Expressing Feelings Through Art show and reception Sunday

What an incredible outpouring of talent! It speaks so much to the motivation and guidance teachers provide to the students and the incredible talent and artistic efforts of our high school youth!! It was no easy job, but included below are the EFTA judges choices for 2011 EFTA winners and exhibitors. Thanks to everyone who submitted work to EFTA this year. One and all are encouraged to join us at the celebration Sunday. Teachers, Students, Family and friends, the event is fast approaching!

Opening Art Exhibition and Awards Reception
This Sunday, May 22nd
2pm to 5pm (3pm Awards Ceremony begins)
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena (South Campus); 950 S. Raymond Ave. Pasadena 91105

(right off the 110 Freeway and 2 blocks south of Metro Gold Line's Fillmore Station)
Free parking and light refreshments for all!
Open to Students and their Teachers, their Families and Friends and Supporters!

Expressing Feelings Through Art is sponsored by Light Bringer Project in association with Mental Health America of Los Angeles County with partial funding provided by the W.M. Keck Foundation. The mission is to provide senior high school students with an opportunity to explore their personal feelings, strengthen their creative voices and to acknowledge their success in a community setting. Ten monetary awards are given to students with a matching amount awarded to their teacher for art supplies in the classroom.

2011 EFTA Exhibitors

1st Place:
Vivian Raygoza, 12th Grade, Sierra Vista High School, “Mr. Physics”
"Mr. Bray has been a physics teacher for over 30 years and I wanted to produce a portrait that showed the wisdom of his age and experience. He loved posing for the photograph and appreciated the technique I used to bring out his character. He normally wears his hair in a ponytail, but I asked him to take it down for this picture. I told him to wear whatever he felt the most comfortable in and that best defined his personality.

Marty Wolin, instructor
2nd Place:
Isabelle Rosenthal, 11th Grade, South Pasadena High School, “Man with No Shadow”
Aimee Levie-Hultman, Instructor

3rd Place:
Sara Rodriguez, 12th Grade, San Dimas High School, “Bottles of Emotions”
E. Dominic Black, Instructor

4th Place:
Vincent Lin, 12th Grade, Alhambra High School, “Grandpa”
Connie Yim, Instructor

