The 14th Annual High School Juried Art Competition recently brought together student artists from Allen High School and Lowery Freshman Center for a districtwide celebration of visual art. More than 400 artworks were submitted and displayed in the PAC Gallery, highlighting the creativity and technical skill of high school visual art students.
The exhibition was made possible by sponsorship from the Allen Arts Alliance, which funded this year’s show. A total of 42 student artists were selected for honors by this year’s jurors.
Division 1
First Place: Emily Wong, Self Portrait
Second Place: Gaeun Kim, Once upon a Palette
Third Place: Lauren Kobylar, Fruit Still Life
Division 2
First Place: Natalie Nguyen, Twig
Second Place: Hannah Xing, Glassy Eyes
Third Place: Kaci Wu, Nature Spirit in Ceramics 1
Division 3
First Place: Steven Lee, Opportunity
Second Place: Meredith Ethridge, Divinity and Decay in Ceramics 3
Third Place: Audrey Garcia, Love’s View
Department Recognition Awards
John Garrott
Thomas Xu, Caught Eating at Night
Jorja Warninghoff, Silver Ring
Tristan Sanchez, Tyrone the T-Rex
Sarah Arago
Ashlyn Pilcher, Turquoise Necklace
Victoriya Samotova, The Last Snow
Josie M Aggers, Snowflakes
Dee Jones
Chloe Tsui, Rat Race
Izzy Tang, Spring Stroll
Delilah Ohm, In This Sign You Will Conquer
Megan Teel
Blake Beck, Dog Portrait
Lainey Kim, Bulguska
Collin Slaughter, Collin
Caroline Hebbler
Jay Wagoda Pathirage, Heat Signature
Layla Johnson, The Floral Window
Aadrita Nag Ray, Dissolving Self
Kristy Thurman
Yuehan Qiu, Changes
Olivia Kim, Through Their Eyes
Kaylee Nguyen, Koi
Matthew Logan
Juwon Wang, Rhythm of Wood
Claire Morell, Jewelry Piece
Nahomy Martinez, Eywa
Korey Scott
Arturo Cortez-Molina, Eternal Allure: A Maria Felix
Ally Liew, Boxed In
Asha Mukherjee, Rocky
Gretta Arzate
Thimansa Jayasuriya, Deep Blue
Amber Towne, Neurographic
Laila Gandara, Christmas Ornaments
Elizabeth Grizzle
Kate Herrington, Vesper Euless
Mina Horvath, Peel
Bryn Kent, Delicate Weight
Brian Wiseman
Aashi Chhaochharia, Tree Frog
Nengjie Dai, Where Journey's Wait
Christina L. Carroll, Amber Tiger
The Allen Arts Alliance has invited the winning artworks to be displayed at Blue House Too Gallery at Watters Creek. A reception for that exhibition will be held on March 27 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Congratulations to all student artists recognized in this year’s High School Juried Art Competition.
View the full photo gallery at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCLBc2
