HONORABLE MENTION
Honorable Mention Awards recognize artwork among the top submissions and are distinct for their exceptional artistic skill and talent.
Haneen Abdelmajid
Carl Sandburg High School, senior
Orland Park, Illinois
Hope Will Shine You’re World
Haneen Abdelmajid
Carl Sandburg High School, senior
Orland Park, Illinois
Anarchy on the Move
Marcela Arce
David H. Hickman High School, senior
Columbia, Missouri
Cicadas, 2024
Acrylic
Marcela Arce
David H. Hickman High School, senior
Columbia, Missouri
The Fighter, 2024
Colored pencil
Brooke Archibald
Camdenton High School, senior
Camdenton, Missouri
Contortion, 2022
Pen and ink
Kelly Arnold
Holland Hall High School, senior
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Blissfully Aware, 2024
Photography
Gray Baker
Ladue Horton Watkins High School, senior
St. Louis, Missouri
Rate the Accuracy to True Likeness, 2024
Acrylic paint and marker on cardboard
Blue Bartsoff
Camdenton R-III High School, junior
Camdenton, Missouri
A Peacocked Moth, side two, 2024
Sketched traditionally, finished digitally
Kyah Blankenship
Arcadia Valley R2, junior
Ironton, Missouri
Pollination, 2024
Lino reduction
Maci Bright
Harrison High School, senior
Harrison, Arkansas
Firefiles, 2023
Acrylic
Reighn Bolt
Park Hill South High School, senior
Riverside, Missouri
Sinner, 2024
Colored pencils
Maci Bright
Harrison High School, senior
Harrison, Arkansas
Forwards to Forgotten, 2024
Graphite, alcohol marker, and permanent marker
Lola Brown
Lawrence High School, junior
Lawrence, Kansas
I Miss it, I Miss You, 2024
Layered exposure photography
Devin Brown
Battle High School, junior
Columbia, Missouri
Lotus Dragon, 2024
Ink and colored pencil
Alyssa Bunnell
Trenton High School, junior
Trenton, Missouri
American Flag, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
Annabel Burd
Arcadia Valley R2, senior
Ironton, Missouri
3 Little Cats, 2023
Copic markers
Annabel Burd
Arcadia Valley R2, senior
Ironton, Missouri
Imagination, 2024
Mixed media
Millie Burton
Raymond Central High School, sophomore
Raymond, Nebraska
Squeaky Clean, 2024
Ceramic
Millie Burton
Raymond Central High School, sophomore
Raymond, Nebraska
Tropical, 2024
Paper
Millie Burton
Raymond Central High School, sophomore
Raymond, Nebraska
Buzz’n Around, 2024
Ceramics
Abbie Campbell
Camdenton High School, junior
Camdenton, Missouri
Animorph, 2024
White earthenware
Enoch Cho
Nixa High School, junior
Nixa, Missouri
Tigers Eye, 2023
Colored pencil
Enoch Cho
Nixa High School, junior
Nixa, Missouri
Meow!, 2024
Acrylic
Audrey Chuang-Stuber
Little Rock Christian Academy, senior
Little Rock, Arkansas
The Watchmaker, 2023
Paper collage
Autumn Cisco
Willard High School, junior
Willard, Missouri
Adi’s Hotdog, 2024
Colored pencil
Treven Comstock
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
Sacred, 2024
Photograph
Treven Comstock
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
Blank Slate, 2024
Photograph
Charlotte Cope
Savannah High School, junior
Savannah, Missouri
Reymond, 2024
Mixed media
Ryan Crawford
North Kansas City High School, senior
Kansas City, Missouri
Showing my insides, 2024
Mixed media
Rylan Damgar
Savannah High School, senior
Savannah, Missouri
Teapot, 2024
Ceramic
Tennyson Dark
South Haven High School, junior
South Haven, Kansas
Untitled, 2024
Pencil
MacKenzie Davis
Grain Valley High School, senior
Grain Valley, Missouri
Looking Up, 2024
Charcoal and pencil
MacKenzie Davis
Grain Valley High School, senior
Grain Valley, Missouri
Harris, 2024
Gouache and acrylic paint
Mailli W. Davis
Davenport Central High School, sophomore
Davenport, Iowa
Basket Case, 2024
Ink pen
Lily DiBello
Camdenton High School, senior
Camdenton, Missouri
Hate to be Alone, 2024
White earthenware
