The 2017 Krylon® Clear Choice Art Scholarship campaign resulted in nearly 100 qualified submissions.
The talent represented in reviewed portfolios is quite impressive, making annual judging increasingly
difficult.
Five recipients have received a $1,000 scholarship to the college of their choice, as well as a package of
Krylon® artist products. The scholarship recipients’ high schools art programs also received a
$500 grant and Krylon artist products, from which multiple students will benefit.
An additional ten students received Krylon product packages valued at $70 each and their high school art
programs received product packages valued at $250 each.
2017 Krylon Clear Choice Art Scholarship Recipients
Learn more about each Krylon Clear Choice Art Scholarship Recipient by clicking on the student’s name
below.
Creating is an ability I have discovered and loved because it allows communication that
cannot be achieved through use of mere words. An artist transforms a piece of paper into a lens for
people to see. A lens through which people SEE emotions and stories.
Lauren Bigelow
College: Western Michigan University
Hometown: Clinton Township, MI
I have found that my progression as an artist has opened my mind to limitless possibilities.
Creating art challenges me to look beyond the ordinary by finding new meaning in the people, places,
or things I usually encounter without much thought.
Ana Rodriguez Huesca
College: Laguna College of Art and Design
Hometown: Oregon House, CA
I intend my artwork to be a door for psychological exploration, and a place of stillness and
stability. Themes in my work aim to strengthen a self-view that is not just neutral, but fully
positive and appreciative of one’s essential human qualities, away from imposed cultural
standards.
Teagan Turner
College: College for Creative Studies
Hometown: Guys Mills, PA
I realized that what I needed was focus. When I actively practiced I would set a part of my
day aside and only draw in that time. My work and my focus increased exponentially providing strong
pieces of work I was proud of.
Ilya Romashov
College: Pratt Institute
Hometown: Lambertville, NJ
When creating art, I enjoy amplifying the nature of something that I experience and build
upon it with mythical elements that have a basis in real events.
2017 Krylon Clear Choice Art Scholarship Product Recipients
Wanda Carreras —New World High School of the Arts (Miami, FL), Art Center College
of Design
Lang Chen —Dulles High School (Sugar Land, TX), The School of the Art, Institute
of Chicago
Courtney Greene —Lake Travis High School (Austin, TX), University of Texan at
Austin
Meredith Grenci —Archbishop Hoban High School (Akron, OH), Dayton University
Magdalena Kobeszko —Susan E Wager High School (Staten Island, NY), Parsons School
of Art and Design
Katelynn Mock —Bryan High School (Bryan, OH), The Ohio State University
Megan Monaghan —Mount Tabor High School (Winston-Salem, NC), Salem College
Carmen Searls —Mendocino High School (Mendocino, CA), The School of the Art,
Institute of Chicago
Alyssa Torres —Design and Architecture High School (Miami, FL), Massachusetts
College of Art and Design
Lauren Zawie —St. Joseph Academy (Cleveland, OH), Cleveland State University
Krylon Clear Choice Art Scholarship Application Information
CLICK HERE to learn more
about the Krylon Clear Choice Art Scholarship and obtain a copy of the 2020 application form.
