The MLWGS Visual Arts Department is very excited to announce that our creative students were recently honored by having their work selected for awards in the regional 2024 Scholastic Art competition. This is a highly competitive annual art competition which had 2,432 art entries from around the region. MLWGS students had another great year with 52 total awards, recognizing Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School as one of the region’s top schools for the Arts.
Summary: 52 total awards
14 Gold Keys awards including 1 Gold Key Portfolio, 10 Art Gold Keys, 3 Photo Gold Keys
13 Silver Keys awards including 7 Art Silver Keys, 6 Photo Silver Keys
25 Honorable Mentions including 1 HM Art Portfolio, 12 Art HM, 12 Photo HM
Portfolio Awards
A portfolio award is very difficult to achieve as it requires a comprehensive body of work expressing a unique artistic voice. Please join us in congratulating the following SENIORS who received special recognition for their portfolios.
- Lucie Bouton– Gold Key Art Portfolio with additional awards of 1 Gold Key in Photography, 1 Gold Key in Mixed Media and 1 Silver Key in Mixed Media
- Sadie Hall– Honorable Mention Art Portfolio
Gold and Silver Key Awards
Gold and Silver Key winners will have their work displayed at the Visual Art Center of Richmond from Feb. 2- Feb. 19th. Gold Key works will be juried in New York for consideration for National Awards.
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized with individual Gold Keys and/or Silver Keys:
- Ananthu Anish – Gold Key in Drawing and Illustration
- Hiya Agrawal – Gold Key in Jewelry
- Madeline Bridges – Gold Key in Drawing and Illustration
- Yeeva Chunnanond – Gold Key in Animation and 1 HM in Animation
- Rachel Dai – Gold Key in Photography, Gold Key in Digital Art, and Silver Key in Animation
- Tyler DeHaven – Gold Key in Digital Art and Silver Key in Animation
- Maddy Dunaway – Silver Key in Photography and HM in Photography
- Maya Hedrick – Silver Key in Photography
- Sahmeah Jamison – Silver Key in Photography
- Vier Julien – Silver Key in Painting
- Lina Khatcheressian – Gold Key in Photography
- Kiera Kinnier – 2 Silver Keys in Photography and HM in Photography
- Will Knutson – Silver Key in Photography
- Stella McCormack – Gold Key in Architecture
- Molly Morrison – Gold Key in Sculpture and HM in Expanded Projects
- Sophia Runberg – Silver Key in Drawing and Illustration
- Sydney Brewer – Silver Key in Sculpture and HM in Sculpture
- Caroline Walton – Gold Key in Drawing and Illustration
- Mysha Zaidi – Silver Key in Mixed Media
Honorable Mention awards
These students will have their work included in a slide show of Honorable Mention winners. Please join us in congratulating these students who were recognized with Honorable Mention awards for their work:
- Aaliyah Avent – 2 HMs in Photography
- Josselyn Bonilla – HM in Printmaking
- Elijah Chen – HM in Drawing and Illustration
- Leo Chenoweth – HM in Photography
- Samuel Choi – HM in Photography
- Hadley Driscoll – HM in Digital Art
- Daniel Gabdullin- HM in Printmaking
- Martin Gable – HM in Photography
- Virginia Griffin- HM in Photography
- Charlotte Hill – HM in Drawing and Illustration
- Grace Ku – HM in Digital Art
- Briana Lawson – HM in Photography
- Elena Loy – HM in Painting
- Mercedes Luna – HM in Painting
- Mikaylah McCarthy – HM in Photography
- Avery Redmond – HM in Photography
- Emily Rucker – HM in Photography
- Samantha Schappert – HM in Painting
Congratulations to these students on their well-deserved awards. Congratulations to our outstanding visual art teachers too; Jeff Hall, Georgianne Stinnett, and Delanie Utterback.