Evelyn Dickey
Raymond Central High School, junior
Raymond, Nebraska
Illusion, 2022
Pencil
Braylon Dill
Harrison High School, senior
Harrison, Arkansas
Waters Edge, 2024
Photography
Braylon Dill
Harrison High School, senior
Harrison, Arkansas
With the Mushrooms, 2024
Photography
Marley Dittman
Camdenton High School, senior
Camdenton, Missouri
Death., 2024
Mixed media
Luke Dome
Cotter High School, junior
Cotter, Arkansas
Mono-polychromatic, 2024
Mixed media
Mo Eneh
Walter Payton College Prep, freshman
Chicago, Illinois
Turn Around, 2024
Digital drawing
Carrielle Enoch
Camdenton High School, senior
Camdenton, Missouri
The Watched, 2024
Graphite
Carrielle Enoch
Camdenton High School, senior
Camdenton, Missouri
Serenity, 2024
Charcoal
Nat Ervin
Magazine High School, senior
Magazine, Arkansas
Meltdown, 2024
Digital drawing
Nat Ervin
Magazine High School, senior
Magazine, Arkansas
Hikari Yo, 2024
Digital drawing
Ollie Evans
Lockport Township High School, senior
Lockport, Illinois
Hypochondriac, 2024
Mixed media
Ollie Evans
Lockport Township High School, senior
Lockport, Illinois
Self Love/Self Hate, 2024
Mixed media
Penny Evatz
New Trier High School, senior
Winnetka, Illinois
Haunted Innocence, 2024
Digital photography
Caden Falkingham
Greenfield High School, sophomore
Greenfield, Missouri
The Waterfall, 2024
Photography
Caden Falkingham
Greenfield High School, sophomore
Greenfield, Missouri
The Sky, 2024
Photography
Josephine Faria
Harrison High School, senior
Harrison, Arkansas
Echoes in Color, 2024
Photography
Allison Findlay
Lee's Summit High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Shrine of the Fallen, 2023
Mixed media
Allison Findlay
Lee's Summit High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Sleep, 2021
Graphite on paper
Jacob Fischer
Harrison High School, junior
Harrison, Arkansas
Trilogy of the Three Stands, 2024
Photography
Kaleigh Fisher
Cape Central High School, junior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Split, 2024
Mixed media
Addison Gallaher
Arcadia Valley R2, junior
Ironton, Missouri
My Dog: Jack, 2024
Colored pencil
Daniel Galloway
Belleville East High School, sophomore
Belleville, Illinois
Remembrance and Redemption, 2024
Graphite and pastel
Daniel Galloway
Belleville East High School, sophomore
Belleville, Illinois
Acceptance, 2024
Pencil
Yaretzi Garcia
Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, sophomore
Kansas City, Missouri
The Hand that Feeds, 2023
Graphite and colored pencil
Eva Garlich
Lee's Summit West, junior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Little Sister, 2024
Colored pencil
Eva Garlich
Lee's Summit West, junior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Cat, 2024
Watercolor
Ellie Gerler
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
My Friend, 2024
Print
Mario Gomez
Battle High School, Senior
Columbia, Missouri
My Blur, 2024
Digital
Mario Gomez
Battle High School, senior
Columbia, Missouri
Bag Head, 2024
Digital
Jada Gordon
Cape Central High School, senior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Colorful Thinking, 2024
Fibers
Caroline Gremaud
Perryville High School, junior
Perryville, Missouri
King, 2024
Pastel
Sofia Guerrero
Platte County High School, senior
Platte City, Missouri
BuzzBerry, 2024
Mixed media
Jesse Guzman
Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, senior
Kansas City, Missouri
Cephalagia, 2023
Pencil
Leigha Hale
Lee's Summit High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Passing Through Japan, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
Riley Hansen
Triad High School, senior
Troy, Illinois
Respite, 2023
Acrylic
Addy Harnew
Southwest Chicago Christian High School, junior
Palos Heights, Illinois
