Accepted Work
The 2026 Juried Exhibition for High School Art + Design Students garnered over seven hundred submissions from students across nine states. Works selected as accepted into the juried exhibit demonstrate emerging talent.
Candy Baldansambuu
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Senior
Aurora, Illinois
Home of Hope
Mixed media
Tala Abdin
Aqsa School, Sophomore
Bridgeview, Illinois
Pie Delight
Wool roving
Shuhd Abdullah
Aqsa School, Sophomore
Bridgeview, Illinois
The Towers
Mixed media
Deno Alexander
Gainesville High School, Senior
Gainesville, Texas
Calm Walks
Photography
Eman Alkhulaqi
Aqsa School, Junior
Bridgeview, Illinois
Carpe Diem
Mixed media
Henry Allen
Lee's Summit West High School, Senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Nonsense
Pencil
Henry Allen
Lee's Summit West High School, Senior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Oasis
Acrylic
Emory Andrade
Eureka High School, Sophomore
Eureka, Missouri
Eyes on the future
Photography
Kris Bethlehem Aquino
Lakota Tech High School, Senior
Pineridge, South Dakota
Dawn to Dusk: The Living and The Dead
Colored pencil on paper
Kris Bethlehem Aquino
Lakota Tech High School, Senior
Pineridge, South Dakota
Branching out to the Sky
Digital photography
Edith Bailey
Lee's Summit West High School, Junior
Lee's Summit, Missouri
Alien Abduction
Digital art
Blue Bartsoff
Camdenton R-III High School, Senior
Camdenton, Missouri
The Dragons' Nest, Side One
Digital art
Blue Bartsoff
Camdenton R-III High School, Senior
Camdenton, Missouri
Facade of Matrimony, Side One
Digital art
Ashlin Baum
Lebanon High School, Junior
Lebanon, Missouri
Fishies in Love
Ceramic
Marisa Beiner
Francis Howell North High School, Senior
St. Charles, Missouri
Uproar
Digital art
Marina Benson
Principia Upper School, senior
St. Louis, Missouri
More Than a Monarch
Mixed media
Tatum Bowen
Savannah High School, Senior
Savannah, Missouri
American Girl
Acrylic on wood
Tatum Bowen
Savannah High School, Senior
Savannah, Missouri
Kris and Kate’s Logos
Digital design
Keaton Boyd
Higbee R-8 High School, Senior
Higbee, Missouri
Aiden Rizz
Photograph
Keaton Boyd
Higbee R-8 High School, Senior
Higbee, Missouri
Homeless Cat
Photograph
Sophia Boyers
Girard High School, Junior
Girard, Kansas
Portrait of David
Colored pencil
Sophia Boyers
Girard High School, Junior
Girard, Kansas
Highway 59
Photograph
Aubrey Brandon
Harrison High School, Senior
Harrison, Arkansas
River of Light
Photograph
Britta Briggs
Savannah High School, Senior
Savannah, Missouri
Graphite drawing of skull
Graphite
Blake Britain
Gainesville High School, Sophomore
Gainesville, Texas
Long Walk
Photography
Hadley Browne
Cape Central High School, Senior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
The Common Core
Mixed media
Brazen Bruce
Higbee High School, Freshman
Higbee, Missouri
swish
Photograph
London Butler
Lebanon High School, Senior
Lebanon, Missouri
Duck Jar
MIxed media
Ben Campbell
Cameron High School, Senior
Cameron, Missouri
Patience
Acrylic on canvas
Ben Campbell
Cameron High School, Senior
Cameron, Missouri
Ponder
Acrylic on canvas
Abbie Campbell
Camdenton High School, Senior
Camdenton, Missouri
Long Forgotten
Mixed media
Rylie Canard
The Academies at Jonesboro High School, Senior
