January 30, 2023 - Downers Grove, Ill - District 99 is proud to announce the results of the judging from the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards. North High artists won a total of 107 awards, including 31 Gold Key Awards, 37 Silver Key Awards, and 37 Honorable Mentions. Gold Key works are automatically considered for national-level recognition.
The Suburban Chicago Art Region selected five works from over 2200 entries to receive best-of-show honors. These five works are designated “American Vision Nominees.” At the 2023 Regional Adjudication, one of the five works to receive the honor was created by Downers Grove North student Aiden Robinson. At the National Adjudication, one of these five works will receive the “American Vision Medal.”
The regional art exhibition is underway at North High in the Main Street Entrance Lobby (4436 Main Street, Downers Grove, Ill.) and will run through Friday, February 3.
View a portfolio of all DGN award-winning artwork.
American Vision Nominee
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 begger
Natasha Fugate - Photography, Break of Dawn
Eve Giesler - Digital Art, Holy Melancholy
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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, handiman (alternate)
Calliope Legare -Digital Art, Venomous Bliss
Maura MacDonald - Digital Art, Shattered
Leva Mieliauskas - Ceramics & Glass, Cat & Mouse
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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
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
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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, Forest
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
Writing Awards - Silver Key (2)
Tabatha Irvin - Critical Essay, Make mental health education a mandatory subject in school settings
Tabatha Irvin - Personal Essay and Memoir, Children of war: a past conversation with my late grandmother
Honorable Mentions (37)
Julia Arnold - Comic Art, They Make My World More Colorful
Julia Arnold - Comic Art, Found Family Dinner
Sarisa Chulanon - Mixed Media, The Asian Experience
Sarisa Chulanon - Photography, false reflection
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
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
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Amelia Passero - Jewelry, "The Slain Heart"
Amelia Passero - Jewelry, "The Curse Occurs"
Sarah Paul - Drawing & Illustration, Epiphany
Matthew Poe - Photography, Desires
Matthew Poe - Photography, The Cultivation of Time
Matthew 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
For more information about DGN Visual Art, contact Department Chair Brayer Teague at bteague@csd99.org or visit the DGN Fine Arts webpage.