2020 Gold Key Winners
Art Portfolio
Ian Blumenschein, Albuquerque Academy
Lavina Gray, New Mexico School for the Arts
Nia Johnson, Albuquerque Academy
Elizabeth Smith, New Mexico School for the Arts
Architecture & Industrial Design
Matthew Barkley, College and Career High School
Ceramics & Glass
Jessica Allen, Albuquerque Academy
Lindsey Dunbar, Albuquerque High School
Ryan Myers, Eldorado High School
Comic Art
Aelma Azad, Los Alamos High School
Digital Art
Aelma Azad, Los Alamos High School
Kevin Guardado Castro, Kennedy Middle School
Maria Sokolova, Eldorado High School
Nimkees White Eagle, Academy for Tech & Classics
Drawing & Illustration
Natalia Aguirre, Del Valle High School
Melissa Andrade, Valle Verde Early College High School
Marley Aranda, J M Hanks High School
Ethan Ayoub, Aspen Community Magnet School
Emily Cai, Centennial High School (6) American Visions Nominee
Madison Cain, Belen High School
Cruz David-Martinez, New Mexico School for the Arts
Lavina Gray, New Mexico School for the Arts (2)
Isabela Loya, J M Hanks High School
Eileen McLain, Eastwood High School
Jaime Nez, Volcano Vista High School
Danne Nunez, Riverside High School, American Visions Nominee
Audie Reiche Cook, Highland High School
Faith Romero, Eastwood High School
Starlean Sandoval, Shiprock High School
Isabella Swanson, Albuquerque Academy
Jeanie Vo, Del Norte High School
Samantha Waltman, Eastwood High School
Sarah Worley, Los Alamos High School
Jewlery
Marley Ramon, Albuquerque High School
Mixed Media
Mireya Dominguez, Eastwood High School
Alexis Maguire, Bosque School
Casey Pei, La Cueva High School
Chance White, Aspen Community Magnet School
Painting
Melinna Andrade, Valle Verde Early College High School
Morgan Arthur, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Sekai Berry, Albuquerque Academy
Kaeley Chavez, St. Pius X High School
Lavina Gray, New Mexico School for the Arts (2), American Visions Nominee
Adriana Herrera, Riverside High School
Miriam LeHouillier, J Paul Taylor Academy Charter School
Melinda Modisette, Albuquerque Academy
Ran Myers, Eldorado High School
Artemisio Romero y Carver, New Mexico School for the Arts (2)
Campbell Small, Bosque School
Megan Stein, Albuquerque Academy
Diamond Thompson, NM ACT-SO
Photography
Adelle Adams, Explore Academy
Taylor Baca, Grants High School (2)
Samantha Baltz, Rio Rancho High School
Davine Bashur, Eastwood High School
Itzely Camargo, Del Norte High School
Reina Cdebaca, Del Norte High School
Kylie Garcia, Grants High School (4) American Visions Nominee
Mireya Gonzalez, Grants High School
Isela Hernandez, Chaparral High School
Amelia Johnson, Albuquerque Academy
Emily Li, United World College
Jade Lucero, Del Norte High School
Louie Martinez, Grants High School
Gene Ortega, Grants High School
Lauren Reddington, Grants High School (7)
Nora Rich, Media Arts Collaborative Charter School (3)
Emma Sullivan, Albuquerque Academy
Diamond Thompson, NM ACT-SO
Zion Thompson, NM ACT-SO, American Visions Nominee
Vanessa Villegas, Albuquerque Academy
Printmaking
Stephen Garcia, Eastwood High School
Brea Jarrell, Eldorado High School
Savannah Phelps, Eldorado High School
Chance White, Aspen Community Magnet School
Sculpture
Felix Gelvin, New Mexico School for the Arts (2)
Carly Jarocki, Albuquerque Academy
Casey Savage, Albuquerque Academy
Video Game Design
Jacob Roberts-Baca, Albuquerque Academy
2020 Silver Key Winners
Art Portfolio
Aelma Azad, Los Alamos High School
Danielle Genero, Albuquerque High School
Sarah Worley, Los Alamos High School
Architecture & Industrial Design
Jedidiah Perea
Ceramics & Glass
Rico Abruzzo, Albuquerque Academy
Ryan Myers, Eldorado High School
Katie Patton, Albuquerque Academy
Amy Zhang, Albuquerque Academy
Comic Art
Aelma Azad, Los Alamos High School
Diana Reyes, Eastwood High School (2)
Design
Emily Li, United World College
Digital Art