Arachnophobia, 2024
Charcoal on paper
Addy Harnew
Southwest Chicago Christian High School, junior
Palos Heights, Illinois
Slither, 2024
Graphite on paper
MaKenna Hawkins
Webb City High School, senior
Webb City, Missouri
Reflect, 2023
Chalk pastels on paper
MaKenna Hawkins
Webb City High School, senior
Webb City, Missouri
Garnish, 2024
Chalk pastel on paper
Haddie Hayes
Greenfield High School, junior
Greenfield, Missouri
Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, 2024
Colored pencil and oil paint
Haddie Hayes
Greenfield High School, junior
Greenfield, Missouri
Chimera, 2024
Screen print
Vivian Hebert (A-Bear)
Hollister High School, senior
Hollister, Missouri
Structure, 2024
Ink print
Addilyn Hedges
Hannibal High School, sophomore
Hannibal, Missouri
Shattered Anatomy, 2024
Acrylic paint and graphite
Whitney Hehn
Lebanon High School, junior
Lebanon, Missouri
Red bowl
Ceramic
Jaedyn Hethcote
Cape Central High School, senior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Two-Way Mirror, 2024
Colored pencil
Jaedyn Hethcote
Cape Central High School, senior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Sunday Best, 2024
Colored pencil
Gracie Hoeing
Union High School, junior
Union, Missouri
Peace, 2024
Digital drawing
Gracie Hoeing
Union High School, junior
Union, Missouri
Parkour, 2024
Digital drawing
Aaleigha Hopper
Arcadia Valley R2, senior
Ironton, Missouri
Overcoming Bulimia, 2022
Scratch art
Kaylin Hudson
Platte County High School, senior
Platte City, Missouri
Sun is Burning, 2024
Linocut
Alisa Jainini
Sandburg High School, senior
Orland Park, Illinois
Blinding Silence, 2024
Wren Jay
Lawrence High School, sophomore
Lawrence, Kansas
All That is Treasured, 2024
Oil
Lili Johnson
Camdenton High School, junior
Camdenton, Missouri
Reaching for Better, 2024
Acrylic
Levi Johnson
Millard South High School, junior
Omaha, Nebraska
Butter, Still and Groovin’, 2024
Lino print
Levi Johnson
Millard South High School, junior
Omaha, Nebraska
This guy is like me, I threw paint at him and he did nothing about it, 2024
Acrylic
Levi Johnson
Millard South High School, junior
Omaha, Nebraska
Lukas, 2024
Watercolor and pencil on mixed media paper
Olivia Karr
Savannah High School, junior
Savannah, Missouri
Holy Bowl
Ceramic
Angela Kim
Lee's Summit High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Capturing Time, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
Insha Kittur
Adlai E Stevenson High School, junior
Lincolnshire, Illinois
Frustration, 2023
Ink on paper
Insha Kittur
Adlai E Stevenson High School, junior
Lincolnshire, Illinois
Secrets, 2023
Colored pencil on toned gray paper
Ivy Klein
Camdenton High School, junior
Camdenton, Missouri
Self Portrait of Melancholy, 2024
Oil painting
Bridget Knopp
Hugoton High School, junior
Hugoton, Kansas
Soft Silence, 2024
Oil paint
Hanna Koopmann
Central Community High School, senior
Breese, Illinois
A Bug’s Embrace (Self Portrait), 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic markers
Eleisa Korte
Kirksville R-III High School, junior
Kirksville, Missouri
Moth Wings, 2024
Sculpture/costume
Zaylee Kring
Raymond Central High School, sophomore
Raymond, Nebraska
Mushroom, 2024
Ceramic
Zaylee Kring
Raymond Central High School, sophomore
Raymond, Nebraska
Crabby Crab, 2024
Ceramic
Zaylee Kring
Raymond Central High School, sophomore
Raymond, Nebraska
Shroom Dude, 2024
Ceramic
Devika Krishna
Blue Valley Southwest High School, junior
Overland Park, Kansas
Petri Party, 2024
Acrylic paint
Devika Krishna
Blue Valley Southwest High School, junior
Overland Park, Kansas
Burning Tree, 2023
Mixed media
Jos Kulka
Parkway South High School, senior
Manchester, Missouri
Portrait of Shay, 2024
Acrylic
Ryder Lafevers
