2020 Award Winners
(Above) Third Place: “Never Forget,” MaKenna Hillmer, Senior, mixed media, Elizabeth Debban, instructor.
2020 AHSAE Award-Winning Artists
Best of Show
“My Reverie,” Emma Shaw, Senior, embroidery thread, Rachael Sturgess, instructor.
Second Place
“Comfort Zone,” Sun Young Lee, Senior, watercolor, Patrice Newell, instructor.
Third Place
“Never Forget,” MaKenna Hillmer, Senior, mixed media, Elizabeth Debban, instructor.
Fourth Place
“Highlight,” Annie Kim, Sophomore, watercolor on watercolor paper, Allison Shepard, instructor.
Fifth Place
“Bowls,” Hayden Hammerman, Senior, clay, Travis Carr, instructor.
Sixth Place
“Lapse,” Abigail Burnett, Junior, oil on canvas, Drew Brown, instructor.
Seventh Place
“Dots Insanity,” Tristin Davis, Senior, pen and ink, Mary Jane Portwood, instructor.
Eighth Place
“Malcom X,” Shaya Nathan, Senior, mixed media, Eleanor Neal, instructor.
Ninth Place
“Holes,” Will Smallwood, Junior, clay, Emma McAllister, instructor.
Tenth Place
“Eyedrop,” Eve Evans, Senior, digital photography, Mattie Bell, instructor.
First Place Georgia Watercolor Society
“Comfort Zone,” Sun Young Lee, Senior, watercolor, Patrice Newell, instructor.
Second Place Georgia Watercolor Society
“Highlight,” Annie Kim, Sophomore, watercolor on watercolor paper, Allison Shepard, instructor.
Third Place Georgia Watercolor Society
“Bird Box,” Chaerin Kang, Junior, watercolor and pen, Karen Campbell, instructor.
Honorable Mentions (in no particular order)
“Fish,” Anela Leide, Senior, watercolor, Kim Barge, instructor.
“Fossilized,” James Blackmore, Junior, ballpoint pen on bristol board, Nikki Griffith, instructor.
“Switching Gears,” Emily Zhang, Sophomore, soft pastel, stoneware, glaze, watercolor.
“Algae Bloom,” Minji Lee, Senior, thread, Holly Adams, instructor.
“Skeleton,” Skylar Bamash, Senior, silver, Alicia Cannon, instructor.
“Dragon,” Stephanie Chang, Senior, brass, copper, nickel, Alicia Cannon, instructor.
“Panel Bracelet, Heidy Villeda, Senior, mixed media, Alicia Cannon, instructor.
“Chicken Feet,” Victoria Silva, Senior, photo, Holly White, instructor.
“Influence,” Ashley Kim, Senior, acrylic on canvas, Courtney Zopf, instructor.
“Balloon Animal,” Emily Reece, Junior, graphite, Brooke Frankland, instructor.
Honorable Mentions Georgia Watercolor Society
“Red Head,” Zoe Biggs, Junior, acrylic paint, Suzette Spinelli, instructor.
“Rue,” Cindy Huynh, Junior, mixed media, Chris Vigardt, instructor.
