Merit Awards

The 2022 Juried Exhibition for High School Art + Design Students garnered an impressive number of quality submissions. Entries selected for Merit Awards exhibited strong foundational skills and overall emerging talent.

Bella Abell
Hallsville High School
I Have a Dream, 2021
Charcoal on paper

Ashton Adams
Ozark High School
Summoning Celestial Bodies, 2021
Painting

Ashton Adams
Ozark High School
The Fairy Boat and The Surreal Voyage, 2021-22
Painting

Kylie Bolerjack
Cabool High School
Cranes, 2021
Alcohol markers on paper

William Brown
Lee’s Summit West High School
Staring Woman, 2021
Acrylic paint

Chloe Chapman
Lathrop High School
The New Normal, 2020
Micron pens on paper

Ari Cole
Central High School
Perfections, 2021
Acrylic

Shelby Corum
Ozark High School
Green Bathroom, 2021
Watercolor on paper

Stephanie Dailey
Jennings Senior High School
The Black Youth, 2022
Adobe Illustrator

Tori Dibert
Cape Central High School
The Way a Sandwich Should Be, 2022
Mixed media

Elaina Dyke
Hannibal High School
Evening Stroll, 2021
Ink on paper

Elaina Dyke
Hannibal High School
Tree Pot, 2021
Clay

Kelsey Gifford
Nixa High School
Home of the Brave, 2022
Colored pencil on paper

Maddie Harp
Lee’s Summit West High School
Decisions, 2021
Fibers

Sadie Hunsel
Fort Zumwalt East High School
Charcoal Portrait, 2021
Charcoal on paper

Brooklyn Johnston
Logan-Rogersville High School
An Absence of Color, 2021
Charcoal on paper

Faith Lunow
Carl Junction High School
My Resting Place, 2022
Watercolor, acrylic, and ink

Faith Lunow
Carl Junction High School
Personal Hellscape, 2022
Collage and acrylic paint

Caroline Robison
Cape Central High School
Pool Party, 2021
Mixed media

Evey Shults
Lee’s Summit West High School
Messy Room, 2021
Acrylic on canvas

Allie Sims
Hannibal High School
Oh Gosh, 2021
Charcoal on paper

Kaz Trude
Lebanon High School
Entomology, 2021
Watercolor and pen on paper

Olivia Walker
Portageville High School
Foggy Morning, 2021
Photography

Kate Wexell
O’Fallon Township High School
Untitled, 2021
Photography

Lalani Yang
McDonald County High School
Serene, 2021
Tempera paint