Annual High School
Art Invitational
Engaging the next generation of creatives in the Quad Cities
Annual High School
supporting High School artisTS as they continue their art education and compete for Over $7,000 dollars in awards and scholarships provided by exhibit sponsors
About The HIGH SCHOOL ART INVITATIONAL
Each spring, Quad City Arts displays artwork from top high school artists and their art teachers. High school art instructors in the greater Quad City region are invited to choose works by their top five students in any category, plus additional works in the categories of film, wood sculpture, paper sculpture and recycled materials. The exhibit fills the walls of Quad City Arts’ downtown Rock Island gallery, the opening ceremony is attended by hundreds of Quad Citians supporting young artistic talent, and students receive thousands of dollars in awards from exhibition sponsors.
The public is welcome to visit the gallery in person Monday-Friday from 10-5, Saturdays from 11-5. Everyone is welcome to vote for their favorite high school artist in the People's Choice contest on Quad City Arts' Facebook page.
For many students, this will be the first time they receive formal recognition for their creative talents. This can inspire them to pursue careers in the arts and find out how their talents can be applied. In addition to the opportunity to show their work publicly, this exhibition is important to show students the process of competing for gallery shows. As professional artists know, getting into exhibitions can be discouraging, but there is value in seeing which pieces were selected.
This exhibition is important for the public because it shows the incredible creativity of our young people and our future workforce. Creative people have the ability to problem-solve which is a trait sought after by numerous professions.
The public is welcome to visit the gallery in person Monday-Friday from 10-5, Saturdays from 11-5. Everyone is welcome to vote for their favorite high school artist in the People's Choice contest on Quad City Arts' Facebook page.
For many students, this will be the first time they receive formal recognition for their creative talents. This can inspire them to pursue careers in the arts and find out how their talents can be applied. In addition to the opportunity to show their work publicly, this exhibition is important to show students the process of competing for gallery shows. As professional artists know, getting into exhibitions can be discouraging, but there is value in seeing which pieces were selected.
This exhibition is important for the public because it shows the incredible creativity of our young people and our future workforce. Creative people have the ability to problem-solve which is a trait sought after by numerous professions.
the 45th Annual High School Art Invitational
Thank you for being a part of the Annual High School Invitational,
we are proud to have so many creative teachers and students in our community!
we are proud to have so many creative teachers and students in our community!
Alleman High School
Daisy Blunt
Alleman High School | Grade 11 Untitled | Mixed Media | NFS Teacher Lisa Wells |
Leilani Ferreyra
Alleman High School | Grade 10 Stardust Crusader | Pen/Ink | NFS Teacher Lisa Wells |
Tessa Hendrickson
Alleman High School | Grade 10 Mushroom House | Clay/Ceramics | $50 Teacher Lisa Wells |
Topacio Martinez
Alleman High School | Grade 11 Wine Red | Pen/Ink | NFS Teacher Lisa Wells |
Claire Reger
Alleman High School | Grade 11 One of Seven | Acrylic Paint | NFS Teacher Lisa Wells |
Assumption high school
Dana Cabrera
Assumption High School | Grade 12 Sacred Heart | Charcoal | $100 Teacher Michelle Sexton ★ Juror’s Choice Awards
