Young Artist: Sydney Marie, 17, Handsworth Secondary
Art teachers: Teresa Anton and Kory Bogen
Favourite art: 2D design
Favourite artists: Sasha Unisex, Mo Genji and Adrienne Garcia
Her teachers write: Sydney is a creative powerhouse. She thinks critically, and develops conceptual, mature work that is inspirational to her peers. She has a broad range of ability from drawing to printmaking to digital design. Sydney’s trademark is her unique and confident work with continuous line and exploring figurative work. Sydney is a motivated artist and has produced an exceptional portfolio of works that pushes the boundaries of illustration, design and observation drawing.
Young Artists of the Week are selected from North Shore schools by Artists for Kids for displaying exceptional ability in their classroom artwork. For details, visit the website artists4kids.com.