Award Winners AHSAE 2019
(Pictured) Best of Show "Force," Mei Deng, Brookwood HS, Chris Vigardt instructor
2nd Place "Flick," Sydney Burton, Milton HS, Drew Brown instructor
3rd Place "Cattle Skull," Briley Kirn, Roswell HS, Jeff Pickard instructor
4th Place "Fight or Flight," Aneesa Julmice, Lanier HS, Tiffany Cole instructor
5th Place "Madonna With Child," Elise Allen, North Cobb Christian, Nate Rupp instructor
6th Place "Heat Signatures," Chloe Wills, North Gwinnett HS, Karen Campbell instructor
7th Place "Tea with a Side of Rust," Brantley Dalton, Landmark Christian, Shelia Gilkeson instructor
8th Place "Veiled," Jessica Hatfield, Woodward Academy, Jennifer Knox instructor
9th Place "Hands," Emily Reece, Hiram HS, Brooke Frankland instructor
10th Place "Be Still," Abby Burnett, Milton HS, Drew Brown instructor
Honorable Mention (in no particular order)
"I have no idea." Nikki Booker, Jefferson HS, James Bryan instructor
"Saving Grace," Jennifer Kim, Lanier HS, Tiffany Cole instructor
"Hollow Ring," Selina Pena, Norcross HS, Alisia Cannon instructor
"Anatomy," Katie Rodgers, North Paulding HS, Emme McAllister instructor
"Osaka Streets." Renee Chen, Walton HS, Kathleen Petka instructor
2018 AHSAE Award Winners and Peoples' Choice
Best of Show
Growing Apart
Alan Barrett
Roswell High School
Travis Carr, instructor
- Best of Show: Alan Barrett, "Growing Apart," Roswell High School, Travis Carr instructor
- 2nd Place: Nathanael Surgbally, "Pockets, Are There Too Many?" New Manchester High School, Ashley Houlihan instructor
- 3rd Place: Alex Ledbetter, "I & Myself," North Atlanta High School, Rachael Fleming instructor
- 4th Place: Keara Walsh, "Close Relations," Milton High School, Drew Brown instructor
- 5th Place: Julia Tang, "Untitled," Forsyth High School, Amy Holland instructor
- 6th Place: Hannah Kepner, "Head in the Clouds," Milton High School, Heather Meyer instructor
- 7th Place: Alana Merman-Bunnell, "Kirwanyi," Paideia School, Madeleine Soloway instructor
- 8th Place: Ana Gonzalez, "Columbiana," Norcross High School, Angela Cronon instructor
- 9th Place: Cecilia Zabala, “He Does it Because He Likes You,” North Springs Charter High School, Lauren Dellaria, Instructor
- 10th Place: Jack Li, “Turbulence”
Brookwood High School, Elizabeth Debban, Instructor
Best Art Department: Milton High School - Congratulations to the 2018 Best Art Department, Drew Brown and Heather Meyer from Milton High School.
This award is given to one submitting school each year by the AHSAE, sponsored by the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning. This award "recognizes a school and instructors who successfully nurture students' enthusiasm for art, consistently produce strong work, encourage good craftsmanship and presentation and offer a professional role model for students considering art as a career path."
Second Place
Pockets, Are There Too Many?
Nathanael Surgbally
New Manchester High School
Ashley Houlihan, instructor
Honorable Mention artworks, in no particular order:
- Vanessa Saad, “Working Out Ideas,” Brookwood High School, Chris Vigardt, Instructor
- Ian Harmon, “To My Coy Mistress,” Brookwood High School, Chris Vigardt, Instructor
- Nick Williams, “Self-portrait,” Druid Hills High School, Noelle Petersen, Instructor
- Emma Rohwer, “Spiral Suspension,” Milton High School, Heather Meyer, Instructor
- Abby Burnett, “The Stranger,” Milton High School, Drew Brown, Instructor
- Rebekah Ressler, “Tell Me How You Really Feel,” Norcross High School, Angela Cronon, Instructor
- Lilly Bencich, “Bloody Gauze,” Paideia School, Holly White, Instructor
- Camryn Bossinas, “String Theory,” Roswell High School, Travis Carr, Instructor
- Pamela Turley, “Religion,” Union Grove High School, Laura Coleman Owen, Instructor
- Albert Zhang, “Urban Jungle,” Westminster School, Ben Steele, Instructor
- Congratulations to the 143 art students from around Atlanta who created artwork for the exhibition in the 82nd Atlanta Dogwood Festival in Piedmont Park, April 10-12, 2018.
People's Choice Award 2018
2018 People's Choice Award
Julia Tang, "Untitled," South Forsyth High School, Amy Holland instructor.
Peoples' Choice Runner-Up 2018
Grace Murphy, "Bordeaux," Lassiter High School, Suzette Spinelli instructor.
