Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
2023 Exhibition: February 3-20, 2023 (True F. Luck Gallery at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond)
Open to the public during VisArts’ normal operating hours.
The Visual Arts Center of Richmond is honored to exhibit regional winners of the Scholastic Awards in Virginia, the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative students in grades 7–12. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards partners with over 100 visual and literary arts organizations across the country to bring recognition and celebration to innovative young artists in local communities.
As the affiliate partner for the Richmond area, VisArts receives submissions from students at schools in Richmond City, Hanover County, Henrico County and Chesterfield County. Students apply in 29 various categories of art and writing and their work was evaluated by a select group of jurors. A small portion of submitted works are then selected for Honorable Mention, Silver Key, and Gold Key awards. Gold Key, Silver key and Honorable Mention works will be on view in our True F. Luck Gallery from February 3-20, 2023.
Richmond Public Schools Scholastic Art Award Showcase
We are excited to celebrate all the award-winning work of Richmond Public School students in our Richmond Public Schools Scholastic Art Award Showcase. The Visual Arts Center of Richmond is proud to be a program partner of Richmond Public Schools. This showcase recognizes the talent of RPS artists, highlighting all RPS students who received an award in this year’s Scholastics Art + Writing Awards. We are proud to showcase this work as a celebration of the arts community of RPS and to encourage the next generation of our artists in our city.
2023 Gold Key Award Ceremony
This year we will hold our Gold Key Ceremony on February 18. Please check back for more information.
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
JURORS + MODERATORS KEYNOTE SPEAKER + READER
OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS SPECIAL AWARDS
2023 Award Recipients – art
PORTFOLIO Gold Key Silver Key Honorable Mention
2023 Award Recipients – writing
PORTFOLIO Gold Key Silver Key Honorable Mention
Thanks to our jurors
| Catherine Baab-Muguira | Author |
| Rachel Beanland | Author |
| Andrew Blossom | Writer |
| Claire Boland | Writer |
| S. Ross Browne | Artist, Owner of Browne Studio |
| Jeff Byers | Content Strategist |
| Rosa Castellano | Poet |
| Jennie Cook | Assistant Professor, VCU |
| Aldric Crawley | Writer |
| Emily Dalton | Writer |
| Jessica Da Silva | Artist |
| Jeannine Diego | Professor, VCU |
| Angela Dominguez | Author & Illustrator |
| Alana Edwards | Artist |
| Abed Elmajid Shalabi | Artist |
| Itzhak Fant | Artist & Poet |
| Robin Farmer | Author & Illustrator |
| Josh George | Artist & Educator |
| Taekia Glass | Co-Director, Mending Walls & Art Advocate |
| John Glover | Writer & Librarian |
| Kristen Green | Author |
| Min Haeng | Artist |
| Catalina Hernandez | Professor, VCU |
| Menley Hunt | Artist |
| Hayden Ireland | Content Specialist, Bonfire & Artist Mentor, Milk River Arts |
| Erin Jhi | Artist |
| Aimee Joyaux | Artist & Educator |
| Derek Kannemeyer | Writer |
| Oscar Keyes | Librarian, VCU |
| Bizhan Khodabandeh | Professor, VCU |
| Bernadette Larimer | Artist |
| Pedro Ledesma III | Artist |
| Joanna Lee | Poet |
| Nicole Levaque | Artist |
| Lillian Lewis | Assistant Professor of Art Education, VCU |
| Tracey Livesay | Author |
| David Marion | Artist & Designer |
| Sarah Marsh | Author |
| Merlyn Mayhew | Instructor, Richmond Young Writers |
| Rob McAdams | Director, Partners in the Arts |
| Connor McCormick | Writer |
| Shane McFadden | Artist |
| Sarah Midkiff | Academic Advisor & Asst. Professor, VCU |
| Theodora Miller | Artist & Creative Entrepreneur |
| Kerry Mills | Assistant Professor of Art History |
| Enjoli Moon | Artist & Curator |
| Elizabeth Morelli | Librarian & Archivist |
| Amuri Morris | Artist |
| Jackie Mullins | Advisor & Professor, VCU |
| Dae Newman | Writer |
| Emily Okomot- Green | Poet, Essayist & Educator |
| Megan Ratliff | Interdisciplinary Artist |
| Mel Renea | Artist |
| Melody Roscher | Director & Producer |
| Christina Sadovnikov | Artist |
| Oura Sananikone | Artist |
| Noah Scalin | Artist |
| Melissa Scott Sinclair | Writer & Editor |
| Mary Helen Sheriff | Writer |
| Anna Showers-Cruser | Artist & Adjunct Professor, VCU |
| Frankie Slaughter | Mixed Media Artist |
| Emily Smith | Director, 1708 Gallery |
| Alexis Stratton | Writer |
| Adriana Torres | Artist |
| Catie-Reagan Palmore | Educator & Writer |
| Barbara Pearsall | Artist |
| Andy Van Dinh | Artist |
| Kat Vivaldi | Filmmaker |
| Yiwen Wei | Assistant Professor of Art Education, VCU |
| Beth Younger | Artist & Designer |
| Michael Zetlan | Artist & Educator |
Thanks to our moderators
| Oz Bender | Artist |
| Anjali Diezman | Educator |
| Melissa Duffy | Illustrator & Cartoonist |
| Meera Gandhi | Student |
| Iyana Graham | Artist |
| Jin Kim | VCU Alumni |
| Emma Knight | Artist |
| Katey Murphy | Glass Studio Coordinator, WheatonArts |
| Alex Neckopulos | Artist |
| Victoria Qualls | Artist |
| Clara Swartz | VisArts Friend |
| Clare Tilton | Educator |
| Reed Trouslot | Student |
| Susan Parish | Dean, VCU |
| Tess Wladar | Artist |
| Janpim Wolf | Art Educator |
Gold Key Ceremony Keynote Speaker
Oura Sananikone, Artist
Gold Key Ceremony Student Reader
Jessica Burkett, A letter to god: considerations for your next world when this one inevitably burns, Grade 12, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, Instructor: Gail Giewont
Blick + plaza Outstanding Regional Educator Award
Melanie Kluender, Hanover County Public Schools
Genevieve Dowdy, Henrico County Public Schools
Stu Harnsberger, Richmond City Public Schools
Anne Constanzer, Chesterfield County Public Schools
Sunny Rosebro, Veritas Classical Christian School
Elizabeth Johnson, Anna Julia Cooper School
Susan Bartlow, Anna Julia Cooper School
American Visions Nominees (ART)
Name / Title / Category / Grade / School / Instructor
Jordan Beaty, ”Leftover (Sneak Peek),” Comic Art, Grade 11, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, Instructor: David Bartlett, Gail Giewont, Patty Smith
Kori Benjamin, ”Girls with Gun,” Drawing & Illustration, Grade 12, Maggie L Walker Governor’s School, Instructor: Jeff Hall
Cherish Bland, ”Cognative Dissonance,” Photography, Grade 12, Clover Hill High School, Instructor: Amanda Berneche
Ashleigh Doustout, ”Nymph,” Film & Animation, Grade 12, Henrico High School Center for the Arts, Instructor: Genevieve Dowdy, Mary Scurlock
Quyen Nguyen, ”Talk to Me! (English Translation),” Digital Art, Grade 12, Clover Hill High School, Instructor: Jaime Barnett
American VOICES Nominees (WRITING)
Name / Title / Category / Grade / School / Instructor
Renee Anderson, ”What To The Modern Nigga Is The 4th Of July,” Dramatic Script, Grade 12, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, Instructor: Shanea Taylor
Sydney Brewer, ”Smile,” Short Story, Grade 11, Maggie L Walker Governor’s School, Instructor: Zeynep Ozakat
Tien Hoang, ”The House We Share,” Personal Essay & Memoir, Grade 10, J R Tucker High School, Instructor: Baron Baumgartner
Quyen Nguyen, ”Dear Grandfather,” Poetry, Grade 12, Clover Hill High School, Instructor: Jaime Barnett
Adam Rowe, ”Biograph,” Poetry, Grade 11, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, Instructor: Gail Giewont
Candela BOOKS + GALLERY PHOTOGRAPHY Award