for artistic excellence ★ |
Ellen Jardine
Assumption High School | Grade 12 Strawberry Delights | Marker and Ink | $50 Teacher Michelle Sexton |
Lauren Olson
Assumption High School | Grade 12 Liberty | Photography | $35 Teacher Michelle Sexton |
Bereskin art academy
Celia Brown
Bereskin Art Academy | Grade 10 Beach Party | Oil | NFS Teacher Pat Bereskin ★ Left Bank Art League Award ★
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Brennan Korczak
Bereskin Art Academy | Grade 12 Mother Made Us | Oil | NFS Teacher Pat Bereskin |
Tanya Rastogi
Bereskin Art Academy | Grade 9 Forlorn | Pastel | NFS Teacher Pat Bereskin ★ The Rock Island Art Guild Members’ Painting Award ★
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Anagha Sudhindra
Bereskin Art Academy | Grade 11 Grandmother and Me | Oil | NFS Teacher Pat Bereskin |
Madelyn Young
Bereskin Art Academy | Grade 12 Saddle Up | Pencil | NFS Teacher Pat Bereskin |
Bettendorf High School
Hannah Beintema
Bettendorf High School | Grade 12 Busted | Colored Pencil | NFS Teacher Tim Solbrig ★ Quad City Arts' Staff Award ★
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Charlie Eaton
Bettendorf High School | Grade 12 As the World Burns | Colored Pencil | NFS Teacher Tim Solbrig |
James Frohlich
Bettendorf High School | Grade 11 Sparks | Digital Photography | $50 Teacher Hilary Puglisi |
Payton Gagne
Bettendorf High School | Grade 12 Bird | Acrylic | NFS Teacher Steve Andresen |
Jenna Hancock
Bettendorf High School | Grade 11 Faces in the Sky | Pencil | NFS Teacher Hilary Puglisi |
Ahlivya Hill
Bettendorf High School | Grade 11 Self-Portrait | Acrylic | NFS Teacher Steve Andresen |
Freddie Hunsaker
Bettendorf High School | Grade 9 Mads | Charcoal & Chalk | NFS Teacher Steve Andresen |
Olivia Koehler
Bettendorf High School | Grade 12 Grill | Charcoal, Chalk, Marker | NFS Teacher Steve Andresen |
McKenzie Morrison
Bettendorf High School | Grade 9 Cat's Eye | Digital Photography | $50 Teacher Steve Andresen |
Corbin O'Grady
Bettendorf High School | Grade 10 Revival | Digital Photography | $50 Teacher Hilary Puglisi |
Dakota Otts
Bettendorf High School | Grade 12 Mechanical Shark | Wood | NFS Teacher Hilary Puglisi ★ The Mississippi Valley
Woodcarvers Award ★ |
Luke Roth
Bettendorf High School | Grade 12 Self-Portrait | Pencil | NFS Teacher Tim Solbrig ★ Cutting-Edge Award ★
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Malia Shinbori
Bettendorf High School | Grade 12 Trick or Treat | Digital Photograph | $50 Teacher Tim Solbrig ★ Senior Scholarship Winner ★
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Julia Trembley
Bettendorf High School | Grade 12 Wendigo | Digital Image | $50 Teacher Hilary Puglisi |
Ysenia Troche
Bettendorf High School | Grade 12 Chancla | Acrylic | NFS Teacher Tim Solbrig |
Isabella Wegener
Bettendorf High School | Grade 11 Self-Portrait | Digital Photography | $50 Teacher Hilary Puglisi |
CentRAL DeWitt
Abigail Castleman
Central DeWitt | Grade 12 Pose Five, Dissolve | Acrylic on Canvas Panel | NFS Teacher Cassie Dunlavey |
Amelia House
Central DeWitt | Grade 12 O' What a Grand Ole World We Have Recycled Materials | NFS Teacher Cassie Dunlavey |
Payton Hughes
Central DeWitt | Grade 12 Wonderland | Stoneware and Glass | $200 Teacher Cassie Dunlavey |
Alexsys Scheeper
Central DeWitt | Grade 11 Sabers Marching | Acrylic | NFS Teacher Cassie Dunlavey |
Olivia Van Zee
Central DeWitt | Grade 12 Blue Consciousness | Marker and Paint Market | NFS Teacher Cassie Dunlavey |
Audrey Williams
Central DeWitt | Grade 12 Blank Slate | Acrylic, Magazines, Gems, Paper and Resin | NFS Teacher Cassie Dunlavey |
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Jack Dollar
