September 2011
Trenton Area Artist Katie Hector is this years recipient of the TAWA Stockton Award. This annual scholarship is awarded to a local senior who demonstrates exceptional work in the arts and is attending college in the fall.
Katie Hector’s journey as an artist began at a young age as she was guided by the influence of her grandfather, a master watercolorist. She has since been mentored and taught by Khalilah Sabree and Sean Carney, and has participated in programs with the Princeton Arts Council and Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Her work has been exhibited in solo
showings at Gilmore’s Café in Trenton and Fedora Café in Lawrenceville, in
addition to her participation in both the Ellarslie Open and TAWA's Face
Value at the Ellarslie Museum, two consecutive years in Trenton’s Art All
Night, and an annual school show at the Abud Gallery in Lawrenceville. Katie
will continue her art education at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School
of the Arts, where she will major in the visual arts.
As Katie puts it "Three years ago my love for visual arts, specifically painting,
took form." She has been extremely active in the art community and
has been able to hostsolo shows, both in Trenton and Lawrenceville and has
participated in the Congressional Art Competition and Art All Night the past
two years. She has also participate di the Teen Arts at Mercer County
Community College. In her senior year of high school, Katie had two pieces
accepted into the prestigiousEllarslie Open - Salon Show as well as the TAWA
Face Value show.
Congratulations Katie!
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