Name / Title / Category / Grade / School / Instructor
Audrey Ryland, ”Island Home,” Photography, Grade 12, The New Community School, Instructor: Liz Claud
James River Writers Excellence in Writing Award
Name / Title / Category / Grade / School / Instructor
Isabella Lyons, “Araw ng Kalayaan (Independence Day),” Personal Essay & Memoir, Grade 9, Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, Instructor: Gail Giewont
visual arts center of richmond award for artistic merit (Art)
Name / Title / Category / Grade / School / Instructor
Jhalia Gregory, ”Black magic,” Mixed Media, Grade 8, Binford Middle School, Instructor: Kirstie Hein, Breanna Easter
Anwita Kola, ”Self Portrait,” Mixed Media, Grade 12, Deep Run High School, Instructor: Michael Guyer
Emily Mayes, ”See Right Through,” Ceramics & Glass, Grade 9, Deep Run High School, Instructor: Carey McCray
Shamira Myrick, ”Untitled,” Drawing & Illustration, Grade 11, Henrico High School Center for the Arts, Instructor: Genevieve Dowdy
Gray Pershing, ”Stargirl,” Sculpture, Grade 12, Maggie L Walker Governor’s School, Instructor: Jeff Hall
visual arts center of richmond award for artistic merit (Writing)
Name / Title / Category / Grade / School / Instructor
Eda Tacosa, ”The Freeway,” Short Story, Grade 7, L Douglas Wilder Middle School, Instructor: Keri Wormald
Emil Josefiak, ”GUITAR,” Humor, Grade 12, Maggie L Walker Governor’s School, Instructor: Peter Cashwell
Plaza cover art award
Name / Title / Category / Grade / School / Instructor
Xyoa Wilding, ”Soul,” Drawing & Illustration, Grade 11, James River High School, Instructor: Anne Constanzer
VisArts Promising Artist or writer Award
Name / Title / Category / Grade / School / Instructor
Tehreem Arshad, ”Untitled,” Painting, Grade 7, Robious Middle School , Instructor: Lisa Conner
Marshaun Parker, ”Blood, Sweat, And Tears,” Personal Essay & Memoir, Grade 7, Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal, Instructor: Elizabeth Johnson
Portfolio – Art
| Name | Award | Work Title | Grade | School | Instructor |
| V Bryson | Gold Key | Healing and Seeing | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Reade Henley | Gold Key | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rewear | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Andy Lin | Gold Key | A Novice’s Journey | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Julia Turner | Gold Key | Where Domesticity Collides | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Ala Killen | Silver Key | Fear and Bunnies | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Parita Lamba | Silver Key | Destruction, Decay, and Growth | 12 | Mills Godwin High School | Catherine Bare |
| Quyen Nguyen | Silver Key | Mother and Me | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Ananya Sairaman | Silver Key | Limerence | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Cleo Scott | Silver Key | The Aviary | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Sylvia Bartlett | Honorable Mention | Piercing Eyes | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Kori Benjamin | Honorable Mention | Ignorance is Bliss | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Caroline Campbell | Honorable Mention | Exploration of Masculinity | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Payton deBruler | Honorable Mention | Event Horizon | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Cameron Golden | Honorable Mention | Disparate | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Kelley Harris | Honorable Mention | A Deal Worth Dimes | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Ala Killen | Honorable Mention | The Individual | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Ally Lubold | Honorable Mention | The Feminine Spotlight | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Noelle Shelton | Honorable Mention | The Heart of a Mosaic | 12 | Henrico High School | Lyndsey Hess |
| Payton Smith | Honorable Mention | Forces of Nature | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Rachel Principe |
| Libbie Sydnor | Honorable Mention | Fold | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
Gold Key ART
| Name | Work Title | Work Category | Grade | School | Instructor |
| Arlexia Abioye | Star girl | Digital Art | 9 | Thomas Dale High School | Shannon Sissokho |
| Maddie Allman | Not Myself | Painting | 11 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Grace Atiwoto-Ayite | You’re Not Worthy Of Them | Digital Art | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Jazmine Barrows | Anorexia | Mixed Media | 10 | Richmond Community High School | Nina Ford |
| Jordan Beaty | Leftover (Sneak Peek) | Comic Art | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Kori Benjamin | Girls with Guns | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Kori Benjamin | June | Painting | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| lydia Bickley | Kitchen Corner Recreation | Photography | 11 | Patrick Henry High School | Jill Palumbo |
| Cherish Bland | Cognative Dissonance | Photography | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Amanda Berneche |
| Cherish Bland | A Prayer of Desperation | Photography | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Amanda Berneche |
| Cherish Bland | Unearthing Identity | Photography | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Amanda Berneche |
| Lucie Bouton | Blossom | Photography | 11 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Breanna Brown | One Day | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| V Bryson | Fragility | Mixed Media | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Caroline Campbell | Inside Out | Mixed Media | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Tiffany Chen | Death Moth | Drawing & Illustration | 8 | Robious Middle School | Lisa Conner |
| Samiha Chowdhury | Flourishing Identity | Digital Art | 11 | Glen Allen High School | Erin Mable |
| Lily Clingempeel | Shades | Mixed Media | 10 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| Elyse Crawford | A Not So Very Tall Giraffe | Ceramics & Glass | 11 | Veritas Classical Christian School | Sunny Rosebro |
| Jessica Davis | Shrine of Mind | Sculpture | 12 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| Payton deBruler | Tunnel Vision | Printmaking | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Payton deBruler | Cheetah | Painting | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Payton deBruler | Stress has Resorted to Plaque | Painting | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Payton deBruler | Planck Star | Painting | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Payton deBruler | Singularity | Painting | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Tyler DeHaven | Have You Ever Seen The Rain | Digital Art | 9 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Delanie Utterback |
| Gwen Dodson | Karma Glow | Photography | 8 | Robious Middle School | Lisa Conner |
| Ashleigh Doustout | Nymph | Film & Animation | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Joshua Eaton | Sewing A Story | Digital Art | 11 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Emma El-Khouri | Introspective Self-Portrait: Insufficence | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Lucille Elliott | Wrong Worshippers | Design | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Ana Escudero Arnedillo | Host Sister | Photography | 11 | Patrick Henry High School | Jill Palumbo |
