2023 Award Winners

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2023 AHSAE Award-Winning Artists

Above: Fifth Place AHSAE and Third Place Anne Brodie Hill Award

"Younger Brother" (cropped image)

Faye Lu

Alpharetta High School Junior

Alaa Belkasim, instructor

watercolor

TOP TEN AHSAE WORKS

Best in Show—Yinglin Zhou, “Divergent,” soft pastel, Chattahoochee High School, Kara Rice, instructor

2nd Place & J.L. Brooks Art Achievement Award/Georgia Watercolor Society: Ola Baker, “Leading,” soft pastel, Parkview High School Senior, Susan Duncan, instructor.

3rd Place & Lucy Award/Georgia Watercolor Society: Elizabeth Tian, “Maladaptive Daydream,” mixed media, Wesleyan School Junior, Meagan Brooker, instructor

4th Place & 1st Place Judy Greenberg Memorial Award/Georgia Watercolor Society: Katie Hwang, “Window Shopping at Ponce de Leon Avenue,” watercolor, Peachtree Ridge High School Senior, Hope Steele, instructor 

5th Place & 3rd Place Anne Brodie Hill Award/Georgia Watercolor Society: Faye Lu, “Younger Brother,” watercolor, Alpharetta High School Junior, Alaa Belkasim, instructor

6th Place: Michelle Severson, “Weighted,” graphite, East Coweta High School Senior, Patrice Newell, instructor

7th Place: Gaeun Lee, “Passing Time,” mixed media sculpture, East Coweta High School Senior, George McMillan, instructor

8th Place: Anna Rohn, “Desperate Aspect of Self,” ballpoint pen, North Atlanta High School Senior, Allison Shepard, instructor

9th Place: Naperia Wilson, “Giant Red Velvet Cannoli,” resin, North Springs High School Senior, Chris Sandlin, instructor

10th Place: Nasia Phipps, “As Above, So Below,” North Atlanta High School Senior, Allison Shepard, instructor

HONORABLE MENTIONS AHSAE

Second Place Jay Shapiro Memorial Award, Honorable Mention AHSAE: Rebekah Shin, “Over the Gate,” Georgia School of Mathematics and Technology, Lauren Phillips, instructor

Honorable Mention AHSAE: Margaret McNally, “Dolly Blue,” colored pencil, Chamblee High School Junior, Kim Landers, instructor

Honorable Mention AHSAE: Jordan, “Farewells,” oil on paper, Galloway School Senior, Hall Ruttan, instructor

Honorable Mention AHSAE: Maggie Cooney, “A Man of Regret,” charcoal, Lassiter High School Senior, Suzette Spinelli, instructor

Honorable Mention AHSAE: Camille (Dex) Risby, “Shattered Heart,” mixed media, North Atlanta High School Senior, Allison Shepard, instructor

Honorable Mention AHSAE: Mary Woody, “Resting Self,” charcoal, North Atlanta High School Junior, Allison Shepard, instructor

Honorable Mention AHSAE: Jacelynn Davis, “Woodland Series,” clay, Saint Francis High School Junior, Barb Swanner, instructor

Honorable Mention AHSAE: Sanjana Konduru, “Fear,” ballpoint pen, Walton High School Sophomore, Kathleen Petka, instructor

Honorable Mention AHSAE: Eva Acker, “City Girls,” mixed media, Woodward Academy Junior, Mary Engelhardt, instructor

Honorable Mention AHSAE: Guy Haller, “Wabi Sabi Face Jug,” clay, North Paulding High School Junior, Emma Worthy, instructor

HONORABLE MENTIONS GEORGIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY

Honorable Mention Georgia Watercolor Society: Madi Lutes, “Fruit Bats,” watercolor, North Paulding High School Senior, Anne Aurand, instructor

Honorable Mention Georgia Watercolor Society: Katie Baum, “Poker,” watercolor, Roswell High School Junior, Travis Carr, instructor