Celebrating Youth Art in Alamance County

The 62nd Visual Arts Competition for Young People, a juried contest for Middle and High School students, will be on exhibit through May 9th in the Sister Galleries and SunTrust Gallery of Alamance Arts, 213 S. Main Street, Graham. All student entries were selected to be displayed and awards were recognized in limited categories this year.

Participants and awards in the Middle School are:

Alamance Christian School - Emma Smith, Joy to the World, Digital Photography; Tyler Wells, The Pond, Digital Photography, Best in Show; Gracie White, Beauties of Nature, Digital Photography; Konner Sherrill, Kid Playing Ball, Digital Photography; Kaiden Taylor, Trees, Digital Photography; Hope Davis, 2:50 PM, Digital Photography; Taylor Kelley, Aaron Sprints, Digital Photography; Taylor Burgess, Letter T, Pencil Drawing; Addyson Burgess, Letter Y, Marker Drawing; Jenna Sanders, House with a Fence Attached, Printmaking; Preston Campbell, Sunset, Printmaking, Honorable Mention in Show; Canyon Rumley, Night Flight, Acrylic Painting; Samuel Orr, Blueshift Nebulae & Galaxy Aesthetic, Acrylic Painting; Nathan Knudson, Scorpion, Plaster & Wire Sculpture; Zeke Forsyth, The Muddy Dog, Mixed Media 2D; Levi Bollinger, Splatter, Acrylic Painting; Amaris Young, Evergreen, Digital Photography; Joshua Gaydon, Branches, Digital Photography; Dylan Smith, He Scores!, Digital Photography; Lauren Roberts, Splinter, Digital Photography; Selah Johnson, Jump, Digital Photography, Honorable Mention in Show; Hayden Loflin, Down Low, Digital Photography; Brianna Stepp, Palm Tree of Paradise, Wire Sculpture; Jewel Florence, Galaxy Hands, Mixed Media 3D; Eli Hook, In the Grass, Digital Photography;

River Mill Academy - Laurel Ann Whitney, Sunset Pride, Colored Pencil Drawing; Alyssa Speicher, Summer Play, Colored Pencil Drawing; Moriah Martin, Hidden Flower, Colored Pencil Drawing; Geneva Reece, Winter's Farm, Watercolor Painting; Kaley Kamenides, New Geometric World, Graphite Pencil Drawing; Charles Allred, Mechanical Batter, Graphite Pencil Drawing; Moriah Martin, Play Day, Graphite Pencil Drawing; Laurel Ann Whitney, Graffiti Art, Mixed Media;

Woodlawn Middle School - Katie Height, Face, Oil Pastel Drawing; Marissa Elam, End of the World, Oil Pastel Drawing; Nyemah Piggott, Fire, Digital Media; Faith Vance, See No / Speak No Evil, Charcoal Drawing; Mason Tanner, Astronaut, Mixed Media 2D; Carly Young, Turtle, Marker Drawing; Carson Gardner, Solar Flare, Spraypaint; Taylor Byrd, Lover's View, Acrylic Painting; Madison Nelms, Midnight View, Acrylic Painting; Gabriela Gil, Night, Tempera Painting; Willow Amore, Mondrian Fox, Mixed Media 2D; Abby Brinker, Dog, Tempera Painting;

Western Alamance Middle School - Hunter Wilson, Firemare, Computer Graphic; Hunter Wilson, Storm Heart, Computer Graphic; Mary Edwards, Blue Night, Acrylic Painting; Kensley Gasaway, A Ladybug Landing, Acrylic Painting; Jerome Mojica, Love the Earth, Colored Pencil Drawing; Addison Sutton, Intriguing Flowers, Print Making; Kaylee Fogleman, A World Without Color, Pastels Drawing (Chalk); Caroline Ray, Into the Night, Watercolor Painting; Ni'Keya Curtis, Majestic, Watercolor Painting; Moelani Nevel, Pieces of Imagination, Colored Pencil Drawing; Alyssa Wrenn, Beautiful Sad Fox, Mixed Media 2D; Joyce Gao, Bubble Beauty, Pastels Drawing (Chalk); Melissa Hwang, Reflect, Oil Painting; Zachariah Kennedy, Magna Cave, Pen & Ink Drawing; Mikayla Dickerson, Nightmare Fuel, Pastels Drawing (Oil); Madalyn Councilman, Bubbles in the Dark, Pastel Drawing (Chalk);