| Ethan Eubank | Octahedron Isometric | Digital Art | 11 | James River High School | Anna Gahagan |
| Hannah Fetter | Bear Ice | Photography | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Masey Fideli | Fire of Notre Dame | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Thomas Dale High School | Tanya Rogish |
| Charlie Goodman | Mollusk in a Swing | Photography | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Molly Gorman | Untitled | Mixed Media | 10 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Preshyara Goudy | Free Emotions! | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Mattia Grazioso | Depredation | Digital Art | 12 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| Jhalia Gregory | Black magic | Mixed Media | 8 | Binford Middle School | Kirstie Hein Sadler |
| Taylor Gyllenhoff | Broken Monarchy | Ceramics & Glass | 12 | Glen Allen High School | Lindsay Steele |
| Helen Hahn | Introspective Self Portrait | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Salora Haines | New but Old | Drawing & Illustration | 8 | Short Pump Middle School | Caroline Velazquez |
| Kyasia Hairston | at night | Photography | 10 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Tierza Hall | SPAWN | Sculpture | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Tierza Hall | Explosive | Sculpture | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Akeira Harris | Rootz | Sculpture | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Akeira Harris | Black Motherhood | Printmaking | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Kat Henson | Untitled | Photography | 10 | The New Community School | Liz Claud |
| Anthony Hernandez | Refraction | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Caroline Hession | Is there a correct way to be selfless? | Ceramics & Glass | 12 | Atlee High School | Melanie Kluender |
| Madeleine Hinkle | Something Is Always Watching | Digital Art | 10 | Glen Allen High School | Erin Mable |
| Maya Hogan | Portrait of Rio | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Ella Holloway | Climbing Ivy | Photography | 10 | Trinity Episcopal School | Tom Condon |
| vaughn howarth | A Two Faced World | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Usra Jabri | Have You Looked Into My Eyes | Painting | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Emil Josefiak | devolution of the self | Printmaking | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Emil Josefiak | the leshy | Mixed Media | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Harshini Kanala | Self Portrait | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Tanner Kelly | Why Not Me | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Anwita Kola | Self Portrait | Mixed Media | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Anwita Kola | Uneasy | Mixed Media | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Anwita Kola | Dark Pink | Mixed Media | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Krishna Lakhani | family ties | Painting | 10 | St Catherine’s School | Diego Sanchez |
| Lauren Lanphear | A Forest of Fragmented Color | Mixed Media | 9 | Veritas Classical Christian School | Sunny Rosebro |
| Vianney Lara | 25 Cent Pastels | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Henrico High School | Mary Scurlock |
| Katherine Lavender | I Have a Question | Sculpture | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Austin Leftwich | Crazy Arms | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Gabrielle Leverette | The Loneliness of Temporary | Mixed Media | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Paloma Lheritier | Coral Aventurine | Ceramics & Glass | 12 | Douglas Freeman High School | Elizabeth Jones |
| Andy Lin | A Detour | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Andy Lin | Something in the Woods | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Isabella List | Blinding | Painting | 11 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Caitlin Lookingbill | Glimpses of Secrets | Mixed Media | 10 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Ally Lubold | Glare | Painting | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Mercedes Luna | Corporate Clown | Printmaking | 10 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Delanie Utterback |
| Mercedes Luna | Self Portrait | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Judy Ma | commotion | Fashion | 11 | J R Tucker High School | Linda Mills |
| Joe Mahan | Creative Frustration | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Hanover High School | Courtney Lebow |
| Shorya Malani | The Shaking City | Photography | 11 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Adelina Mark | Dear, Dawn | Photography | 11 | Patrick Henry High School | Jill Palumbo |
| Emily Mayes | See Right Through | Ceramics & Glass | 9 | Deep Run High School | Carey McCray |
| Vaidehi Murthy | Self-Portrait | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Shamira Myrick | Untitled | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Cadence Newman | Frame of Mind | Mixed Media | 12 | Midlothian High School | Elizabeth Vesely |
| Quyen Nguyen | Where are you, Mother? (English Translation) | Digital Art | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Quyen Nguyen | Talk to Me! (English Translation) | Digital Art | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Quyen Nguyen | The Gift of the Humble Stork (English Translation) | Digital Art | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Quyen Nguyen | Release (English Translation) | Film & Animation | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Amanda Berneche |
| Merry Nunnally | Acacia | Architecture & Industrial Design | 11 | Open High School | Brigette Newberry |
| Cecilia Oseguera | Teas if you Please | Painting | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Abigal Papcun | Sky Muffin | Painting | 8 | Robious Middle School | Lisa Conner |
| Jessica Peed | Camryn | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Gray Pershing | What Once Was | Sculpture | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Gray Pershing | Stargirl | Sculpture | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Allyson Phillips | Haunted | Photography | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Allyson Phillips | A Fractured Reality | Photography | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Ivy Proctor | Faux Life | Photography | 11 | The New Community School | Liz Claud |
| Ashley Richardson | The Downward Spiral | Mixed Media | 10 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Sophia Rivera | London | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Clover Hill High School | Rachel Principe |
| Ja’Nyia Ruffin | Dinner Wear | Fashion | 10 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Audrey Ryland | Island Home | Photography | 12 | The New Community School | Liz Claud |
| Ananya Sairaman | The Damned | Printmaking | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Ananya Sairaman | Decay | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Ananya Sairaman | please leave me be | Painting | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Ananya Sairaman | youth… | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| lyra salgado | Boredom | Painting | 8 | Binford Middle School | Kirstie Hein Sadler |
| Felix Salisbury | Ross Light | Photography | 8 | Robious Middle School | Lisa Conner |
| Olivia Schrag | Still Life of the Deceased | Photography | 9 | Patrick Henry High School | Jessica Bruce |
