The below story was updated on January 26, 2021, to add the College Board AP Program announcement of the online availability of the 2020-21 Advanced Placement® (AP) Art and Design Exhibit and the Osbourn Park High School news release that shares details about Manuel Guerrero Zdeinert, Class of 2020, who is featured in the exhibit.
Artwork
by
Manuel
Guerrero
Zdeinert,
a
2020
graduate
of
Osbourn
Park
High
School,
has
been
selected
for
inclusion
in
the
2020-21
Advanced
Placement®
(AP)
Art
and
Design
Exhibit.
The
exhibit
is
produced
annually
by
the
AP
Program
to
honor
and
celebrate
outstanding
AP
Art
and
Design
students.
Zdeinert
was
among
only
51
students
whose
work
was
chosen
for
exhibit
out
of
63,000
portfolios.
Even
more
exceptional
is
that
Zdeinert
is
one
of
only
11
artists
to
have
multiple
works
chosen;
five
of
his
pieces
were
selected.
Because
of
the
pandemic,
this
year's
exhibit
will
be
entirely
digital.
Jennifer
Marshall-Greeson,
Zdeinert's
teacher
and
the
visual
arts
department
chair
at
Osbourn
Park
High,
said,
"This
is
a
huge
honor,
especially
this
year,
with
significant
changes
to
AP
Studio
Art
and
very
unclear
expectations...I
found
out
Manuel
was
chosen
during
my
AP
Studio
Art
training,
and
the
woman
leading
the
training
has
selected
Manuel's
work!
Manuel
grew
up
in
the
Osbourn
Park
art
department.
He
made
it
his
mission
to
improve
his
marker
technique
this
year.
He
refuses
to
rush
a
piece
and
it
is
always
done
to
the
absolute
best
of
his
ability...Where
most
students
struggle
with
backgrounds
-
Manuel
excels."
Zdeinert
says
he
was
always
in
his
element
in
the
art
room
but
also
takes
with
him
many
great
memories
from
his
extracurricular
activities
in
high
school
as
he
goes
on
to
college.
Although
he
was
accepted
to
his
dream
school,
Pratt
Institute
in
New
York,
he
said
he
will
attend
Virginia
Commonwealth
University
to
seek
a
degree
in
illustration.
He
also
is
looking
at
the
audio
engineering
field
based
on
an
emerging
interest
in
music
composition
and
production.
"I
really
enjoyed
my
time
at
OP,
toward
the
end
especially,"
shared
Zdeinert.
"I
am
extra
fond
of
my
memories
on
the
tennis,
cross
country,
and
track
teams,
as
I
made
varsity
in
my
first
cross
country
season
and
became
a
track
captain
as
a
senior.
I
broke
five
minutes
in
the
mile
at
the
end
of
my
winter
season
this
year,
which
would
ultimately
become
my
last
ever
high
school
race.
From
the
football
games
to
being
in
my
element
in
the
art
room,
really
the
only
thing
I'd
say
of
the
past
is
I
wish
I
could
change
the
abrupt
end
that
my
senior
year
came
to."