2025 Middle Tennessee Scholastic
Art Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 34th 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 Vision Nominees
Ker Deng, Hunters Lane High School, Grade 12, lost mind
Lyrik Ford, Renaissance High School, Grade 12, Exit Wound
Jimin Lee, Battle Ground Academy, Grade 10, Overlook
Eleanor Torode, Hillsboro High School, Grade 11, Infinite Garden
Gabrielle Yuan, Ravenwood High School, Grade 11, Center of Attention
Battle Ground Academy
Gold Key
Scarlett Barnes
Olivia Graddy
Teague Kindred
Jimin Lee (3 Gold Keys and American Vision Nominee)
Silver Key
Scarlett Barnes
Weston Howard
Jimin Lee
Cassidy White
Kate Winstead
Sam Wright
Honorable Mention
Bella Covington
Julia Evans (2 Honorable Mentions)
Weston Howard
Gianna Ippolito
Jimin Lee (2 Honorable Mentions)
Elena Miller
Anna Moser
Huck Paisley
Caroline Roeder
Cassidy White
Kate Winstead
Beech High School
Silver Key
Scarlett Giovannelli
Brentwood Academy
Honorable Mention
Presley Kate Seedig
Brentwood High School
Gold Key
Ivy Chang
Owen Miller
Emily Wilson (2 Gold Keys)
Dakyo Yi
Silver Key
Ivy Chang (2 Silver Keys)
Honorable Mention
Natalie Chou
Emerson Crawford
Reid Phelps
Jake Phillips (2 Honorable Mentions)
Riley Sciullo
Emily Wilson (2 Honorable Mentions)
Emma Womack
Mason Yu
Bridgeforth Middle School
Honorable Mention
Mia Chapman
Centennial High School
Gold Key
Joshua Park (2 Gold Keys)
Silver Key
Joshua Park (2 Silver Keys)
Honorable Mention
Joshua Park
Central Magnet School
Silver Key
Zoe Tang
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Gold Key
Massey Pack
Parker Wright (2 Gold Keys)
Silver Key
Hannah Walker (2 Silver Keys)
Parker Wright
Honorable Mention
Coralyn Broad
Adeline Calk
Ava Massey
Ellie Parks
Hannah Walker
Parker Wright (7 Honorable Mentions)
Ensworth School
Gold Key
Noah Franklin
Mia McDermott
Silver Key
Bayley Bartman
Yeva Diachenko
Lela George
Braxton Gunn
Samantha Haas
Duncan Rademacher (3 Silver Keys)
Honorable Mention
McKenna Adams
Bayley Bartman
Gabriel Dean
Avery Domitrovich
Cecilia Garza
Lela George
Braxton Gunn
Foster James
Annsley Leclerc
Lanie Owen
Edgar Robbins
Freddie Sewell
Fairview High School
Gold Key
Emily Oliver
Laynee Stinson (2 Gold Keys)
Honorable Mention
Emily Oliver (2 Honorable Mentions)
May Thomas
Father Ryan High School
Honorable Mention
Gracyn Becker (2 Honorable Mentions)
Franklin High School
Gold Key
Adelaide Edwards
Hailey Holder (2 Gold Keys)
Silver Key
Elizabeth Sessions (2 Silver Keys)
Honorable Mention
Hailey Holder
Grace Kwon
Amar Makhamadaliev
Elizabeth Sessions (2 Honorable Mentions)
Franklin Road Academy
Gold Key
Ella Grace Beasley
Honorable Mention
Ella Grace Beasley
Ottilie Gardner
Alexa McKay
Donovan Pinkston
Fred J. Page High School
Gold Key
Addison Hilton
Honorable Mention
Addison Hilton
Harpeth Hall School
Gold Key
Ellery Cook (2 Gold Keys)
Iya El-Sayed (2 Gold Keys)
Hallie Gibson (2 Gold Keys)
Greta Haroldson
Suki Junge (2 Gold Keys)
Britton Staley
Silver Key
Zarai Armstrong
Ellery Cook (2 Silver Keys)
Olivia Decastro
Genevieve Englert
Hallie Gibson (3 Silver Keys)
Addie Hardy (2 Silver Keys)
Greta Haroldson
Reiling Hillenmeyer
Lulu Kohler
Abby Lara
Lula Lowrance
Anna Plosa
Corinne Smith
Carole Waltemath
Honorable Mention
Neelam Bittles
Olivia Decastro
Mae Eads (2 Honorable Mentions)
Audrey Fulwider
Hallie Gibson
Jesse Harwood
Suki Junge (6 Honorable Mentions)
Abby Lara
Gracie Meriwether (2 Honorable Mentions)
