Upper School Visual Arts

The right tools: The BEST results

Although reduced funds for the Arts seems to be a worldwide epidemic, the Shorecrest Upper School continues to invest in the right supplies for our students, to ensure the best creative results. We want our students to feel confident in their skills, their submitted art portfolios, and their understanding of the differences between varied techniques, different types of paints on different surfaces, and how quality of supplies can make a difference in a final product. At the same time, students experiment with nature and upcycled materials as art medium, blending execution with their regular environments - art in plain sight.

Some of the tools our students frequently work with include:

Drawing (drawing pencils and color pencils, charcoals, erasers, markers, various papers)
Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor: paints, brushes, easels)
Linoleum block printing (inks, carving tools, brayers, barens, linoleum blocks)
Comic Life app for comic book design
35mm black and white film photography (complete with darkroom: film development and printing)
Art books

Visual Arts & Humanities Classes

Visual Arts and Humanities classes in our Upper School range from intro level through AP, and include:

Art History
Humanities
Women's Studies
World Religions
2-D Studio Art and 3-D Design (Painting, drawing, sculpting, printing, etc.)
Graphic Design
Black and White Photography
Filmmaking
"Crestviews" Yearbook

Descriptions may be found in the Upper School Course Catalog.

Award-Winning Student Art

Logan Gatherum, Gold Key, American Vision Nominee, Mainsail Scholarship Winner
Lauren Ballestra '20, Gold Key
Graham Heckert '19, Honorable Mention
Angel Cherman '19, Honorable Mention
Casey Reich '19, Gold Key
Omarhiyon Malcolm '20, Gold Key
Heidi Hicks '21, Gold Key
Angel Cherman '19, Gold Key
Brielle Anderson '23, Gold Key
Kira Held '20, Silver Key
Ella Holland '21 "Abstract Identity"
Kanaley Cenedella '20 35mm photography
Shannon Ross '21 "Back"
Erin Mullins '20 35mm photography
Erin Mullins '20 35mm photography
Anna Mesimer '20 "Trypophobia"
Georgia Ofenloch '21 "Knee"
Heather Kerns '20 35mm photography
Heidi Hicks '21

Visual Arts News

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Arts Instructors

List of 3 members.

Charla Y Gaglio

Chair, Visual Arts Department; US Arts & Humanities Teacher

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Charla Y. Gaglio has been teaching in the Upper School Arts & Humanities Department at Shorecrest since 2000. With a bachelor's degree in Fine Art from Colorado College, a Master of Fine Arts in Fibers from Colorado State University, and a Master of Education in Arts in Education from Harvard University, “Mrs. G” teaches all levels of studio art, photography, humanities and AP art history. Mrs. G is the Sophomore Class sponsor, Chair of the Visual Arts Department, and art honor society Chair. She never tires of seeing the art making process and discovery through her students’ eyes, and truly believes that she learns as much or more from students as she hopes they learn while in her classes.
Casey McDonough

Upper School Art Teacher

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Casey McDonough has been a practicing artist for over 15 years, and has been an art teacher since serving as an Instructor of Record at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2005. He has shown his work at over 25 exhibitions in the last decade, many of which were located in the vibrant St. Petersburg Ceramics community. Mr. McDonough received his bachelor's degree in marine science and studio art from Eckerd College. He also holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. Mr. McDonough joined the Shorecrest Upper School as a visual arts teacher in 2018. His son, Fisher, is in the Chargers Class of 2033.
Allison Roberts

US Digital Arts & Photography Teacher

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Allison Roberts is the Upper School Digital Arts Teacher. Originally from Oklahoma, Ms. Roberts earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University-Bloomington and MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before coming to Shorecrest, she lived in St. Louis for two years, teaching middle and upper school art students at John Burroughs School. Over her extensive teaching career, she has also taught in public schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin and as a lecturer for the art department at UW-Madison. Ms. Roberts is excited to be teaching all levels of Graphic Design, Filmmaking and Photography - areas that align with her professional art practice. Allison actively pursues opportunities to exhibit her lens-based work nationally and internationally, become involved in the local art scene, and introduce the work of contemporary artists to her students.