Jehiel Unni Arcala, Roswell High School
Aelma Azad, Los Alamos High School
Elizabeth Brownlow, Media Arts Collaborative Charter School
Hector Donacio, Riverside High School (2)
Grace Quillin, Eastwood High School
Drawing & Illustration
Grace Archibeck, Albuquerque Academy
Emily Cai, Centennial High School
Isabella Canales, Bel Air High School
Kristen Carrara, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Elijah Friday, Aspen Community Magnet School
Rachel Han, Eldorado High School
Mamie Hess, Santa Fe High School
Mackenzie Jarrell, Albuquerque Academy
Maya Leitka, Bosque School
Melinda Modisette, Albuquerque Academy
Paola Nava, Bel Air High School
Amiree Olivas, Taos High School
Sabrina Ortega, Riverside High School
Ashley Rangel, J M Hanks High School
Audie Reiche Cook, Highland High School
Ainara Vecchia, Albuquerque Academy
Jeanie Vo, Del Norte High School (3)
Sarah Wang, Albuquerque Academy
Sarah Worley, Los Alamos High School
Film & Animation
Elizabeth Johnson Brown, Albuquerque Academy
Izayah Williams, NM ACT-SO
Jewlery
Marley Ramon, Albuquerque High School
Xochil Zarate, Eastwood High School
Mixed Media
Natalie Cook, Santa Fe Preparatory School
Mireya Dominguez, Eastwood High School
Jeanie Vo, Del Norte High School
Painting
Melissa Andrade, Valle Verde Early College High School
Grace Archibeck, Albuquerque Academy
Sophie Edwards, Albuquerque Academy
Nathaniel Ford, Hayes Middle School
Elijah Friday, Aspen Community Magnet School
Ashlyn Gentry, Eldorado High School
Rachel Homan, Albuquerque Academy
Brea Jarrell, Eldorado High School
Elisa Merrill, Eldorado High School
Gabrielle Nemer, Albuquerque Academy
Ceirdwyn Pitcher, Del Norte High School
Artemisio Romero y Carver, New Mexico School for the Arts
Kate Thuma, Albuquerque Academy
Chance White, Aspen Community Magnet School
Photography
Anna Babinski, Albuquerque Academy
Taylor Baca, Grants High School
Jovanna Chavez, Grants High School
Taytumn Chino, Albuquerque Academy
Hannah DeBlois, Albuquerque Academy
Kylie Garcia, Grants High School (4)
Mireya Gonzalez, Grants High School (2)
Haiden Gould, Del Norte High School
Kyla Hayah, Grants High School
Megan Montoya, Albuquerque Academy
Emily Nguyen, Del Norte High School
Lauren Reddington, Grants High School (4)
Kate Romanik, Albuquerque Academy
Natalie Rychener, Grants High School
Pierce Tindell, Eldorado High School
Mia Torivio, Grants High School
Vanessa Villegas, Albuquerque Academy
Roger Wilder, Albuquerque Academy (2)
Natazajana Woolridge, Del Norte High School
Printmaking
Nathaniel Ford, Hayes Middle School
Jade Kiki, Tony Hillerman Middle School
Savannah Phelps, Eldorado High School
Ravyn Porras, Tony Hillerman Middle School
Miles Thompson, Santa Fe Preparatory School
Sculpture
Rosa Bieber-Stanley, Albuquerque Academy (2)
Audrey Colter, Albuquerque Academy
Nathan Roberts, Albuquerque Academy
Elizabeth Smith, New Mexico School for the Arts
2020 Honorable Mention Winners
Art Portfolio
Melissa Andrade, Valle Verde Early College High School
Jaime Nez, Volcano Vista High School
Isabel Otero, Los Lunas High School
Dulze Ruiz, Valle Verde Early College High School
Alan Serratos, Del Valle High School
Lilainea Spurlock, Rio Rancho High School
Ceramics & Glass
Elise Downey, Albuquerque Academy
Lauren Keller, Albuquerque Academy
Delilah Tapia, Albuquerque High School
Amy Zhang, Albuquerque Academy
Comic Art
Audie Reiche Cook, Highland High School
Emma Westenberger, Volcano Vista High School
Design
Alex Arguello, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Emily Li, United World College
Olivia Strickland, Media Arts Collaborative Charter School
Digital Art
Aelma Azad, Los Alamos High School
Daniela Basista, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Leslie Bello-Garcia, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Ian Blumenschein, Albuquerque Academy
