Holy Spirit School will be participating in the Sakura Cray-Pas Wonderful World Art Contest under the direction of Mrs. Jan Shrader. Mrs. Shrader comes to Holy Spirit with 30 years teaching experience, many honorable mention awards, a 3rd place award in the Houston Water Color Society competition, and 1st and 2nd place awards and recognitions in the Katy Area Artists as recently as last weekend. One of her Watercolors is currently on display with the Houston Watercolor Society.
Genie Thompson came to Holy Spirit Episcopal School in 2008 from the Contemporary Art Museum, Houston and Houston Center for Photography. She currently teaches art to 3rd through 8th graders as well as two classes of 6th grade Spanish. Ms. Thompson earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from Texas Christian University in 2007. While in school in Fort Worth, her work and exhibitions were reviewed in the Fort Worth Weekly. Several of her photography pieces have been published by Houston, It’s Worth It including Houston, It’s Worth It: The Book.
We are very excited to enter a new level of excellence with regard to our art program!