DGN Visual Artists Honored - 2022 Scholastic Art Awards

Aiden Robinson "The Inventor" - American Vision Nominee

Jack Oakes "Eclectic Anatomy" - American Vision Nominee

The Fine Arts Department at Downers Grove North High School is proud to announce the results of the judging from the 2022 Scholastic Art Awards. 948 student artists representing 186 arts educators submitted 2,351 works of art for adjudication. 657 total works were honored with recognitions. North High artists won a total of 99 awards, including 27 Gold Key Awards, 27 Silver Key Awards, and 43 Honorable Mention Awards.

“District 99 looks forward to hosting the Chicago-area regional exhibition at North High,” said Brayer Teague, Fine Arts Department Chairman. According to Teague, the art teachers from both North and South High School play an important role in putting the exhibition together.  “Our District 99 art teachers are the engine behind this regional affiliate of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.  Their dedication and tireless commitment enables student artists from all over the suburban region to have their work evaluated by professional artists. The collection and adjudication of work, in the midst of a pandemic, was a Herculean task. I'm immeasurably proud of our District 99 faculty for their efforts to coordinate this regional exhibition, assuring this important opportunity for students and art educators all over Chicago."  

Two DGN Visual Artists garnered prestigious American Vision nominations. "The American Vision designation is the 'best of show' award for a Scholastic Regional Exhibition," said Teague. "Only five of these awards are given by the judges, in total, placing the works in the top one-quarter of one percent of all adjudicated pieces.”

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AMERICAN VISION - Best of Show (2)

John Oakes (Digital Art) Eclectic Anatomy

Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) The Inventor

GOLD KEY AWARDS (27)

Julia Arnold (Comic Art) Sleepover

Ethan Bell (Art Portfolio) The Ignored

Eva Conti (Jewelry) No Strings Attached

Zoey Etheridge (Drawing & Illustration) Fading Fall

Rylee Fox (Jewelry) Dizzy

Ali Hackett (Painting) A Connection Fred By Passion

Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Mood Swings

Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Self Reflection and Reconstruction

Eleanor Harris (Ceramics & Glass) Mod or Rocker

Ashley Hixon (Photography) Soulful

Ohana Jeron (Drawing & Illustration) Danger

Claire Meyers (Sculpture) Caged In

Charlie Michaels (Jewelry) Regal

Joni Murphy (Digital Art) Dear Diary

Emily Nemeth (Jewelry) Burning Blossom

John Oakes (Art Portfolio) Surreal Engravings

John Oakes (Digital Art) Eclectic Anatomy

Haley Phillips (Ceramics & Glass) Koi Pond

Matthew Poe (Photography) As the Day Fades

Christina Powell (Photography) Inverted

Makena Presson (Drawing & Illustration) A Fall Walk

Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) The Inventor

Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) Morning Coffee

Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) Moving On

Benedikt Strempfer (Digital Art) Supply

Molly Svoboda (Drawing & Illustration) Out of Body

Elena Tomchek (Sculpture) Contaminated Holy Water

SILVER KEY AWARDS (27)

Anna Bayasgalan (Ceramics & Glass) All of Life

Ethan Bell (Photography) Oops, Overexposed

Ethan Bell (Mixed Media) Put Together

Ethan Bell (Photography) How Did I Get Here

Sarisa Chulanon (Photography) Missed Connection

Eva Conti (Jewelry) Instability

Miguel Diaz (Jewelry) Seeds of Life

Henry Gwozdz (Jewelry) Luck is for the Optimist

Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) A Moment of Sounder

Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Strung Out

Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Strangers Again

Ali Hacket (Drawing & Illustration) Intertwined Reality

Claire Meyers (Drawing & Illustration) Broken

Claire Meyers (Art Portfolio) Anatomy

Charlie Michaels (Jewelry) One Man's Trash

Mikayla Moran (Digital Art) Maya

Mikayla Moran (Printmaking) Dissolved

Joni Murphy (Digital Art) Strange Street

John Oakes (Digital Art) Unfortunate Desire

John Oakes (Digital Art) Demon High

John Oakes (Digital Art) Digital Age

Sarah Paul (Painting) Observe

Madeline Pearson (Sculpture) Golden Forest

Madeline Pearson (Jewelry) Resilient Oak

Harris Surrette (Photography) Undecided

Elena Tomchek (Jewelry) Unattainable Holiness

Ashley Wachel (Digital Art) Windows To The Soul

HONORABLE MENTION (43)

Anna Bayasgalan (Ceramics & Glass) Sesame Street

Ethan Bell (Mixed Media) The Experience is the Journey

Harley Blanchard (Drawing & Illustration) Red Rain

David Bromberek (Sculpture) Crystalized Fountain

Abigail Colucci (Ceramics & Glass) No More Stolen Sisters

Miguel Diaz (Sculpture) Viejitos

Miguel Diaz (Jewelry) Mother Nature

Christina Godar (Ceramics & Glass) The Storybook Cottage

Juliana Gomien (Photography) Woven Together

Henry Gwozdz (Sculpture) Subconscious

Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) The Broken Maze Searching For Light

Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Time Stays Still

Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Subconscious Thoughts

Ali Hackett (Art Portfolio) Social Anxiety

Eleanor Harris (Ceramics & Glass) Mushroom Home

Madalyn Hyer (Drawing & Illustration) Lost

Ohana Jeron (Drawing & Illustration) Sun

Ohana Jeron (Art Portfolio) Sepia

Ohana Jeron (Painting) Serenity

Nathan Klasen (Jewelry) Time of Evangelics

Maura MacDonald (Painting) Portrait Painting Project

Gavin McCool (Drawing & Illustration) March On Main Street

Claire Meyers (Drawing & Illustration) Broken and Exposed

Charlie Michaels (Sculpture) Renewal of Spring

Joni Murphy (Digital Art) Cityscape

Joni Murphy (Art Portfolio) Memories

Autumn Neil (Comic Art) Fishing Isn't Worth It

Gretchen Nelson (Photography) Soulful

John Oakes (Digital Art) Silent Faces

Sarah Paul (Drawing & Illustration) Expression

Amelia Passero (Sculpture) "Journey Through the Night"

Haley Phillips (Ceramics & Glass) The Cycle of Life

Lake Ragnini (Digital Art) The Earth

Lake Ragnini (Digital Art) Venus

Chase Robinson (Drawing & Illustration) Aishite Aishite

Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) The Void

Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) Mechanical Marionette

Emma Salman (Jewelry) Polarized Energy

Madison Smith (Drawing & Illustration) Railside Attraction

Elena Tomchek (Jewelry) So-called Sinful Relationship

Jacob Tyszkowski (Drawing & Illustration) Fading away

Ashley Wachel (Photography) Through My Shattered Lens

Jayla William (Ceramics & Glass) Tink