Award Winners: Visual Arts Competition

Congratulations to the 2024 Award Winners! 

Best in Show 2024

"Ego" by Emily Bennett, 11th Grade, Acalanes High School. Teacher: Robert Porter

 

2D Awards 2024

1st - “True Forms" by Benjamin Wang, 12th Grade, Head-Royce Upper School. Artwork created independently.

2nd - "Middleman" by Joseph Pak, 12th Grade, The College Preparatory School. Artwork created independently.

3rd - “Girls Night In" by Vivian Tolajian, 11th Grade, Campolindo High School. Teacher: Justin Seligman

Honorable Mention - "Keppra" by Sadie Poole, 11th Grade, Acalanes High School. Teacher: Robert Porter

Honorable Mention - "Daydreaming" by Lucy Dell, 11th Grade, Las Lomas High School. Teacher: Anne Scallon

 

3D Awards 2024

1st - "Juliet" by Gabriella Bertot, 12th Grade, Miramonte High School. Teacher: Gavin Kermode

2nd - "The Real Gavel" by Toby Largier, 12th Grade, Bentley Upper School. Teacher: Joanne Ludwig

3rd - “The Acquainted" by Noah Hevel, 12th Grade, Acalanes Center for Independent Study. Teacher: Rachel Hallquist

Honorable Mention - "Imperfect Life" by Olivia Sully, 10th Grade, Bentley Upper School. Artwork created independently.

Honorable Mention - “Fragile Rage” by Amelia Adams-Brace, 12th Grade, Miramonte High School. Teacher: Gavin Kermode

 

Digital Art Awards 2024 (sponsored by Lamorinda Arts Alliance)

1st - "Human Nature" by Joseph Pak, 12th Grade, The College Preparatory School. Artwork created independently.

2nd - "Indulgence" by Grace Franklin, 12th Grade, Campolindo High School. Teacher: Justin Seligman

3rd - "Morning Paper" by Vivian Tolajian, 11th Grade, Campolindo High School. Teacher: Justin Seligman

Honorable Mention - “Hope" by Anisa Huthman, 11th Grade, Las Lomas High School. Artwork created independently.

Honorable Mention - “Hiding the Hare” by Matisse Smith Vuong, 12th Grade, Campolindo High School. Teacher: Justin Seligman

 

Photography Awards 2024

1st - "A Boy and His Camera" by Sol Dente, 12th Grade, Campolindo High School. Teacher: Collette Sweeney

2nd - "Sustenance" by Jackson Oliver, 12th Grade, Campolindo High School. Teacher: Collette Sweeney

3rd - "Seeing Double" by Amara Coughlin, 11th Grade, Bentley Upper School. Teacher: Aram Muksian

Honorable Mention - "Swirl" by Albert Bai, 10th Grade, Bentley Upper School. Teacher: Aram Muksian

Honorable Mention - "The Man on 12th" by Tobin Haas-Dehejia, 12th Grade, Bentley Upper School. Teacher: Aram Muksian

 

Click HERE to see the full gallery of 2024 entries


Congratulations to the Past Award Winners!

2023

Best of Show 2023 - "Captured Youth"
by Joseph Pak, College Prep, 11th Grade, Artwork created independently

2D Awards 2023

1st Place – Bystander Behavior
by Ellia Chaney, Las Lomas, 12th Grade, Teacher: Jessica Jurgens
2nd Place – A Luxury Death
by Andrea Liu, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Kelsey Jones
3rd Place – Michelle
by Rachel Chan, Las Lomas, 12th Grade, Teacher: Jessica Jurgens
Honorable Mention – Crystallization
by Benjamin Wang, Head-Royce, 11th Grade, Artwork created independently

3D Awards 2023

1st Place – Problem Solving
by Aaron Jiang, Bentley, 12th Grade, Artwork created independently
2nd Place – The Khalkotauroi of Colchis
by Walter Yip, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Michelle Cho
3rd Place – Hush
by Alexandrina Gutu, Miramonte, 12th Grade, Teacher: Gavin Kermode
Honorable Mention – On The Edge
by Phoebe Sulis, Bentley, 11th Grade, Teacher: Michelle Cho

Photography Awards 2023

1st Place – Farmer's Tool
by Chase Hammond, Bentley, 10th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian
2nd Place – Midnight Scare
by Sasha Jayne, Bentley, 12th Grade, Artwork created independently
3rd Place – Big World, Little People
by Katelyn Metherd, Miramonte, 9th Grade, Teacher: Stacey Churchill
Honorable Mention – Halo
by Sonya Barnett, Bentley, 10th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian

