High school art students recognized by Kiwanis and MSUM

MSUM’s School of Visual Arts announces the winners of the Second Annual Kiwanis Regional High School Visual Arts Exhibition, chosen during MSUM’s annual Visual and Media Arts workshop day in January. Twenty-four regional high schools sent 205 students, who attended four of the 36 hands-on workshops that were offered during this intensive on campus experience.

Thirty-nine students were recognized for excellence in their studio work in eight media categories. Cash prizes totaling $1,000 were awarded by the Kiwanis Club of Fargo to nine students. They were:

Best in show: Claire Bath, Shanley High School, Fargo
Best in Sculpture: Cooper Opheim, Fargo South
Best in Printmaking: Joshua Moeller, May-Port CG
Best in Photography: Elias Pribbenow, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, Fergus Falls
Best in Painting: Maggie Peterson, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Best in Drawing: Megan Vetter, Sheyenne High School, West Fargo
Best in Ceramics: Madi McCoy, Hawley
Best in 2D Mixed Media: Alexis Briard, Lake Park Audubon
Best in Media Arts: Theodore E Milz, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

Honorable mentions went to the following students:

2D Mixed: Jasmine Chao, Davies High. Mckenzee Klein, Fargo North High
Ceramics: Tabatha Anglin, Lake Park Audubon. Oliva Kollar, Underwood.
Drawing: Marietta Geist, Crookston. Maddox Chalmers, Detroit Lakes. Breanna Sullivan, Grand Forks Central. Molly Feland, Grand Forks Central. Daisy Hou, Grand Forks Central. Grace Highness, Hawley. Sherry Xiau, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, Fergus Falls. Thea Schermerhorn, Moorhead. Ariana Blacksmith, Northern Cass. Ingrid Erickson, Park Christian, Fargo. Braden Hagen, Park Christian, Fargo. Julia Peterson, Sheyenne, Fargo. Kate Johnson, Win-E-Mac.
Painting: Precious Adams, Crookston. Sophia Wentling, Davies H.S. Fargo. Catalina Teuber, Fargo North. Emalia Johnson, Fosston. Antonia Starzl, Kennedy Fergus Falls. Cam Herbel, Moorhead. Courtney Donahue, Shanley, Fargo.
Photography: Annabelle Marty, Fargo South. Madeline Westereng, Grand Forks Central.
Printmaking: Sarah Willits, Pelican Rapids High School.
Sculpture: Sylvia Venberg, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, Fergus Falls. Michaela Masche, Norman County West. Taylor Lanoue, Underwood. Julia Petersen, Sheyenne, West Fargo.