Kickapoo High School, senior
Springfield, Missouri
Human Vessels, 2024
Ceramic (sgraffito)
Ryder Lafevers
Kickapoo High School, senior
Springfield, Missouri
The Grunge Vessel, 2024
Ceramic (sgraffito)
Ryder Lafevers
Kickapoo High School, senior
Springfield, Missouri
Skelly, 2023
Ceramic (sgraffito)
Lizzie Landuyt
Park Hill South High School, junior
Riverside, Missouri
Another Land, 2024
Colored pencil
Kody Larson
Platte County High School, junior
Platte City, Missouri
The Devil Watches Over Me, 2024
Acrylic paint
Elise Lauck
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
Time, 2024
Charcoal
Elise Lauck
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
Adolescence, 2024
Charcoal
Vivian Lee
Shawnee Mission East High School, sophomore
Prairie Village, Kansas
Bloom, 2023
Colored pencil
Vivian Lee
Shawnee Mission East High School, sophomore
Prairie Village, Kansas
Dragon, 2023
Colored pencil
Era Lemann
Washington Community High School
Washington, Illinois
Tea House, 2024
Ceramic and metal
Ivan Leung
Parkway South High School, sophomore
Manchester, Missouri
A Big, Little Spider, 2024
Digital photograph
Grady Lewis
Owasso High School, freshman
Owasso, Oklahoma
The Dark Night, 2024
Digital photograph
Marysabella Llamas
Plano High School, senior
Plano, Illinois
Context, 2024
Acrylic
Marysabella Llamas
Plano High School, senior
Plano, Illinois
A Vivid Demise, 2024
Colored pencils
Leah Manz
Lee's Summit West High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Owl, 2024
Ceramics
Leah Manz
Lee's Summit West High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Down the Slide, 2024
Linocut
Samantha Marks
Kickapoo High School, senior
Springfield, Missouri
Abstract Photography, 2024
Digital photography
Hunter McIntyre
Galena High School, senior
Galena, Missouri
Embracing Imperfection, 2024
Oil paint
Brayden Meade
Cape Central High School, senior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Countryside, 2024
Mixed media
Ella Mullins
Savannah High School, senior
Savannah, Missouri
The Other House Manipulated Print, 2024
Printmaking
Izabella Myers
Lawrence High School, junior
Lawrence, Kansas
Soporific, 2024
Ceramics
Izabella Myers
Lawrence High School, junior
Lawrence, Kansas
Guadalupe, 2024
Ceramic
Ngan Nguyen
Lee's Summit High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Nosy, 2024
Oil pastel
Ngan Nguyen
Lee's Summit High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Realization, 2024
Oil pastel
Ngan Nguyen
Lee's Summit High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Hopeless Romantic, 2024
Photography
Khanh Nguyen
Booker T. Washington High School, senior
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Enigmatic Endeavors, 2022
Ink
Mayu Nishikawa
Perryville High School, junior
Perryville, Missouri
Spring, 2024
Sculpture
Mayu Nishikawa
Perryville High School, junior
Perryville, Missouri
Meow, 2024
Scratch Paint/Drawing
Mayu Nishikawa
Perryville High School, junior
Perryville, Missouri
Sphinx, 2024
Colored Pencil
Buerck Olivia
Perryville High School, junior
Perryville, Missouri
I Could be Him, 2024
Fibers
Lili Parker
Muriel W. Battle High School, senior
Columbia, Missouri
Watch, 2024
Graphite
Lili Parker
Muriel W. Battle High School, senior
Columbia, Missouri
Dream Girl, 2024
India ink and book pages
Lluisa Pascuzzi
Holland Hall High School, freshman
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Blue Skies, Wide Eyes, 2024
Photography
Aubrie Perkins
Gainesville High School, senior
Gainesville, Texas
Tradition, 2024
Pen on paper
Aubrie Perkins
Gainesville High School, senior
Gainesville, Texas
Dawn Deliberations, 2023
Photography
Alani Peters
Triad High School, senior
Troy, Illinois
Soul Sisters, 2024
Pencil
Evelyn Peterson
