Merit Awards

Juaquin Avis
Lee’s Summit West High School, Senior
Lee’s Summit, MO
Turmoil, 2023
Acrylic and charcoal

Gray Baker
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Junior
St. Louis, MO
this is not supposed to be a representation of my home, 2023
Brown craft paper, found furniture, monitor with video, paint, ink, charcoal, collage, fiber, LED lights, and plaster cast

Gray Baker
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Junior
St. Louis, MO
Hey Girl!, 2023
Crochet, embroidery, and beading

Hala Bayazid
Blue Valley Southwest High School, Junior
Blue Eye, MO
Şehit Muhtar, 2023
Oil on canvas

Mary Boehm
Glendale High School, Senior
Springfield, MO
I am every age I have ever been, 2023
Acrylic

Mary Boehm
Glendale High School, Senior
Springfield, MO
Adornment, 2023
Plaster, wood, and found objects

Emery Bowman
Kirkwood High School, Senior
Kirkwood, MO
Overgrowth, 2023
Yarn, Fibers, Buttons

Ella Breshears
Lee’s Summit West High School, Senior
Lee’s Summit, MO
Beauty and Grace, 2023
Colored pencil

Ella Breshears
Lee’s Summit West High School, Senior
Lee’s Summit, MO
Boy, 2023
Acrylic

Courtney Brosi
Savannah High School, Senior
Savannah, MO
Harry the Cat, 2023
Pottery

Addison Cartmell
Flinthills High School, Junior
Rosalia, KS
Chip, 2023
Acrylic

Alexy Cartwright-Wehrle
Camdenton High School, Senior
Camdenton, MO
Rembrandt Lighting, 2022
Graphite

Rielle Coley
Lee’s Summit West High School, Junior
Lee’s Summit, MO
World’s Apart, 2023
Oil pastels

Rielle Coley
Lee’s Summit West High School, Junior
Lee’s Summit, MO
Mort, 2023
Charcoal

Tristan Cox
Troy Buchanan High School, Senior
Troy, MO
After Work, 2023
Digital

Anna Dorsey
Webster Groves High School, Senior
Webster Groves, MO
Halbhund, 2022
Linocut print

Anna Dorsey
Webster Groves High School, Senior
Webster Groves, MO
Polyethylene, 2022
Digital

Oliver Elwell
Lawrence High School, Senior
Lawrence, KS
Not All There, 2023
Acrylic

Maya Furtado
Savannah High School Senior
Savannah, MO
Pug Put with Unique Pugs, 2023
Ceramic

Maya Furtado
Savannah High School, Senior
Savannah, MO
Response to a Painting, 2023
Ceramic

Peach Henery
Lebanon High School, Senior
Lebanon, MO
Stack of Frogs, 2023
Watercolor and ink

Gracie Hoeing
Union High School, Sophomore
Union, MO
Lit Up, 2023
Digital

Joselyn Kulka
Parkway South High School, Junior
Manchester, MO
Growing Pains, 2023
Acrylic

Devan Kurtz
Cape Central High School, Senior
Cape Girardeau, MO
Find me, 2023
Watercolor

Lucas Nguyen
Blue Valley West High School, Senior
Overland Park, KS
Consuming with Connections, 2023
Textile and fiber

Mirra Pingel
Perryville High School, Freshman
Perryville, MO
Splintered Mirror, 2023
Charcoal

Tori Reyes
Blue Valley Southwest High School, Senior
Overland Park, KS
Aged & Wise, 2023
Ballpoint pen

Stalee Sheaffer
Muriel Williams Battle High School, Senior
Columbia, MO
Danna, 2023
35 mm black and white film photography

London Summers
Savannah High School, Senior
Savannah, MO
Jade Vase, 2023
Ceramic

Emma White
Staley High School, Senior
Kansas City, MO
Well rested, 2023
Charcoal on dictionary paper

Allyson Wright
Perryville High School, Senior
Perryville, MO
Abstract Ally, 2023
Acrylic