2021 Scholastic Art Awards

Congratulations to the 10 Greeley students who had their original work recognized by the Northeast Art Region-at-Large of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! Together, they collected 9 Gold Keys, 14 Silver Keys, and 11 Honorable Mentions. Gold Keys were automatically forwarded for consideration at the national level of the Scholastic art Awards.

Kelly Yan led the way receiving an unprecedented 13 awards, including 1 National Gold Key*!

Student submissions were blindly adjudicated by some of the foremost leaders in the visual arts. Jurors look for works that exemplify the Awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal voice or vision.

GOLD KEY
The very best works submitted to Region-at-Large programs. Gold Key works are automatically considered for national-level recognition.

Colin Dunne - Rise - Art Portfolio
Elias Herder - Dybbuk - Painting
Mary (Jiale) Ma - subway - Digital Art
Gwendolyn Toll - Open Doors in View - Painting
Gwendolyn Toll - Striped Corset - Fashion
Kelly Yan - Carbon Copied H2O - Painting
*Kelly Yan - Tevolution - Painting
Kelly Yan - The Last Corridor - Digital Art
Kelly Yan - Straddling Rays - Architecture & Industrial Design

SILVER KEY
Stand-out works submitted to Region-at-Large programs that demonstrate exceptional ability.

Sarah Chen - Intruder - Drawing & Illustration
Colin Dunne - The Ouroboros - Mixed Media
Colin Dunne - Reflection - Drawing & Illustration
Mary (Jiale) Ma - Eco - Mixed Media
Mary (Jiale) Ma - Old times - Mixed Media
Danielle Plotnick - All Eyes On Me - Drawing & Illustration
Olivia Snow - The Friendly Housefly - Drawing & Illustration
Gwendolyn Toll - Exploring the Wheel - Painting
Tessa Wheeler - An Epiphany is a Rusty Bathtub - Photography
Kelly Yan - Whispering Walls - Painting
Kelly Yan - Heritage Unwoven - Painting
Kelly Yan - Hero and Villain - Painting
Kelly Yan - sun Sisters - Digital Art
Kelly Yan - Spatial Grace - Architecture & Industrial Design

HONORABLE MENTION
Accomplished works submitted to Region-at-Large programs showing great skill and potential.

Molly Cashman - Pileup - Drawing & Illustration
Colin Dunne - Distant Fortune - Drawing & Illustration
Elias Herder - August - Painting
Elias Herder - Noon - Painting
Danielle Plotnick - Enclosed - Drawing & Illustration
Olivia Snow - En Prière - Painting
Tessa Wheeler - Thicket - Photography
Kelly Yan - Backing Forward - Painting
Kelly Yan - Prey of Pray - Digital Art
Kelly Yan - Beckoned - Drawing & Illustration
Kelly Yan - 2020 Hindsight - Digital Art