Digital Art Awards 2023

1st Place – Dystorpian
by Jason Gutstadt, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian
2nd Place – Handy Dandy
by Natalie Hsu, Bentley, 10th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian
3rd Place – Reality
by Anisa Huthman, Las Lomas, 10th Grade, Teacher: Anne Scallon
Honorable Mention – Things of Nature
by Lily Kalmar, Miramonte, 10th Grade, Artwork created independently


2022

Best of Show 2022 - "Controlling the Youth"
by Kate Lee, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Kelsey Jones, 2D category

2D Awards 2022

1st Place - Pieces of Identity
by Natalie Mangani, Las Lomas, 10th Grade, Teacher: Jessica Jurgens
2nd Place - Distance
by Kallie Cheung, Las Lomas, 12th Grade, Teacher: Jessica Jurgens
3rd Place – I’m So Blue All the Time
by Ava von Behren, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Kelsey Jones

Honorable Mentions
Untitled by Andrea Liu, Bentley, 11th Grade, Teacher: Kelsey Jones
Gateshead by Kaitlyn Yasumura, Carondelet, 10th Grade, Teacher: Darla Sur
Daucus by Claudia Cruse, Campolindo, 12th Grade, Teacher: Heidi Cabra

3D Awards 2022

1st Place - Get Yourself Together
by Emma Ngo, Campolindo, 11th Grade, Artwork Created Independently
2nd Place - Owlberry
by Indie Lee, Miramonte, 10th Grade, Artwork Created Independently
3rd Place - Summoning
by Holden Bennett, Bentley, 9th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian

Honorable Mentions
Societal Confinement by Emile Starkweather, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Michelle Cho
Body Image to the Core by Kate Lee, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Kelsey Jones
Untitled (Hammer) by Walter Yip, Bentley, 11th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian

Photography Awards 2022

1st Place - Ambiguity
by Emma Ngo, Campolindo, 11th Grade, Teacher: Collette Sweeney
2nd Place - Ataraxia
by Avery Sims, Bentley, 11th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian
3rd Place - Self-Portrait of a Pianist
by Sydney Zhang, Campolindo, 11th Grade, Teacher: Collette Sweeney

Honorable Mentions
Driving in the Rain by Leonardo Siu, Bentley, 11th Grade, Artwork Created Independently
Untitled by Leyla Nabipour, Campolindo, 11th Grade, Teacher: Collette Sweeney

Lamorinda Arts Alliance Digital Art Awards 2022

1st Place - Different Perspective
by Jeanette Lavoie, Campolindo, 12th Grade, Artwork Created Independently
2nd Place - Explosion of Color
by Irene Yoon, College Prep, 11th Grade, Teacher: Yousun Kim
3rd Place - Chronic
by Charles Platt, Miramonte, 11th Grade, Teacher: Stacey Churchill

Honorable Mentions
Bending Dimensions by Benjamin Randall, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian
Purple by Vivian Tolajian, Campolindo, 9th Grade, Teacher: Collette Sweeney


2021

Best of Show 2021 - "Bad Day"
by Andrew Parker, Campolindo, 11th Grade, Artwork Created Independently

2D Awards 2021

1st Place - Division
by Kate Lee, Bentley, 11th Grade, Artwork Created Independently
2nd Place - Fleeting
by Benjamin Wang, Head-Royce, 9th Grade, Teacher: Ann Murphy
3rd Place - Pieces of My Identity
by Rachel Chan, Las Lomas, 10th Grade, Teacher: Jessica Jurgens

Honorable Mentions
Japanese War
by Matthew Koo, Acalanes, 11th Grade, Teacher: Robert Porter
Untitled
by Andrea Liu, Bentley, 10th Grade, Artwork Created Independently
Let Me Fly
by Laura Ni, Head-Royce, 11th Grade, Teacher: Ann Murphy

3D Awards 2021

1st Place - ALIVE
by Leena Hobson, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Michelle Cho
2nd Place - To Purity
by Alyssa Diggdon, Campolindo, 11th Grade, Artwork Created Independently
3rd Place - Frog Eating Bug
by Ruby Grandy, Bentley, 9th Grade, Teacher: Kelsey Jones

Honorable Mentions
Untitled
by Alexandrina Gutu, Miramonte, 10th Grade, Teacher: Gavin Kermode
Hidden In Plain Sight
by Valentina Varela, Bentley, 9th Grade, Teacher: Michelle Cho
Man
by Hannes Hundt, Bentley, 10th Grade, Teacher: Michelle Cho

Photography Awards 2021

1st Place - One-Sided Love
by Lillia Hammond, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian
2nd Place - Forced Out
by Alyla Meir, Bentley, 10th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian
3rd Place - Winter Warbler
by Jake Campo, Campolindo, 11th Grade, Teacher: Collette Sweeney

