MERIT
Artwork selected by jurors for Merit Award’s demonstrate a strong artistic perspective and skill and are worthy of distinction for their quality of work.
Morgan Becker
Elkhorn South High School, senior
Omaha, Nebraska
Willow, 2024
Oil on canvas
Morgan Becker
Elkhorn South High School, senior
Omaha, Nebraska
Sage, 2023
Graphite
Cal Benedicto
Hollister High School, senior
Hollister, Missouri
Fuchsia Primadona
Digital
Violet Carnes
St. Charles West High School, senior
Saint Charles, Missouri
Flicker, 2024
Digital Photography
Brie Carter
Triad High School, junior
Troy, Illinois
Colorless Royalty, 2024
Pencil on paper
Chloe Cash
Dexter Senior High School, senior
Dexter, Missouri
Who Are You?, 2024
Colored pencil
Chamberlain Chapman
Perryville High School, senior
Perryville, Missouri
Time Marches On
Ceramic and mixed media
Enoch Cho
Nixa High School, junior
Nixa, Missouri
Symmetrical Portrait, 2024
Pencils
Mailli W Davis
Davenport Central High School, sophomore
Davenport, Iowa
Bedsy, 2024
Mixed media
Mailli W Davis
Davenport Central High School, sophomore
Davenport, Iowa
Ode to Billie Joe, 2023
Acrylic
Ollie Evans
Lockport Township High School, senior
Lockport, Illinois
9 Months, 1 Day, 2024
Mixed media
Allison Findlay
Lee's Summit High School, senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Danzón, 2023
Linocut
Micah Harper
Pleasant Grove High School, senior
Texarkana, Texas
Solitude, 2024
Acrylic paint on foam board and paper
Micah Harper
Pleasant Grove High School, senior
Texarkana, Texas
Seeker
Acrylic paint on foam board and paper
Micah Harper
Pleasant Grove High School, senior
Texarkana, Texas
Conceal
Acrylic paint, canvas, embroidery thread
MaKenna Hawkins
Webb City High School, senior
Webb City, Missouri
Bare, 2024
Charcoal on paper
Caitlin Hill
Cape Central High School, senior
Cape Girardeau, MO
Delivered, 2024
Acrylic
Angela Kim
Lee's Summit High School, senior
Lee's Summit, MO
Daily Dose of Capitalism, 2024
Acrylic paint, spray paint
Bridget Knopp
Hugoton High School, junior
Hugoton, Kansas
Chased by the Blues, 2024
Oil paint
Hanna Koopmann
Central Community High School, senior
Breese, Illinois
Woman Submerged in Nature, 2023
Mixed media
Hanna Koopmann
Central Community High School, senior
Breese, Illinois
Veil of Disgust: A Forest of Faces, 2024
Colored pencil and acrylic marker
Lizzie Landuyt
Park Hill South High School, junior
Riverside, Missouri
Reflected, 2024
Watercolor
Lizzie Landuyt
Park Hill South High School, junior
Riverside, Missouri
Hidden Divide, 2024
Oil pastel
Vivian Lee
Shawnee Mission East High School, sophomore
Prairie Village, Kansas
Pomegranate, 2024
Colored pencil
Kary Lin
Dwight Township High School, senior
Dwight, Illinois
Self Portrait, 2023
Charcoal and graphite
Marysabella Llamas
Plano High School, senior
Plano, Illinois
Basking in Shared Luminescence, 2023
Colored pencil
Bryant Maize
Kirksville R-III High School, senior
Kirksville, Missouri
The Death of Sitis, 2024
Sculpture
Bryant Maize
Kirksville R-III High School, senior
Kirksville, Missouri
Dynabound, 2024
Sculpture
Khanh Nguyen
Booker T. Washington High School, senior
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Wildflower Sunrise, 2024
Acrylic
Aubrie Perkins
Gainesville High School, senior
Gainesville, Texas
Ma-eum, 2023
Printmaking
Alani Peters
Triad High School, senior
Troy, Illinois
Melody of Silence, 2024
White Charcoal
Alani Peters
Triad High School, senior
Troy, Illinois
To Wonder, 2024
White Charcoal
Alessia Roten
Logan-Rogersville High School, junior
Springfield, Missouri
Beyond the Virid Mantle, 2024
Acrylic
Alessia Roten
Logan-Rogersville High School, junior
Springfield, Missouri
Around the Table, 2024
Acrylic
Aubrey Skaggs
Arcadia Valley R2, junior
Ironton, Missouri
Motherhood, 2024
Reduction printmaking
Sally Wright
Cape Central High School, senior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Clouded Mentality, 2024
Sculpture
