WELCOME TO {VIRTUAL} SENIOR SPOTLIGHT 2021

The Senior Spotlight Exhibition was created in order to showcase the hard work and growth of graduating seniors who have developed an impressive portfolio of artwork throughout their time in Central´s art program. This exhibition takes place at Central´s annual art show and is without a doubt the highlight of the year for our art department. Although the larger show had to be limited to an online showing, we are proud to progress towards some normalcy by honoring the incredible endurance of this year’s seniors with both a physical exhibition in our school library and with this online exhibition. These seniors have truly triumphed in the face of an unprecedented high school experience and each artwork should be counted as a victory. Therefore, we hope displaying their portfolios shines a well-deserved light on each student, allows the public a peek into their beautiful minds, and portrays our incredible pride in being witness to what we hope is only the start of their own unique art journey.

ART MEMORY / Doodling pictures of ducks.

PLANS / I will be Univeristy of Illinois Urbana Champaign

CHS IMPACT / I've had tons of fun and made new friends!

COURSES / AP Drawing

RUICHEN

BAI

My current art is about people and how they relate to the world. As of now I'm using acrylic and board.

GEORGE MICAH CHILIGIRIS

I don’t wanna undersell myself, but I’m really just here to have a good time. I personally find like art starts to feel like work once I take it seriously, and I’m a terrible worker, so I try to sprinkle some humor or lightheartedness into all my artworks to contrast whatever vibe they might otherwise give off. Self-aware, joke-y or parodic elements always find their way into whatever I’m working on, even if they’re not always up front or noticeable. I do my thing on pencil and paper, but recently have been experimenting with pen and the lot.

ART MEMORY / I’m really bad at remembering things and thus cannot recall a single moment to answer this question with. I, uh, enjoyed doing this.

PLANS / 2 years Community College, 4 years University of Illinois - Communications and Cinema Studies major

COURSES / Art Foundations, Intro to Cinema Studies, Drawing Studio, Photography Studio

CHS IMPACT / It’s given me the opportunity to experiment with a variety of materials and styles that I otherwise might have never tried. Granted, I don’t use any of ‘em, but I tried them out! Also, being in school is so largely boring and monotonous that it’s easier for my mind to wander and find inspiration for art, or feel motivated to do anything other than schoolwork.

ADVICE / Don’t take multiple art courses in the same semester. Seriously. If you care about always releasing a product you’re proud of, the workload is gonna be insane. That might just be my senioritis setting in, though.

COURSES / Art Survey 1, Art Survey 2, Graphic Design Studio, Drawing Studio, AP 2D Art and Design

PLANS / Studying Art and Design at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

ART MEMORY / My favorite art memory is having enough motivation to draw something new everyday.

CHS IMPACT / Being an art student at Central has made me experiment and try new things.

ADVICE / Don’t be afraid to take big leaps.

SKYE

DALY

My art is about emotion. I use Sketchbook Autodesk to create my pieces digitally.

FRANCES

DAVIS

A lot of personal art focuses on characters and the interconnectedness of people. I work a lot with just regular pencil or digital.

ART MEMORY / My first art show at Central where I was actually displayed at U of I.

PLANS / Planning on heading over to Northern University to become a Huskie!

COURSES / Art Foundations, Art Survey 2, Drawing Studio, Painting Studio, Photography Studio, and AP 2-D Art and Design (twice)

CHS IMPACT / All the art teachers at central are super inspiring and caring. They’re working really hard to make the classes both fun and informative!!