| Noelle Shelton | A Breath of Stillness | Photography | 12 | Henrico High School | Lyndsey Hess |
| Emmett Sheridan | Bottle Transformation | Drawing & Illustration | 8 | T H Henderson Middle School | Tommy Van Auken |
| Gaurika Sivakumar | Artificial Habitat | Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation | 11 | Henrico High School | Megan Mattax |
| Casey Stapleton | A Fleeting Moment | Digital Art | 11 | Hermitage High School | Emilia Texler |
| Isobel Sullo | Woman Underwater | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Candace Taylor | Rebirth | Photography | 12 | Manchester High School | Marina Mukai |
| Brielle Telfair | Hidden | Mixed Media | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Hannah Thorne | I’m your fire, at your desire | Painting | 11 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| Julia Turner | From the Green | Photography | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Fotini Tzavellas | Acceptance | Digital Art | 8 | Albert Hill Middle School | Sharon Russell |
| Gabriela Iveth Vallecillo Barahona | Antipatharia | Ceramics & Glass | 11 | Thomas Dale High School | Madison Holt |
| Ruth Wagaman Eure | Look of Love | Drawing & Illustration | 8 | Albert Hill Middle School | Sharon Russell |
| Alex Waitkus | Saturday’s Table | Painting | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Carson Wang | The Chauffeur | Film & Animation | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Audrey Weisenberger | On Display | Painting | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Xyoa Wilding | Sequestration | Painting | 11 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Xyoa Wilding | Weary | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Xyoa Wilding | Soul | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Anais Wojtysiak | In Wonder | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Nuala Woodall | Mouse on Mushroom | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Veritas Classical Christian School | Sunny Rosebro |
| Ian Zimmerman | The mystery figure | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Deep Run High School | Carey McCray |
Silver Key ART
| Name | Work Title | Work Category | Grade | School | Instructor |
| Waverly Adams Parrish | Naomi | Drawing & Illustration | 9 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Bryan Aguirre | Hidden Eyes | Photography | 11 | Chesterfield Technical Center | Darrin Zoller |
| Sarifa Akter | Piece By Piece | Digital Art | 8 | Henrico Virtual Academy | Jeff Dowdy |
| Maddie Allman | Never Enough | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Tiba Alnaqshbandi | Clearing | Digital Art | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Tiba Alnaqshbandi | Lookout | Digital Art | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Tiba Alnaqshbandi | Summer | Digital Art | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Tiba Alnaqshbandi | Continuance | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Ananthu Anish | Strange Light | Drawing & Illustration | 9 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Delanie Utterback |
| Grace Atiwoto-Ayite | A Child’s Shield | Digital Art | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Grace Atiwoto-Ayite | Family Gathering | Digital Art | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Ava Baldridge | Dancing In the Rain | Fashion | 10 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Rayna Ballard | Intrusive Thoughts | Mixed Media | 10 | – | Michael Guyer |
| Yaa-Nailah Bell-Barber | Fragile | Mixed Media | 10 | Richmond Community High School | Nina Ford |
| Cherish Bland | Lingering | Photography | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Amanda Berneche |
| Jupiter Blanks | Our Past Is Not Our Future | Digital Art | 11 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Hazel Boone | Facing the Day | Drawing & Illustration | 9 | Monacan High School | Meg Murtagh |
| Lucie Bouton | On The Subway | Sculpture | 11 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Maggie Bowman | Strike | Photography | 12 | Collegiate School | Taylor Dabney |
| Madison Boykin | Exposed | Drawing & Illustration | 8 | George H Moody Middle School | Tracy Thessen |
| Charlotte Broadbent | Cactus and Sky | Photography | 11 | St Catherine’s School | Diego Sanchez |
| Charlotte Broadbent | Jellyfish in Light | Photography | 11 | St Catherine’s School | Diego Sanchez |
| Krista Broussard | Reversed Roles | Painting | 11 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| Jayda Brown | Envision the Unfinished | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Jayda Brown | Divine Crossroads | Sculpture | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Heath Bulluck | Bodi | Photography | 8 | Robious Middle School | Lisa Conner |
| Madison Bushong | High Contrast Flower | Drawing & Illustration | 8 | Short Pump Middle School | Caroline Velazquez |
| imani C. Jackson | untitled | Drawing & Illustration | 8 | Binford Middle School | Kirstie Hein Sadler |
| Ella Cable | Ghost Horse | Photography | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Keri Calderone | “Dead Comfort” | Photography | 11 | Chesterfield Technical Center | Darrin Zoller |
| Melanie Callender | Raine | Mixed Media | 11 | Thomas Dale High School | Tanya Rogish |
| Caroline Campbell | Youth | Mixed Media | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Caroline Campbell | Destruction of Beauty | Painting | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Spencer Candland | Silent Epiphany | Digital Art | 11 | Midlothian High School | Mackenzie Gillespie |
| Sera Carter | Comfort in Being Clean | Digital Art | 12 | Chesterfield Career and Technical Center – Hull Campus | Randy Burts |
| Susanna Ceglarz | I’m bored. I want my iPad. | Photography | 10 | Clover Hill High School | Amanda Berneche |
| Brianna Charles | Earthy Beauty | Digital Art | 10 | Patrick Henry High School | Jill Palumbo |
| Sarah Chen | Subliminal Acceptance | Painting | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Mary Clark | Dobey | Ceramics & Glass | 12 | Glen Allen High School | Lindsay Steele |
| Jacob Clavier | DJ Black | Photography | 7 | Robious Middle School | Lisa Conner |
| Carter Collins | Will of the Wisp and The Ignus Fatuus | Sculpture | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Alexis Covington | Hurban Jungle | Painting | 11 | Collegiate School | Pamela Sutherland |
| Kalin D’Reaux-Rodgers | Goose Goose Geese | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| Mackenna Daugherty | Once A Clown , Always A Clown | Digital Art | 10 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| Margaret Davis | Solitude | Photography | 12 | The New Community School | Liz Claud |
| Payton deBruler | Spaghettification | Painting | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Patricia Lyons |
| Payton deBruler | Fifteen | Painting | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Ashley Deeds | Playdate | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Alder Dickey | Forbidden Fruit | Photography | 12 | St Catherine’s School | Diego Sanchez |
| ashleigh doustout | Divine is my animated surrealist self portrait. | Film & Animation | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Analiese Edds | Mouse | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Veritas Classical Christian School | Sunny Rosebro |
| Jane Edmunds | Lulu | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | St Catherine’s School | Diego Sanchez |