Turrentine Middle School - Jane Martyn, Lotus Flower, Mixed Media 2D; Ava Wright, Orange Slices, Acrylic Painting; Natalie Garrett, Night, Acrylic Painting; Sophie Glasscock, Eye, Watercolor Painting; Vanessa Martinez, Basketball, Graphite Pencil Drawing; Malik King, Sunset, Acrylic Painting; Madison Horner, Rose, Acrylic Painting;

The Burlington School - Samira Namaste, Duck, Scratchboard Drawing; Kaitlyn Colon, Swan, Scratchboard Drawing; Brianna Davis, Cat, Scratchboard Drawing; Evan Clayton, Lion, Scratchboard Drawing; Melanie Hunt, Koalas, Scratchboard Drawing; Elizabeth Davis, Pedestrians, Scratchboard Drawing; Mac Barnwell, Pears, Scratchboard Drawing; Lelia Wilson, Chuck Taylor's, Scratchboard; Diego Ortiz, Cat, Scratchboard Drawing; Samira Namaste, Cats, Pastel Drawing; Brianna Davis, Tropical Fish, Pastel Drawing; Kaitlyn Colon, Starry Dog, Pastel Drawing; Mac Barnwell, Black Cat, Pastel Drawing; Abi Robinson, Van Gogh's Dog, Pastel Drawing; Diego Ortiz, Tuxedo Cat, Pastel Drawing; Elizabeth Davis, Corn, Graphite Drawing; Abi Robinson, Ear of Corn, Graphite Drawing; Madison Bruce, Food Lion Bags, Graphite Drawing; Melanie Hunt, Snacks, Graphite Drawing;

Burlington Christian Academy - Colin Godwin, The Joy of Summer, Watercolor Painting; Lauren Keimig, Lean on Me, Marker Drawing; William Peadon, Dragons, Graphite Drawing; Kaylie Brown, Rainy Days, Photography; Chase Graves, This Little Light, Graphite Drawing; Anna Ingle, The Heavens Declare the Glory of God, Oil Pastel Drawing; Evidah Toper, Faces of the Seasons, Watercolor Painting; Olivia Grote, Sun- sational, Acrylic Painting; Michaela Evans, Eye Wonder, Colored Pencil Drawing; Rae Harrison, Black & White, Photography; Ava Hammock, Freedom in Motion, Acrylic Painting; Logan Staley, A Mother's Love, Acrylic Painting; Abby Hubbard, Everchanging Life, Oil Pastel Drawing, Honorable Mention in Show; Renee Dove, Color Zone, Acrylic Painting; Jesse Graves, Orange Crush, Oil Pastel Drawing; Austin Kinney, Spectrum of Dreams, Crayon/Watercolor Drawing; Peyton Alcon, Jesus Agonizing, Pencil & Marker Drawing; Abigail Bonderant, Peace, Oil Pastel Drawing;

Participants and awards in the High School are:

Alamance Christian School – Lacey Van Nostrand, Created Identity, Acrylic Painting; Jacob Emmons, Untitled, Digital Photography; Dean Wells, Untitled, Digital Photography, Honorable Mention in Photography; Dawson Link, Untitled, Digital Photography, Honorable Mention on Photography; Ashley Halpern, Erikis Berikis, Mixed Media 2D, Honorable Mention in Mixed Media; Taylor Ridge, Garden of Eden, Watercolor Painting; Guillermo Dominguez, Mind on the Road, Printmaking, Honorable Mention in Printmaking; Abby Hester, Light of the World, Printmaking; Grace Davis, Tina, Printmaking; Elijah Ingram, Eagle, Printmaking; Kaily Agueda, Let It Fly, Digital Photography; Trinity Wilkinson, Selfie, Digital Photography; Caleb Sloate, Untitled, Digital Photography, 1st Place in Photography; Rieley Burgess, Untitled, Digital Photography; Elijah Ingram, Galaxy, Acrylic Painting; Grace Davis, A Memory, Acrylic Painting; Erika Lambert, Exit, Printmaking; Ashley Halpern, Scary Lady, Printmaking; Caleb Sloate, Untitled, Digital Photography; Dawson Link, Colored Pencils, Digital Photography; Jacob Emmons, Untitled, Digital Photography; Dean Wells, Untitled, Digital Photography, Honorable Mention in Photography; Abby Hester, Untitled, Digital Photography; Joshua Evans, In the Beginning, Plaster/Paper Sculpture;

