Katelyn Park
Grade 11 at Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, NJ
Lettuce
Gold Medal
"I was inspired to create this piece from my experimentation in bringing out the brilliant colors within a simple object. It was great practice for observing careful details and helped me to progress on my artistic journey."
Layla Pluhowski
Grade 11 at Dr Ronald Mcnair Academic High School
Jersey City, NJ
Iceland
Gold Medal
Kang Hyun Ryu
Grade 12 at Immaculate Heart Academy
Township Of Washington, NJ
The Flow of Time
Gold
Gabrielle Stoller
Grade 12 at Millburn Senior High School
Millburn, NJ
Child of Human Nature
Silver Medal
"My piece, Child Of Nature, is about the effects our actions have on earth. The sculpture has a human face with its eyes permanently shut, its heart is exposed — these are metaphors for how we see, or don’t see, our world and the danger we are in."
Thanhloan Tran
Grade 9 at Dr Ronald Mcnair Academic High School
Jersey City, NJ
I'm comfortable
Gold Medal
"I always had my hair in a bun whenever I work because it is comfortable for me (hence the title). My hair represents a series of problems and emotions and I tie it up so it won’t interfere with my life, but as time passes it falls apart so I have to close my eyes to endure it."
Nidhi Vinod
Grade 11 at Visual And Performing Arts Hig
Jersey City, NJ
Pakal
Silver Medal
Diana Welch
Grade 10
Clifton NJ
Amber Jack
Silver Medal
"Winning a national medal is an incredible honor and validation of my hard work in the arts over the past several years. Creating meaningful and beautiful artwork is what I want to do with my life and this is one step of many towards my goals."
Shiyao Wu
Grade 12 at Saddle River Day School
Saddle River, NJ
Shoes
Silver Medal
"This is a watercolor drawing based on a photo I took from my mom in a shoe store in Hong Kong."
Judy Xie
Grade 12 at Mountain Lakes High School
Mountain Lakes, NJ
21st Century Fashion
Silver Medal