American Vision Awards for Two HS Students
by Trent Boysen, arts department chair
For the 25th consecutive year, Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art is host to the regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition, and as usual USN middle and high school students received many awards, including two American Vision awards.
For the 25th consecutive year, Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art is host to the regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition, and as usual USN middle and high school students received many awards, including two American Vision awards.
This competition recognizes the vision, ingenuity, and talent of the nation’s youth, providing opportunities for creative teens to be celebrated. This year there were 1,934 total entries this from 40 regional schools--USN accounted for 145 single entries and 2 art portfolio entries.
Out of all entries, 5 works were awarded American Vision nominations. This award is equal to a “best of show” award. In addition 70 were awarded a Gold Key, and 123 were awarded a Silver Key. Gold Key works will be exhibited at Cheekwood and will travel to New York City for national judging against the best from other regions throughout the US. Results from the national judging will come later this spring.
I am proud to announce that Ingrid Komisar’s photograph “Knee Deep” and Erin Riley’s drawing “Just A Scratch” have been awarded American Vision Nominations!
Awarded works by USN students:
Gold Key
Mathieu Agee – Ceramics, “Bowl”
Marco Gutierrez – Sculpture, “Container #1”
Ingrid Komisar – Photography, “Knee Deep”
Adelaide Owens – Drawing, “Locomotion”
Erin Riley – Drawing, “Just A Scratch”
Ben Werther – Art Portfolio
Lilly Woo – Photography, “Neglected”
Barbara Xiong – Photography, “Chalk Tears”
Silver Key
Louisa Friedman – Painting, “Always Children”
Marco Gutierrez – Sculpture, “Bowl #1”
Annie Jacobs – Photography, “Focused”
Ingrid Komisar – Photography, “Pineapple Under the Sea”
Abby Liff – Photography, “Railway to Heaven”
Anna Munson – Design, “Sunset”
Camille Townson – Photography, “Diner”
Lillian Worley – Photography, “Open Doors”
Barbara Xiong – Printmaking, “Illuminate”
Ellie Hornick-- "stream of dreams"
Aasha Zinke-- "blurryfaces"
Ellie Hornick-- "stream of dreams"
Aasha Zinke-- "blurryfaces"
Honorable Mention
(2) Talia Barton – Photography, “Waterfall,” “Hangers”
Madeline Becks – Photography, “The Desert”
Camilla Caldwell – Drawing, “Cool, Calm, and Collected”
Kylie Cook – Painting, “Fall off the Grid”
Yoshi Dsouza – Mixed Media, “One Step Can Make All The Difference”
Sam Fisher – Ceramics, “Loro”
Oscar Fox – Printmaking, “Just Keep Swimming”
(2) Louisa Friedman – Painting, “Peanuts,” “Cracker Jacks”
(2) Marco Gutierrez – Sculpture, “Bowl #2,” “Cup #2”
Jude Hoekstra – Comic Art, “Dino”
Ellie Hornick – Photography, “jungle de béton”
(2) Ingrid Komisar – “Backseat Driver”, “On Edge”
Mason Lee – Printmaking, “Galexy”
Abby Liff – Photography, “Round and Round”
Anna Munson – Design, “Fan”
Ella Nordberg – Photography, “Hidden”
(2) Molly Pennington – Drawing, “Fixed and Uncontrolled”, “Her's Detached”
Ella Steinhilber – Photography, “Up”
Camille Townson – Photography, “where have my children gone i blame the federal government”
Ben Werther – Drawing, “Fishing In the Grey”
Barbara Xiong – Drawing, “Self-Portrait”
Aasha Zinke – Photography, “Maledicto”
A special thanks to all students who took the extra time to enter this competition, and congratulations to all of our award winners.
The gold works are on display at Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art starting February 6 and continuing through March 6.
A ceremony and opening of the exhibition is Saturday, February 6:
Group I (7th & 8th grade): 12pm – 12:30pm
Group II (9th-12th grade): 1pm – 2:30pm
Group II (9th-12th grade): 1pm – 2:30pm
(Alternate date in the event of inclement weather: Saturday, February 13)
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