Eastern Alamance High School – Wilfen Lopez, Hope and Faith, Charcoal Drawing; Valerie Byrd, Candy Land, Tempera Painting; Lily Kelly, Fragrant, Watercolor Painting; Olivia Mason, Aeronaut 1, Pen and Ink Drawing; Olivia Mason, Aeronaut 2, Pen and Ink Drawing; Shelby Joyce, Polaroid Days, Non-Functional Ceramics, Honorable Mention in 3D/Sculpture; Shelby Joyce, On Point, Functional Ceramics; Peace Soro, All Lined Up, Functional Ceramics, Honorable Mention in 3D/Sculpture; Shelby Joyce, Black and White, Functional Ceramics; Kairn Philips, Llama Mama and Crew, Non-Functional Ceramics; Shelby Joyce, Of the Sea, Functional Ceramics, 1st Place in 3D/Sculpture; Isabelle White, Pop Art Candy, Mixed Media;

Graham High School - Daysi Encalada, I See You, Ink Wash; Serena Anema, Into the Unknown, Ink Wash; Moises Ibarra, Vending Machine, Mixed Media 2D; Sierra Gooch, Glass, Oil Painting; Bryan Rey, Blast Off, Marker Drawing; Sophia Garcia, Untitled, Acrylic Painting, Honorable Mention in Painting; Chloe Fletcher, Untitled, Acrylic Painting, Honorable Mention in Painting; Noah Vaught, Fireworks, Marker Drawing; Miah Burnette, Untitled, Pen & Ink Drawing; Jason Yi, Complementary Flowers, Colored Pencil Drawing; Jasmine Bautista, Gumballs, Acrylic Painting; Angela Romero, Girl on Fire, Watercolor Painting; Bryan Rey, Galaxy Tree, Pen & Ink Drawing; Ashley Allen, Body Shaming, Mixed Media 2D; Annie Dang, Thief or Saint?, Mixed Media 2D; Daysi Encalada, Untitled, Colored Pencil Drawing; Dayana Marin, Untitled, Chalk Pastel Drawing; Daisy Martinez, Flower, Charcoal Drawing; Jaylyn Kiensler, The Faces of Elton, Mixed Media 2D, 1st Place in Mixed Media; Jason Yi, Frank Ocean, Pencil Drawing; Lanoy Bounvilai, Thrilling Scare, Pen & Ink Drawing; Lanoy Bounvilai, What's in your Noodles?, Acrylic Painting; Jonathan Sosa, Untitled, Acrylic Painting; Moises Ibarra, Self-Portrait, Pencil Drawing; Alasia McCulley, 1980s AIDS Activism, Pen & Ink Drawing; Alasia McCulley, Daisy, Oil Pastel; Anahi Virgen, Lemons, Oil Painting; Anahi Virgen, OCD, Acrylic Painting; Janette Pahua, Bird, Chalk Pastel Drawing;

River Mill Academy - Courtney Talley, Oh! It's you, Acrylic Painting, 1st Place in Painting; Olivia Summers, Fractured Still Life, Acrylic Painting; Sara Green, Reality Mealtime, Acrylic Painting, Honorable Mention in Painting; Kaiya Wiley, Sweet Truth, Acrylic Painting; Marylana Merrill, Cherries and Cream, Acrylic Painting; Olivia Ragan, Hot Dog!, Acrylic Painting; Reegan Blythe, Cheese Cake!!, Acrylic Painting; Gabriella Reys, Classmates Hanging Out, Graphite Drawing; Gabriella Reys, Silent Tears, Mixed Media 2D; Diedre Durham, Mango, Mixed Media 2D; Courtney Talley, Canyon Life, Mixed Media, Honorable Mention in Mixed Media 2D; Lily Wails, Small Life, Mixed Media 2D; Marylana Merrill, Rock Slider, Mixed Media 2D; Sara Green, Otter at the Creek, Mixed Media 2D; Carson Talley, Sunflower, Stained Glass;

