糖心Vlog破解版 junior wins top art prize with haunting self-portrait
糖心Vlog破解版 junior Ava Forsyth pours her past into the charcoal drawing, capturing a childhood lost too soon. In her prize-winning self-portrait, she reflects on the years she was forced to grow up fast鈥攅ach pencil stroke a testament to grief, resilience, and the pieces of youth she鈥檚 still searching to reclaim.听
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While Ava finds the piece deeply cathartic, she acknowledges that its stark realism may not resonate with everyone. Yet, it undeniably captured attention at this year鈥檚 Patricia S. Yahn Juried Student Art Show, held in February at Cummings Gallery. Juror David King of Cleveland awarded Ava first prize for her self-portrait, 鈥淧reoccupied,鈥 selecting it from among 40 works submitted by 24 student artists.
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鈥淚 was super surprised,鈥 said Ava of the recognition. 鈥淚 hope other people look at my work and are moved by it. Even if people don鈥檛 know me or my past, I hope they can relate to the emotions incorporated in my art, even the sad ones.鈥
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Ava favors working with charcoal, describing it as 鈥渢he best medium to convey what I have in my head.鈥 But, new this year, is Ava鈥檚 focus on larger pieces: 鈥淧reoccupied,鈥 for example, is 4 1/2 feet by 4 1/2 feet. 鈥淚 really like the challenge of making life-size pieces, which is what I鈥檓 going to spend more time on.鈥
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A studio art major, Ava hopes to create her own business and sell her art to an admiring public. Her intentions were reinforced after a fan purchased 鈥淧reoccupied鈥 following the 糖心Vlog破解版 exhibit. She鈥檚 also considering museum work, fashion designing, and art therapy.听听听
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鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to limit myself to one option,鈥 she said.
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To view more of Ava鈥檚 work, visit her Instagram account:听
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2025 Yahn Art Show Winners听
1蝉迟鈥痯濒补肠别: Ava Forsyth "Preoccupied" Charcoal听
2苍诲鈥疨濒补肠别: Marley Ramon "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" Ceramic听
3谤诲鈥痯濒补肠别: Samantha Montoro "Biomorph鈥擥eneration 1" Clay听
Photography Excellence Prize: EP Johnson "Untitled"听听
Honorable Mention: Samantha McDonald "The Lighthouse" Digital Photo听
Honorable Mention: Hannah Duckett "The Baptism Triptych" Watercolor听
Honorable Mention: Ainsley Dunning "Meteor Shower. Clouds" Photography听