104 — That’s the number of awards taken by BVSD middle and high school students in the Colorado Scholastic Art competition this year.
Included in the total are 35 Gold Key Winners and 35 Silver Key Winners, one American Vision Nominee, and two scholarship recipients.
Carson Tancig, student at Southern Hills Middle School, won American Vision Nominee for his architectural piece, Dust Bowl. Named ‘Best of Show,’ Carson’s piece drew accolades as one of five ‘most outstanding works of art’ selected from Colorado’s Gold Key recipients.

Dust Bowl by Carson Tancig, student at Southern Hills Middle School. Photo courtesy of Scholastic Art Awards of Colorado
Carson will go on to represent the region at the national level. The work of Colorado’s American Vision Nominees can be seen online at Colorado Art Awards. National Medalists will be announced March 16.
Emily Westbrook of Broomfield High received a scholarship from the University of Santa Fe Art and Design for her Gold Key winning photo, Chills.
Leif Blessing, Boulder High student, is the Weeks Scholarship recipient for his Silver Key winning photo Beauty.
Seventeen of the BVSD students received multiple awards.
Gold Key winners advance to the national competition with a chance to win cash grants, special financial aid consideration and an invitation to the Gala Ceremony held at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
In this year’s competition, students across Colorado submitted more than 5,000 original works to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program, which fosters the creative development of teenagers across the country by identifying emerging artists.
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Award winning works will be on display Feb. 16 – March 6 at the Colorado History Center in Denver, with an awards ceremony on Feb. 21.
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See all Colorado winners at the Colorado Art Awards website.
Following are all 104 BVSD student awards:
Gold Key Portfolio (5)
Riley Greer – Natural Adornments – Art Portfolio – Boulder High School
John Hale – Daniel – Art Portfolio – Boulder High School
Benjamin DeYoung – Out of your comfort zone – Art Portfolio – Peak To Peak Charter School
Ryan O’Dowd – Imagining Reality – Art Portfolio – Peak To Peak Charter School
Jesse Schlauch –The In-between. – Art Portfolio – Fairview High School
Gold Key Individual Works (30)
Katie Abdel – Patience – Painting – Boulder High School
Emery Bradlina – Sun and Storms – Painting – Boulder High School
Emery Bradlina – Tea Time – Painting – Boulder High School
Autumn Davidson – New York Times Editorial – Mixed Media – Southern Hills Middle School
Andrew Deines – Katie Marie – Photography – Broomfield High School
Ty Estler – Sunflower Sunrise – Photography – Peak to Peak Charter School
Sierra Furie – After the Game – Drawing and Illustration – Boulder High School
Rachel Grushan – A Clockwork Orange Bookcover – Design – Fairview High School
John Hale – DanielCoalWalks – Painting – Boulder High School
Margo Hayes – Sweet 16 – Mixed Media – Fairview High School
Kate Hefferan – Don’t Blink – Drawing and Illustration – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Jack Hooson – The Fiddler – Sculpture – Arapahoe Ridge High School
Sky Johnson – Natsume’s Book of Friends Book Cover – Design – Fairview High School
Seanna Latiff – Sheltered – Drawing and Illustration – Fairview High School
Zoe Lehn – Mad Tea Party – Drawing and Illustration – Fairview High School
Anna Lien – Watching a Sea Change – Photography – Boulder High School
Jessica Milavitz – Bosque – Drawing and Illustration – Boulder High School
Mason Noteboom – Untitled – Photography – Fairview High School
Thomas Oliver – The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater – Photography – Broomfield High School
Emilie Ross – My Mind – Drawing and Illustration – Monarch High School
Nick Salter – Morphling – Digital Art – New Vista High School
Caroline Schmiedeler – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas – Design – Fairview High School