Southern Alamance High School - Morgan Miller, Oil Spill, Relief Printmaking; Morgan Miller, Mural, Digital Photography; Crystal Alvarez, Bird Box, Relief Printmaking; Crystal Alvarez, Overgrown Spirit, Black and White Photography; Andrea Fuentes Morales, Warrior,Acrylic Painting; Andrea Fuentes Morales, Keep Me Alive, Acrylic Painting; Kaelah Shields, Firey Depth, Silk Screen Printmaking; Kaelah Shields, Book of Greed, Handmade book with Leather and Metal; Mallory Harrelson, Donkey, Oil Painting; Mallory Harrelson, Kitty Kolwitz, Relief printmaking, Honorable Mention in Printmaking; Rachel Worcester, Pieces,Torn Paper Collage with Crayon; Rachel Worcester, Hidden Interpretation, Intaglio Engraving on Paper; Silvia Rojas Portillo, Maddie, Relief Printmaking, 1st Place in Printmaking; Silvia Rojas Portillo, Seven Skulls, Mixed Media; Hailey Thorp, Tea Pot, Functional Ceramics; Hailey Thorp, Tiger, Functional Ceramics; Mackenzie Bowman, Crystal, Relief Printmaking; Isaac Carbajal, Jowl, Relief Printmaking; Maddie Driggers, World Destiny, Relief Printmaking; Rachel Melvin, Mama and Biddy, Black and White Photography; Rachel Melvin, Fire Fighter Olly, Color Photography; Angela Ren, DACA, Lithograph on Paper; Angela Ren, Skeleton, Pastel Drawing; April Htoo, Mother Nature, Acrylic Painting; Shee Moo, Tatahaw, Gouache Study, Acrylic Painting; Denisse Quinonez Arrellano, Love Bugs, Relief Printmaking, Honorable Mention in Printmaking; Megan Milan, Nikki, Acrylic Painting; Eh Nay Thin, Recycle Bottle, Black and White Photography; Isaac Carbajal, El Rancho, Black and White Photography; Clara Austin, Lynnda, Non-Functional Ceramics; Clara Austin, Melancholy, Non-Functional Ceramics; Kimberly Sawyer, The Place Where Love Grows, Black and White Photography; April Htoo, A Bird in the Forest, Colored Pencil Drawing; Haylie Clayton, Mother Death, Mixed Media 2; Bryer Cozart, Country Feel, Crayon Drawing;

Walter M. Williams High School - Roman Aranda, Untitled, Mixed Media 2D, Honorable Mention in Mixed Media; Mi'oneka Graves, Sunflowers, Acrylic Painting; Kameran Warren, Untitled, Mixed Media 2D, Honorable Mention in Mixed Media; Maggie Boyd, The Force, Watercolor Painting; Makiya Patterson, Lillies, Watercolor Painting; Martin Schlegel, Uneasy, Marker Drawing; Martin Schlegel, Pomegranate, Watercolor Painting; Izzy Brinskelle, SOUL, Mixed Media 2D; Riley Russell, Sunset, Watercolor Painting; Erika Roman, TIME, Mixed Media 2D; Molly Hunt, Howl, Colored Pencil Drawing; Mike Farez, Swim, Colored Pencil Drawing; Santiago Herrera, Polar Bears, Pencil Drawing; Taylor Newell, Tree, Mixed Media 3D; Ashley Sturges, Inseparable Bond, Oil Pastel Drawing; Jennifer Martinez, Gecko, Oil Pastel Drawing; Roman Aranda, Red Truck, Watercolor Painting, Best in Show; Eli Wells, Lanterns, Acrylic Painting, Honorable Mention in Painting; Tam Le, Untitled, Oil Pastel Drawing; Hannah Clontz, Sugar, Oil Pastel Drawing; Kenzie Talhelm, A Stroll in Charleston, Acrylic Painting; Katherine Katsoudas, Colors of Change, Oil Pastel Drawing, Honorable Mention in Drawing; Tam Le, Untitled, Charcoal Drawing; Bryannah Smith, Sphere, Digital Photography; Porica Anderson, Chair, Digital Photography; Keanu Thompson, No Face, Digital Photography; Lizbeth Gauman, Desk, Digital Photography; Ian Wagoner, Manny, Digital Photography; Aubrey Carson, Rain, Digital Photography, Honorable Mention in Photography; Millie Stuart, Understairs, Black & White Photography; Emily Lewis, Cyrus, Black & White Photography; Austin Dishaw, Water Fountain, Black & White Photography; Ricky Yost, Keanu, Black & White Photography;

