2024 Award Winners

2024 AHSAE Award-Winning Artists

Above: Fourth Place AHSAE

"Veil of Obscurity"

Jade Cordell

North Paulding High School Senior

Anne Aurand and Emme Worthy, instructors

clay

2024 Best of Show

"Concealment"

chalk, pastel, charcoal, colored pencil on sandpaper

Nicole Chen

Cambridge High School Junior

Natalie Hudson, instructor

Second Place 

"Apricity"

oil paint on wood

Eileen Lipan 

Brookwood High School Junior

Christopher Vigardt, instructor

Third Place 

& John L. Brooks Art Achievement Award

 "Waiting for Service"

marker

Kylie Boyd

Discovery High School Junior

Rebecca Nabors, instructor

Fourth Place

"Veil of Obscurity"

sculpture

Jade Cordell

North Paulding High School Senior

Emme Worthy, instructor

clay

Fifth Place 

 "Silent is the Flesh"

mixed media

Teresa Zhao

Alpharetta High School Junior

Alaa Belkasim, instructor

Sixth Place 

& 3rd Place Georgia Watercolor Society

"Cool Drops"

acrylic painting

Maddie Diestler

East Coweta School Junior

Patrice Newell, instructor

Seventh Place

"Babayaga's Birdhouse" 

clay

Anna Vitebskiy  

Riverwood International Charter School Senior

Heather Meyer, instructor

Eighth Place

“Whendown”

mixed media

Natalie Waters

Lassiter High School Senior

Suzette Spinelli, instructor

Ninth Place

“Trinity”

oil painting

Mahek Gagnons

Alpharetta High School Senior

Alaa Belkasim, instructor

Tenth Place

“Flowers at my Feet”

drawing

Shayda Torab

Brookwood High School Senior

Chris Vighardt, instructor

Lucy Award

“Ghost of the City”

drawing

Christopher Eckl

The Galloway School Senior

Lore Ruttan, instructor

1st Place Georgia Watercolor Society

“Citylife”

Watercolor

Alexia Loza-Rodriguez

East Coweta High School Senior

Patrice Newell, instructor

2nd Place Georgia Watercolor Society

“Night-Life”

watercolor

Soeun Christine Lee

The Lovett School Senior

Amy Story, instructor

Georgia Watercolor Society Honorable Mention

Ava Critz 

"Gaia" 

watercolor

Woodward Academy Sophomore

Natalie Brandhorst, instructor

Georgia Watercolor Society Honorable Mention

Gaole Dai

“Mirrorball” 

watercolor

Cherokee High School 

Morgan Clifton, instructor

Honorable Mention (in no particular order)

Honorable Mention

“All that Glitters”

sculpture

Rebecca (Beck) Huckleby

Riverwood High School Senior

Heather Meyer, instructor

Honorable Mention

“Amma’s Love”

printmaking

Neha Chimakurthy

Cambridge High School Junior

Natalie Hudson, instructor

Honorable Mention

“Behind the Scenes”

acrylic painting

Ariyanna Smith

Mill Creek High School Sophomore

Carisa Griffin, instructor

Honorable Mention

“Family”

clay

Brynn Scheel

Milton High School Junior

Lynn Hatcher, instructor

Honorable Mention

“Flashback Memories”

photography

Xinyi (Sunshine) Sun

Brookwood High School

Loria Crews, instructor

Honorable Mention

“My Life’s Journey”

mixed media

Kieun Song

Lambert High School Senior

Rebecca Paine, instructor

Honorable Mention

“No Pressure, All Eyes Are Watching”

mixed media

Avery Watson

Brookwood High School Senior

Chris Vigardt, instructor

Honorable Mention

“Null and Void”

acrylic painting

Nikki Tuller

Roswell High School Junior

Matthew Phillips, instructor

Honorable Mention

“Ramen Bowl”

clay

Nayeishka Morales Collado

Berkmar High School Senior

Katie Franco, instructor

Honorable Mention

“Vase”

clay

Eric Brandenberger

Woodward Academy

Andy Cunningham, instructor