Clackamas ESD Recognizes Local Student Artists - 05/04/18

Clackamas - On May 3, Clackamas Education Service District welcomed community members to walk a gallery of over 300 student exhibitors from 25 schools around the county. Ten students received awards for outstanding artwork.

Student artist June Bee from North Clackamas School District's Sabin-Schellenberg Professional Technical Center keynoted the event. She spoke about the process of getting to know herself through her art in the loneliest period of her life. She described a pivotal moment of self-discovery after moving to the United States:

“I looked at the reflection my phone screen makes and said to myself, ‘I hate you because you are too different.’ Suddenly, I realized that I used the word different, which is not necessarily a negative word. I’d never thought that maybe my weakness can also be something good about me.”

June went on to harness her unique lens to establish an international pen pal exchange program for Taiwanese and American students. She illustrated her journey of self in a triptych with one panel representing “rebuilding,” another “embracing” and a third “making the most out of myself.”

View photos from the event and the winning selections. Student award winners and their schools are listed below:

Jury Selection
Phoebe Walsh
Lake Oswego High School | Grade 11
“Quiet Evening”

Staff Pick
Alannah Twede
Oregon City High School | Grade 9
“Portrait of a Woman”

Promise Award (Middle School)
Sophia Wang
Lake Oswego Junior High School | Grade 8
“Maggie”

Promise Award Runner-Up (Middle School)
Ekaterina Ozerkov
Happy Valley Middle School | Grade 6
“Summer Time”

Small School Award
Tiana Greene
Gladstone High School | Grade 12
Untitled

Photography
Parker Hall
Sabin-Schellenberg Professional Technical Center | Grade 12
“Forgotten Workshop”

3D Art
Zhongou Guan
Lake Oswego High School | Grade 12
“Asylum”

Painting & Drawing
Jonah Brock
Arts & Technology High School | Grade 11
“Who”

Digital
June Bee
Sabin-Schellenberg Professional Technical Center | Grade 11
“Me and Myself”

Portraiture (Tie)
Alannah Twede
Oregon City High School | Grade 9
“Portrait of a Woman”

Mattison Perry
Oregon City High School | Grade 10
“Hebh Jamal”

Clackamas Education Service District provides regional services and professional development to school districts and their communities in Clackamas County and beyond. Our mission is to lead, serve and innovate for learning.