The Superintendent's High School Art Show

2025 Art Show

Gallery of the Superintendent's High School Art Show state and regional winners. To enlarge images, simply click on the image.

A painting depicting a flock of chickens in various colors, including white, black, and gray

Centrum

Artist's Name: Emily Delapaz
Title: Just a Few Chickens
Medium: Oil Paint
Teacher: Andrea Beck

 
A detailed black and white drawing depicts a person with glasses and a child. The person is focused on the child's hand, appearing to be assisting or examining it. The child has curly hair and is looking down at their hand.

OSPI Staff Choice Award

Artist's Name: Anna Caine
Title: Coleoptera
Medium: Graphite
Teacher: Heidi Keith

 
A glossy red ceramic sculpture resembling two interconnected anatomical hearts with multiple arteries and veins.

Public School Employees of Washington

Artist's Name: Madisyn Spanos
Title: Harmful Attachment
Medium: Ceramic
Teacher: Kayla Spruce

 
A pair of small, worn blue sneakers with white laces and soles are hanging by their laces from a black metal stand. The sneakers appear to be old and used, with visible dirt and scuff marks. The background is dark, highlighting the shoes as the main focus of the image.

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Award

Artist's Name: Caelyn Smith
Title: Tattered Paths
Medium: Ceramic
Teacher: Charemon Smith

 
The bowl has a black base color with green and white accents, featuring clusters of white, textured formations that mimic the appearance of barnacles or coral.

Washington State Parent Teacher Association Award

Artist's Name: Miriam Ore
Title: Resurfaced
Medium: Ceramic
Teacher: Jill Giudice

 
A vibrant painting depicts a sunny day with a bright sun radiating beams of light across the sky. Two bees are flying near large, blooming daisies with white petals and yellow centers.

Superintendent's Choice Award

Artist's Name: Lily Marsh
Title: Serenity
Medium: Oil Paint
Teacher: Rebecca Silva-Clinard

 
Two fish swimming in opposite directions against a dark background. The upper fish has a vibrant red and green coloration, while the lower fish is predominantly gray with a lighter underbelly.

Governor's Choice Award

Artist's Name: LeeAnn Higgins
Title: The Chase
Medium: Colored Pencil
Teacher: Jayleen Baker

 
The image shows a vibrant, close-up illustration of a red-eyed tree frog. The frog's large, red eyes dominate its face, while its green body is speckled with blue and yellow hues.

Jurors' Choice Award

Artist's Name: Molli McLeod
Title: Life Up Close: Beatrice Anne Phibian
Medium: Mixed Media
Teacher: Joshua Everson

 
A colorful abstract artwork featuring two stylized faces with vibrant colors and intricate patterns. The background is filled with detailed black and white designs, including text in French.

Jurors' Choice Award

Artist's Name: Marcella Mendoza
Title: Me, Myself, and I
Medium: Acrylic
Teacher: Brock Sadler

 
A vibrant and colorful scene with a person wearing traditional clothing, adorned with intricate floral embroidery. The background is filled with abstract patterns and designs, including butterflies and flowers. The person is reaching out towards a glowing star-like object, surrounded by lush greenery and blooming flowers.

Jurors' Choice Award

Artist's Name: Soleil Olivera Hernández
Title: Un Sueño de Hidalgo
Medium: Digital
Teacher: Kenneth Merrick

 
The artwork is a detailed painting of a mountain goat with long, curved horns standing in a snowy landscape. The background features snow-covered pine trees and majestic mountains under a colorful sky with hues of yellow, pink, and orange. Birds are flying in the distance.

Jurors' Choice Award

Artist's Name: Ruby Koski
Title: Mountain Goat
Medium: Watercolor
Teacher: Rus Rummler

 
Two people sit on a wooden dock at night, facing a glowing blue pool surrounded by trees. They are wearing dark clothing and have their backs to the viewer. One person has their arm around the other, and they both raise their hands together to form a heart shape against the night sky.

