Solano student art on display at Vacaville Art Gallery

(L-R) Andrew See, Jessica Harriott, and Angela Vilchis look at art on display at the 22nd Vacaville student art show held at the Vacaville Art Gallery, Sunday. (Adam Smith/Daily Republic)

VACAVILLE — Crystal Middle School student artist Joelle Wiley was pretty pleased with her first public showing.

The young woman’s creation, London Kiss, was one of a dozen works from Crystal students that draw compliments from admirers when the 22nd annual Student Art Show at the Vacaville Art Gallery opened to the public Sunday.

“It’s not like the usual,” Wiley said of her first exhibition outside of school walls. “It is all pretty breathtaking. It is something I have wanted to do for some time.”

While there were fewer students exhibiting their works compared to last year, there were more schools represented. Students from 12 Solano County schools were represented at the show, including Vallejo High School, which entered the art show for the first time “and we are pretty excited about that,” Vacaville Art Gallery Manager Susan White said.

Lenore Hubal, one of the judges and a teacher from Hemlock Elementary School, said she was pleased with what she saw from the students.

“I was very impressed,” Hubal said. “There is a lot of talent here. This is a show that has to be seen.”

Students had about 300 pieces of art on display at the opening of the show, ranging from paintings and drawings to ceramics and photography. The show runs through April 20. The Vacaville Art Gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from noon to 7 p.m. Friday. It is located at 718 E. Monte Vista Ave. in Vacaville.

Those awarded ribbons were:

• High School Painting: First place – Pandora Brown and Lindzi Rodriquez; second place – Kenzy Thomas and Julianna Cooper; third place – Jose Pascua and Lynae Gutierrez; honorable mention – Chaylyn Factuar, Leslie Hoefert and Gildardo Partido.
• Middle School Painting: First place – Kiri Duncan; second place – Jessica Fure; third place – Jocelyn Perez; honorable mention – Alana Ewart and Dulce Jimenez-Pahiagua.
• High School Drawing: First place – Kimmie Walker and Leah Canlas; second place – Melanie Esves and Dem Hunter; third place – Kolton Bent and Bradford Nilson; honorable mention – Angela Vilchis, Jesus Duarte and Marya Martinez.
• Middle School Drawing: First place – Rancia Cui; second place – Alyssa Watkins; third place – Vanessa Watkins; honorable mention – Dulce Jimenez-Pahiagua.
• High School Photography and Computer: First place – Lauren O’Neal and Zaire Robinson; second place – Becca Watkins and Toby Hunter; third place – Leah Bogue and Tanner Nielson; honorable mention – Christian Richmond, Chriatian Quito, Arnel Dumalig and Nora Conseco.
• High School Sculpture: First place – Jackie Woods and Colt Reagle; second place – Jaqlyn Steinberger and Alex Links; third place – Vivian Lee and Juan Martinez; honorable mention – Rebecca Laird, Ashley Wallace, Joe Sancin and Michelle Sligar.
• Middle School Sculpture: First place – Tatiano Granizo; second place – Kaylie Tatam; third place – Samantha Burzynski.

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(L-R) Andrew See, Jessica Harriott, and Angela Vilchis look at art on display at the 22nd Vacaville student art show held at the Vacaville Art Gallery, Sunday. (Adam Smith/Daily Republic)

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