Oswego High School Artists Win Scholastic Art, Writing Awards

OSWEGO, IL — Oswego East and Oswego high school students won awards for their artwork in the Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Competition for Visual Artists.

The students' artwork was displayed and recognized Feb. 2 at Downers Grove North High School, the host school of the regional Scholastic competition.

By submitting work to the Scholastic competition — considered by many to be the longest-running and most prestigious creative competition in the country — students in grades 7-12 are given opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication and scholarships.

The work of Gold Key winners will advance to the national competition in New York later this year.

The following Oswego High School artists won:

Gold Key

"Dead Maria" by Sadie Oehlerking - Digital Art
"Fry This" by Aidan Quach - Painting

Silver Key

"Untitled" by Sadie Oehlerking - Digital Art
"rather than Candy" by Kimberly Bustamante - Digital Art
"Entwined Death" by Kaitlin Russell - Jewelry

Honorable Mentions

"Beneath the Surface" by Keagan Reiseck - Painting
"Eccentric Animals Intersecting Real Life" by Samia Britt - Portfolio (Art)
"The Bird" by Prisha Gupta Loki - Drawing & Illustration
"Sub-Rosa" by Kimberly Bustamante - Drawing & Illustration
"The Deceiving Bandit" by Samia Britt - Sculpture

These artists from Oswego East High School won:

Silver Key

"Fruity Face" by Denae Mason - Digital Art
"Portrait of Her" by Madison Ponx - Drawing & Illustration
"Stillness" by Mariam Abdulsahib - Drawing & Illustration
"Vampire" b yJackson Mancuso - Comic Art

Honorable Mentions

"Fishbowl Automata" by Bella Johnson - Architecture & Industrial Design
"Gwen Everest" by Jackson Mancuso - Comic Art
"Mommy and Me" by Denae Mason - Digital Art
"Snooze under the TV Glow" by Denae Mason - Digital Art