Honorable Mentions
Tea Party
by Robert Wang, Campolindo, 12th Grade, Teacher: Collette Sweeney
Immigrant's Sacrifice
by Jarret Zundel, Miramonte, 9th Grade, Teacher: Stacey Churchill
Vision
by Julia Brandt, Bentley, 12th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian

Lamorinda Arts Alliance Digital Art Awards 2021

1st Place - Virtual Jail House
by Yesenia Del Cid, Bentley, 9th Grade, Artwork Created Independently
2nd Place - Eye of the Beholder
by Jayden Thai, Miramonte, 11th Grade, Teacher: Stacey Churchill
3rd Place - Expectations
by Meher Kaur, Bentley, 10th Grade, Artwork Created Independently

Honorable Mentions
Don't Be So Blue
by Jade Peng, Miramonte, 10th Grade, Artwork Created Independently
Ghosts Are Wheel
by Walter Yip, Bentley, 10th Grade, Teacher: Aram Muksian
Nightlights
by Alysse Brown, Bentley, 10th Grade, Artwork Created Independently

To view the 2021 Awards Brochure, click here.


2020

Best of Show 2020

Bird Show Case
by Kate Lee, Bentley, 10th Grade

2D Awards 2020

1st Place - Me
by Matthew Koo, Acalanes, 10th Grade
2nd Place - Girl with Braids
by Michelle Goll, Acalanes, 10th Grade
3rd Place - Mother
by Jenny Shen, Miramonte, 12th Grade

Honorable Mentions
Jacob
by Emma Yamamoto, Las Lomas, 10th Grade
Eye for Eye
by Bella Draper, Acalanes, 11th Grade
Family Portrait
by Brightan Ying, Campolindo, 12th Grade

3D Awards 2020

1st Place - Face Pot
by Isabella Salinas, Acalanes, 12th Grade
2nd Place - Elephant
by Carter Hiett, Campolindo, 12th Grade
3rd Place - Sally
by Jenny Shen, Miramonte, 12th Grade

Honorable Mentions
Yearning
by Anika Shandalov, Miramonte, 12th Grade
Octavius
by Sarah Stenovec, Miramonte, 12th Grade
Above
by Emilia Gutman, Acalanes, 11th Grade

Photography Awards 2020

1st Place - Our Generation
by Juliet Jones, Campolindo, 10th Grade
2nd Place - Self Awareness
by Luke Rodriguez, Campolindo, 12th Grade
3rd Place - Untitled
by Luke Manalang, Orinda Academy, 9th Grade

Honorable Mentions
Browning Montana
by Ella McNeil, Bentley, 12th Grade
Grandma's Basement, 2019
by Isabella Premo, Bentley, 12th Grade
Ant with a Behind
by Arine Kim, Campolindo, 12th Grade

Lamorinda Arts Alliance Digital Art Awards -
new category in 2020!

1st Place - There is Reality to Every Dream
by Ella Braff, Bentley, 11th Grade
2nd Place - Astraea
by Kayla Barker, Campolindo, 10th Grade
3rd Place - Honoring Prikle Jones
by Leilah Hodges, Miramonte, 11th Grade

Honorable Mentions
Power Armor
by Adilson Amado, Miramonte, 12th Grade
The 60s
by Jake Campo, Campolindo, 10th Grade
Nature's Soul
by Fox Fleischman, Acalanes, 11th Grade

To view the 2020 Awards Brochure, click here.


2019

Best of Show 2019

The Book Jacket by Larkin Stephanos, Campolindo, 9th Grade

2D Awards 2019

1st Place - Avian Anomaly by Hannah Anderson, Head-Royce, 11th Grade
2nd Place - Zebra on Cardboard by Shae Silva, Campolindo, 12th Grade
3rd Place - Heirloom by Chloe Kim, Head-Royce, 11th Grade

Honorable Mentions
Mindless Thought by Brightan Yingm, Campolindo, 11th Grade
Feet by Audrey Call, Campolindo, 12th Grade
Delphina by Jennifer Atkins, Miramonte, 12th Grade
The Dad Tree by Veronica Huish, Miramonte, 12th Grade

3D Awards 2019

1st Place - Femme en Mouvement by Sarah Stenovec, Miramonte, 11th Grade
2nd Place - Alex by Jessica Shen, Miramonte, 12th Grade
3rd Place - Pool Reflection by Jivana Nagpal, Bentley, 10th Grade

