Lizzie Kye of Chantilly High School was awarded a scholarship in the Regional Scholastic Art Awards Ceremony for the Fairfax County Art Region for her series of artworks that depicted nature vs global warming. Her entry painting was a bear melting over a snow globe of the industrial world – a pretty heavy depiction for this high school senior.
On the snowglobe, the polar bear is melting
According to Burke Connection, "Her melting polar bear picture is part of a portfolio titled "How Have Humans Affected the Natural World." In Lizzie’s portfolio, she has other colorful pictures of wildlife being impacted by humans in a negative way. There is a frog with machine-like orthotics, mechanical fish envying the natural fish scene in a bottle, and a marionette bird flying above factory smokestacks."
As per Burke Connection, "This annual event is hosted by Fairfax County Public Schools to celebrate talented young visual artists in the Fairfax Region. Her scholarship was sponsored by FCPS but awarded to her from the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton. The Scholastic Arts Award show was open to students from all over the area, and there were many different entities that were the awardees. Others that took part in recognizing the students in addition to the Workhouse included the Fairfax Art League, League of Reston Artists, Blick Art Materials, and more."
Maryam N. is a Senior Writer at Nesbitt Realty. She is an expert on Fairfax County. Maryam has also worked previously as a geologist. She is a foodie and enjoys cooking and exploring new restaurants.