Jada Doney-Lang, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Kathryn Ice-Johnson, New Mexico School for the Arts
Chloe Lamb, Bosque School
Campbell Roberts, Albuquerque Academy
Drawing & Illustration
Natalia Aguirre, Del Valle High School
Elizabeth Anderson, Kennedy Middle School
Melissa Andrade, Valle Verde Early College High School (3)
Ethan Ayoub, Aspen Community Magnet School
Isaac Barraza, Riverside High School
Kaeli Benavidez, Albuquerque Academy
Emily Cai, Centennial High School
Kaliya Charley, Del Norte High School (2)
Chelsea Christensen, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Isaac Cook, Eldorado High School
Sharyna Pearl De Castro, St Pius X High School
Sherlyn De Reza, Bel Air High School
Elijah Friday, Aspen Community Magnet School
Sophia Golding, Albuquerque Academy
Mima Jaber, Kennedy Middle School
Chloe Lamb, Bosque School (2)
Libby Lambson, Belen High School
Nicholas Martinez, Saint Pius X High School
Eileen McLain, Eastwood High School
Bayley Miller, Albuquerque Academy
Nicholas Mohoric, Albuquerque Academy
Maddy Morrow, St Pius X High School
Tristan Munoz, House School
Jaime Nez, Volcano Vista High School
Leviathan O’Neil, Media Arts Collaborative Charter School (2)
Brenden Oberg, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Amiree Olivas, Taos High School
Sabrina Ortega, Riverside High School
Isabel Otero, Los Lunas High School
Ada Ovitt, Albuquerque Academy
Evan Perez, J M Hanks High School
Audie Reiche Cook, Highland High School (2)
Kenna Roberts, St. Pius X High School (2)
Starlean Sandoval, Shiprock High School
Owen Sinkus, Albuquerque Academy
Maria Sokolova, Eldorado High School
Aaliyah Turrietta, St. Pius X High School
Angelica Valencia, Bel Air High School
Jeanie Vo, Del Norte High School
Mimi Xue, Albuquerque Academy
Editorial Cartoon
Joshua Lucero, Grants High School
Film & Animation
Lucas Aspen All-Stier, Albuquerque Academy
Brandon Martinez, V Sue Cleveland High School
Mixed Media
Kathryn Ice-Johnson, New Mexico School for the Arts
Amelia Johnson, Albuquerque Academy
Andrew Lopez, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Elizabeth Smith, New Mexico School for the Arts
Samantha Waltman, Eastwood High School
Painting
Melinna Andrade, Valle Verde Early College High School
Samantha Ballantine, Bel Air High School
Hyrum Bennett, Crownpoint High School
Sekai Berry, Albuquerque Academy
Hailey Chanler, New Mexico School for the Arts (4)
Paola Del Valle, J M Hanks High School
Jada Doney-Lang, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Sophie Edwards, Albuquerque Academy
Lavina Gray, New Mexico School for the Arts (2)
Adriana Herrera, Riverside High School
Melinda Modisette, Albuquerque Academy (2)
Isabel Otero, Los Lunas High School (2)
Casey Pei, La Cueva High School
Cruz Rivas Guerra, Hayes Middle School
Artemisio Romero y Carver, New Mexico School for the Arts
Dulze Ruiz, Valle Verde Early College High School (3)
Isabella Sanchez, Hayes Middle School
Mary Smith, Eldorado High School
Andrew Spears, Albuquerque Academy (2)
Zoey Stady, Albuquerque Academy (2)
Megan Stein, Albuquerque Academy
Mya Stoiz, Public Academy for Performing Arts
Elizabeth Swenson, Eldorado High School
Sarah Wang, Albuquerque Academy
Lily Zhang, Albuquerque Academy
Photography
Lucas Aspen All-Stier, Albuquerque Academy
Taylor Baca, Grants High School (3)
Matthew Barkley, College and Career High School (2)
Aubrianna Brown, Del Norte High School (2)
Jovanna Chavez, Grants High School (3)
Derrick Chino, Grants High School (2)
Rob Frye, Grants High School
Wakean Gallegos, Grants High School
Kylie Garcia, Grants High School (5)
Mireya Gonzalez, Grants High School
Haiden Gould, Del Norte High School
Gloria Hernandez, Chaparral High School (2)
Jeremy Long, NM ACT-SO
Viviana Monterroso, Del Norte High School (2)
Xavier Niroo, Public Academy for Performing Arts (2)
Gene Ortega, Grants High School