| Emma El-Khouri | Mother Earth: In Memoriam | Mixed Media | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Emma El-Khouri | In Somnis | Mixed Media | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Lucille Elliott | To America | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Olivia Ewing | Rings of Purple | Ceramics & Glass | 11 | Glen Allen High School | Lindsay Steele |
| Makayla Fox | Recreation of the old masters | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Matilda Frantz | Self Portrait | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Holland Galloway | Kitty Stardust | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Collegiate School | Pamela Sutherland |
| Talib Gill | A Lighter Dream | Printmaking | 12 | Open High School | Brigette Newberry |
| Cameron Golden | Obedience | Painting | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Gideon Grandis-McConnell | Squid Vinyard | Digital Art | 11 | Steward School | Kristin Snellings |
| Helen Hahn | Perspective | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Grace Hak | In Situ | Comic Art | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Tierza Hall | Out of focus | Painting | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Kelley Harris | Someday | Mixed Media | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Mary-Stuart Hawkins | Flower | Photography | 10 | St Catherine’s School | Amanda Livick |
| Sophie Hedberg | San Pedro, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Richmond Community High School | Nina Ford |
| Reade Henley | Masked Elegance | Fashion | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Amelia Henson | The Litao and Serena | Mixed Media | 11 | Thomas Jefferson High School | Stuart Harnsberger |
| Anthony Hernandez | Seemingly Tranquil | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Tess Holdaway | Can You Hear Me? | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | St Catherine’s School | Diego Sanchez |
| Christy Holland | Open thinking | Photography | 12 | Patrick Henry High School | Jill Palumbo |
| Christy Holland | Work | Photography | 12 | Patrick Henry High School | Jill Palumbo |
| Sarah Imran | Neon Abundance | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Henrico Virtual Academy | Shari Beazley |
| Sarah Imran | Karo tribe | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Henrico Virtual Academy | Shari Beazley |
| Kylie Inocencio | Water color peony | Printmaking | 9 | Veritas Classical Christian School | Sunny Rosebro |
| Usra Jabri | Hagia Sophia | Painting | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Xavier Julien | The Trial | Digital Art | 9 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Delanie Utterback |
| Harshini Kanala | Saari | Mixed Media | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Tanner Kelly | Peaceful Death | Sculpture | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Ala Killen | Are You Scared Yet? | Painting | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Ala Killen | If you don’t pay child support, you can get your fishing license revoked. | Painting | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Ala Killen | Rabbit6 | Photography | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Samantha Kinlaw | Smoke | Film & Animation | 10 | Clover Hill High School | Amanda Berneche |
| Alexandra Kirkland | Midnight Splash | Ceramics & Glass | 11 | Glen Allen High School | Lindsay Steele |
| Anwita Kola | “The Year Before Last” | Painting | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Anwita Kola | Krispy Kreme Spread | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Madison Kryszon | Life of an Artist | Painting | 11 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Grace Ku | Lonely Presence | Digital Art | 8 | George H Moody Middle School | Tracy Thessen |
| Natalie Lang | Eden’s Grief | Digital Art | 11 | Glen Allen High School | Erin Mable |
| Eva Lareau | Self Portrait | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Collegiate School | Pamela Sutherland |
| Austin Leftwich | Cards | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Olivia Leonard | Frech Toast | Painting | 8 | The New Community School | Liz Claud |
| Suchanya Lertsaranont | Pretty Kitty | Photography | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Suchanya Lertsaranont | Lotus Pond | Photography | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Suchanya Lertsaranont | Dainty Picnic | Photography | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Gabrielle Leverette | Interim | Mixed Media | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Zhihui Ruth Li | Reaching out | Drawing & Illustration | 8 | Pocahontas Middle School | John Dickerson |
| Sawyer Liesfeld | Untitled | Photography | 11 | The New Community School | Liz Claud |
| Andy Lin | The Beginning | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Jada Lopez | Decayed Heart | Architecture & Industrial Design | 12 | Lloyd C Bird High School | Alycia Bailey |
| Ally Lubold | Pearls | Painting | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Ally Lubold | Characters Series | Painting | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Ally Lubold | Sunk | Painting | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Ally Lubold | Clown | Painting | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Joe Mahan | Houseplant Adventurer | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Hanover High School | Courtney Lebow |
| Eman Mahjoub | Our Journey | Printmaking | 11 | Henrico High School | Megan Mattax |
| India Mansfield | Portrait of Young Sierra Leone Boy | Painting | 12 | Collegiate School | Pamela Sutherland |
| Casiopia Markow | Perception | Mixed Media | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Ingrid Marquez | Thought | Mixed Media | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Isla Marr | Halloween Begins in July | Mixed Media | 9 | Monacan High School | Meg Murtagh |
| Paige Mayers | TeaBurrie | Ceramics & Glass | 12 | Glen Allen High School | Lindsay Steele |
| Roary McAdams | Landscape | Mixed Media | 9 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Patricia Lyons |
| Sadie McMahon | Book Cover for “The Thing About Jellyfish” by Ali Benjamin | Design | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Jeff Hall |
| Andrew Messick | Mr. McChess | Ceramics & Glass | 11 | Manchester High School | Margaret Jackson |
| Carrington Miller | Legal | Mixed Media | 12 | Collegiate School | Pamela Sutherland |
| Payton Miners | Student | Mixed Media | 9 | Thomas Dale High School | Shannon Sissokho |
| Amya Mines | Pen of Cleopatra | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Patrick Henry High School | Jessica Bruce |
| Cybil Murchie | Circle Self-Portrait | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Veritas Classical Christian School | Sunny Rosebro |
| Samuel Nedeff | A Delicate Moment | Photography | 10 | Trinity Episcopal School | Tom Condon |
| Mariet Nester | Can I Float Out of Existence? | Photography | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Amanda Berneche |
| Quyen Nguyen | Let Me Go! (English Translation) | Digital Art | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Quyen Nguyen | The Imperial Dragon (English Translation) | Photography | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Ryan Nguyen | Inner Strife | Digital Art | 12 | Glen Allen High School | Erin Mable |