Central DeWitt | Grade 12 The Wake of Reason Produces Monsters | Video | NFS Teacher Cassie Dunlavey ★ Excellence in Film Sponsored by Dphilms ★ |
Davenport Central
Gael Chenus
Davenport Central | Grade 9 Gus | water color | $250 Teacher Juan Rangel ★ Don Heggen Memorial Award
for excellence in watercolor ★ |
Rebekah Hawkinson
Davenport Central | Grade 9 The Holy Mother | color pencils | NFS Teacher Juan Rangel |
Karol Ortega
Davenport Central | Grade 10 Lily | Oil Pastels | NFS Teacher Juan Rangel |
Yesenia Tellez-Chavez
Davenport Central | Grade 11 "El Valle" | Charcoal | NFS Teacher Juan Rangel ★ Hilltop Campus Village Award ★
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Davenport Central / CAA
Kamryn Benson
Davenport Central / CAA | Grade 9 Visionary | Digital Photography | NFS Teacher Clint Balsar ★ The Rock Island Art Guild Members’ Photography Award ★
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Khadeija Dieng
Davenport Central / CAA | Grade 11 Crystal Clear | Digital Photography | NFS Teacher Clint Balsar ★ Barbara Maness Award for Beauty ★
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Lunden Kolund
Davenport Central / CAA | Grade 9 Seashells | Paper | NFS Teacher Clint Balsar |
Nathan Rodriguez
Davenport Central / CAA | Grade 11 The End of History | Digital Photography | $50 FNI Teacher Clint Balsar |
Nina Ruetenik
Davenport Central / CAA | Grade 10 Ancient Orbs | Digital Photography | $40 Teacher Clint Balsar |
Max Webber
Davenport Central / CAA | Grade 9 Labyrinth | Digital Photography | NFS Teacher Clint Balsar |
Davenport Central H.S. / CAA
Grace Hopkins
Davenport Central H.S. / CAA | Grade 12 Bridge of Sighs - Italy Trip #2 | watercolor | NFS Teacher Nicholas DiGioia |
Laurel Hynes
Davenport Central H.S. / CAA | Grade 11 Pomegranate - Death | Acrylic paint | NFS Teacher Nicholas DiGioia ★ The Most Creative Concept Award sponsored by Joel & Diane Franken ★
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Victor Rubalcava-Hernandez
Davenport Central H.S. / CAA | Grade 12 Rebuild | Acrylic and thread | NFS Teacher Nicholas DiGioia ★ Helen Doehler Memorial Award ★
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Ella Strader
Davenport Central H.S. / CAA | Grade 9 Hidden Inspiration | charcoal | NFS Teacher Nicholas DiGioia ★ The Rock Island Art Guild
Members’ Drawing Award ★ |
Jacqueline Vernon
Davenport Central H.S. / CAA | Grade 11 Magic 7 Ball | mixed media | NFS Teacher Nicholas DiGioia |
Davenport Central High School
Grace Lane
Davenport Central High School | Grade 11 Touch | Clay, Underglaze | NFS Teacher Renee Ott |
Mia McCrery
Davenport Central High School | Grade 12 Torn | Colored Pencil | NFS Teacher Renee Ott ★ Carlos Centore Awards for Excellence ★
★ The Rock Island Art Guild Members’ Sculpture Award ★ |
Flavio Rosas
Davenport Central High School | Grade 12 Yin and Yang | Clay, Glaze | NFS Teacher Renee Ott ★ Excellence in Clay sponsored by Marilyn Davis and Deborah Doehler ★
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Abbey Snider
Davenport Central High School | Grade 11 Fire and Ice | Plaster, Acrylic, Plastic Transparencies, Stained Glass | NFS Teacher Renee Ott |
Carley Tomlinson
Davenport Central High School | Grade 11 Lion Stack | Clay, Acrylic, Wood, Faux Grasses/Moss, Faux Fur, Cardboard | NFS Teacher Renee Ott ★ W.C. Griffiths Award for Humor ★
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Linus Rairdin-Hale
Davenport Central/CAA | Grade 9 The Moth | NFS |
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Simone Hoogheem
Davenport Central / CAA | Grade 9 Talking without a Head | Music Video | NFS |
Phoenix Hughes
Davenport Central / CAA | Grade 9 Back and Forth | Music Video | NFS |
Corbin Hoffmaster
