2024 Middle Tennessee Scholastic
Art Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 33rd Annual Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Awards! The Scholastic Art Awards is the oldest and most prestigious art competition for young artists. Since 1991 Cheekwood has had the honor of presenting the Scholastic Art Awards and Exhibition for Middle Tennessee. Each year creative, imaginative, and talented teens from across middle Tennessee submit over 1,500 works of art in a variety of categories.
Students on this list and their teachers will receive formal notification and more details of their award(s) via e-mail. For more information about the Scholastic Art Awards, visit artandwriting.org.
Presented by
American Visions Nominees
Mckenna Aquino, Renaissance High School, Grade 12, City Bird
Anna McDowell, Hendersonville High School, Grade 11, More Than Meets the Eye
Reid Phelps, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Grade 10, Unconscious Picking
Emmanuelle Yuan, Ravenwood High School, Grade 11, Morning Routine
Suzie Zhao, Jiang’s Studio of Art, Grade 8, Everlasting Love
Battle Ground Academy
Gold Key
Addison Irvin
Jimin Lee
Silver Key
Albi Barnes
Hailey Burns
Isabel Cifuentes
Bella Covington
Jimin Lee
Olivia Whitley
Honorable Mention
Jacquelyn Barnhill
Emmy Peterson
Olivia Whitley (3 Honorable Mentions)
Beech High School
Gold Key
Sydney Owens
Honorable Mention
Natalie Casey
Isabella Heinrich
Sydney Owens
Katie Swallows
Brentwood Academy
Silver Key
Olivia Hughes
Honorable Mention
Corinne Hickman
Olivia Hughes (2 Honorable Mentions)
Brentwood High School
Gold Key
Emily Wilson
Silver Key
Olivia Hughes
Ivy Chang
Callie Impoco
Gideon Shin (2 Silver Keys)
Ryan Shin
Honorable Mention
Callie Impoco
So Young Park (2 Honorable Mentions)
Cara Sullivan (2 Honorable Mentions)
Emily Wilson (4 Honorable Mentions)
Bridgeforth Middle School
Honorable Mention
Jackson Taylor
Cane Ridge High School
Silver Key
Hailey James
Centennial High School
Gold Key
Joshua Park
Silver Key
Joshua Park
Honorable Mention
Joshua Park
Central Magnet School
Gold Key
Abby Ramsay
Silver Key
Abby Ramsay
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Gold Key
Reid Phelps (American Visions Nominee)
Silver Key
Reid Phelps
Hannah Walker
Honorable Mention
Laurel Adkins
Jack Morrow
Dickson County High School
Silver Key
Aila Rowell
Honorable Mention
Aviana Rowell
Ensworth School
Gold Key
Walker Perry
Silver Key
Charles Atwood
Juniper Mixon
Honorable Mention
Laela Clark
Thao Le
Tyler Roh
Noah Sparrow
Alexa Williams
Veronica Wong
Father Ryan High School
Gold Key
Rosanna Yang
Franklin High School
Gold Key
Sophie Jiang (2 Gold Keys)
Grace Kwon
Amelia Prugh
Avery Sledesky (2 Gold Keys)
Silver Key
Allegra Alfaro
Isaac Hancock
Sasha Kozimor
Grace Kwon
Amelia Prugh
Avery Sledesky
Honorable Mention
Eva Adcock
May Gaines
Olivia Harms
Carissa Hertz
Amelia Prugh (2 Honorable Mentions)
Avery Sledesky (2 Honorable Mentions)
Franklin Road Academy
Silver Key
Abby Ditto
Harpeth Hall School
Gold Key
Kelly Aquino
Anna Maria Bacchetta
Sophia Baldwin
Emaline Cash
Lillian Cashen
Ellery Cook
Hallie Gibson
Addie Hardy
Sara Wallace
Marley Warren
Silver Key