The Burlington School - Maddie Chisholm, Cuploa, Printmaking; Lars Nilsen, Capital, Printmaking; Stella Cole, Studio Cat, Printmaking; Madi Reece, Bunnies, Printmaking; Cole Haigh, Night City, Printmaking; Mari´ Robinson, Van Gogh Boats, Printmaking; Claire Saurage, Capital, Printmaking; Anabel Marmolejo, Paris Night, Printmaking; Iann Maximum, Driveway, Printmaking; Aymel Chaudhry, Cat, Printmaking; Davis Thornton, Coral, Scratchboard; Will Self, Corithian, Scratchboard; Ardyn Egger, Duck, Scratchboard; Emily Leiser, Tiger, Scratchboard; Samantha Harper, Los Angeles, Scratchboard; Stella Cole, Downhill, Scratchboard; Ava Acton, Architecture, Scratchboard, Honorable Mention in Drawing; Londen Glascow, Chimp, Scratchboard; Matthew Brown, Cat, Scratchboard; Anijey Flores-Jasso, Still Life, Scratchboard; William Whitley, Barware, Scratchboard, Honorable Mention in Drawing; Samantha Harper, Teapot, Graphite Drawing, Honorable Mention in Drawing; Maddie Chisholm, Aladdin’s Lamp, Graphite Drawing; Ava Acton, Morocco, Graphite Drawing; Will Self, Farmer's Market, Pastel Drawing; Anaya Thomas, Strawberries, Pastel Drawing; Mari´ Robinson, Oranges, Pastel Drawing; Anijey Flores-Jasso, Granny Smith Apples, Pastel Drawing; Taylor Jones, Celebration, Pastel Drawing; Iann Maxium, NYC, Scratchboard; Davis Thornton, Elephant, Pastel Drawing; Isabella Reilly, Flamingo, Pastel Drawing; Claire Saurage, Wine Glass, Scratchboard; William Whitley, Les` Mis, Acrylic Painting, Honorable Mention in Painting; Anaya Thomas, Phantom, Acrylic Painting, Honorable Mention in Painting; Anaya Thomas, Still Life with Magnolias, Graphite Drawing;

Burlington Christian Academy - Jane Hoang, Curious Little Girl, Pen & Ink Drawing; Millie Hancock, Brownie, Acrylic Painting; Gabby Campbell, Billie, Pen & Ink Drawing; Zoe Mixon, Point of View, Colored Pencil Drawing; Gabby Campbell, Rose Colored Glasses, Pen & Ink Drawing; Kennedy Madren, Julie Andrews, Pen & Ink Drawing; Emma Brown, Moo, Pen & Ink Drawing; Layne Inman, Hippie Trippie, Acrylic Painting; Kaleigh Ferrell, Up Close, Charcoal Drawing; Samantha Thomas, Ummm…Yes, Pen & Ink Drawing; Alyssea Hadwin, Surf and Turf, Acrylic Painting; Grace Porterfield, 911, Pen & Ink Drawing; Grace Porterfield, Fox, Pen & Ink Drawing; Zoe Mixon, Halbee, Pen & Ink Drawing, Honorable Mention in Drawing; Isabel Ward, Guitar Guy, Pen & Ink Drawing; Chloe Montgomery, Ocean Breeze, Pen & Ink Drawing; Svea Eckstrand, Marilyn, Pen & Ink Drawing; Lillie Overman, Erractically, Pastel Drawing; Ashton Quakebush, With a Pen, Pen & Ink Drawing; Emily Clark, Kapowui, Watercolor Painting; Carly West, Collins, Watercolor Painting; Margot Ward, Self Portrait in Blue, Pen & Ink Drawing, 1st Place in Drawing; Margot Ward, Mr. Hall, Acrylic Painting;

Best in Show Middle School winner was Tyler Wells, Alamance Christian School, The Pond, Photography and Best in Show High School winner was Roman Aranda, Walter M. Williams High School, Red Truck, Watercolor Painting. The Sister Galleries and the SunTrust Gallery of Alamance Arts are currently closed until April 30 or further notice from the State of North Carolina. Please visit our website www.alamancearts.org for additional information and photos of the student works or contact Alamance Arts at 336-226-4495 or [email protected].