Davenport High School / CAA | Grade 12 Original Character Walk Cycle | $20 |
Davenport North High School
Jordyn Ellis
Davenport North High School | Grade 11 Rustic Steed | Recycled | $160.00 Teacher Michele O'Brien ★ Living Lands & Waters Award
for use of recycled materials ★ |
Vanessa Frost
Davenport North High School | Grade 11 Friendly Crocheted Husky | Fiber Arts Sculpture | NFS Teacher Michele O'Brien |
Alyssa Knotts
Davenport North High School | Grade 9 Last Supper | Acrylic on Canvas | NFS Teacher Michele O'Brien |
Addison Miller
Davenport North HIgh School | Grade 10 Koi Pond | Paper | $250.00 Teacher Michele O'Brien ★ Keith Bonnstetter Award for
Best Use of Paper as Medium ★ |
Cameron Snyder
Davenport North High School | Grade 10 North's Faces of Diversity | Digital Graphics/Digital Photography | NFS Teacher Michele O'Brien |
Ava Tappero
Davenport North High School | Grade 9 Pieces of Me | Recycled | $160.00 Teacher Michele O'Brien |
Davenport West High
Leart Damoni
Davenport West High | Grade 11 Penny | Acrylic on Canvas $400 all 9 ($70 per panel) Teacher Dave Schaeffer ★ Juror’s Choice Awards
for artistic excellence ★ |
Bella Davis
Davenport West High | Grade 11 Maggie | Bic Pen | NFS Teacher Dave Schaeffer |
Tiana Pena
Davenport West High | Grade 9 Me in Pieces | Mixed Media | NFS Teacher Dave Schaeffer ★ Zimmerman Honda Award ★
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Sidney Shaffer
Davenport West High | Grade 10 Red Riding Hood & The Big Bad Wolf | Colored Pencil | $100 Teacher Dave Schaeffer |
Abbey Young
Davenport West High | Grade 11 I Was Thirsty | Graphite | $60 Teacher Dave Schaeffer ★ Left Bank Art League Award ★
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Nathan Raker
Davenport West High School | Grade 11 Apex Legends | Film | NFS Teacher Chad Wolf |
Riley Erwin
Davenport West High School | Grade 12 Electric Outline | NFS Teacher Chad Wolf |
Shamus Nielsen
Davenport West High School | Grade 12 Newton's Cradle | NFS Teacher Chad Wolf |
Davenport West High School
Caleb Heskett
Davenport West High School | Grade 12 Tracing Ayden | Digital Photograph | NFS Teacher Chad Wolf |
Charlie Macaluso
Davenport West High School | Grade 12 Too Many Choices | Digital Photograph | NFS Teacher Chad Wolf |
Dalton Murillo
Davenport West High School | Grade 9 Exploration Fun | Digital Photograph | NFS Teacher Chad Wolf |
Andrei Smith
Davenport West High School | Grade 10 Eye Digital - Adobe Illustrator | NFS Teacher Chad Wolf |
Kaeleigh Wasson
Davenport West High School | Grade 11 Violet Pop | Digital Photograph | NFS Teacher Chad Wolf |
Kewanee high school
Ira Forbis
Kewanee High School | Grade 12 Venus | Watercolor and Pen | $15 Teacher Lisa Stisser |
Mady Gardner
Kewanee High School | Grade 12 Birds and Branches | Mixed Media | NFS Teacher Lisa Stisser |
Shayla Hufford
Kewanee High School | Grade 12 Color Portrait | Mixed Media | $15 Teacher Lisa Stisser |
America Sanchez Sotelo
Kewanee High School | Grade 12 Mathilde et Juliette | Digital | $45 Teacher Lisa Stisser |
Mercer County High School
Darby Balmer
Mercer County High School | Grade 10 The Question Ink | $150 Teacher Tara Guidinger |
Darby Balmer
Mercer County High School | Grade 10 Self-Portrait | Paper | $230 Teacher Tara Guidinger ★ Keith Bonnstetter Award for
Second Best Use of Paper as Medium ★ |
Lexi Becker
Mercer County High School | Grade 10 Anatomy Study | Colored Pencil | NFS Teacher Tara Guidinger |
Karissa Geisinger
Mercer County High School | Grade 12 Muse | Acyrlic | NFS Teacher Tara Guidinger |
Becca Gray
Mercer County High School | Grade 12 Undefined Will | Photography | $70 Teacher Tara Guidinger ★ Excellence in Photography Award ★
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Olivia Hucke