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Anxiety
Digital
Kenna Christensen
Griswold High School, Senior
Griswold, Iowa
Remember When
Colored pencil on paper
Dahlia Clarke
Meadow Heights R-II High School, Senior
Patton, Missouri
X-Ray Vision
Oil on canvas
Victoriya Clemon-Williams
Gateway STEM High School, Senior
St. Louis, Missouri
Fitz's Restaurant
Photograph
Cassie Cooney
Valley Heights High School, Junior
Blue Rapids, Kansas
Hillside Harmony
Acrylic
Cadence Cordell
St. Croix Preparatory Academy, Junior
Bayport, Minnesota
Rooted in the Mud
Photograph
Kayla Cupp
Lincoln-Way West High School, Senior
New Lenox, Illinois
Funhouse
Ceramic
Grace Dai
Marquette High School, Senior
Chesterfield, Missouri
Descent From Apotheosis
Mixed media
Grace Dai
Marquette High School, Senior
Chesterfield, Missouri
The Jungle
Mixed media
Lily Dale
New Trier High School, Senior
Winnetka, Illinois
The ties that bind
Freya Davis
Nerinx Hall High School, Senior
Webster Groves, Missouri
Lost in Thought
Digital photography
Athena DeFlorin
North Branch Area High School, Sophomore
North Branch, Minnesota
The Forest Between
Photography
Vinita Devata
Rock Hill High School, Senior
Frisco, Texas
Seasons in Paper
Mixed media
Vinita Devata
Rock Hill High School, Senior
Frisco, Texas
Symphony of Lights
Photography
Riley Dillard
Arcadia Valley R2, Senior
Ironton, Missouri
Reflection of Life
Addison Douglass
Gore High School, Sophomore
Gore, Oklahoma
When a Dove Falls
Construction paper and glue
Dustin Dowell
Harrison High School, Junior
Harrison, Arkansas
Different Sides of the Tracks
Acrylic markers and paint
Dustin Dowell
Harrison High School, Junior
Harrison, Arkansas
Finding Your Way Down the Hallway
Acrylic paint and pens
Dustin Dowell
Harrison High School, Junior
Harrison, Arkansas
Healing Cells
Acrylic paint
Evelyn Dvorak
Dexter High School, Junior
Dexter, Missouri
Tansy's Flower
Digital art
Evelyn Dvorak
Dexter High School, Junior
Dexter, Missouri
Angelic Oversight
Mixed media
Joanna Dzotsi
Francis Howell North High, Junior
St. Charles, Missouri
Human Nature
Colored pencil
Joanna Dzotsi
Francis Howell North High, Junior
St. Charles, Missouri
Hidden
Charcoal
Delia Farrell
Lemont High School, Senior
Lemont, Illinois
How To Erase a People-uncivilized
Mixed media
Delia Farrell
Lemont High School, Senior
Lemont, Illinois
The Reality
Mixed media
Peyton Faville
Cameron High School, Junior
Cameron, Missouri
Wrath of Aries
Peyton Faville
Cameron High School, Junior
Cameron, Missouri
The Just Jester
Drina Fejza
Gateway Stem High School, Sophomore
St. Louis, Missouri
The Guardian Of The World
Kaleigh Fisher
Cape Central High School, Senior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Escape
Mixed media
Kaleigh Fisher
Cape Central High School, Senior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Broken Wings
Mixed media
Ariadna Flores
Cape Central High School, Junior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Aureate Chronicles
Mixed media
Aiden Freidin
Higbee High School, Senior
Higbee, Missouri
Jeremiah throwing a ball
Photography
Ellie Furlow
Kennett High School, Senior
Kennett, Missouri
Selfie
Colored pencil
Ellie Furlow
Kennett High School, Senior
Kennett, Missouri
Engaged!
