2022 Winner of the Alex Alampi Award for Excellence in Art
Cecily Downer
Cecily Downer
The Salem County Art League would like to congratulate Cecily Downer as the 2022 winner of the Alex Alampi Award for Excellence in Art. Cecily is a recent graduate of Arthur P. Schalick High School and is the daughter of Byron and Allison Downer. She plans to attend the University of Delaware in the fall and has been accepted into their Art Conservation program. Cecily says this field allows her to fuse her fascinations for arts, science, and history with her detailed oriented nature.
The award acknowledges outstanding artistic talent demonstrated by a graduating senior art student in drawing, painting, sculpting, pottery, and/or other artistic media created by hand. The award is named in memory of Alex Alampi who was a lifelong resident of South Jersey and an award-winning artist. Alex Alampi wanted to give a glimpse of the beauty and history that resides in the meadows, creeks, and fields that we pass by every day. As a watercolor painter, Alex used a combination of beautiful transparent washes, strong composition, and crisp detail to create realistic and captivating paintings. Alex Alampi was also the founder and first president of the Salem County Art League. Alex passed away suddenly in September 2015.
The award is named in memory of Alex Alampi who was a lifelong resident of South Jersey and an award-winning artist. Alex Alampi wanted to give a glimpse of the beauty and history that resides in the meadows, creeks, and fields that we pass by every day. As a watercolor painter, Alex used a combination of beautiful transparent washes, strong composition, and crisp detail to create realistic and captivating paintings. Alex Alampi was also the founder and first president of the Salem County Art League. Alex passed away suddenly in September 2015.
The award acknowledges outstanding artistic talent demonstrated by a graduating senior art student in drawing, painting, sculpting, pottery, and/or other artistic media created by hand. The award is named in memory of Alex Alampi who was a lifelong resident of South Jersey and an award-winning artist. Alex Alampi wanted to give a glimpse of the beauty and history that resides in the meadows, creeks, and fields that we pass by every day. As a watercolor painter, Alex used a combination of beautiful transparent washes, strong composition, and crisp detail to create realistic and captivating paintings. Alex Alampi was also the founder and first president of the Salem County Art League. Alex passed away suddenly in September 2015.
The award is named in memory of Alex Alampi who was a lifelong resident of South Jersey and an award-winning artist. Alex Alampi wanted to give a glimpse of the beauty and history that resides in the meadows, creeks, and fields that we pass by every day. As a watercolor painter, Alex used a combination of beautiful transparent washes, strong composition, and crisp detail to create realistic and captivating paintings. Alex Alampi was also the founder and first president of the Salem County Art League. Alex passed away suddenly in September 2015.