Anna Maria Bacchetta
Lillian Cashen (3 Silver Keys)
Olivia Decastro
Mae Eads
Hallie Gibson
Madison Goodman
Chloe Gray
Audrey Harris
Lillian Kapanka
Abby Lara
Anaya Singh
Honorable Mention
Meghan Abrams
Sophia Baldwin (2 Honorable Mentions)
Ellery Cook
Mae Eads
Addie Hardy
Greta Haroldson
Sophie Hong
Suki Junge
Catherine Tatro
Hendersonville High School
Gold Key
Sasha Dishman
Anna McDowell (American Visions Nominee)
Silver Key
Anna McDowell (2 Silver Keys)
Honorable Mention
Kiara Cabriana
Hayley Conar
Junyan Lin
Anna McDowell (2 Honorable Mention)
Keira Placek
Keegan Riley
Hillsboro High School
Gold Key
Caramia Johnson
Silver Key
Joshua Miller
Honorable Mention
Lauren Birdwell
Toby Fornes
Andrew Morrison
Clara Thorsen
Kaiden Wood
Homeschool
Gold Key
Abigail Manor (2 Gold Keys
Zhiyan Zeng
Silver Key
Abigail Manor
Zhiyan Zeng
Honorable Mention
Abigail Manor
Emily Purifoy
Hume-Fogg Magnet School
Gold Key
Amna Abdelhalim
SJ Clayton
Sophia Glapion
Knight Pineda
Silver Key
Ibtihal Cheko
SJ Clayton
Casey Dawson
Evie Stack
Honorable Mention
Casey Dawson
Mohamed El Said
Rachael Kim
Karl Peery Polyn
Knight Pineda
Laela Reist
Adrianna Sesi
Hunter’s Lane Comprehensive High School
Gold Key
Ker Deng
Honorable Mention
Ker Dang
Charlotte Englander
Independence High School
Gold Key
Hanley Ressler
Silver Key
Ike Bryan
Corinne Weller
Honorable Mention
Megan Burbage (3 Honorable Mentions)
Katy Ensor
Jean Lotz
Avery Nelson (3 Honorable Mentions)
Morgan Scholz (2 Honorable Mentions)
Olivia Weaver
James Lawson High School
Silver Key
Safiya Margarette Austria
Delana Hayes
Jiang’s Studio of Art
Gold Key
Suzie Zhao (American Visions Nominee)
Lipscomb Academy
Gold Key
Jackson Savage
Honorable Mention
Hayes Anderson
Jencyn Cunningham
Princess McGahey
Marshall County High School
Gold Key
Skylee Sonnier
Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet School
Gold Key
Ruby Barton
Honorable Mention
Natalia Falconi
Alec Long
Amelia Wang (3 Honorable Mentions)
Meigs Magnet School
Gold Key
Ethan Jeong
Silver Key
Ethan Jeong
Honorable Mention
Tamaryn Fowler (3 Honorable Mentions)
Avery Hayworth
Charlotte Hylbert
Mill Creek Middle School
Gold Key
Maxwell Stem
Honorable Mention
Mae White (2 Honorable Mentions)
Montgomery Bell Academy
Gold Key
Eason Calfee
Mitchell Chaffin
Lawson Cox
Huck Humphrey
Michael Kong
Spencer Simmons
Owen Willers
Silver Key
Charlie Coles
Brash Cook (2 Silver Keys)
Walker Dovan (2 Silver Keys)
Richard Kunath
Nicholas Lucas
Griffin Moody
Bobby Moss
William Sawyer
Henry Schirm
Eric Zhong
Honorable Mention
J.D. Abernathy
Daviss Coble
Brash Cook
Walker Dovan (2 Honorable Mention)
Porter Frist
Santiago Fuisz
Frank Johns
Caleb Perry
William Sawyer
Henry Schirm
Will Watlington
Owen Willers
Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center
Gold Key
Amelia Spradling
Nashville Christian School
Honorable Mention
Sage Kipke
El Sheehan
Nashville School of the Arts
Gold Key
Maxwell Caplenor
Veville Innis
Betty Marsh
Ken Sorrow
Silver Key
Skye Chambers
Destinie Cosby
Mason Friddel
Joselyn Lara Garcia|
Betty Marsh
Sasha Martin
Fox Nelson
Ken Sorrow (3 Silver Keys)
Sarah Thompson
Honorable Mention
Olive Ahlstrom (2 Honorable Mentions)