Honorable Mentions
Splash by Taylor Johnson, Miramonte, 12th Grade
Spore-ky Pig by Tawny Fischer, Campolindo, 10th Grade
Untitled by Garrett Louie, Miramonte, 12th Grade
My Blue Pot by Emily Sverak, Acalanes, 12th Grade

Photography & Digital Design Awards 2019

1st Place - Atmosphere by Andrew Parker, Campolindo, 9th Grade
2nd Place - Hands by Jake Turnbull, Bentley, 12th Grade
3rd Place - Erosion by Lillia Hammond, Bentley, 10th Grade

Honorable Mentions
Bridal Veil Falls Creek by Gary Fleischmann, Acalanes, 11th Grade
Deer in the Spotlight by Taylor Floyd, Campolindo, 11th Grade
Cowboy Hat by Ignacio Piqueras, Acalanes, 12th Grade
Alternate Reality by Kailani Thompson, Miramonte, 11th Grade

To view the 2019 Awards Brochure, click here.


2018

Best of Show 2018

Ticonderoga by Jenny Shen, Miramonte, 10th Grade

2D Awards 2018

1st Place - The Difference Between Me & My Mother by Zoe Del Rosario, Campolindo, 12th Grade
2nd Place - Looking Down by Caroline Stenzel, Miramonte, 12th Grade
3rd Place - Untitled by Aidan McBride, Miramonte, 12th Grade

Honorable Mentions
Untitled by Juliette Benazra, Acalanes, 11th Grade
Travels to Hidden Places by Andrew Price, Campolindo, 11th Grade
Untitled by Julianne Galanti, Las Lomas, 12th Grade
Hell's Angel by Eldon Brown, Acalanes, 12th Grade

3D Awards 2018

1st Place - Untitled by Brianna Fick, Miramonte, 12th Grade
2nd Place - Eve's Choice by Georgia Carpenter, Acalanes, 10th Grade
3rd Place - Burning Mand by April Linblad, Campolindo, 12th Grade

Honorable Mentions
California Fires by Abby Lapporte, Acalanes, 11th Grade
Untitled by Aidan McBride, Miramonte, 12th Grade
Still Working by Autumn Van Buren, Miramonte, 10th Grade
Untitled by Sofia Dreessen, Miramonte, 10th Grade

Photography & Digital Design Awards 2018

1st Place - Game Day by Tate Pieper, Bentley, 12th Grade
2nd Place - A Gloomy Day by Lauren Hlavac, Campolindo, 11th Grade
3rd Place - Bounded by Kuvin Hayer, Campolindo, 12th Grade

Honorable Mentions
Alaysia by Randall Gee, Campolindo, 11th Grade
The Mesh by Griffin Lymburn, Bentley, 12th Grade
Untitled by John Reyna, Campolindo, 12th Grade
Untitled by Emili Tiedmann, Campolindo, 11th Grade

To view the 2018 Awards Brochure, click here.


2017

Best In Show 2017

Untitled by Abby Lapporte, Acalanes, 10th Grade

2D Awards 2017

1st Place - Cara by Anastasia Leones, Acalanes, 11th Grade

2nd Place - Fractured Hawaiian Sea Turtle by Nicole Edwards, Acalanes, 10th Grade

3rd Place - Untitled by Jadey Sadoff, Acalanes, 12th Grade

Honorable Mention - girl. by Elle Hoarau, Acalanes, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention - Homeless by Ana Bernardo, Campolindo, 12th Grade

Honorable Mention - Cupcakes by Grace Schmidt, Campolindo, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention - Will to Power by Aidan McBride, Miramonte, 11th Grade

3D Awards 2017

1st Place - Fish by Aidan McBride, Miramonte, 11th Grade

2nd Place - Full Metal Alchemist, Nathan Shin, Las Lomas, 11th Grade

3rd Place - Humans by Zoë Venable, Miramonte, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention - Light as a Feather by April Lindblad, Campolindo, 9th Grade

Honorable Mention - A Cardboard Fist by Justin Li, Las Lomas, 9th Grade

Honorable Mention - Coil Vessel by Charlotte Ensley, Acalanes, 12th Grade

Honorable Mention - Midnight by Dana Chan, Miramonte, 12th Grade

Photography Awards 2017

1st Place - Untitled by Maya Jenn, Campolindo, 11th Grade

2nd Place - Untitled by Isabel Owens, Campolindo, 12th Grade

3rd Place - Solitary by Isobel Whitehead, Acalanes, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention - Untitled by Emilie Naughten, Campolindo, 12th Grade

Honorable Mention - Untitled by Vincent Ho, Campolindo, 12th Grade

Honorable Mention - Poking the Bubble by Henry Braff, Bentley Upper School, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention - Dancing Through Life by Nell Kessenich, Acalanes, 10th Grade