Education & Arts
The Hon. Anna Bligh MP
10 March 2005
Student Artwork Exhibited at Queensland Art Gallery
The outstanding talent of 47 senior visual art students from across the state will be showcased in the Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art touring exhibition opening at the Queensland Art Gallery tonight.
Minister for Education and the Arts Anna Bligh, will officially open the exhibition that promotes excellence in senior visual art throughout the state and non-state schooling sector.
Ms Bligh said the exhibition demonstrates some of the most outstanding examples of art produced by the state's 15,000 senior visual arts students.
"This annual exhibition, established in 1990, provides the opportunity for the wider community to view the diverse and innovative art being produced in Queensland's secondary schools," she said. "It is a great honour for these students to have their work exhibited at the Queensland Art Gallery, I congratulate them and their art teachers, they have every right to be proud."
"The awards have helped to raise community awareness of the degree of sophistication in concepts, diversity of technical competence, and the high standard of programs in Queensland high schools," she said.
Ms Bligh said the awards provided an opportunity for students to be recognised by the tertiary sector. Previous exhibitors have gone on to study at university or undertake careers in the arts.
"Many of these talented young people will continue to develop their artistic abilities beyond secondary education and will become the state's future artists," Ms Bligh said.
District exhibitions were held throughout the state during August and September last year and from those the 47 young artists were selected for the central exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery.
The exhibition will be on display until 29 May 2005 and will then tour 10 regional galleries across the state over approximately 12 months.
The Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art is organised by the Department of Education and the Arts with support from the Queensland Art Gallery and Museum and Gallery Services Queensland.
Media Contact: Shari Armistead 3235 4593
**List of students whose work is exhibited at the Queensland Art Gallery follows.
Student's Name Student's School
Stephen Alexander Whitsunday Anglican School
Shona Arendshorst St Ursula's College
Sophie Armstrong Pimlico State High School
Miriam Borg Sarina State High School
Damien Caine Ayr State High School
Jackson Cheng Cavendish Road State High School
Angelo Conway Emmaus College
Robert Cooper St John's College
Jessica Cuddihy Whitsunday Anglican School
Paavi Davidson MacGregor State High School
Gay Dayday Pimlico State High School
Chloe Dunlop Somerville House
Melissa Ede Shailer Park State High School
Kylie Ellis Toowoomba State High School
Hiro Fusakawa John Paul College
Renee Gibb Mountain Creek State High School
Oliver Gill Brisbane Boys' College
Gemma Hallett Helensvale State High School
Thomas Hanson St Joseph's College
Megan Jensen Bundaberg State High School
Megan Jones Mackay State High School
Cameron Kapernick Bundaberg State High School
Allia King Trinity Bay State High School
Cheloena King Burnside State High School
Karolinka Koleczko St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School
Jamie Lau Trinity Bay State High School
Lee La Motta St Joseph's Nudgee College
Gavan McAllister Pine Rivers State High School
Danielle McFarland A B Paterson College
Lisa McGowan Tully State High School
Pierre Medeiros Brisbane State High School
Claire Murphy Mt Isa Catholic High School
Eric Nash Kirwan State High School
Emily Nelson Corinda State High School
Lara Nobel Brisbane State High School
Anthea Pedley Trinity Bay State High School
Elise Plumbley Wynnum State High School
Matthew Rose Iona College
Robert Scawthorn West Moreton Anglican College
Erika Scott Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School
Michelle Slatter Chinchilla State High School
Dan Sleeman The Southport School
Jenna Thompson St Stephen's College
Maxine Thompson Matthew Flinders' Anglican College
Maya Walker Yeppoon State High School
Saphia Wardrope St John's School
Jennifer Zahn North Bundaberg State High