This Special Awards page includes American Visions Award Nominees, Leadership Awards, and the Outstanding Educator award. Artworks can also be viewed on the Gold Key and Silver Key pages.
AMERICAN VISIONS AWARD NOMINEES - Only five artworks from 2500 entries were nominated for the American Visions Award. This special nomination is equivalent to a best in category award. One of these five nominees will be selected by a national panel of jurors to win the American Visions Award for the Fairfax County Art Region.
Mary Acheampong, Beauty, Photography, Grade 9, Mount Vernon High
Quinn Hassan, Unheard, Digital Art, Grade 12, Fairfax High
Katelyn Kim, Inevitable, Sculpture, Grade 9, Centreville High, Erae Art Studio
David Raw, Chains, Painting, Grade 11, South Lakes High
Alison Wan, Concentration, Drawing & Illustration, Grade 11, Thomas Jefferson High, Sunberry Art Studio
LEADERSHIP AWARDS - Select school leaders from our region were asked to identify artworks from their schools to receive special recognition. Students whose works were selected for these awards will receive documentation of the award by mail.
Mary Acheampong, Beauty, Photography, Grade 9, Mount Vernon High
Hannah Cha, Commute Drawing & Illustration, Grade 8, Lake Braddock Secondary
Caroline Mitchell, Control, Painting, Grade 12, T. C. Williams High
Hannah Cha, Closeted Aspirations, Drawing & Illustration, Grade 8, Lake Braddock Secondary
Henrry Escalante, Cristeros, Drawing & Illustration, Grade 12, Chantilly High
Alina Chen, Quaran-teen, Painting, Grade 9, Thomas Jefferson High
Helen Sparling, Sister, Digital Art, Grade 11, Oakton High
Gyurim Kim, Fragile, Handle with Care, Drawing & Illustration, Grade 8, Lanier Middle
Teri Chung, Glow, Painting, Grade 11, Fairfax High
Cassie Liu, Illuminating Shadows, Painting, Grade 8, Frost Middle
Alison Wan, Mother, Drawing & Illustration, Grade 11, Thomas Jefferson High
Jamie Kim, Empower, Painting, Grade 11, Oakton High
Jordan Taylor, We've Had Enough! Drawing & Illustration, Grade12, Justice High
Nahomi Samson, Portrait, Black and White, Photography, Grade 11, Lake Braddock Secondary
Youngseung Park, Russet, Painting, Grade 8, Lake Braddock Secondary
Henrry Escalante, Cristeros, Painting, Grade 12, Chantilly High
The OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD Sponsored by Blick Art Materials is presented to Teri Thomas of Chantilly High School. Congratulations!