Numerous talented student artists from three Williamson County high schools have earned spots in the eighth annual Middle Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition.
The awards reception will be held February 25 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. The awards ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Awards include Best-of-Show Purchase Award, which will received a $500 reward. Additionally, the artwork will become a permanent part of the collection of author James Dodson, on loan to the Knoxville Museum of Art’s Education Collection until needed for other exhibitions held by the Tennessee Art Education Association.
All other best-of categories include a $50 reward. These pieces of art will remain with Belmont University’s Department of Art until the Tennessee’s Best of the Best Student Art Exhibition in the summer, dates to be announced closer to the date.
Awards will also be given out for first, second and third place, as well as honorable mentions, in each grade level.
Congratulations to the following student artists:
| Student Name | Grade | Teacher | School | Entry Title | Entry Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jing Dai | 12 | Emily Martinez | Brentwood High | Waterfall Rights of Passage | Painting |
| Jing Dai | 12 | Emily Martinez | Brentwood High | Nuances of Space | Painting |
| Mia Esworthy | 12 | Emily Martinez | Brentwood High | Pookie | Drawing |
| Mia Esworthy | 12 | Emily Martinez | Brentwood High | Doberman | Painting |
| Austin Copps | 11 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Hands | Drawing |
| Zoe Fitzhugh | 11 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | It Means Something | Drawing |
| Kainen Marsh | 11 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Cult | Drawing |
| Ethan Valk | 11 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Ring Ring | Drawing |
| Ethan Valk | 11 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Pixel Portrait | Drawing |
| Cami Vollmer | 11 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Time for Tea | Drawing |
| Katie Glover | 11 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | In Living Color | Painting |
| Keller Makemson | 11 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Locked Away | Painting |
| Zoe Fitzhugh | 11 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Phoenix Queen | Printmaking |
| Rebecca Ahlberg | 12 | Andrea Howard | Independence | Clean | Drawing |
| Caitlyn Cameron | 12 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Bones | Drawing |
| Sabrina DeJohn | 12 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Tuppence | Drawing |
| Lauren Oberman | 12 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Granny's Cookies | Drawing |
| Taylor Buono | 12 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Daughter of Pardon | Mixed Media |
| Caitlyn Cameron | 12 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Travel Addict | Mixed Media |
| James Vollmer | 12 | Andrea Howard | Independence High | Hand Monster | Mixed Media |
| Kaylin Warden | 11 | Stephanie Prewitt | Independence High | A Closer Look | Photography |
| Alexander Bulka | 12 | Stephanie Prewitt | Independence High | Empty | Photography |
| Alexander Bulka | 12 | Stephanie Prewitt | Independence High | Feral Epoch | Photography |
| Cheyanne Waugh | 12 | Stephanie Prewitt | Independence High | Blue City | Photography |
| Madison Scharringhausen | 12 | Stephanie Prewitt | Independence High | Ironic | Photography |
| Madison Scharringhausen | 12 | Stephanie Prewitt | Independence High | 32 1/2" | Photography |
| Emily Moss | 12 | Stephanie Prewitt | Independence High | Corporate Greed | Photography |
| Tamara Nikotina | 11 | Diane Taylor | Ravenwood High | Treehouse | Painting |
| Tamara Nikotina | 11 | Diane Taylor | Ravenwood High | The Raven | Painting |
| Anna Li | 10 | Margaret Brown | Ravenwood High | Isolation | Mixed Media |
| Brooks Morrow | 10 | Margaret Brown | Ravenwood High | Jimmy in Christian's New Room | Photography |
| Seoko Kwon | 11 | Margaret Brown | Ravenwood High | Family | Drawing |
| Seoko Kwon | 11 | Margaret Brown | Ravenwood High | Magazine | Painting |