The Fine Arts Department at Downers Grove North High School is proud to announce the results of the judging from the 2022 Scholastic Art Awards. 948 student artists representing 186 arts educators submitted 2,351 works of art for adjudication. 657 total works were honored with recognitions. North High artists won a total of 99 awards, including 27 Gold Key Awards, 27 Silver Key Awards, and 43 Honorable Mention Awards.
The art show kicks off with a reception on Sunday, January 30 from 1-4 p.m. in the Main Street Entrance Lobby at North High School (4436 Main Street, Downers Grove, Ill.) The show will continue for the community to view through Friday, February 4.
“District 99 looks forward to hosting the Chicago-area regional exhibition at North High,” said Brayer Teague, Fine Arts Department Chairman. According to Teague, the art teachers from both North and South High School play an important role in putting the exhibition together. “Our District 99 art teachers are the engine behind this regional affiliate of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Their dedication and tireless commitment enables student artists from all over the suburban region to have their work evaluated by professional artists. The collection and adjudication of work, in the midst of a pandemic, was a Herculean task. I'm immeasurably proud of our District 99 faculty for their efforts to coordinate this regional exhibition, assuring this important opportunity for students and art educators all over Chicago."
Two DGN Visual Artists garnered prestigious American Vision nominations. "The American Vision designation is the 'best of show' award for a Scholastic Regional Exhibition," said Teague. "Only five of these awards are given by the judges, in total, placing the works in the top one-quarter of one percent of all adjudicated pieces.”
View a portfolio of all DGN award winning artwork.
AMERICAN VISION - Best of Show (2)
John Oakes (Digital Art) Eclectic Anatomy
Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) The Inventor
GOLD KEY AWARDS (27)
Julia Arnold (Comic Art) Sleepover
Ethan Bell (Art Portfolio) The Ignored
Eva Conti (Jewelry) No Strings Attached
Zoey Etheridge (Drawing & Illustration) Fading Fall
Rylee Fox (Jewelry) Dizzy
Ali Hackett (Painting) A Connection Fred By Passion
Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Mood Swings
Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Self Reflection and Reconstruction
Eleanor Harris (Ceramics & Glass) Mod or Rocker
Ashley Hixon (Photography) Soulful
Ohana Jeron (Drawing & Illustration) Danger
Claire Meyers (Sculpture) Caged In
Charlie Michaels (Jewelry) Regal
Joni Murphy (Digital Art) Dear Diary
Emily Nemeth (Jewelry) Burning Blossom
John Oakes (Art Portfolio) Surreal Engravings
John Oakes (Digital Art) Eclectic Anatomy
Haley Phillips (Ceramics & Glass) Koi Pond
Matthew Poe (Photography) As the Day Fades
Christina Powell (Photography) Inverted
Makena Presson (Drawing & Illustration) A Fall Walk
Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) The Inventor
Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) Morning Coffee
Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) Moving On
Benedikt Strempfer (Digital Art) Supply
Molly Svoboda (Drawing & Illustration) Out of Body
Elena Tomchek (Sculpture) Contaminated Holy Water
SILVER KEY AWARDS (27)
Anna Bayasgalan (Ceramics & Glass) All of Life
Ethan Bell (Photography) Oops, Overexposed
Ethan Bell (Mixed Media) Put Together
Ethan Bell (Photography) How Did I Get Here
Sarisa Chulanon (Photography) Missed Connection
Eva Conti (Jewelry) Instability
Miguel Diaz (Jewelry) Seeds of Life
Henry Gwozdz (Jewelry) Luck is for the Optimist
Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) A Moment of Sounder
Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Strung Out
Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Strangers Again
Ali Hacket (Drawing & Illustration) Intertwined Reality
Claire Meyers (Drawing & Illustration) Broken
Claire Meyers (Art Portfolio) Anatomy
Charlie Michaels (Jewelry) One Man's Trash
Mikayla Moran (Digital Art) Maya
Mikayla Moran (Printmaking) Dissolved
Joni Murphy (Digital Art) Strange Street
John Oakes (Digital Art) Unfortunate Desire
John Oakes (Digital Art) Demon High
John Oakes (Digital Art) Digital Age
Sarah Paul (Painting) Observe
Madeline Pearson (Sculpture) Golden Forest
Madeline Pearson (Jewelry) Resilient Oak
Harris Surrette (Photography) Undecided
Elena Tomchek (Jewelry) Unattainable Holiness
Ashley Wachel (Digital Art) Windows To The Soul
HONORABLE MENTION (43)
Anna Bayasgalan (Ceramics & Glass) Sesame Street
Ethan Bell (Mixed Media) The Experience is the Journey
Harley Blanchard (Drawing & Illustration) Red Rain
David Bromberek (Sculpture) Crystalized Fountain
Abigail Colucci (Ceramics & Glass) No More Stolen Sisters
Miguel Diaz (Sculpture) Viejitos
Miguel Diaz (Jewelry) Mother Nature
Christina Godar (Ceramics & Glass) The Storybook Cottage
Juliana Gomien (Photography) Woven Together
Henry Gwozdz (Sculpture) Subconscious
Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) The Broken Maze Searching For Light
Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Time Stays Still
Ali Hackett (Drawing & Illustration) Subconscious Thoughts
Ali Hackett (Art Portfolio) Social Anxiety
Eleanor Harris (Ceramics & Glass) Mushroom Home
Madalyn Hyer (Drawing & Illustration) Lost
Ohana Jeron (Drawing & Illustration) Sun
Ohana Jeron (Art Portfolio) Sepia
Ohana Jeron (Painting) Serenity
Nathan Klasen (Jewelry) Time of Evangelics
Maura MacDonald (Painting) Portrait Painting Project
Gavin McCool (Drawing & Illustration) March On Main Street
Claire Meyers (Drawing & Illustration) Broken and Exposed
Charlie Michaels (Sculpture) Renewal of Spring
Joni Murphy (Digital Art) Cityscape
Joni Murphy (Art Portfolio) Memories
Autumn Neil (Comic Art) Fishing Isn't Worth It
Gretchen Nelson (Photography) Soulful
John Oakes (Digital Art) Silent Faces
Sarah Paul (Drawing & Illustration) Expression
Amelia Passero (Sculpture) "Journey Through the Night"
Haley Phillips (Ceramics & Glass) The Cycle of Life
Lake Ragnini (Digital Art) The Earth
Lake Ragnini (Digital Art) Venus
Chase Robinson (Drawing & Illustration) Aishite Aishite
Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) The Void
Aiden Robinson (Jewelry) Mechanical Marionette
Emma Salman (Jewelry) Polarized Energy
Madison Smith (Drawing & Illustration) Railside Attraction
Elena Tomchek (Jewelry) So-called Sinful Relationship
Jacob Tyszkowski (Drawing & Illustration) Fading away
Ashley Wachel (Photography) Through My Shattered Lens
Jayla William (Ceramics & Glass) Tink
For more information about DGN Visual Art, contact Department Chair Brayer Teague at bteague@csd99.org or visit the DGN Fine Arts webpage.