Catherine Ford Scholarship
UAEA Educators donate and purchase artwork to raise money for a high school senior majoring in Art in college.
2024 $1000 Award:
Abigail Garcia
Lehi High School | Nominated by Marjory Anderson
Abigail writes: "My work showcases the intricacies of culture and how it shapes your identity, your actions, and your views in your everyday life. My portfolio conveys the mental struggle of balancing my cultural identity by physically creating a ceramic balancing shape. I challenge myself to use a variety of mediums, methods, ideas, to execute my pieces. I am very passionate about sharing a message through my art pieces, this includes creating abstract or realistic pieces that express my feelings on my culture, controversial topics, and personal stories. I believe that art should contribute to making the world a better place. This includes using pathos to invoke action, a change in mindset, or an increase in knowledge of a subject you didn’t know much about. That is why in addition to art, I enjoy doing service within my family, school, and community. As president and creator of LIA in my school, I see a need for more minority representation in all types of careers. In student council, my opportunities to serve others has increased, as I help translate at my school. I also strive to take opportunities regardless of the outcome, this means being a State Sterling Scholar Finalist for Visual Arts. Overall, I hope to show that my passions are integrated in all parts of my life, this includes, my art and in the way I act."
Anna Fazulyanov
American Fork High School | Nominated by Clark Goldsberry
Anna writes: "Family history and Alzheimer’s Disease have been the primary themes in my artwork through high school. For me, creating art has been a remedy that has helped me connect with my family, specifically my Grandparents who were both diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. I have explored how their memories and personalities have dissolved and become distorted. I have also reflected on how my ancestors and extended family make up the person I am, and how I see parts of them in me. Through my portfolio, I have experimented with a wide variety of mediums, from screenprints and decorated cookies to naturally dyed tapestries, photography, and mixed media. Trying new processes and mediums is one of the things that propels my art forward and keeps me motivated and excited. Because art has always been part of my life, it’s exciting to dream about my future careers in the visual arts and to realize that focusing on art in my life can also provide income. From that focus comes not just a job, but a social circle, recognition, experience, leadership and community service opportunities. It’s so exciting to think all of this will be centered around the arts! This has made it hard to narrow down a definite path, as there are so many different ways I would like to go. I am currently planning on studying graphic design at Brigham Young University. From there, I hope to become an art director working in New York City, while doing graphic design, food and prop styling, and photography on the side."
2024 $500 Award:
Isabelle Hase
Lone Peak High School | Nominated by Tyler Pack
Isabelle writes: "I love art. I am at peace when I do art. I am angry when I do art. I am sad and happy and excited and afraid when I do art and I want everyone to know. I want emotion to seep from my art. That is why I am so passionate about portraiture, because being able to capture and communicate the emotions being felt by those portrayed in my artworks is so important to me, and it’s such a reward being able to achieve that. In piece No. 1, the emotion in my face is very peaceful, all the while focusing on the concept of “accidental success” by having my self portrait being spilled out of a paint jug. The emotion in No. 2 is a very simple joy which I just loved painting. I find the expression in piece No. 3 to be very somber and almost regal, so I chose to compliment her expression and lovely skin color with a light maroon/burgundy background. I wanted No. 4 to leave the viewer with a feeling of confusion, so I chose to give the face an unwelcoming expression, so the viewer would feel as if they have intruded on something private, but also foreign. Finally, No. 5 is a very tired expression, seeing as the topic is “pseudonyms” and how women are tired of feeling like they need to use a man’s name to gain recognition and respect. In the future I definitely want to pursue more portraiture and maybe able to create meaningful art for people who may have lost loved ones, just want a beautiful memento of a loved one etc. I want to be able to capture the emotion that was so distinct and beautiful about the subject."