Colored pencil
Addison Gallaher
Arcadia Valley R2, Senior
Ironton, Missouri
Summer Loving
Acrylic
Addison Gallaher
Arcadia Valley R2, Senior
Ironton, Missouri
Mother and Joey
Micron pens
Lorelei Garrard
Buffalo Grove High School, Sophomore
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Glass
Noor Ghabbon
Aqsa School, Sophomore
Chicago, Illinois
One day i will be what i want to be
Mixed media
Kinsley Gillig
Valley Heights High School, Senior
Blue Rapids, Kansas
Natures Kiss
Ceramic
Finnegan Gorman
Cape Central High School, Junior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Fragments
Mixed media
Amber Grubbs
Valley Heights Jr/Sr High, Freshman
Blue Rapids, Kansas
Graveyard Road
India ink on paper
Lauren Hamlin
Kirksville R-II, Senior
Kirksville, Missouri
Abundant
Embroidery
Whitney Hehn
Lebanon High School, Senior
Lebanon, Missouri
Beautiful Souls
Mixed media
Robert Heins
Liberty High School, Junior
Liberty, Missouri
The Hum of Summer
Embroidery
Holly Hencey
Northeast High, Sophomore
Arma, Kansas
Lilies
Pencil and colored pencil on paper
Eva Hodges
Kirksville R-III High School, Sophomore
Kirksville, Missouri
Blue Coleoptera
Colored pencil on paper
Erin Hooper
Cherryvale Middle/High School, Junior
Cherryvale, Kansas
Beneath the Glow
Oil paint
Erin Hooper
Cherryvale Middle/High School, Junior
Cherryvale, Kansas
The Gaze Beyond
Oil paint
Aleah Jackson
Cape Central High School, Senior
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Mothood
Kylieann Johnson
Montevideo Senior High School, Senior
Montevideo, Minnesota
Hallie's flowers
Photography
Zander Kuszewski
Lebanon High School, Senior
Lebanon, Missouri
Fish Whistle
Ceramic
Coley Lamb
Kirksville R-III, Senior
Kirksville, Missouri
I'll Carry That Sin With You
Watercolor on paper
Nola Lane
Mt. Zion High School, Junior
Mt. Zion, Illinois
Obscurus
Graphite on paper
Kody Larson
Platte County High School, Senior
Platte City, Missouri
Unknown Alien
Ink on paper
Jac Lateano
Buffalo Grove High School, Senior
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
The Mental Connection
Jac Lateano
Buffalo Grove High School, Senior
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
General Invasion
Isabelle Leeds
North County Senior High, Senior
Bonne Terre, Missouri
Wrong Ocean
Pen and colored pencils on paper
Isabelle Leeds
North County Senior High, Senior
Bonne Terre, Missouri
Lady in Field
Acrylic
Morey Lentz
Cape Central High School, Sophomore
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Infohazard
Mixed media
Marissa Maddox
Savannah High School, Sophomore
Savannah, Missouri
Skeleton Skull
Charcoal on paper
Aditri Mallavarapu
Rock Hill High School, Sophomore
Frisco, Texas
Lone Moon in a Sunset
Photograph
Ameila Mangan
Westminster Christian Academy, Junior
Town and Country, Missouri
Sunrise on St. Louis
Mixed media
Ameila Mangan
Westminster Christian Academy, Junior
Town and Country, Missouri
Shower Delusions
Mixed media
Tylehn Martin
Valley Heights High School, junior
Blue Rapids, Kansas
Timeless Embrace
Mixed media
Tylehn Martin
Valley Heights High School, Junior
Blue Rapids, Kansas
Whispers of the Valley
Acrylic paint
Izzy Mata
Harrison High School, Freshman
Harrison, Arkansas
Blossoms at Dawn
Acrylic paint
Natalia Matas-Dominguez
Gainesville High School, Freshman
Gainesville, Texas
A Mother's Love
Graphite on paper
