‘The Little Prince’ Photography, 2017 

AVA BORTE is a rising senior at Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia and at The Governor’s School For The Arts in Norfolk, Virginia where she has taken classes in figure drawing, art history, screen print, fibers, ceramics, book making, mold making and glass casting, neon, and mixed media. She is a member of the National Honor Society and has accumulated over 500 community service hours since 2015 while leading a team of artists in creating a large scale neon glass installation from her original design. Ava has been recognized for her art by multiple organizations and in juried exhibitions. Ava currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia and her in-progress neon installation will be completed, unveiled, and featured in the 2017 GAS conference which will be located in Norfolk, Virginia.