Nicole Puderbaugh, Grants High School (2)
Naima Pyarali, Albuquerque Academy
Gabby Rael, Grants High School
Lauren Reddington, Grants High School (3)
Campbell Roberts, Albuquerque Academy
Isabelle Rodriguez-Armijo, Del Norte High School
Kate Romanik, Albuquerque Academy
Natalie Rychener, Grants High School (2)
Kai Seidenberg, Albuquerque Academy (2)
Mariah Spencer, Grants High School
Emma Sullivan, Albuquerque Academy
Mia Torivio, Grants High School
Derek Trujillo, Grants High School (2)
Miranda Washburn, Grants High School
Printmaking
Alex Jaramillo, Tony Hillerman Middle School
Damian Noriega, Valle Verde Early College High School
Yeizilyn Olague, Hayes Middle School
Savannah Phelps, Eldorado High School (2)
Sculpture
Rosa Bieber-Stanley, Albuquerque Academy
Felix Gelvin, New Mexico School for the Arts
Naima Pyarali, Albuquerque Academy
Caden Rossi, Berrendo Middle School
Elizabeth Smith, New Mexico School for the Arts
New York Life Foundation provides award to New Mexico students
The National New York Life Award, sponsored by the New York Life Foundation, provides six students whose works explore personal grief, loss, and bereavement with $1,000 scholarships. Additional state scholarships of $500 are available to two students from each of the following states: Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and New Mexico.
Opt-in to the New York Life Award at the end of your application and enter a personal statement (50 words or more) on how your work explores your personal experience with grief and bereavement, as defined above, through the death of someone close to you. Click here for more information on this award.
The time is NOW! The 2020 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are open for submissions!
And That’s a Wrap on Year 6! Awards Ceremony Photos are up in the Gallery, See you all Next Fall!
New Mexico Scholastic Art Awards Ceremony is Saturday, March 23rd
The recognition ceremony will be held on March 23rd , 2019 at Warehouse 508, located at 508 1st st. in Albuquerque. Gold key, Silver key and Honorable Mention award recipients are recognized with “keys” or ribbons and certificates at the regional level during the ceremony. Teacher Pins are provided as well. In addition to keys and certificates, colleges and universities award scholarships to participating seniors, and other organizations will provide additional awards.
Please arrive between 5:00 – 6:00 pm to check in. The ceremony will start promptly at 6:30 pm during which time all students will be asked to walk on stage, announce your name, and your award(s) so please be punctual.
The event is lightly catered and seating is limited. Students please plan to take your artwork with you when you leave.
2019 National Medal Winners
Gold Medal in Photography, American Visions Medal
Maria Metzger, Albuquerque Academy
“Whatre you lookin at”
Gold Medal in Painting
Emily Buehler, Albuquerque Academy
“Pigs and fly”
Gold Medal in Photography
Zion Thompson, NAACP NMACT-SO
“Lips and accessories”
Silver Medal in Photography
Zion Thompson, NAACP NMACT-SO
“Bygone Days”
Silver Medal in Photography
Katherine Arguello, Grants High School
“aBsTRact”
Silver Medal in Mixed Media
Emma Goodman, New Mexico School for the Arts
“Reed City”
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Silver Medal in Art Portfolio
Megan Holzrichter, Albuquerque Academy
“Untold and incomplete stories of China”
Silver Medal in Digital Art
Alder Nadon, Milagro Middle School
“Leopard”
Silver Medal in Drawing & Illustration
Kalea Ramsey, Menaul School
“Between life and death”
Silver Medal in Drawing & Illustration
Kalea Ramsey, Menaul School
“Hush”
Silver Medal in Printmaking
RC Artemisio, New Mexico School for the Arts
“Patriot”
Silver Medal in Digital Art
Diamond Thompson, NAACP NMACT-SO
“Just an average Adonis”
Silver Medal in Painting
Carolyn Wang, Albuquerque Academy
“Tenacity”