Raegan McCleery
STEAM Academy at McCluer South Berkeley, Junior
Ferguson, Missouri
Experimenting in Elegance
Digital art
Angela Meschkat
Harrison High School, Sophomore
Harrison, Arkansas
Alluring Arrogance
Digital art
Angela Meschkat
Harrison High School, Sophomore
Harrison, Arkansas
Dawning
Acrylic paint
Layla Meyers
Nerinx Hall High School, Freshman
Webster Groves, Missouri
What You Took Away From Me
Acrylic on canvas
Sophie Miller
Dodge City High School, Senior
Dodge City, Kansas
Wa'ipu
Mixed media
Karah Miller
Savannah High School, Sophomore
Savannah, Missouri
Charcoal Skeleton
Charcoal on paper
Prisha Mittal
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Sophomore
Aurora, Illinois
Pine
Photography
Emily Moore
Dexter High School, sophomore
Dexter, Missouri
Charles
Graphite on paper
Emily Moore
Dexter High School, Sophomore
Dexter, Missouri
The Spectacle of a Smile
Graphite on paper
Adrianna Moser
Arcadia Valley R2 High School, Senior
Ironton, Missouri
Maine State Original
Wood burning
Taylee Noland
Savannah High School, Junior
Savannah, Missouri
A Night in Paris
Canvas painting
Taylee Noland
Savannah High School, Junior
Savannah, Missouri
The Little Footprints
Photograph
Taliana O'Connor
Lemont High School, Senior
Lemont, Illinois
Can’t remember anymore
Oil paint on cardboard
Taliana O'Connor
Lemont High School, Senior
Lemont, Illinois
Feminine ties
Colored pencil on paper
Aesha Patel
Lemont High School, Senior
Lemont, Illinois
Saris
Oil paint on cardboard
Lyla Petty
Pacific High School, Freshman
Pacific, Missouri
Dr. Pepper
Oil pastels
Gracee Peugh
Liberty High School, senior
Liberty, Missouri
Tied To You
Mixed media
Khloe Pipe on Head
Lakota Tech High School, Sophomore
Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Why couldn’t I be stronger
Digital art
Victoria Polley
Cameron High School, Senior
Cameron, Missouri
Black Iris
Photography
Pakaporn (Pai) Poowatana
Pacific High School, sophomore
Pacific High School, sophomore
Hide and Seek!|
Animation
Ash Prigge
Willmar Senior High, Senior
Willmar, Minnesota
A dying heart
Pen
Kai Rankin
Wayne Public High School, junior
Wayne, Oklahoma
Goldie
Mixed media
Jenea Reed
STEAM at McCluer South-Berkeley, junior
Ferguson, MO
Full Bloom
Photography
Lexie Reed
Arcadia Valley R2, Senior
Ironton, Missouri
Pollination
Micron pen
Katie Richards
Lee’s Summit West, Junior
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Will You Ever Apologize?
Rebecca Richardson
Camdenton High School, senior
Camdenton, MO
Coral
White earthenware
Rebecca Richardson
Camdenton High School, Senior
Camdenton, Missouri
Rising Sea Levels
White earthenware
Abby Roam
Camdenton R-III High School, Senior
Camdenton, Missouri
The Masked
Clay
Alyssa Robinson
Arcadia Valley R2, Senior
Ironton, Missouri
Floral roots
Alyssa Robinson
Arcadia Valley R2, Senior
Ironton, Missouri
Vibrant Color
Nikki Rubino
Lebanon High School, senior
Lebanon, MO
Black Lab
Gianna Russell
Savannah High School, sophomore
Savannah, MO
Sunset on the Bay
Photography
Taylor Sanders
Gateway STEM High School, Senior
St. Louis, Missouri
Inverted Bride
Mixed media
Anna Scott
The Principia School, Junior
Town and Country, Missouri
What Lies Beneath
Mixed media
Evey Shute
Lebanon High School, Junior
Lebanon, Missouri
Mural Tile
Painting
Bear Shute
Lebanon High School, Sophomore