Nana Alfaro
Olivia Ashurst
Angelina Bjerke
Paul Boyd IV
Mason Friddell
Beville Innis
Lana Kottwitz
Joselyn Lara Garcia (2 Honorable Mentions)
Carrigan Mitchell
Khloe Moore
Fox Nelson (2 Honorable Mentions)
Brenden Pittman (2 Honorable Mentions)
Ken Sorrow (3 Honorable Mentions)
Sarah Thompson
Nolensville High School
Gold Key
Eunchan Lee
Silver Key
Claire Tomlinson
Honorable Mention
Callie Earls
Harper Glendowne
Pope John Paul II Preparatory School
Gold Key
Addison Lynn
Silver Key
Addison Lynn
Honorable Mentions
Isabella Calisi
Private Study
Silver Key
Alexandra Chetyrkina
Honorable Mention
Alexandra Chetyrkina (2 Honorable Mentions)
Ravenwood High School
Gold Key
Navy Dobson
Chloe Dobson
Gentry Faeth
Katie Fei
Caleb Park
Mia Scialdone (2 Gold Keys)
Davis Young
Gabrielle Yuan
Emmanuelle Yuan (American Visions Nominee)
Silver Key
Gabi Boduch
Luke Campbell
Lauren Cerezo
Chloe Dobson (2 Silver Keys)
Katie Fei
Stephie Lee
Levi Nuyens
Ananya Kanagaraj Sangeeth Priya
Mia Scialdone
Mariama Shekie
Sarah Beth Waechter
Honorable Mention
Lauren Cerezo
River Foote
Stephie Lee (2 Honorable Mention)
Victoria Li (2 Honorable Mention)
Ellie Park
Mariama Shekie
Ava Watts
Emmanuelle Yuan (2 Honorable Mention)
Gabrielle Yuan
Renaissance High School
Gold Key
Mckenna Aquino (2 Gold Key, American Visions Nominee)
Lindsey Mercadante
Silver Key
Lyrik Ford
Honorable Mention
Lyrik Ford
Max Janatsch
Cora McIntosh
Sophia Nelson
Riverdale High School
Gold Key
Lillian Green
Kacy Momon
Silver Key
Bee Crowell
St. Cecilia Academy
Silver Key
Paige Treyvig
Station Camp High School
Gold Key
Mollie Brinkley
Emma Marasigan (4 Gold Keys)
Silver Key
Mollie Brinkley
River Chambliss (2 Silver Keys)
Colin Cox
Zach Hall
Emma Marasigan (2 Silver Keys)
Juan Pajoy
Honorable Mention
River Chambliss
Colin Cox (3 Honorable Mentions)
Zach Hall (2 Honorable Mentions)
Emma Marasigan (2 Honorable Mentions)
Juan Pajoy
Stewarts Creek High School
Gold Key
Aili Mickinak
Corinne Saiyasak
Silver Key
Bella Collier (2 Silver Keys)
Gabrielle Lazala
Aili Mickinak
Andrea Pina
Joshua Reed
Honorable Mention
Jade Amburgey
Corinne Saiyasak
Daphne Tilson (2 Honorable Mentions)
Summit High School
Gold Key
Gabriella Phillips
Silver Key
Kaleigh Cash
Emily Derrick
Maxwell Puckett
Cailen Turner
Honorable Mention
Beeze Binkley (2 Honorable Mention)
Emily Derrick
Brady Hege
Chaehee Kim
Piper Warren
Olivia Wright
University School of Nashville
Gold Key
Iliana Behague-Mentzel
Cleo Gauthier
Lucy Gibbs
Gardner Harris
Lin Zheng
Silver Key
Carmen Gaskin
Eliana Gorden
Elliott King
Ansley Martin
Greta Molvig
Charles Sloan
Honorable Mention
Natalie Choe
Iris Daverman
Eliana Gorden
Maya Guha
Caleb Little
Ansley Martin
Greta Molvig
Olivia Stany
William Tong
Dara Udom
Lin Zheng
Valor College Prep
Gold Key
Sarah Ji
Keeley Lamb (4 Gold Keys)
Eli Sheahen
Silver Key
Grace Kim
Keeley Lamb
Tea Rakes
Honorable Mention
Sienna Cherry
Sarah Ji (2 Honorable Mentions)
Nala Johnson
Grace Kim
Lana Pattee
Sydney Platt
Demiana Sadek
Eli Sheahen (5 Honorable Mentions)
Learn more about the Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Awards and how to enter for 2025:
Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Awards