Honorable Mentions:
Humberto Perez, 12th Grade, John Marshall High Scholl, “Lust”
Dorothy Lee, Instructor
Johnny Ruano, 12th Grade, Woodrow Wilson High School, “Self-Portrait”
Eduardo Becceril, Instructor
Jessica Mendivil, 12th Grade, Warren High School, “Mad Tea Party”
George Redfox, Instructor
DaHee Song, 12th Grade, Fairfax Senior High School, “Look Unkindly At”
Elizabeth Kim, Instructor
Alondra Moran, 11th Grade, Pomona High School, “Untitled”
Mark Gilstrap, Instructor
Shizue Iwayanagi, 10th Grade, South Pasadena High School, “Boredom”
Aimee Levie-Hultman, Instructor
Exhibitors by Teacher/High School:
Roberta Patterson-Millikan High School
Angelica Rangel, 12th Grade, “The Blind Lady”
Kristian Ibarra, 12th Grade, “Anger”
George Redfox-Warren High School
America Patino, 12th Grade, “Lost at Sea”
Paola Prato-Cleveland High School
Zakery Johns, 12th Grade, “Self Portrait: Deflation”
Daniel Ramos, 12th Grade, “Untitled”
Sarah Arnold-Woodrow Wilson High School
Carol Pizana, 12th Grade, “Psych”
Charlotte Nelson-Sierra Vista High School
Helen Ho, 11th Grade, “In Control”
Jason Nguyen, 12th Grade, “Untitled”
Marty Wolin-Sierra Vista High School
Karina Fermin, 12th Grade, “Jasmin”
Darlyn Roxas, 12th Grade, “Asia”
Cody Squires, 12th Grade, “Untitled”
Jasmin Plascentia, 12th Grade, “King of the Bongos”
Robert Canales, 12th Grade, “The Mask”
Marvin Inouye-Oka-Schurr High School
Katrina Reyas, 11th Grade, “Home”
Jude Garcia, 11th Grade, “Secret Garden”
Joseph Bach, 12th Grade, “Father’s Love”
Karmina Ramirez, 12th Grade, “Mistreated”
Natalie Cobian, 11th Grade, “Little Brother”
Paul Hernandez, 11th Grade, “You Finally Love Me”
Geraldine Vidales, 12th Grade, “Are We a Family?”
Cynthia Lake-John Muir High School
Diana Trujillo, 12th Grade, “Acceptance”
Sky Ross, 12th Grade, “Rainbow Nails”
Mark Gilstrap-Pomona High School
Andrea Garcia, 11th Grade, “Untitled”
Jasmine Pitalua, 12th Grade, “Born This Way”
Eduardo Becceril-Woodrrow Wilson High School
Cindy Aranos, 11th Grade, “Bumblebee's Transformation”
Mike Hogan-South Pasadena High School
Dakota Anderson, 12th Grade, “Untitled”
Sabrina Che, 12th Grade, “Untitled”
Aimee Levie-Hultman-South Pasadena High School
Jacqueline Cervantes, 11th Grade, “Boundless”
Savannah Shaw, 11th Grade, “Happiness”
Tiffany Diep, 10th Grade, “Eruption of Euphoria”
Zhe Xi (Jenny) Yu, 11th Grade, “Reaching”
Jonathan Howard, 10th Grade, “The Whale Killer”
Anthony Harmer, 12th Grade, “A Vision of a Memory”
Zxi (Lucy) Zhao, 11th Grade, “The Exit”
Denise Tanaka-South Pasadena High School
Cecily Morrell, 9th Grade, “Artist Inspiration, Pen and Ink”
Midori Kanuma, 9th Grade, “Glasses Without Lenses”
Segyo Oh, 10tgh Grade, “Back in Africa”
Karena Massengill-Cabrillo High School
Deshon Slaton, 12th Grade, “Art Heals”
Sergio Gonzalez, 12th Grade, “Knowledge”
E. Domiic Black-San Dimas High School
Molley York, 12th Grade, “Rebirth”
Ajia Orozco, 12th Grade, “The Beauty of Not Knowing”
Kiara Machado, 12th Grade, “The Complexity of Simplicity”
Kendall Coyen, 11th Grade, “Dust in the Wind”
Aileen Rosa, 11th Grade, “Innocent Sorrow”
Dorothy Lee-John Marshall High School
Natasha Carovska, 10th Grade, “Masked Aggression”
Mercedes Gonzalez, 12th Grade, “Splatters of Liberation”
Gloria Campos, 12th Grade, “We are people, Not Statistics”
Elizabeth Kim-Fairfax Senior High School
Hye Na Shin, 12th Grade, “Lost In”
Daniel Rodriguez, 11th Grade, “Fascination with the World Around”
Maimunah Abdullah, 12th Grade, “Lost and Found”
Claire Carter, 11th Grade, Visual Arts Magnet, “Crying Child”
Shawndalynn Hall, 12th Grade, Visual Arts Magnet, “Silent Pain”
Lily Yang,? Grade, Visual Arts Magnet, “Chess”
Ami Nishiyama-California Academy of Mathematics & Science
Brian Lee, 11th Grade, “From the Waist Up, and Off to One Side”
Angie Montano, 10th Grade, “Turning Over a New Leaf”
Connie Yim-Alhambra High School
Lianne Almavales, 12th Grade, “Untitled”
Fengyi Zhao, 12th Grade, “Moment”
Haley Toyama, 12th Grade, “Maasai Mother”
Nicole Solis, 12th Grade, “Flight”
Sadie Phillips-Village Academy High School
Michael Baltierra, “Forbidden City”
Angelica Gonzalez, “Hope”