May 3, 2023
On Friday, April 28, 2023, 34 Plano Independent School District visual arts students from across all 9-10 and senior high campuses, travelled to San Marcos, Texas to have their regional champion artwork submitted for adjudication in the TAEA Texas Art Education Association 2023 State Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE).
Out of all the high school entries across Texas that advance to State VASE, 151 were selected as Gold Seal (State Superior) entries. State VASE Jurors select artworks that represent the goals of VASE and exemplary examples of concept, technique, craftsmanship and creativity in student artwork. Students selected as Gold Seal winners receive a Gold State Medallion, and their artwork will be exhibited in a variety of venues across the state, culminating with the Gold Seal Exhibition at the annual TAEA Fall Conference. The Gold Seal is the equivalent to an individual State Championship in visual arts.
3 Plano ISD students received Gold Seals! Congratulations to the following students whose work was recognized with the prestigious Gold Seal!
- Eesha Gundam, for Wishes
- Teacher: Phillip Frye
- School: Plano West Senior High School
- Kathleen Murphy, for Radiance
- Teacher: Adriana Anderson
- School: Jasper High School
- Suhani Goyal, for Divided Attention
- Teacher: Melissa Pierce
- School: Shepton High School
21 entries received a rating of 4, the highest non-Gold Seal rating TAEA bestows at the state level. Congratulations to the following students whose work was recognized with a rating of 4 at State VASE 2023!
- Grace Zheng, for Shattered
- Teacher: Phillip Frye
- School: Plano West Senior High School
- Ava Li, for Urban Growth
- Teacher: Adriane Anderson
- School: Jasper High School
- Vera Tsai, for Freedom
- Teacher: Daren Causey
- School: Vines High School
- Cora Carlson, for My Stuff
- Teacher: Suzanne Shelton
- School: Plano West Senior High School
- Ana Sofia Aguilar-arias, for A Letter To My Brother
Teacher: Tiffany Alvarez-Thurman
School: Plano East Senior High School
- Ana Sofia Aguilar-Arias, for Self-portrait With Traditional Colombian Clothes
- Teacher: Tiffany Alvarez-Thurman
- School: Plano East Senior High School
- Maria Claudia Carrillo, for Serving Bowl
- Teacher: Colin McGrane
- School: Plano East Senior High School
- Suhani Goyal, for Illuminated Fear
- Teacher: Melissa Pierce
- School: Shepton High School
- Emily Si, for Rippled Reflection
- Teacher: Melissa Pierce
- School: Shepton High School
- Emily Tauhert, for Safe Haven
- Teacher: Melissa Pierce
- School: Shepton High School
- Lara B Almeida, for Tangled
- Teacher: Amy Semifero
- School: Clark High School
- Dominic Park, for Look At Me
- Teacher: Ted Kincaid
- School: Plano West Senior High School
- Markie Belluso, for Oasis
- Teacher: Ellen Watts
- School: Shepton High School
- Cathryn Muska, for Wyvern Of Wonder
- Teacher: Laura Harrington
- School: McMillen High School
- Isabella Wang, for Magic Library
- Teacher: Adriane Anderson
- School: Jasper High School
- Abigail Githinji, for Joy
- Teacher: Kimberly Typaldos
- School: Shepton High School
- Makayla (Elijah) M. Hernandez, for A Doe To A Deer
- Teacher: Kyla Crawford
- School: Clark High School
- N Catalano, for Inner Strength
- Teacher: Daren Causey
- School: Vines High School
- Ruth Sandovsky, for Picture Perfect Venice
- Teacher: Ellen Watts
- School: Shepton High School
- Juliet Rodriquez, for Hidden Beauty
- Teacher: Melissa Pierce
- School: Shepton High School
- Milena Berezhna, for Mirnii Chas
- Teacher: Kimberly Typaldos
- School: Shepton High School
