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.
Ethan Ables
Harrison High School, Sophomore
Harrison, Arkansas
State Capital
Graphite
Kris Bethlehem Aquino
Lakota Tech High School, Senior
Pineridge, South Dakota
Cut Outs of my Daily Living
Mixed media
Maximiliano Ballesteros
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Junior
Aurora, Illinois
Red Fox
Oil pastel
Finnegan Barendt
East High School, Senior
Sioux City, Iowa
Picture Perfect
Ink on paper
Kyah Blankenship
Arcadia Valley R2, Senior
Ironton, Missouri
Floral Serenade
Batik
Aubrey Brandon
Harrison High School, Senior
Harrison, Arkansas
Among the Pines
Photograph
Zoe Bressner
Lebanon High School, Senior
Lebanon, Missouri
Styracosaurus Bowl
Ceramic
Cadence Cordell
St. Croix Preparatory Academy, Junior
Bayport, Minnesota
Soul of the Field
Double exposure photography
Lily Dale
New Trier High School, Senior
Winnetka, Illinois
The homing bird
Julieanna Dodd
Wellsville Middletown R1, Freshman
Wellsville, Missouri
Rhonda Time
Acrylic
Addison Gallaher
Arcadia Valley R2, Senior
Ironton, Missouri
My Dog: Remi
Ink
Finley Gerdiman
Camdenton High School, Junior
Camdenton, Missouri
The people who were supposed to protect me
Mixed media
Cecelia Hainline
Spokane High School, Junior
Spokane, Missouri
We're not too Fond of your Establishment
Print
Kaley Hurelbrink
Mt. Zion High School, Senior
Mt. Zion, Illinois
Girl's Best Friend
Acrylic
Isabella Internicola
Lincoln Way West, Senior
New Lenox, Illinois
One way stop light
Acrylic
Vivian Ludwig
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Senior
Aurora, Illinois
Stair way?
Ink on paper
Vivian Ludwig
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Senior
Aurora, Illinois
I can read
Mixed media
Carrigan Maggart
Kirksville R-III, Senior
Kirksville, Missouri
Just Chillin’
Printmaking
Carrigan Maggart
Kirksville R-III, Senior
Kirksville, Missouri
Paradise
Watercolor
Salomé Martínez Serrano
West Plains High School, Sophomore
West Plains, Missouri
Cuando bailan las teclas
Graphite
Andrea McClanahan
Arcadia Valley R2 High School, Junior
Arcadia Valley, Missouri
The Vision
Block printing ink
Sophie Miller
Dodge City High School, Senior
Dodge City, Kansas
Bent Out of Shape
Ceramic
Devin Nielsen
Staley High School, Senior
Kansas City, Missouri
Beautiful Butterfly
Crayon on paper
Taliana O'Connor
Lemont High School, Senior
Lemont, Illinois
Times table and hospital beds
Colored pencil on toned paper
Pakaporn (Pai) Poowatana
Pacific High School, Sophomore
Pacific, Missouri
Still Life
Graphite
Emir Rayo
Dodge City High School, Senior
Dodge City, Kansas
The Talking Teapot
Ceramic
Emir Rayo
Dodge City High School, Senior
Dodge City, Kansas
Playful Reflections
Mixed media
Juniper Reading
Harrison High School, Junior
Harrison, Arkansas
Strawberries
Colored pencil on paper
Rossiana Reid
Marshfield High School, Senior
Marshfield, Missouri
Brussel Sprout
Charcoal on paper
Katie Richards
Lee’s Summit West, Junior
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Arbitrary Bones
Sophia Rose
Spokane High School, Senior
Spokane, Missouri
The Discord amid Opinion
Mixed media
Sophia Rose
Spokane High School, Senior
Spokane, Missouri
Lipstick on a Rat
Mixed media
Alessia Roten
Logan-Rogersville High School, Senior
Rogersville, MO
17 Years Underground
Intaglio print
Esmé Schuman
Crossroads College Prep, Senior
St. Louis, Missouri
My hallway
Acrylic on canvas
Sarah Naylor
Herington High School, Junior
Herington, Missouri
Elegantly Wonky
Ceramic