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Student artwork is on display at the Museum of Fine Arts

May 7, 2021

Visual Metaphor Exhibit

Nearly 60 student artworks were selected for the Pinellas High School Exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts. The theme for the show is “Visual Metaphor.”

The 2-D and 3-D artworks are on exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts through May 14. The museum is located at 255 Beach Dr NE in St. Petersburg. 

All of the work is also posted online in the PCS Student Virtual Art Gallery. A Virtual Awards Ceremony was held April 22.

The Top Awards for the show were chosen by the museum. Congratulations to our talented PCS artists:

Awards of Excellence:

  • Mario Tagaras, grade 12, Title: Closed Minds Are A Ball & Chain to Common Ground, Dunedin High         Teacher: Sal Gulino
  • Janeva Buczynski, grade 12, Title: My Memory Is Cloudy, East Lake High     Teacher: Eileen Iacobucci
  • Elise Tuttle, grade 10, Title: King of My Heart, Gibbs High, Teacher: Stephanie McKee
  • Jasmine Lucas, grade 12, Title: Life Cuts You Up and Spits You Out, Lakewood High,Teacher: Jayce Ganchou
  • Marckenly Chery, grade 9, Title: Cold as Ice, Lakewood High, Teacher: Sandra Bourne

Honorable Mentions:

  • Milena Larson, grade 12, Title: Circling the Drain, Dunedin High, Teacher: Sal Gulino
  • Darby Miller, grade 12, Title: How Mother Nature Sees the World, Dunedin High, Teacher: Sal Gulino
  • Izadora Ruiz, grade 10, Title: Pour Your Heart Out, Gibbs High, Teacher: Stephanie McKee
  • Anh Ho, grade 11, Title: Harvest  Hollins High, Teacher: Kristen Pineda
  • Emily Garrett , grade 9, Title: Stitched My Lips Shut, Osceola Fundamental High, Teacher: Brianne Gates

Mario Tagaras, grade 12, Title: Closed Minds Are A Ball & Chain to Common GroundJaneva Buczynski, grade 12, Title: My Memory Is CloudyElise Tuttle, grade 10, Title: King of My HeartJasmine Lucas, grade 12, Title: Life Cuts You Up and Spits You OutMarckenly Chery, grade 9, Title: Cold as Ice