Mexico High School, senior
Mexico, Missouri
Hunter, 2024
Watercolor
Evelyn Peterson
Mexico High School, senior
Mexico, Missouri
Another World, 2024
Watercolor
Evelyn Peterson
Mexico High School, senior
Mexico, Missouri
Golden Fish, 2024
Watercolor
Xavier Pfaff
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
Ocean Skies, 2024
Painting
John Pippin
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
When the Morning Comes, 2023
Photoghraphy
John Pippin
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
And Beyond, 2023
Photography
Emma Pomeroy
Glenwood High School, senior
Chatham, Illinois
Cut it Out, 2024
Mixed media
Maricela Ramirez
McDonald County High School, senior
Anderson, Missouri
Abuela, 2024
Ink
Ava Rendell
Lee’s Summit West High School, senior
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Der Bus Reiter, 2024
Acrylic
Ava Rendell
Lee’s Summit West High School, senior
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Birds of a Feather, 2024
Linocut
Graham Rigsby
Shawnee Mission East High School, senior
Prairie Village, Kansas
Sun Flare Strikes Kansas, 2024
Photography
Jewel Riney
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
Break Free, 2024
Mixed media
Alessia Roten
Logan-Rogersville High School, junior
Springfield, Missouri
Coquelicots dans Parc des Lilattes, 2023
Watercolor
Nikki Rubino
Lebanon High School, junior
Lebanon, Missouri
Disposable, 2023
Digital
Bennett Ruck
New Trier High School, junior
Winnetka, Illinois
Emergence, 2024
Photography
Arianna Sample
Savannah High School, junior
Savannah, Missouri
Vector Portrait, 2024
Digital art
Meica Sharp
Holland Hall High School, junior
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Flow, 2023
Clay
Meica Sharp
Holland Hall High School, junior
Tulsa, Oklahoma
I Bite, 2024
Clay
Cora Skinner
Waterloo High School, senior
Waterloo, Illinois
Endless Scrolling, 2024
Oil on canvas
Cora Skinner
Waterloo High School, senior
Waterloo, Illinois
Sounds of Shapes, 2024
Mixed media
Cora Skinner
Waterloo High School, senior
Waterloo, Illinois
Beauty is Fame, 2024
Oil on canvas
Tessa Smith
Mexico High School, senior
Mexico, Missouri
Into the Deep, 2024
Printmaking
Tessa Smith
Mexico High School, senior
Mexico, Missouri
Flowers Bloom, 2024
Printmaking
Sami Snapp
Savannah High School, sophomore
Savannah, Missouri
Ice Cream Cone, 2024
White pencil on black paper
Adara Snow
Mexico High School, junior
Mexico, Missouri
Hand of Protection, 2023
Ceramic
Makenzie Sosnowski
Camdenton R-3, senior
Camdenton, Missouri
Of the Eye, 2023
Ink on paper
Sophia Sponseller
Blue Valley Southwest, junior
Overland Park, Kansas
Squidgy the Shark, 2024
Mixed media
Kade Stover
Lee's Summit West High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Whiskers, 2023
Watercolor
Kade Stover
Lee's Summit West High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Trapped, 2024
Linocut
Izabelle Tinsley
Clever High School, senior
Clever, Missouri
Hair, 2024
Colored pencil
Izabelle Tinsley
Clever High School, senior
Clever, Missouri
Unity, 2024
Mixed media
Kenzie Weinkein
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
Jamaica, 2024
Sculpture
Sally Wright
Cape Central High School, senior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Perilously Deprived, 2024
Sculpture
Ru Yother
Lawrence High School, junior
Lawrence, Kansas
Living Dreams, 2024
Ceramic
Ru Yother
Lawrence High School, junior
Lawrence, Kansas
Under the Skin, 2024
Clay, metal hinges, glazes
Izel Zarate
Truman High School, senior
Independence, Missouri
Reflection, 2023
Colored pencil on paper
Stephanie Znaniecki
LaSalle Peru Township High School, senior
LaSalle, Illinois
Beyond the Windows, 2024
Acrylic paint layered with Sharpie and Posca pens