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