable Mention
John Stolz
School: PCCA @ Gibbs High School
Grade: 10
Title: Prospect Hummer
Devon Cobb-Tappan
School: Palm Harbor University High School
Grade: 12
Title: Family Portrait
Mary Vretas
School: East Lake High School
Grade:
Title: Alliteration
Photographs by Becky Giggen