Grace Jaworski, Katie Lee among Ohio’s top artists

Out of 11,500 entries from throughout the state, two works by NDCL student artists are among just 300 selected for the 49th Annual Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition in Columbus.

A photograph by junior Grace Jaworski and an acrylic painting by senior Katie Lee will be displayed in the prestigious exhibition at the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus from April 22 to May 16. Students will receive Awards of Excellence during ceremonies on May 5.

Grace, who also had a work selected for last year's exhibition, is an advanced photography student of art teacher Mr. George Yaniga. Katie is a student in Art Department Chairperson Mrs. Mary Ann Sedivy's Advanced Placement Studio Art course.

The Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition is dedicated to the educational and artistic advancement of talented young people in the state. The exhibition is open to all of Ohio's 1,112 high schools, both public and private, chartered by the State of Ohio Department of Education.

Judges for the competition are professional artists and college professors from all over the country. More than 30 universities and colleges of art will offer scholarships to seniors in the exhibition.