Association of Washington School Principals Award

Artist's Name: Evie Pyeun
Title: Moonlit by the Pool
Medium: Acrylic
Teacher: Emily King

 
A painting of an adult holding a child in a grassy field. The adult is wearing a white tank top and blue jeans, while the child is dressed in a white shirt and blue pants with colorful shoes. Both figures have dark, curly hair. The background features green trees under a clear blue sky. Notably, the adult's hair transitions into black birds flying away

ArtsEd Washington Award

Artist's Name: Annabella Everano
Title: Two Crows Sitting In A Tree G-R-O-W-ing
Medium: Acrylic
Teacher: Rebekah Wilkins-Pepiton

 
A vibrant artwork depicts two birds flying amidst colorful, fluffy clouds during a sunset. The sky transitions from deep blue to warm orange and yellow hues near the sun. The larger bird is in the foreground with wings spread wide, while the smaller bird is in the background to the right.

InspireWA Award

Artist's Name: Hannah Roberts
Title: Freedom's Duality
Medium: Colored Pencil
Teacher: Kit Christopherson

 
The grayscale drawing features the side profile of a person with curly hair, beard, and a headband on and wearing a shirt.

Professional Educator Standards Board Award

Artist's Name: Dongwoo Jung
Title: Maisha Mazuri
Medium: Charcoal
Teacher: Jennifer Bitter

 
A silver pendant in the shape of a pomegranate.

Washington Art Education Association Award

Artist's Name: Chloe Crouch
Title: Pomegranate Locket
Medium: Sterling Silver
Teacher: Maya Stoker

 
An intricate and detailed illustration of three birds flying in front of a large, leafless tree with twisted branches. The two larger birds are depicted in shades of blue, while the smaller bird is in black and white. The background features abstract patterns that resemble underwater plants

Washington Association of School Administrators Award

Artist's Name: Ciera Wallace Berry
Title: Midflight
Medium: Ink
Teacher: Joshua Everson

 
A painting depicts a laptop with a screen displaying a grade sheet, an open notebook with math problems and a pencil on top of it. The math problems include equations and grid-based questions. The notebook also features a detailed sketch of a face

Washington Education Association Award

Artist's Name: Paige Devey
Title: A Failure
Medium: Acrylic
Teacher: Andrea Beck

 
The artwork shows two children playing on the ground, surrounded by bubbles.

Washington State School Directors' Association Award

Artist's Name: Lucy Kwon
Title: Bubbled Memories
Medium: Acrylic
Teacher: Lisa Baker

 
A triptych artwork featuring three vertical panels. The left and middle panels are filled with vibrant, colorful butterflies in shades of blue, pink, orange, and green against a white background. The right panel depicts a grayscale profile of a woman's face.

Honorable Mention

Artist's Name: Emma Ayers
Title: Alive
Medium: Acrylic
Teacher: Hannah Brown

 
A black and white illustration depicts a large group of people, each holding a camera and taking photographs. The background is filled with various speakers and sound equipment.

Honorable Mention

Artist's Name: Paisley Archer
Title: I Am Not On My Phone
Teacher: Chad Brazill

 
A realistic drawing of two bulldogs resting on a brown couch. The bulldog in the foreground is light brown with a white patch on its chest, lying down with its head resting on a white blanket. The bulldog in the background is darker, with a mix of black, gray, and white fur, also lying down and partially overlapping the first dog

Honorable Mention

Artist's Name: Mayra Mendoza
Title: Best Friends
Medium: Colored Pencil
Teacher: Aaron Gillaspie

 
A ceramic bust of a person's head and shoulders, painted in shades of blue and white. The face has a calm expression with detailed features, and the hair is adorned with intricate blue patterns resembling leaves and branches.

Honorable Mention

Artist's Name: Sophia Jiang
Title: Mom
Medium: Ceramic
Teacher: Heidi Keith

 
The artwork features an open book with a three-dimensional paper ship made from printed text pages sailing on a sea crafted from rolled blue paper beads. The ship has three sails and is positioned as if emerging from the book's pages.

Honorable Mention

Artist's Name: Lia Smitchger
Title: Assigned Reading
Medium: Paper
Teacher: Rus Rummler