Lebanon, Missouri
Wamps
Digital art
Aubrey Skaggs
Arcadia Valley R2, Senior
Ironton, Missouri
Whimsical Donkey
Acrylic paint
Emily Smith
Couch High School, sophomore
Myrtle, MO
Rio
Colored pencil
Ava Smith
Valley Heights High School, Senior
Blue Rapids, Kansas
Pulse of the Sky
Photography
Gavin Snell
Higbee R-8 High School, Junior
Higbee, Missouri
Redbull
Photography
Anya Soni
Greenwood Laboratory School, junior
Springfield, Missouri
Mon Endroit Préféré
Watercolor on paper
Samantha Sonntag
Eureka High School, Senior
Eureka, Missouri
World Of The Bees
Photography
Astrid Southard
Cape Central Senior High School, Junior
Cape Girardeau,Missouri
Captured in Space
Mixed media
Lauren Spilman
Higbee R-VIII, Senior
Higbee, Missouri
Flower
Photography
Lauren Spilman
Higbee R-VIII, Senior
Higbee, Missouri
Holy
Photography
Levi Spirk
Willard High School, Senior
Willard, Missouri
Oasis
Photography
Chrislyn Steck
Cape Central High School, Senior
Cape Girardeau,MO
Silenced
Graphite
Carissa Stuedle
Cameron High School, Senior
Cameron,MO
Rest in Eternal Peace
Photography
Carissa Stuedle
Cameron High School, Senior
Cameron,MO
Heavens Herd
Photography
Allison Takacs
Lebanon High School, Junior
Lebanon, Missouri
Red lilies
Colored pencil
Sahasra Thatiparthi
Rock Hill High School, Sophomore
Frisco, Texas
Still Life Drawing
Graphite
Sahasra Thatiparthi
Rock Hill High School, Sophomore
Frisco, TX
Horse Drawing
Graphite
Taylor Thomas
Cape Central High School, Junior
Cape Girardeau, MO
Surviving
Mixed media
Elias Thompson
Kirksville R-III, Senior
Kirksville, Missouri
For Rosemary
Bookmaking
Eleanor Toerber
Valley Heights High School, Freshman
Blue Rapids, KS
Dragonfly
Ink and watercolor
Payton Tollefson
Savannah High, Sophomore
Savannah, MO
Sunset
Photograph
Payton Tollefson
Savannah High, Sophomore
Savannah, Missouri
Sunset
Photograph
Timothy Troxell
North Branch High School, Sophomore
North Branch, Michigan
Sunrise
Photograph
Timothy Troxell
North Branch High School, Sophomore
North Branch, Michigan
Reflection of Fall
Photography
Sarah Amery Waldron
Westminster Christian Academy, Senior
Town & Country, Missouri
Redemptive Hydration
Encaustic Multimedia
Sarah Amery Waldron
Westminster Christian Academy, Senior
Town & Country, MO
St. Louis Tornado of Spring 2025
Watercolor
Gracie Wellington
Doniphan High School, Senior
Doniphan, Missouri
Self Perception
Acrylic and colored pencil
Layla West
Lebanon High Senior High, Junior
Lebanon, Missouri
Angel
Graphite, chalk, charcoal
Layla West
Lebanon High Senior High, Junior
Lebanon, Missouri
Autumn Fish
Alcohol markers, colored pencils, paint pen
Haydyn Williams
Lebanon High School, Senior
Lebanon, Missouri
Finger Lickin’ TASTY!
Acrylic Pens, Paint, and Smooth Fine Point Pens
Rylee Worley
Northeast High School, Junior
Arma, Kansas
Lakeview
Oil pastel
Zoey Worthley
Platte county high school, Junior
Platte city, Missouri
bird of paradise
Zoey Worthley
Platte county high school, Junior
Platte city, Missouri
Fishing
Claire Wright
Marionville High School, Sophomore
Marionville, Missouri
Earth-osaur
Soft Sculpture
Hla Yin
Dodge City High School, Freshman,
Dodge City, Kansas
Unexpected Discovery
Digital illustration
Willow Brouhard
Savannah High School, Junior
Savannah, Missouri
No place like home
Willow Brouhard
Savannah High School, Junior
Savannah, Missouri
Ice Cream Cone