It is with great sadness that we send news of a loss in the Oxbow alumni family: Madison Wilbanks, OS30, passed away at her home in Atlanta, GA of February 1st, 2015.
Madie was a senior at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in Atlanta, GA. She was accepted to New York University where she planned to study Photojournalism in the Fall. She was awarded a Gold Key in the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in the category of Photography for her piece "Virginia."
Our daughter graduated summa cum laude from NYU with a double major in Studio Art and Art History. She is now working for Calvin Klein. She is contemplating getting a law degree and pursuing a career repatriating art objects. She still keeps in touch with several of her Oxbow classmates and they have regular reunions in Manhattan... I would say that Oxbow was the best semester that any of my four children spent in their cumulative 16 years of high school. Our daughter was the right kid, and for the right kid you do a wonderful job. You changed her life. Thank you.
— John Powley, Parent
Oxbow opened me up to what was out there in the world to go out and grab, and gave me so much that I take with me everywhere I go, with everything I do.
— Nina Palomba, Spring 2008
The Oxbow School has both a local and national reputation for excellence. Oxbow produces great artists. In its studio, these emerging artists have a community of creative peers who respect one another and foster an expectation to produce thoughtful, sophisticated work.
— Paul Coffey, Vice Provost and Dean of Community Engagement, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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