Mercer County High School | Grade 12 Karissa | Paper | $40 Teacher Tara Guidinger |
Olivia Hucke
Mercer County High School | Grade 12 Reach | Digital Painting | $50 Teacher Tara Guidinger |
Kylie McCoy
Mercer County High School | Grade 10 Santa Rosa Beach, Florida | Recycled | NFS Teacher Tara Guidinger |
Moline High School
Ashlee Bullock
Moline High School | Grade 12 Still Life | Alcohol Based Marker | $50 Teacher Elizabeth Nache |
Tanijah Callahan
Moline High School | Grade 11 Still Life | Colored Pencil | NFS Teacher Elizabeth Nache |
Lathaniel Castillo
Moline High School | Grade 11 Papa Peaches | Acrylic on Canvas | NFS Teacher Elizabeth Nache ★ Juror’s Choice Awards
for artistic excellence ★ |
Tara Crull
Moline High School | Grade 12 Untitled | Digital Art | NFS Teacher Stacey Replinger ★ W.C. Griffiths 2nd Place Award
for Humor ★ |
Sariah Mancilla Mancilla
Moline High School | Grade 11 Chloe on Blue Rug | Photography | NFS Teacher Stacey Replinger |
Larae Marlow
Moline High School | Grade 12 Earrings | Copper Metal | NFS Teacher Elizabeth Nache |
Carter Morrell
Moline High School | Grade 12 Brain Junk | Digital Art | NFS Teacher Stacey Replinger ★ Elaine & Larry Sneath Award
for Imagination ★ |
Tyler Myers
Moline High School | Grade 10 Untitled | Digital Art | NFS Teacher Stacey Replinger |
Clara Van Note
Moline High School | Grade 12 Cuff Bracelet | Brass Metal | $65 Teacher Elizabeth Nache |
Dayten White
Moline High School | Grade 11 Untitled | Digital Art | $85 Teacher Stacey Replinger ★ The Rock Island Art Guild Members’ Digital Media Award ★
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Pleasant Valley High School
Avery Behnke
Pleasant Valley High School | Grade 12 Untitled Marker, colored pencil, and pen on paper | NFS Teacher: Alexandria Medenciy / Aimee Peters |
Arissa Khan
Pleasant Valley High School | Grade 12 atlas libéré | Oil on Paper | NFS Teacher: Alexandria Medenciy / Aimee Peters ★ The Natural World Award
sponsored by Ralph Iaccarino ★ |
Alanah Kruse
Pleasant Valley High School | Grade 12 Albuquerque |Digital Photograph | $100 Teacher: Alexandria Medenciy / Aimee Peters |
Katie Lee
Pleasant Valley High School | Grade 12 Untitled | graphite | NFS Teacher: Alexandria Medenciy / Aimee Peters ★ Juror’s Choice Awards
for artistic excellence ★ |
Lauren MCGovern
Pleasant Valley High School | Grade 12 Appeal to Mercury | Oil on Canvas | NFS Teacher: Alexandria Medenciy / Aimee Peters ★ Senior Scholarship Winner ★
★ Best of Show ★ |
Lizzie McVey
Pleasant Valley High School | Grade 12 Cafe d'Marie | Oil on Canvas | NFS Teacher: Alexandria Medenciy / Aimee Peters ★ Carlos Centore Awards for Excellence ★
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Mya Griffin
Pleasant Valley High School | Grade 10 Nomophobia | Ceramic | NFS Teacher: Alexandria Medenciy / Aimee Peters |
Maggie Wanek
Pleasant Valley High School | Grade 10 Overgrowth | Ceramic | NFS Teacher: Alexandria Medenciy / Aimee Peters |
Hope Willwerth
Pleasant Valley High School | Grade 12 Untitled | Marker on Paper | NFS Teacher: Alexandria Medenciy / Aimee Peters |
Sherrard High School
Josie Bruning
Sherrard High School | Grade 10 Self Portrait | Charcoal on paper | NFS Teacher Laura Warner |
Hannah Dochterman
Sherrard High School | Grade 12 Figuratively Dining | Ceramic | NFS Teacher Laura Warner |
Isabelle Estes
Sherrard High School | Grade 10 Lilly | Pastel on paper | NFS Teacher Laura Warner |
Elaina Johnson
Sherrard High School | Grade 12 Dreaming of Italy | Colored Pencil on paper | NFS Teacher Laura Warner |
Addison Krup
Sherrard High School | Grade 10 Leopard Gecko | Recycled plastic, newspaper, balloon, acrylic paint | NFS Teacher Laura Warner |
Samantha Phipps
