The Downers Grove North High School Fine Arts Department is proud to announce the results of the judging from the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards. This year more than 250,000 woks of art and writing were submitted nationally. In the Chicago Region 2,347 works from 1,008 artists representing 186 art educators and 46 high schools were submitted for adjudication. North High artists won a total of 107 awards, including 1 Best of Show, 31 Gold Key Awards, 37 Silver Key Awards, and 38 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 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. I'm immeasurably proud of our faculty for their efforts to coordinate this regional exhibition, assuring this important opportunity for students and art educators all over Chicago."
Senior Aiden Robinson garnered a prestigious American Vision nomination. "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. This is the second year in a row that Aiden has been honored as an American Vision nominee at the regional level, making him our school's first-ever back-to-back honoree!"
CLICK HERE to view a portfolio of all DGN award winning artwork.
The public is invited to attend that Exhibition's Opening Reception on Sunday, January 29, from 1:00 - 4:00 PM at Downers Grove North High School (4436 Main Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515).
AMERICAN VISION - Best of Show (1)
Aiden Robinson (Sculpture) Remember That Night
GOLD KEY AWARDS (31)
Emily Allen (Ceramics & Glass) Kettle Bunny
Julia Arnold (Film & Animation) The Feeling of Home
Julia Arnold (Art Portfolio) Found Family
Sarisa Chulanon (Jewelry) numbers ? worth
Natalie DiBartolo (Ceramics & Glass) Chomp
Timmy Fleming (Sculpture) The Beggar
Natasha Fugate (Photography) Break of Dawn
Eve Giesler (Digital Art) Holy Melancholy
Henry Gwozdz (Photography) Anesthetized
Henry Gwozdz (Mixed Media) For the Five
Henry Gwozdz (Photography) A Mind of Its Own
Jaclynn Howard (Ceramics & Glass) Trio Set
Nathan Klasen (Jewelry) Eternal Vigilance
Ella Leathers (Photography) On the Streets
Nathaniel Lee (Digital Art) Handyman
Calliope Legare (Digital Art) Venomous Bliss
Maura MacDonald (Digital Art) Shattered
Ieva Mieliauskas (Ceramics & Glass) Cat & Mouse
Tabaaraka Muzammil (Ceramics & Glass) Freedom
Emily Nemeth (Art Portfolio) Burning Through the Years
Sarah Paul (Painting) Bodys
Aiden Robinson (Sculpture) 527 N Hamlin
Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) Maker’s Mark
Aiden Robinson (Art Portfolio) A New Perspective
Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) Chained To The Craft
Aiden Robinson (Sculpture) Remember That Night
Emma Salman (Jewelry) I Wish You’d Let Me Go
Emma Salman (Jewelry) Protecting My Peace
Sarah Woods (Photography) A Daughter’s Form
Sarah Woods (Photography) Laundry Day
Sarah Woods (Photography) Familial Scenes
SILVER KEY AWARDS (37)
Julia Arnold (Comic Art) Winter Break
Julia Arnold (Comic Art) A Conversation
Emma Barton (Jewelry) Let It Bee
Sarisa Chulanon (Art Portfolio) Breaking Standards
Aidan Corbett (Sculpture) Reach Out
Katherine Cremer (Jewelry) Flowing Flames
Nathan Gier (Jewelry) Molten
Eve Giesler (Jewelry) Moon Moth
Eve Giesler (Digital Art) The Horned One
Henry Gwozdz (Jewelry) Euthanize My Digital Self
Henry Gwozdz (Photography) I Prefer to Eat Alone
Henry Gwozdz (Photography) My Flesh is Your Currency
Henry Gwozdz (Photography) Satisfaction is a Luxury
Henry Gwozdz (Photography) My Fate is Sealed
Payton Hubbs-Plumley (Digital Art) Rejoicing
Payton Hubbs-Plumley (Digital Art) Blizzard
Charlie Michaels (Ceramics & Glass) Box Monster
Bailey Mongello (Ceramics & Glass) Holding it Together
Gretchen Nelson (Photography) Phantasm
Emily Nemeth (Sculpture) Kaida
Emily Nemeth (Jewelry) Vulcan
Amelia Passero (Jewelry) Baron Von Fredrick the 3rd
Sarah Paul (Painting) Pressure
Sarah Paul (Drawing & Illustration) Morning Coffee
Leo Peters (Digital Art) Crimson King’s Chorus
Matthew Poe (Photography) Tents
Matthew Poe (Photography) The End of Time
Aiden Robinson (Sculpture) What The Locksmith Sees
Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) To My Metalwork Teacher, I Am Forever Grateful
Aiden Robinson (Ceramics & Glass) Maker’s Mark II
Aiden Robinson (Ceramics & Glass) Winter Cottage
Aiden Robinson (Art Portfolio) Life and Its Many Emotions
Azrael Robinson (Mixed Media) I Am Not Your Dream Boy
Azrael Robinson (Design) The Mothman of West Virginia
Jonah Sutton (Photography) Abandon
Sarah Woods (Photography) Marks of an Unloving Home
HONORABLE MENTION (38)
Julia Arnold (Comic Art) They Make My World More Colorful
Julia Arnold (Comic Art) Found Family Dinner
Sarisa Chulanon (Mixed Media) The Asian Experience
Timmy Fleming (Jewelry) Breeze
Eric Fosket (Photography) Blue Teeth
Maya Gawley (Jewelry) Metanoia
Nathan Gier (Sculpture) Lighthouse
Nathan Gier (Jewelry) Current
Henry Gwozdz (Sculpture) The Internal Questioning of Your Hospitality
Payton Hubbs-Plumley (Digital Art) Dad
Payton Hubbs-Plumley (Drawing & Illustration) Carrot Filer
Payton Hubbs-Plumley (Comic Art) The Journey
Erika Kellam (Ceramics & Glass) Delilah
Nathan Klasen (Sculpture) Where The Sun Rises
Nathan Klasen (Jewelry) No Mans Land
Amelia Kolatek (Drawing & Illustration) Konstancja
Emily Kus (Jewelry) Balance of Nature
Ella Leathers (Photography) Addiction
Nathaniel Lee (Art Portfolio) Crimson Anatomy
Lydia Metcalf (Drawing & Illustration) The Conducting Mantis
Charlie Michaels (Ceramics & Glass) Uncertain Seas
Kate Miller (Photography) What You Don’t See
Gretchen Nelson (Photography) Gentle Horror
Emily Nemeth (Jewelry) Dual Embers
Amelia Passero (Jewelry) The Slain Heart
Amelia Passero (Jewelry) The Curse Occurs
Sarah Paul (Drawing & Illustration) Epiphany
Mattew Poe (Photography) Desires
Mattew Poe (Photography) The Cultivation of Time
Mattew Poe (Painting) Dreamscape
Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) Engineer’s Touch
Greta Serniute (Painting) One Ways
Greta Serniute (Painting) Look At What You’ve Done
Ashley Wachel (Art Portfolio) Poor Language, Soul Language
Ashley Wachel (Design) What Are We Looking For?
Luke Williams (Ceramics & Glass) Adventure Through The Mind
Sarah Woods (Art Portfolio) Reflections of Self
