Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri - Dexter Senior High School art students, under the direction of Clint Twaddell, brought home several awards from the Annual High School Art Exhibition in Cape Girardeau on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
Mr. Twaddell said this was the most ever awarded in his 12-year career at Dexter High School, including Best of Show. “As a school, we had 12 of 15 pieces accepted into the show and we earned six awards, which is a record in my tenure in Dexter,” Twaddell said of the competition. “I’m extremely proud of these students.”
More than 300 art pieces from high school juniors and seniors across the area with over 100 pieces chosen to be on display through March 16th at the Crisp Museum at SEMO. The student mediums included sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, mixed media, photography, fibers, drawing and painting.Shelby Creado, a junior at Dexter, earned a Best of Show award for her drawing, “The Peacock Feather” Her first place earned her a $1,000 academic scholarship to Southeast Missouri State University.
Senior, LaceAnn Sumner, had four pieces accepted into the show and she received one award, a third place honor in the Drawing category.
Kasity Twaddell, a senior, had five separate pieces accepted into the show, and she received three awards. She placed first in Mixed Media, third in Painting, and earned an Honorable Mention in Drawing.
Tesa Martin, another senior, had one piece accepted into the show, which earned her a second place honor in Painting.
Bridget Dixon, also a senior, had one piece accepted into the display.
Shown in the submitted photo are: Tesa Martin, Kasity Twaddell, and LaceAnn Sumner. Seated in back are Bridget Dixon and Shelby Creado.
Artwork by Kasity Twaddell