| Ava Parker | What Could Be? | Mixed Media | 8 | Holman Middle School | Vicki Kolar |
| Iha Pasupuleti | Trepidation | Painting | 8 | Short Pump Middle School | Caroline Velazquez |
| Tori-Amel Patrick | I Spy | Sculpture | 10 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Denver Patton | The Depth Of Nature | Photography | 9 | Thomas Dale High School | Shannon Sissokho |
| Juno Peña | Tiger | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Isabel Perez Marrero | Music Box | Sculpture | 9 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Patricia Lyons |
| Isabel Perez Marrero | Head in the Clouds | Painting | 9 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Heidi Pierce | Foggy Dreamin’ | Drawing & Illustration | 8 | Albert Hill Middle School | Sharon Russell |
| Cecilia Powell | Puffs Play Poster | Design | 12 | Glen Allen High School | Erin Mable |
| Desirae Rawlings | Bob | Ceramics & Glass | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Sarah Redwine | Floriography | Printmaking | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Sebastian Ritchie | Presidental Nap Time | Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation | 11 | Glen Allen High School | Erin Mable |
| Nathan Roberson | Rediscovered Serenity | Architecture & Industrial Design | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Carolina Rodas | Puffed | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Carolina Rodas | Wink | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Amina Rogers | American Democracy | Drawing & Illustration | 9 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Megan Mattax |
| Amina Rogers | Guinea Fowl | Drawing & Illustration | 9 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Megan Mattax |
| Myiesha Ruffin | Loving memories of Nanna | Painting | 11 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Mary Scurlock |
| Audrey Ryland | Self-loathe | Photography | 12 | The New Community School | Liz Claud |
| Prater Sanderson | Lemonade Bowl | Photography | 10 | St Catherine’s School | Amanda Livick |
| Dakotah Schell | Indistinguishable Individuals | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Rachel Principe |
| Leyton Schwartz | Expressive Self Portrait | Drawing & Illustration | 9 | Deep Run High School | Carey McCray |
| Cleo Scott | Eviction | Sculpture | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Noelle Shelton | Untamable | Photography | 12 | Henrico High School | Lyndsey Hess |
| Eva Slaw | The Leaves of Fruit | Ceramics & Glass | 12 | Glen Allen High School | Lindsay Steele |
| Finn Smith | Behind the Closet Doors | Painting | 10 | Deep Run High School | Carey McCray |
| Ross Staples | Tristan Hands | Photography | 7 | Robious Middle School | Lisa Conner |
| Elizabeth Stein | Untitled | Sculpture | 10 | J R Tucker High School | Anne-Marie Slinkman |
| Zachary Stevens | Unlikely Friends | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Isabela Strel | PUNCTURED | Fashion | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Isabela Strel | Parasomnia | Sculpture | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Susann Whittier |
| Israt Tahosena | Polar ice | Ceramics & Glass | 12 | Glen Allen High School | Lindsay Steele |
| Addisan Taylor | Stopped Motion Photography | Photography | 10 | St Christopher’s School | Amanda Livick |
| Alyssa Thompson | Out Of The Shadows | Photography | 11 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Julia Turner | Red Triptych | Photography | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Georgianne Stinnett |
| Alayna Underwood | Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown | Sculpture | 11 | Midlothian High School | Elizabeth Vesely |
| Isabella Wagner | Judith | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Midlothian High School | Christina Good |
| Isabella Wagner | Untitled | Printmaking | 12 | Midlothian High School | Christina Good |
| Alex Waitkus | Girl at the Beach | Painting | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | David Bartlett |
| Carson Webb | low | Mixed Media | 8 | Binford Middle School | Kirstie Hein Sadler |
| Carson Webb | the distortion of social media | Painting | 8 | Binford Middle School | Kirstie Hein Sadler |
| Christina Wen | Jailbreak | Drawing & Illustration | 12 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Katherine Westfall | Bumps and Bruises | Mixed Media | 12 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| Natalie White | Space Street | Digital Art | 11 | James River High School | Anna Gahagan |
| Xyoa Wilding | Sonder | Painting | 11 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Heaven Wilson | Three-Point Perspective Environmental Drawing | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| Madison Wilson | Pretty Princess | Design | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Mickey Wilson | The Fool | Painting | 12 | Thomas Dale High School | Lauren Cifranic |
| Anais Wojtysiak | A Travel Memoir in Desserts | Printmaking | 11 | James River High School | Anne Constanzer |
| Nuala Woodall | Scratch Art Portrait | Drawing & Illustration | 10 | Veritas Classical Christian School | Sunny Rosebro |
| Ashley Xiao | Persistent Wonder | Drawing & Illustration | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Ashley Xiao | Reverie | Mixed Media | 11 | Deep Run High School | Michael Guyer |
| Annie Yuan | Flying | Photography | 10 | Mills Godwin High School | King-Forbes Terri |
| Sarah Zachry | Tree Frog Calligram | Digital Art | 10 | James River High School | Anna Gahagan |
| Maia Zasler | Growing Pains | Mixed Media | 12 | Collegiate School | Pamela Sutherland |
HONORABLE MENTION ARt
Temple Gingras
Addison Goad
Rutuja Gorane
Molly Gorman
Bailey Grahmann
Gideon Grandis-McConnell
Courtney Green
Gretchen Gulosh
Gretchen Gulosh
Taylor Gyllenhoff
Helen Hahn
Emma Hale
Emma Hale
Emma Hale
Sadie Hall
Khanh Hang
Kelley Harris
Aurelia Hassler
Aurelia Hassler
Maddie Hayden
Reade Henley
Anthony Hernandez
Anthony Hernandez
David Herr
Emma Herzog
Caroline Hession
Alex Ho
Aleyah Hoffman
Ella Holloway
Ella Holloway
Ethan Holt
Zack Holt
Audrey Hunter
Daniel Hurst
Noor Hussein
Seith Hwang
Emma Jennings-Barker
Emma Jennings-Barker
Harper Jessup
James Johnson
Trinity Johnson
Trinity Johnson
Emil Josefiak
Luca Juan
Zoe Jurgens
Sierra Juritsch
Harshini Kanala
Harshini Kanala
Isabel Kern
Justin Kidd-Jones
Ala Killen
Ala Killen
Ala Killen
Grace Kistler
Addison Kleppinger-Miller
Zariah Klyvert
Aleksandra Kmieciak
Aleksandra Kmieciak
Aleksandra Kmieciak
Emerson Knight
Anwita Kola
Anwita Kola
Anwita Kola
Anastasia Koukoutsi
Skyler Kyle
Parita Lamba
Shelby Lamberton
Desiree Lamison
Desiree Lamison
Katherine Lanphear
Eva Lareau
Luri Lee
Suchanya Lertsaranont
Muriel Lewis
Marissa Liles
Andy Lin
Andy Lin
Andy Lin
Zurianna Lincoln
Lautaro Lo Prete
Lautaro Lo Prete
Lautaro Lo Prete
Lautaro Lo Prete
Ellie Long
Dylan Lowe
Ally Lubold
Ally Lubold
Noah Lumpkin
Judy Ma
Joe Mahan
Sydney Marcel
Casiopia Markow
Ryan Marks
Ingrid Marquez
Nathaniel Marshall
Emily Mayes
Alastor Mcclure
Owen McDonald
Imogen McMillan
Olivia McNerny
Kaysen Mills
Virginia Moeller
Anita Moeun
Paola Munoz
Sarah Murray
Campbell Nabors
Samuel Nedeff
Beth Nevius
Celine Nghiem
Johnny Nguyen
Phuong Nghi Nguyen
Quyen Nguyen
Tyson Nguyen
Ellia Nickerson
Lindy Nunnally
Ann Orgain
Cecilia Oseguera
Mattias Parandeh
Iha Pasupuleti
Nya Patel
Mitchell Pearcy
Juno Peña
Lila Peoples
Jessica Percy
Isabel Perez Marrero
Gray Pershing
Natalie Petersen
Bjorn Petersson
Celia Phelan
Allyson Phillips
Will Phillips
Will Phillips
