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 |
StudentAaron Gadson '22 |
TitleShadows Without a Shadow |
Medium/FormatDrawing & Illustration |
Award TypeGold Key |
StudentNathan Kuczmarski '22 |
TitleArt Portfolio |
Medium/FormatFilm & Animation |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentDaniel Anthony '23 |
TitlePastel Refraction Study |
Medium/FormatDrawing & Illustration |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentDaniel Anthony '23 |
TitlePastel Refraction Study 2 |
Medium/FormatDrawing & Illustration |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentGavin Berger '22 |
TitleLight Trails |
Medium/FormatPhotography |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentJose Figueroa '23 |
TitleRiver |
Medium/FormatPhotography |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentVincent Kasinec '22 |
TitleEdgewater Park |
Medium/FormatDesign |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentMaxwell McNeill '22 |
TitleBygone Lapse |
Medium/FormatMixed Media |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentLucas Perram '25 |
TitleStare |
Medium/FormatPrintmaking |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentBenjamin Ravas '22 |
TitleFire |
Medium/FormatPhotography |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentChris Rood '22 |
TitleOhio City |
Medium/FormatPhotography |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentJoseph Sepesy '22 |
TitleScattered Self |
Medium/FormatDrawing & Illustration |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentCarter Wensink '25 |
TitleFont: Carter |
Medium/FormatDesign |
Award TypeSilver Key |
StudentMaximus Anderson '23 |
TitleStar Gazing |
Medium/FormatPhotography |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentPaul Angert '24 |
TitleEYE.SPEAK.LOUDLY.1 |
Medium/FormatMixed Media |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentPaul Angert '24 |
TitleABSTRACT.2 |
Medium/FormatPhotography |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentDaniel Anthony '23 |
TitlePastel Refraction Study 4 |
Medium/FormatDrawing & Illustration |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentAntonio Carrero '22 |
TitleHusk |
Medium/FormatPhotography |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentChristian Krsacok '22 |
TitleSticks and Stones |
Medium/FormatPrintmaking |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentNathan Kuczmarski '22 |
TitleFall Leaves |
Medium/FormatFilm & Animation |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentMaxwell McNeill '22 |
TitlePraeteritum Momento |
Medium/FormatMixed Media |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentBenjamin Ravas '22 |
TitleFire Spiral |
Medium/FormatPhotography |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentAntonio Sidoti '25 |
TitleContour Reflection |
Medium/FormatMixed Media |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentChristian Valdez '25 |
TitleJumbled |
Medium/FormatPhotography |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentCristian Navarrete '22 |
TitleThe Waiting Game |
Medium/FormatPhotography |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |
StudentMaxwell McNeill '22 |
TitleDistant Dancing |
Medium/FormatPoetry |
Award TypeHonorable Mention |