Shiloh Miller
Anna Byrns Ragle
Evie Runzo
Riley Schenk
Anna Reid Stansell
Lauren Sullivan
Thalia Vidalakis
Fina Welhoelter
Lane Williams
Lillian Yarbrough
Hendersonville High School
Silver Key
Kenzie Bost
Anna McDowell (3 Silver Keys)
Honorable Mention
Anna McDowell (2 Honorable Mentions)
Keegan Riley (4 Honorable Mentions)
Hillsboro High School
Gold Key
Lauren Birdwell (2 Gold Keys)
Estie Nissenson
Serenity Safeeullah
Ireland Sullenberger
Eleanor Torode (Gold Key and American Vision Nominee)
Trinity Will
Silver Key
Rosalie Laurence
Jane Marks
Serenity Safeeullah
Trinity Will
Honorable Mention
Sasha Asadourian
Serenity Safeeullah
Vivian Sanders
Charlotte Sanford
Eleanor Torode (3 Honorable Mentions)
Homeschool
Gold Key
Alexandra Chetyrkina (2 Gold Keys)
Honorable Mention
Alexandra Chetyrkina
Hume-Fogg High School
Silver Key
Ibtihal Cheko
Reagan Harkins
Hunter Harrington
Anna Holmes (3 Silver Keys)
Knight Pineda
Louis Rojas
Honorable Mention
Bella Daly Taylor
Madeline Gochberg
Cecilia Holleman
Maddy McLean
Eleonorah Perry
Knight Pineda
Kseniya Rose
Hunters Lane High School
Gold Key
Ker Deng (Gold Key & American Vision Nominee)
Silver Key
Ker Deng
Independence High School
Silver Key
Morgan Scholz
Honorable Mention
Alayna Stanley (2 Honorable Mentions)
Corinne Weller
Zhiyue Zhang
Jiang’s Art Studio
Silver Key
Sophie Hong
Honorable Mention
Zi Lan Qiu
Lebanon High School
Gold Key
Sion Agee
Silver Key
Diana Diaz
Ryan Herndon
Makayla Moore
John Penuel
Patrick Ramos
Honorable Mention
Charley Atchley
Ashton Bennett
Holden Camp
Josiah Chea
Madison Dandridge
Cade Dugas
Logan Fakes
Hari Patel
Palyn Stephens
Caleb Vazquez Torres
Lipscomb Academy
Silver Key
Jewell Brock
Scarlett Gish
Chauncey Gooden
Gracelyn Howard
Honorable Mention
Jewell Brock
Scarlett Gish (2 Honorable Mentions)
Gracelyn Howard
Leah McCormac (2 Honorable Mentions)
Esther Mullins
Esther Sisaye
Rebecca Tessari
Marshall County High School
Gold Key
Cyrah Stinnett
Silver Key
Maricela Becerra
Honorable Mention
Noah Long
Martin L. King Jr. Magnet School
Gold Key
Natalia Falconi
Silver Key
Natalia Falconi
Honorable Mention
Natalia Falconi (3 Honorable Mentions)
Micah Rijke-Epstein
Rain Taylor
Meigs Magnet School
Gold Key
Amiah Bryant
Silver Key
Maggie Vo
Honorable Mention
Reagan Bernard
Eva Zeller
Mill Creek Middle School
Silver Key
Reagan Norman
Montgomery Bell Academy
Gold Key
Ian Baldwin
Will Brock
Vaughan Chamblin
Britton Dibble
Palmer Elzen
Spencer Simmons
Jack Stanley
Daniel Torre
Silver Key
Oscar Argo
Ian Baldwin
Daniel Bautista
Brash Cook
Santiago Fuisz
Gabe Guillamondegui
Charlie Kilburn
Nicholas Lucas
Jackson Neumann
Luke Savoie
Charlie Sewell
Whit Smith
Austin Tant
Walker Vaughan (2 Silver Keys)
Honorable Mention
J.D. Abernathy (2 Honorable Mentions)
Oscar Argo
Daviss Coble
Parker Dolezal
Louis Gannon
Andrew Gardner
Wells Healy
Nick Held
Robert Hobart
William Hull
Wynn Humphrey
Avery Jacobson (2 Honorable Mentions)
Nicholas Lucas
Roy Morton
Urban Reising
Charlie Roberts
Jack Ross
Owen Rouse
Spencer Simmons
Whit Smith (2 Honorable Mentions)
Cole Tomichek
James Trainer
Will Watlington
Oliver Williams
Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center
Gold Key
Charlotte Englander
Amelia Spradling
Silver Key
Amelia Spradling
Mt. Juliet High School
Silver Key
Michal Biniam
Nashville Christian School
Honorable Mention
Ethan Porter
Nashville School of the Arts
Gold Key
Luisa Benitez
Loany Canales
