USN Artists Win National Awards

An unprecedented number of USN students received national recognition for their art work in the Scholastic Arts Competition. After 23 USN students received gold medals in the regional competition, the winning work was sent to the national competition to be judged. Only 800 of about 20,000 artists received national awards.

Eight USN middle and high school students received national gold medals, one received a silver medal, and one, senior Matt Kastrinsky, also received the national American Vision award, the highest recognition in the Scholastic competition, for his sculpture La Destruccion y la Reconstruccion. Nationally, 67 works received an American Visions award.

Right after school is out, these young artists will travel to New York City for the awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall. All the gold-winning work will hang in the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. from June 18 until August 8. As an American Vision winner, Matt’s sculpture will also be displayed in New York City at the Diane von Furstenburg Studio June 2-4.

USN's winners are:
Silver Medal
Edward Linton '07, Drawing

Gold Medals
Rami Ismail '08, Drawing
Chris McHugh '09, Mixed Media
Mandy Eck '06, Photography
BJ Jones '07, Mixed Media
Joann Lee '05, Painting
Jackie Lincoln '06, Photography
Victoria Voorhees '06, Photography
Matt Kastrinsky '05, Sculpture, as well as an American Vision award