Will Phillips
Lambrini Phillos
Branca Lore Piekarz
Kevin Plank
Sydney Pleasant
Pavithra Polepalli
Pavithra Polepalli
Arden Polito
Ivy Proctor
Jenan Qasem
Rohan Raman
Kat Ranson
Sarah Redwine
Sarah Redwine
Carly Riggan
Julia Riley
Kathleen Rios
Jamie Rock
Carolina Rodas
Amina Rogers
Joseph Ruiz Hernandez
Audrey Ryland
Callie Sackett
Lyra Salgado
Thea Sarvay
Laurel Schlaudt
Beckett Schofield
Olivia Schrag
Olivia Schrag
Court Scoven
Selena Shehata
Noelle Shelton
Amelie Shepherd
Jane Simkin
Josony Simms
Gaurika Sivakumar
Rosemary Small
Anisha Steadman
Leigha Stone
Madison Stout
Isabela Strel
Alicia Strelow
Isobel Sullo
Isabella Sun
Sibi Sundar
Chinmayi Swarnapuri
Chinmayi Swarnapuri
Chinmayi Swarnapuri
James Swygard
Libbie Sydnor
Marcie Taffs
Israt Tahosena
Israt Tahosena
Darrell Taylor
Laura Teele
Olympia Theofanos
Anna Tillar
Bella Topich
Bella Topich
Han Tran
Amirtha Vadivelmurugan
Kiara Vicente
Heidy Villacorta Perez
Isabella Wagner
Nora Wallace
Reagan Walters
Carson Wang
Julia Wayne
Tristan Weinland
Audrey Weisenberger
Audrey Weisenberger
Christina Wen
Katherine Westfall
Sophia Widmer
Xyoa Wilding
Xyoa Wilding
Layla Williams
Jala Wilson
Madison Wilson
Mickey Wilson
Anais Wojtysiak
Alexander Wolf
Kristen Wommack
Jan Woodward
Ashley Xiao
Annie Yuan
Dayana Zarate Salguero
PORTFOLIO – WRITING
| Name | Work Type | Work Title | Grade | School | Instructor |
| Jessica Burkett | Gold Key | Human Connection and Other Fun Myths | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont + Patty Smith + Julie Geen |
| Lucille Elliott | Gold Key | Latchkey Kid | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Patty Smith + Gail Giewont |
| Renee Anderson | Silver Key | Salvation Story of a Black Child | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Serenity Bassett | Silver Key | Nexus of Failed Language | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Serenity Bassett | Honorable Mention | Musings on the Freedoms of Living | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Owen Collins | Honorable Mention | Streams of consciousness about history and self | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Rebecca Earnest | Honorable Mention | Inevitability: The Quality of Being Certain To Happen | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Kyndle Fuller | Honorable Mention | Into My Brain, Through My Writing | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Ny’Asia Norman | Honorable Mention | Beauty Incites the Beast | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
Gold key – writing
| Name | Work Category | Work Title | Grade | School | Instructor |
| Mikey Adcock | Poetry | I’m Sorry Aphrodite | 12 | Open High School | M. Victoria Carll |
| Renee Anderson | Poetry | Harm Of Performative Activism | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Renee Anderson | Dramatic Script | What To The Modern Nigga Is The 4th Of July | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Shanea Taylor |
| Renee Anderson | Poetry | The Girl Who Liked My Sister | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Serenity Bassett | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Welcome to Death’s Table | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Julie Geen + Gail Giewont |
| Max Bell | Poetry | the morning to end all mornings | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Sydney Brewer | Short Story | Smile | 11 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Zeynep Ozakat |
| Erin Costain | Critical Essay | One Heart, One Love, One World | 10 | Mills Godwin High School | Stephen Wozny |
| Rebecca Earnest | Poetry | And Then There Were None | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Rebecca Earnest | Poetry | Hey There | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Lucille Elliott | Poetry | an imploding star, or ouroboros | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Lucille Elliott | Poetry | your baptism | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Lucille Elliott | Poetry | to kathleen hanna, lead singer of bikini kill | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Lucille Elliott | Critical Essay | Neopaganism: The Religion of American Counterculture | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Patty Smith |
| Tien Hoang | Personal Essay & Memoir | The House We Share | 10 | J R Tucker High School | Baron Baumgartner |
| Emil Josefiak | Humor | GUITAR | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Peter Cashwell |
| Isabella Lyons | Personal Essay & Memoir | Araw ng Kalayaan (Independence Day) | 9 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Josh McPeak | Short Story | Ad Infinitum in the Night Owl Convenience | 9 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Anna Moseley | Short Story | Stories of the Moon-Walkers | 12 | Mills Godwin High School | Lynn Farley |
| Quyen Nguyen | Poetry | Dear Grandfather | 12 | Clover Hill High School | Jaime Barnett |
| Alexandria Rhodes | Poetry | To the boys on the bus | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Hannah Rouse | Poetry | Collection: an hour into the Miss Americana documentary/October 16/Love Letter to Taylor Swift | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Hannah Rouse | Poetry | Collection: pink dreams | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Adam Rowe | Poetry | There are lovers in New England | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Adam Rowe | Poetry | Biograph | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Adam Rowe | Poetry | Passing On | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Alainie Satterfield | Poetry | With Every Great Writer, There’s a Cynic Inside | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Caroline Smith | Novel Writing | Windows in Her Eyes | 12 | Collegiate School | Z. Thornton |
| Nainika Sompallie | Flash Fiction | Girls or Dolls | 11 | J R Tucker High School | Linda Mills |
| Eda Tacosa | Short Story | The Freeway | 7 | L Douglas Wilder Middle School | Keri Wormald |
| Annabel Tang | Personal Essay & Memoir | Fracture Lines | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Ed Coleman |
Silver key – writing
| Name | Work Category | Work Title | Grade | School | Instructor |
| Aaliyah Anderson | Poetry | Occult (Lute, Woman, Maid) | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Aaliyah Anderson | Poetry | Wheatgrass | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Aaliyah Anderson | Flash Fiction | The Workplace | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Julie Geen |
| Renee Anderson | Humor | The Fine Art Of Procrastination | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Cindy Cunningham |
| Renee Anderson | Dramatic Script | Sunday School | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Shanea Taylor |
| Serenity Bassett | Short Story | Long Time No Talk | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Serenity Bassett | Poetry | Guardian Angel | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Serenity Bassett | Poetry | Our Meaning: Chocolate Santas | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Max Bell | Poetry | Bonefish | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Max Bell | Poetry | When Do Dogs Sleep? | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Max Bell | Poetry | New Winter | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Alexandra Belter | Poetry | Carry me back, Old Virginia | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Lauren Blake | Humor | A Man’s Got To Have His Pop-Tart | 11 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Ed Coleman |
