Local Young Artists Featured At NEXT UP! Display

WELLESLEY, MA - From Page-Waterman Fine Framing: Scores of students from public and independent high schools in Wellesley, Weston, Needham, Newton, Natick, Westwood and West Roxbury submitted their best artwork to compete in the second annual NEXT UP! Juried Art Exhibition.

65 Out of over 100 works of paintings, pottery, photography and sculptures were chosen by a group of
prestigious jurors and on Sunday, May 6, First, Second and Third Place Winners and 15 Honorable Mentions
were announced during a reception at The Gallery at Page Waterman Fine Framing in Wellesley Square.

Ryan Black, Manager and Artist, presented prizes to the winners, which included memberships to the Museum of Fine Arts, The Institute of Contemporary Art, and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

NEXT UP! Was created last year by Page Waterman Fine Framing in honor of their 100-year anniversary.

The artwork by the Winners, Honorable Mentions and all accepted entries can be viewed online here: http://pagewaterman.com/next-up- 2018-art

An exhibition of the art runs through May 14 at The Gallery at Page Waterman in Wellesley Square.

Sturdy Waterman, owner of Page Waterman Fine Framing, said, “Great artists take great risks, and many of the works in this exhibit have that necessary element. The artists, faculty and family should be very proud of the art you see here today. One of the wonderful hidden benefits of artists displaying their work is that it brings people together to enjoy, engage and discuss all these wonderful pieces.”

Winners
First Place: Artist’s Hand, by Lisa Byrne; The Rivers School; Drypoint.
Second Place: Five Faces, by Dylan Zhou; Roxbury Latin School; Oil, Charcoal and Acrylic on Canvas.
Third Place: Florence, by Ariane Sage; Walnut Hill School for the Arts; Oil Paint.

Honorable Mentions
Anglerfish, by Lizzy Bellon; Wellesley High School; Nickel, Brass, Silver, Enamel, and LED Light;
Bella Vista, by Avery Mathias; Needham High School; Acrylic Paint, Pallet Knife;
Cascading, by Isabel Silvia; The Rivers School; Porcelain;
Chiaroscuro Self Portrait, by Rebecca Levitan; Needham High School; White Charcoal Pencil;
Horse Chestnut Coat, by Xijia Cheng; The Cambridge School of Weston; Paper, Glue, Wire;
Horse Hair Vase, by Arielle Roos; Wellesley High School; Stoneware Clay, Overglaze
Liminal Utopia, by Andrius Alvarez-Backus; The Cambridge School of Weston; Tempera, Latex Paint, and Colored Pencil on Canvas

Oh Hey!, by Patrick Kley; Wellesley High School; Stoneware Clay, Celadon Glaze and India Ink;
Renew, by Rebecca McCue; Natick High School; Acrylic on Pallete
Self Portrait, by Joelle Mentis; The Rivers School; Oil on Canvas;
Shattered, by Mira Shind; Wellesley High School; Silver, Seaglass
Silverwear, by Nancy Li; Wellesley High School; Silver
Slightly Shadowed, by Ella Wise; Beaver Country Day School; Ink Jet Prints;
The Stars, by Vincent, and I, by Sawyer Strouth; Ursuline Academy; Acrylic Paint;
Unity, by Emily Smith; The Rivers School; Porcelain.

Three accomplished art professionals were jurors: Scott Bell of Theo & Isabella Design Group, John Hagan of The Hagan Collection, Joan Hayes, Owner/Principal of Fine Leaf.

About Page Waterman Fine Framing

Now celebrating 101 years of art and custom framing in Wellesley Square, Page Waterman Fine Framing is one of New England’s oldest picture framing companies. It has been in continuous operation since 1917 and is well known for their custom picture framing expertise and distinctive collection of fine art. Part of its legacy are the thousands of pictures hanging in the area’s homes which they framed or were purchased from their gallery. They also provide restoration services for oil paintings and antique picture frames.

Sturtevant (Sturdy) Waterman, owner, purchased the business in 1983. In 2016, Sturdy was named Professional of the Year by the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce.

Image credit: Florence, by Ariane Sage