The winners have been announced for the 29 Palms Art Gallery’s student art show. The $500 Ada Bigler award, presented to a high school senior who shows outstanding talent and potential, when to Cheyene Hernandez of Yucca Valley High School for her painting, “Apple of My Eye.” Nic Hopton, another student at Yucca Valley High, won the $250 Copper Mountain College Scholarship prize for his painting, “The Trap House.” First place in painting went to Sydney Rieman for “Sunlight.” “The Golden Apple,” by Kamaljot Singh of Twentynine Palms High School, won first place in the photography category. Gabriella Romero of Yucca Valley High School won first place for her pastel drawing, “Flying Fireworks.” In the Other category, Christopher Falossi, an ICE West student, won first place for a limestone sculpture titled “Chuckwalla.” The judge was Cathy Allen of the Copper Mountain College art department. The show will remain on display at the gallery through February 22. The 29 Palms Art Gallery is open 12 to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. For a complete list of winners, see this story at Z1077fm.com
Yucca Valley High School students won all four awards in the Painting category: Sydney Rieman won first place for a tempera painting âSunlightâ; Lily Naylor second place for her âNightmaresâ watercolor; Emmie Partridge third place for âCrimsonâ salt and acrylic work; and Nic Hopton an honorable mention for âThe Trap Houseâ tempera painting.
Twentynine Palms High School students of Mr. Howesâ classes dominated the Photography category, with first place going to Kamaljot Singh for âThe Golden Apple,â second place to River Smith for âGentle Shadow,â and third place to Megan Pinilla for âButterfly.â
In the Drawing category, three of four awards went to Yucca Valley High School students: Gabriella Romero first place for âFlying Fireworksâ pastel, Matthew Carr second place for âPlanet Xâ pencil drawing, and Arturo Reyes honorable mention for âTexture Linesâ pen and ink. Third place went to Jessy Dickerson of Hope Academy for a charcoal titled âYoung Tarzan.â
In the Other category, Christopher Falossi, an ICE West student, won first place for a limestone sculpture titled âChuckwalla.â Second place went to Michael Yando for a âSelf Portraitâ digital work, and third place was awarded to Matthew Wiederhold for his print âLinkin Parkâ; both students of Ms. Morales at Hope Academy. Honorable mention was given to Markie Rauschenberg of Yucca Valley High School for a mixed media piece, âBleu.â