19th annual Sequim Arts Student Show award winners

Here are the award winners in the Sequim Arts Student Show.

■ Senior Division (Grades 9-12): Best in Show — “Dancing in the Sunset” (watercolor) by Ashlyn Johnson, senior, Port Angeles; second — “Untitled” (pen and ink) by Julianna Milles, sophomore, Sequim; third — “Fish II” (pencil) by Halie Wilson, sophomore, Sequim.

■ Sequim Arts President’s Award: “The Illusion” (ceramic) by Julie Miller, senior, Sequim.

■ MAC Director’s Award: “Bambi Eyes” (photograph) by Aaron Wright, junior, Port Angeles.

■ Merit Awards: “Glitter Portrait” (collage/glitter) by Lexie Pankowski, senior, Port Angeles; “John Mayer” (acrylic and watercolor) by Danyelle Wilson, junior, Sequim; “Chrysanthemum” (colored pencils) by Kaylen Barber, freshman, Sequim.

■ Olympic Peninsula Driftwood Sculptors awards for 3-D art: First — “Playing Broken Song” (clay) by Ashlyn Johnson, senior, Port Angeles; second — “Pendant” (metal) by Trent LaCour, home-schooled, grade 11.

■ Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society awards for bird-related art: First — “Bird” (scratchboard) by Katherine Atkins, junior, Sequim; second — “Blue Bird” (pastel and tempura) by Halie Wilson, sophomore, Sequim; honorable mention — “Peacock” (acrylic) by Mollie Smith, senior, Sequim.

■ Dungeness River Audubon Center awards for wildlife art: First — “Welcome to Heaven” (fused glass) by Sarah Necco, junior, Sequim; second — “Never Last” (acrylic) by Julie Miller, senior, Sequim; third — “Peter Rabbit” (watercolor) by Amelia Ohnstad, senior, Sequim; honorable mentions — “Deep Water” (mixed media) by Devon Santiago, junior, Sequim; “Untitled” (scratchboard) by Cheyenne Sokkappa, sophomore, Sequim.

■ Emerging Artist Awards: Grace Trautman, senior, Sequim; and Aubrianna Howell, senior, Port Angeles.

■ Junior Division (grades 6-8): Best in Show — “Thunderbird’s Perch” (block print) by Flora Walchenbach, Sequim, grade 6; second — “Ambitious” (graphite) by Marshall Conway, Sequim, grade 8; third — “Fish” (pen and ink) by Adare McMinn, Sequim, grade 7.

■ Sequim Arts President’s Award: “Wolves” (pen and ink) by Linda Rogers, Sequim, grade 8.

■ MAC Director’s Award: “Hear My Thoughts” (pencil) by Kira Maddox, home schooled, grade 7.

■ Merit Awards: “Breakaway” (pencil) by Kira Maddox, home-schooled, grade 7; “Sunrise” (fiber arts) by Stephanie LaCour, home-schooled, grade 8; “Imagination” (colored pencil) by Mikaela Dodson, Olympic Christian School, grade 8.

■ Olympic Peninsula Driftwood Sculptors awards for 3-D art: First — “Bird Bath” (pottery, metal, paper) by Anna Potter, Olympic Peninsula Academy, grade 8; second — “Sleeping Dragon” (ceramic) by Holly Tilton, home-schooled, grade 7.

■ Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society award for bird-related art: “Bird Watching” (acrylic and watercolor) by Anna Potter, Olympic Peninsula Academy, grade 8.

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