| Fairouz Bsharat | Short Story | The Grande Finale | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Iresha Choudhary | Novel Writing | The Sixth Step | 10 | J R Tucker High School | Jason Golos |
| Jack Couchman | Poetry | Gender Boxes | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Jack Couchman | Poetry | my inner child is a girl and i am not | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Jack Couchman | Poetry | what’s left inside | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Charity Dubose | Dramatic Script | A Casually Suave Date | 12 | Manchester High School | Rebecca Lynch |
| Lucille Elliott | Poetry | May the Souls of All the Faithful Departed | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Anna Fratarcangelo | Poetry | The First Fallen Cosmonaut | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Anna Fratarcangelo | Poetry | The Separation of Church and State | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Anna Fratarcangelo | Poetry | A Beauty Breaking Bad | 10 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Kyndle Fuller | Personal Essay & Memoir | Changing Rituals | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Cindy Cunningham |
| Sha’quan Garrison | Flash Fiction | A Story In The Making | 7 | Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal | Elizabeth Johnson |
| Akanksha Gomatam | Short Story | Insomnia | 10 | Deep Run High School | Mia Tambellini |
| Ananya Gomatam | Poetry | Ridealong 2 | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Ed Coleman |
| Gretchen Gulosh | Poetry | I Pledge Allegiance to The Flag | 10 | Glen Allen High School | Julie Johnson |
| Walden Hubbard | Poetry | Yank | 11 | St Catherine’s School | John Morgan |
| Emil Josefiak | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Some Ill Planet Reigns | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Peter Cashwell |
| Makayla Knuth | Poetry | Necrophile | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | Genevieve Dowdy |
| Grace Ku | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Literature Ghosts | 8 | George H Moody Middle School | Mona Morris |
| Priya Kumar | Poetry | The Other Side of Gfted | 8 | George H Moody Middle School | Tara Green |
| Yeeun Lee | Personal Essay & Memoir | Acceptance | 11 | Deep Run High School | Sarah Oliver |
| Star Lewis | Poetry | If Anything Happens | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Katie Loeb | Humor | Beach B*tch | 8 | Swift Creek Middle School | Jennifer Berardo |
| Josh McPeak | Poetry | Treebound | 9 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Grace Morrell | Short Story | The Death of Her | 8 | St Catherine’s School | Julie Elmore |
| Vivian Morris | Short Story | The Clip to Confidence | 8 | St Catherine’s School | Julie Elmore |
| Anna Moseley | Short Story | In the Shadow of a Fairytale | 12 | Mills Godwin High School | Lynn Farley |
| Clare Mullins | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Forgotten One | 10 | Glen Allen High School | Molly Doss |
| Marshaun Parker | Personal Essay & Memoir | Blood, Sweat, And Tears | 7 | Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal | Elizabeth Johnson |
| Nishka Patel | Critical Essay | On the American Dream: A Fantastical Hallucination | 11 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Kara Love |
| Avery Paul | Short Story | Heavy Is The Head and Unfeeling Is The Heart | 8 | Veritas Classical Christian School | Kathleen Hutton |
| Juno Peña | Poetry | Pompeii | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Laci Powell | Poetry | Dandelion | 12 | Manchester High School | Rebecca Lynch |
| Laci Powell | Poetry | Canary in a Coal Mine | 12 | Manchester High School | Rebecca Lynch |
| Sanika Rewatkar | Poetry | Eulogy for a Crumpled Piece of Paper | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Kerry Sheppard |
| Alexandria Rhodes | Personal Essay & Memoir | Years of Youth in Painted Walls | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Logan Hill |
| Adam Rowe | Poetry | Lachesism | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Noelle Shelton | Poetry | Girl Holding A Heart | 12 | Henrico High School | Lyndsey Hess |
| Collin Shiflett | Poetry | Suspicious Minds | 12 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Gail Giewont |
| Caroline Smith | Poetry | Ephemeral | 12 | Collegiate School | Pete Follansbee |
| Caroline Smith | Poetry | Flame Ghazal | 12 | Collegiate School | Pete Follansbee |
| Annabel Tang | Personal Essay & Memoir | Heart | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Ed Coleman |
| Annabel Tang | Journalism | How a High School Founded as a Haven for Black Students Become Notorious for Decades of Underrepresentation | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Peter Cashwell |
| Annabel Tang | Journalism | Inside a High School’s Attempt to Rectify its History | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Peter Cashwell |
| Olympia Theofanos | Critical Essay | On the Importance of Fashion | 12 | Maggie L Walker Governor’s School | Kerry Sheppard |
| Marla Van Deusen | Short Story | A Violinist in Boston | 11 | Collegiate School | Z. Thornton |
| Marla Van Deusen | Short Story | A Day in the Life of Action Park | 11 | Collegiate School | Z. Thornton |
| Maggie Wallace | Personal Essay & Memoir | I Remember | 12 | St Catherine’s School | John Morgan |
| Alexis Washington | Flash Fiction | Candles | 11 | Appomattox Regional Governor’s School | Patty Smith |
| Audrey Weisenberger | Poetry | Womanhood | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | John Coffey |
| Audrey Weisenberger | Poetry | Mature | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | John Coffey |
| Audrey Weisenberger | Poetry | Ugly Girl | 12 | Henrico High School Center for the Arts | John Coffey |
| Lily Wershbale | Personal Essay & Memoir | On Being Sensitive | 11 | Glen Allen High School | Dawn Bullen |
| Annie Yuan | Critical Essay | Death with Dignity | 10 | Mills Godwin High School | King-Forbes Terri |
Honorable mention – writing
Aaliyah Anderson
Renee Anderson
Renee Anderson
Renee Anderson
Renee Anderson
Renee Anderson
Aditya Badhrayan
Virginia Ballowe
Virginia Ballowe
Virginia Ballowe
Serenity Bassett
Serenity Bassett
Serenity Bassett
Max Bell
Fairouz Bsharat
Jessica Burkett
Callie Coffey
Jun Cogshell
Owen Collins
Jack Couchman
Jack Couchman
Jack Couchman
Jack Couchman
Charity Dubose
Shourya Durisheti
Rebecca Earnest
Lucille Elliott
Lucille Elliott
Lucille Elliott
Anna Fratarcangelo
Aseye Gatty
Ananya Gomatam
Ananya Gomatam
Tatiyhna Graves
Chelsea Hagan
Rebecca Hatcher
CIva Haverson
Laurel Hawkins
Helen Anne Hodges
Eliza Hoke
Walden Hubbard
Lydia Hudgins
John Hunter
Emil Josefiak
Emil Josefiak
Xavier Julien
Mahitha Kapireddy
Ala Killen
Nitya Kumar
Scott Langston
Scott Langston
Star Lewis
Star Lewis
Star Lewis
Star Lewis
Genevieve Lin
Isabella Lyons
Pepper Maranto
Pepper Maranto
Ada Mathews
Anna Moseley
Jordan Myers
Finn Myrick
Finn Myrick
Vien Nguyen
Carter Nieman
Ny’Asia Norman
Alexis Paraschiv
Laila Patel
Laci Powell
Laci Powell
Smrithe Rajesh
Samantha Rao
Robbie Redmond
Alexandria Rhodes
Hannah Rouse
Hannah Rouse
Adam Rowe
Sasha Selvaraj
Collin Shiflett
Caroline Smith
Nainika Sompallie
Nainika Sompallie
Kyle-Joseph Springfield
Marla Van Deusen
Stella Vetrovec
Luca Warren
Alexis Washington
Holt Williams
Kate Woodward
Annika Yaratha
Annie Yuan
Annie Yuan
Vivienne Zemmel