Skye Chambers
Joselyn Lara Garcia
Karl Peery Polyn
Paola Tomas
Elliott Worley
Silver Key
Paul Boyd IV (3 Silver Keys)
Skye Chambers
Samantha Crum
Alexandria Miranda
Khloe Moore
Anna-Leigh Orozco (2 Silver Keys)
Karl Peery Polyn
America Reyes
Asher Sears
Sara Villegas
Honorable Mention
Cortland Harris
Stella Horton
Beville Innis
Abby Jacquin
Anna-Leigh Orozco
Karl Peery Polyn
Tiana Pinson
Six Sanmiguel
Paola Tomas
Elliott Worley (2 Honorable Mentions)
Nolensville High School
Silver Key
Ella Noe
Honorable Mention
Evangeline Armstrong (4 Honorable Mentions)
Callie Earls
Madison Huffman
Eunchan Lee
Grant Moore (2 Honorable Mentions)
Ella Noe
Hope Patton
Pope John Paul II Preparatory
Gold Key
Lily Mauthe
Silver Key
Reese Davidson
Honorable Mention
Cora Smelcer
Portland High School
Silver Key
Sarah Felts
Ravenwood High School
Gold Key
Katie Fei
Salena Li
Yamei Lin (2 Gold Keys)
Josiah Saysombath
Jamie Sokolowski
Emmanuelle Yuan
Gabrielle Yuan (Gold Key and American Vision Nominee)
Clair Yum
Silver Key
Morgan Block
Luke Campbell
River Foote
Nickolas Gullett
Hadley Kahle
Jamie Sokolowski
Christelle Thomas
Ella Watts
Emmanuelle Yuan
Honorable Mention
Morgan Block
Grace Burton
Riley DiPietro
Katie Fei
Samuel Han
Abigail Kauppila
Salena Li
Bella Li
Adelynn Lowe
Jillian Roquemore (2 Honorable Mentions)
Regina Salas
Jocelyn Sapp
Jamie Sokolowski (2 Honorable Mentions)
Amelia Stewart
Ella Watts (2 Honorable Mentions)
Emmanuelle Yuan
Gabrielle Yuan
Renaissance High School
Gold Key
Lyrik Ford (Gold Key & American Vision Nominee)
Silver Key
Isa Ebrahimi
Lyrik Ford
Mason Sutherland
Honorable Mention
Lyrik Ford
St. Cecilia Academy
Gold Key
Brooklyn Pike
Silver Key
Brooklyn Pike
Honorable Mention
Saba Michael
Brooklyn Pike
Station Camp High School
Gold Key
Cambri Grigg (2 Gold Keys)
Brie Whinham
Mariah Williams
Silver Key
Cambri Grigg
Mariah Williams
Honorable Mention
Weston Jones
Mimi Nguyen
Brie Whinham (2 Honorable Mentions)
Mariah Williams
Stewarts Creek High School
Gold Key
Bella Collier
Micah Vidaurri
Silver Key
Kadence Cearing
Bella Collier
Taylor Genova
Veronica Rodriguez (2 Silver Keys)
Micah Vidaurri
Honorable Mention
Bella Collier
Stephanie Lin
Aili Mickinak (2 Honorable Mentions)
Joshua Reed (2 Honorable Mentions)
Erik Roush
Angela Solorio
Chloe Sparks (3 Honorable Mentions)
Daphne Tilson (3 Honorable Mentions)
Micah Vidaurri
Kailey Wachala
Stratford Stem Magnet School
Silver Key
Geyson Morales (2 Silver Keys)
Honorable Mention
Geyson Morales (2 Honorable Mentions)
Summit High School
Gold Key
Emily Derrick
Honorable Mention
Maddy Kate Delaplain (2 Honorable Mentions)
Emily Derrick
T.W. Hunter Middle School
Honorable Mention
Ella Lewis
Tennessee Connections Academy
Honorable Mention
Carolina Gjevre
Tennessee Governor’s School
Gold Key
Ellary Turner
Honorable Mention
Katie Fei
University School of Nashville
Gold Key
Parker Bredesen
Norah Clarke
Aaron Eeds
Silver Key
Joseph Jewett (2 Silver Keys)
Kendall Puzniak
William Tong
Honorable Mention
Libin Abdulle
Zara Campos
Indie Hong
Asher Huffman
Greta Molvig (2 Honorable Mentions)
Evan Zagnoev
Suzie Zhao
Valor College Preparatory
Gold Key
Sienna Cherry (3 Gold Keys)
Sarah Ji (2 Gold Keys)
Keeley Lamb
Daisy Rakes
Silver Key
Sydney Platt (2 Silver Keys)
Daisy Rakes (2 Silver Keys)
Honorable Mention
Ruby Carder
Sienna Cherry (2 Honorable Mentions)
Sarah Ji
Nala Johnson
Bryce Mozo
Sydney Platt
Aubany Simpson
Webb School
Honorable Mention
Gary Yang