NAHS & NJAHS Student Artwork Exhibited

Alexandria, VA – June 2, 2016 – Artwork from students who are members of the National Art Honor Society (NAHS) and National Junior Art Honor Society (NJAHS) is scheduled for exhibition June 6 - August 31 at the headquarters of the National Art Education Association (NAEA), located in Old Town Alexandria, VA.

This exhibit will be seen by visual arts education professionals, creative leaders, and students from across the country who will be gathering at NAEA headquarters for a number of meetings and events this summer. The artwork exhibited has been selected by art educators who are members of NAEA and sponsor NAHS/NJAHS chapters at their schools.

In 1978, the National Art Education Association began the National Art Honor Society program to inspire and recognize students who demonstrate outstanding achievement and interest in the visual arts. Currently, there are 50,000+ NAHS/NJAHS members worldwide. NAHS/NJAHS supports members and their students in attaining the highest standards in art scholarship, character, and service, and to bringing public awareness to the essential value of art education in the 21st century.

“We live in a visual age, and a foundation in art education has never been more critically important for students pursuing careers in any field.”
—Deborah B. Reeve, NAEA Executive Director

Schools with student work represented in the exhibit include:

• Academia Cotopaxi, Quito, Ecuador; Azarea Dzinic, Art Teacher
• American School of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Rebecca Mutrux, Art Teacher
• Aurora Christian High School, Aurora, IL; Grahame Wilkin, Art Teacher
• Boswell High School, Ft. Worth, TX; Amy Jenkins, Art Teacher
• Brentsville District High School, Nokesville, VA; Cheryl Miehl, Art Teacher
• Burlington Community High School, Burlington, IA; Craig Fleece, Art Teacher
• Cairo American College, Cairo, Egypt; Betty Anette Pietak, Art Teacher
• Columbia Central High School, Columbia, TN; Renee Kathleen Gary, Art Teacher
• Elizabeth High School, Elizabeth, CO; Candice Tauger, Art Teacher
• Exeter West Greenwich High School, West Greenwich, RI; Elizabeth Lind, Art Teacher
• Gibson Berwick Academy, South Berwick, ME; Reagan Russell, Art Teacher
• Harmony Science Academy, El Paso, TX; James Perry, Art Teacher
• Harry S Truman High School, Levittown, PA; Diane Wilkin, Art Teacher
• International Community School, Kirkland, WA; Mark B. Rayder, Art Teacher
• Jennings County High School, North Vernon, IN; Karen Chilean, Art Teacher
• Johansen High School, Modesto, CA; Vicky Boese, Art Teacher
• Ketchikan High School, Ketchikan, AK; Louise Kern, Art Teacher
• Lafayette High School, Williamsburg, VA; Liz Bahl-Moore, Art Teacher
• Lancaster High School, Lancaster, OH; Shannon Fish, Art Teacher
• Lakeridge High School, Lake Oswego, OR; Michael Helle, Art Teacher
• Leawood Middle School, Leawood, KS; So Yeon Choi, Art Teacher
• Legacy High School, Bismarck, ND; Lori Riehl, Art Teacher
• Manchester Memorial High School, Manchester, NH; Jane Tentas, Art Teacher
• Milan C-2, Milan, MO; Megan Hines, Art Teacher
• Missisquoi Valley Union High School, Swanton, VT; Lindsay DiDio Hartel, Art Teacher
• Mitchell Senior High School, Mitchell, SD; Marcia Ann Shannon, Art Teacher
• Mount Vernon High School, Alexandria, VA; Sally Gilliam, Art Teacher
• Newark High School, Newark, DE; Diana Rossi, Art Teacher
• Nonnewaug High School, Woodbury, CT; Leeza Desjardins, Art Teacher
• Pearl High School, Pearl, MS; Vicky Miley, Art Teacher
• Pendleton High School, Anderson, SC; Lacie Lagoon, Art Teacher
• Perkins County High School, Grant, NE; Lance Wurst, Art Teacher
• Post Falls High School, Post Falls, ID; Michele Chmielewski, Art Teacher
• Presentation Academy, Louisville, KY; Susanne Firestone, Art Teacher
• Provo High School, Provo, UT; James Rees, Art Teacher
• Redan Middle School, Lithonia, GA; Lydia Atubeh, Art Teacher
• Rogers High School, Rogers, MN; Susan Anderson Sebghati, Art Teacher
• Royal Palm Beach High School, Royal Palm Beach, FL; Anita Smith, Art Teacher
• Seneca High School, Tabernacle, NJ; Robert Dooley, Art Teacher
• St. Francis Preparatory School, Fresh Meadows, NY; Jeanne Bucking, Art Teacher
• St. Johns Northwestern Military Academy, Delafield, WI; Karen Wirkus, Art Teacher
• St. Labre, Ashland, MT; Kate Settle Ruland, Art Teacher
• Surry Central High School, Dobson, NC; Stephanie Miller, Art Teacher
• Towson High School, Towson, MD; Rachel Valsing, Art Teacher
• V Sue Cleveland High School, Rio Rancho, NM; Michelle Sanchez-St. Andre, Art Teacher
• Western High School, Parma, MI; D'Andra Clark, Art Teacher
• Westmoore High School, Oaklahoma City, OK; Brandy Sitts, Art Teacher
• West St. John High School, Edgard, LA; Deanna Larmeu Edenfield, Art Teacher
• W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA; Jayne Matricardi- Burke, Art Teacher
• White Knoll High School, Lexington, SC; Marion Mason, Art Teacher
• Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood, MA; Paula Duddy, Art Teacher
• Xavier College Preparatory, Phoenix, AZ; Alison Dunn, Art Teacher

In the News

Towson High student’s work featured in national art exhibit The Baltimore Sun