Creativity, dedication, talent, technique—these are the gifts of 19 Saint Ignatius students whose artwork has been honored in a major art and writing competition. Once again, the creations of these young men has drawn the admiration of judges in the Scholastic Art & Writing Competition. Hundreds of thousands of pieces of student artwork are entered each year for judging, but only a small portion receive recognition.
“These young men exhibit an impressive variety of artistic range,” says Fine Arts teacher Julianna Burrows. “We are very proud of them.”
Senior Aaron Gadson is the lone Gold Key honoree this year for “Shadows Without a Shadow” (left) in the Drawing & Illustration category.
Daniel Anthony ’23 and Maxwell McNeill ’22 each led the way with three pieces receiving recognition. Daniel’s series of pastel refraction studies earned two Silver Keys and an Honorable Mention. Maxwell received a Silver Key and Honorable mention for a pair of mixed media projects, and Honorable Mention for poetry.
Adding to his glowing film resume, senior Nathan Kuczmarski (who was featured recently in Saint Ignatius Magazine), was honored with a Silver Key for his film portfolio, with his short “Fall Leaves” collecting an Honorable Mention Award.
See below for the full list of student-artist honorees, their awards and project types.
This year’s Scholastic Art & Writing award recipients compose one of the largest and broadest classes of Saint Ignatius student art honorees in recent memory. Here's the Cleveland Institute of Art website, which features the full gallery of work. Absolutely major credit is owed to these students, their teachers, and their families for this terrific achievement.
Click Here to see more of this year's award-winning pieces!
Click Here to see the 2021 Visual Arts online gallery!
2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Recipients
Student |
Title |
Medium/Format |
Award Type |
Aaron Gadson '22 |
Shadows Without a Shadow |
Drawing & Illustration |
Gold Key |
Nathan Kuczmarski '22 |
Art Portfolio |
Film & Animation |
Silver Key |
Daniel Anthony '23 |
Pastel Refraction Study |
Drawing & Illustration |
Silver Key |
Daniel Anthony '23 |
Pastel Refraction Study 2 |
Drawing & Illustration |
Silver Key |
Gavin Berger '22 |
Light Trails |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Jose Figueroa '23 |
River |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Vincent Kasinec '22 |
Edgewater Park |
Design |
Silver Key |
Maxwell McNeill '22 |
Bygone Lapse |
Mixed Media |
Silver Key |
Lucas Perram '25 |
Stare |
Printmaking |
Silver Key |
Benjamin Ravas '22 |
Fire |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Chris Rood '22 |
Ohio City |
Photography |
Silver Key |
Joseph Sepesy '22 |
Scattered Self |
Drawing & Illustration |
Silver Key |
Carter Wensink '25 |
Font: Carter |
Design |
Silver Key |
Maximus Anderson '23 |
Star Gazing |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Paul Angert '24 |
EYE.SPEAK.LOUDLY.1 |
Mixed Media |
Honorable Mention |
Paul Angert '24 |
ABSTRACT.2 |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Daniel Anthony '23 |
Pastel Refraction Study 4 |
Drawing & Illustration |
Honorable Mention |
Antonio Carrero '22 |
Husk |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Christian Krsacok '22 |
Sticks and Stones |
Printmaking |
Honorable Mention |
Nathan Kuczmarski '22 |
Fall Leaves |
Film & Animation |
Honorable Mention |
Maxwell McNeill '22 |
Praeteritum Momento |
Mixed Media |
Honorable Mention |
Benjamin Ravas '22 |
Fire Spiral |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Antonio Sidoti '25 |
Contour Reflection |
Mixed Media |
Honorable Mention |
Christian Valdez '25 |
Jumbled |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Cristian Navarrete '22 |
The Waiting Game |
Photography |
Honorable Mention |
Maxwell McNeill '22 |
Distant Dancing |
Poetry |
Honorable Mention |