Seabreeze junior Carley Haynes won first place in 3D art for her piece, "Spill the Worms." Courtesy photo
Seabreeze art teachers Christine Colby, Paul Shuler and Kasondra Williams. Courtesy photo
Sylvia Masters Nikitas and Christine Colby. Courtesy photo
Seabreeze senior Emily Brooke-Schmoyer won second place in 3D art for "Vase Plant." Courtesy photo
Seabreeze junior Gianna Cicalese won first place for 2D art for her piece, "What are the Limits of Tangibility." Courtesy photo
Seabreeze senior Ellison Kelso won third place in 3D art for her piece, "Sunshine State Strategy." Courtesy photo
Seabreeze junior Peyton Lilly won third place in 2D art for her piece, "Ginger Lillies." Courtesy photo
Seabreeze sophomore Katie Chan won second place for her piece, "Mediocre at Best." Courtesy photo
A total of 138 art pieces by Seabreeze High School students are on display at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum as part of the 2026 "Tradewinds" art show.
The juried exhibition showcases both 2D and 3D art by students in the classes of art teachers Christine Colby, Paul Shuler and Kasondra Williams. Tradewinds was founded in 1964 by late Seabreeze art teacher Nina Masters. Her students began by exhibiting their works on campus, and then the initiative transformed into the Tradewinds Art Festival in the 1970s, becoming the first juried art show for students in Volusia County.
"I am honored to continue the tradition of Tradewinds and the legacy of teacher Nina Masters," said Colby, the exhibit liaison for Seabreeze. "As a Seabreeze graduate myself, I hope to inspire students to create original artwork in a diverse selection of media and themes. Art classes are crucial to my students as they provide a safe space for self-expression and build skills such as resilience, problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration."
OMAM began hosting the exhibition in 1996. This year, at was created in mediums including acrylic, ceramic, clay, colored pencil, ink, glass, graphite, marker, mixed media, oil pastel and more, according to a press release. The exhibit runs through May 24.
“I am always impressed by the quality of the work that comes out of the Seabreeze High art program," said this year's judge, OMAM's guest curator Ruth Grim. "It's an honor and a joy to judge a show with so much talent on display. I hope these young artists go on to lasting, fulfilling careers in the arts so that more people will be able to enjoy their work in years to come."
Awards for the exhibition were distributed at the opening reception on Thursday, May 7, which was also attended by Masters' daughter, Sylvia Masters Nikitas. A total of 13 students were recognized, including seven honorable mentions.
The winners were:
2D
3D