Sherrard High School | Grade 10 Ken | Pastel on paper | NFS Teacher Laura Warner |
United Township
Alexis Fryxell
United Township | Grade 12 Untitled | Colored Pencil/Marker | NFS Teacher Jon Nevenhoven ★ Steven Pray Award for Technique ★
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Kiara Martinez
United Township | Grade 11 Untitled | Colored Pencil | NFS Teacher Jon Nevenhoven ★ Steven Pray Award for Technique ★
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 Diego Munoz United Township | Grade 12 Untitled | Colored Pencil | NFS Teacher Jon Nevenhoven ★ Life at Night Award
for Artistic Excellence ★ |
Samantha Ross
United Township | Grade 11 Untitled | Mixed Media | NFS Teacher Jon Nevenhoven |
Ximena Torres-Cantu
United Township | Grade 12 Untitled | Acrylic | NFS Teacher Jon Nevenhoven |
West high school
Carleigh Argenta
West High School | Grade 12 With Cream Cheese | Ceramic | $80 Teacher Neal Meeker |
Isha Harvey Greaves
West High School | Grade 10 Unrealism | Digital | NFS Teacher Neal Meeker |
Elijah Keku
West High School | Grade 12 Splash | Wood | NFS Teacher Neal Meeker |
Kaidren Nunn
West High School | Grade 10 Milkshake | Digital | NFS Teacher Neal Meeker |
Esteban Perez
West High School | Grade 11 Spire | Cardboard | NFS Teacher Neal Meeker ★ Charles White Award for Whimsey ★
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Mason Powers
West High School | Grade 10 Titan Stones | Ceramic | NFS Teacher Neal Meeker ★ Zimmerman Honda Award ★
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Teacher Entries
Clint Balsar
Davenport / CAA Playa Santa Teresa, Costa Rica | Digital Photography | NFS |
Pat Bereskin
Bereskin Art Academy Fountain of You | Oil | NFS |
Nicholas DiGioia
Davenport Central H.S. / CAA Galloway | Water based Oils | NFS |
Cassie Dunlavey
Central DeWitt Raku Bowl | Raku Clay and Glass | NFS |
Tara Guidinger
Mercer County High School The Dance | Collage, Acrylic and Oil | $350 ★ 3rd Place Teacher Award ★
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Renee Ott
Davenport Central Eggcellent | Plaster, Felt | $150 |
Hilary Puglisi
Bettendorf High School Raku Plate | Raku Clay | NFS |
Juan Rangel
Davenport Central My Dream | pencil | $2000 |
Stacey Replinger
Moline High School Composition with Pink | Digital art | $300 |
Lisa Stisser
Kewanee High School
Laugh Line | Acrylic | $150
Kewanee High School
Laugh Line | Acrylic | $150
★ 2nd Place Teacher Award ★
Laura Warner
Sherrard High School Abram | Pastel on sanded paper | NFS ★ 1st Place Teacher Award ★
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Lisa Wells
Alleman High School Untitled | Acrylic Paint | NFS |
Chad Wolf
Davenport West High School What Lurks in the Fog | Digital Photograph | NFS |
Generously SPONSORED BY
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Bereskin Gallery and Art Academy, The Rock Island Art Guild, Zimmerman Honda, Carlo Centore
Left Bank Art League, Cutting Edge Productions, Life at Night Productions, The Mississippi Valley Woodcarvers, Living Lands & Waters, Dphilms, Scott Tunnicliff, Larry DeVilbiss, Deborah Doehler Studio, Helen Doehler Memorial fund, Charles and Evie White, Raphael Iaccarino, Barbara Maness, Steven Pray, Joel and Diane Franken, Janice Hartwig, Marilyn Davis, Jack Wilhoit, Jane Koski, Shea Doyle, Carolyn Martin, Elaine and Larry Sneath
Left Bank Art League, Cutting Edge Productions, Life at Night Productions, The Mississippi Valley Woodcarvers, Living Lands & Waters, Dphilms, Scott Tunnicliff, Larry DeVilbiss, Deborah Doehler Studio, Helen Doehler Memorial fund, Charles and Evie White, Raphael Iaccarino, Barbara Maness, Steven Pray, Joel and Diane Franken, Janice Hartwig, Marilyn Davis, Jack Wilhoit, Jane Koski, Shea Doyle, Carolyn Martin, Elaine and Larry Sneath