Morgan Selby – Targeted – Drawing and Illustration – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Rebecca Shu – Bait – Drawing and Illustration – Peak to Peak Charter School
Rebecca Shu – Home – Drawing and Illustration – Peak to Peak Charter School
Rebecca Shu – Breach – Drawing and Illustration – Peak to Peak Charter School
Carson Tancig – Dust Bowl – Architecture – American Visions Nominee – Southern Hills Middle School
Izzy Vierra – The Tree – Painting – Fairview High School
Vivian Wang – Lazy Days – Drawing and Illustration – Fairview High School
Emily Westbrook – Chills – Photography – Scholarship / Santa Fe University of Art and Design – Broomfield High School
Silver Key Portfolio (3)
Sydney Chinowsky – Magic of the New World – Art Portfolio – Fairview High School
Sierra Furie – Details and Moments – Art Portfolio – Boulder High School
Griffin Harrigan – Freak Show – Art Portfolio – Peak to Peak Charter School
Silver Key Individual Works (32)
Katie Abdel – Morning Rose – Painting – Boulder High School
Eryn Anderson – Wings – Digital Art – Boulder High School
Chailyn Berggreen – The Wild Side – Painting – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Leif Blessing – Beauty – Photography – Scholarship / Weeks – Boulder High School
Carlos Cabrera – Me Part By Part – Drawing and Illustration – Arapahoe Ridge High School
Reine Defranco – Dimensional Muscle – Drawing and Illustration – Peak to Peak Charter School
Etienne Donaavi Herzfeld – Bad Day – Comic Art – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Sierra Furie – Deep Breaths – Drawing and Illustration – Boulder High School
Riley Greer – Wire Garden – Jewelry – Boulder High School
Riley Greer – Wheat Talisman – Jewelry – Boulder High School
Riley Greer – Lilac Wedding – Jewelry – Boulder High School
John Hale – Daniels Haircut – Painting – Boulder High School
Kate Hefferan – Binded – Drawing and Illustration – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Kate Hefferan – Mint Breeze – Mixed Media – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Julia Jacobson – Just Dance – Mixed Media – Southern Hills Middle School
Talbot Jenkins – Catercorner – Drawing and Illustration – Peak to Peak Charter School
Tyani Joseph – Spine – Photography – Broomfield High School
Zoe Lehn – A Woman is Not Written in Braille – Painting – Fairview High School
Jamie Marriott – Drive – Digital Art – High School
Keegan Mcnamara – Acutus Lupus – Digital Art – Monarch High School
Naomi Quinn – Two Face – Sculpture – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Lauren Schwanke – Without you – Photography – Peak to Peak Charter School
Katelyn Shepard – Dead – Mixed Media – Southern Hills Middle School
Rebecca Shu – Morning – Drawing and Illustration – Peak to Peak Charter School
Rebecca Shu – Dissipate – Drawing and Illustration – Peak to Peak Charter School
Lazar Stankovic – Final Walk – Painting – Monarch High School
Lazar Stankovic – Face – Painting – Monarch High School
Shane Stillmunkes – Small Woods Where We Met Again – Photography – Broomfield High School
Carson Tancig – Gizmo – Drawing and Illustration – Southern Hills Middle School
Emma Tocci – Aquaphobia – Photography – Peak to Peak Charter School
Madeleine Veneziano – Ostrinus Cavern – Digital Art – Boulder High School
Emily Westbrook – Vanquished – Photography – Broomfield High School
Honorable Mentions Portfolio (3)
Emery Bradlina – Contrast – Art Portfolio – Boulder High School
Harpreet Chamdal – In Nature – Art Portfolio – Peak to Peak Charter School
Reine Defranco – Converging Particles – Art Portfolio – Peak to Peak Charter School
Honorable Mentions Individual Works (31)
Noelle Andrews – Asking For It – Photography – Peak to Peak Charter School
Caroline Bertini – Simply There – Painting – Boulder High School
Grayson Brasier – tshirt design – Digital Art – Peak to Peak Charter School
Kyra Chavez – Into The Glass – Photography – Broomfield High School
Hannah (Plex) Deangelo – If Pinecones Were Dragons – Sculpture – Southern Hills Middle School
Sara Durham – In Essence – Sculpture – Fairview High School
Annika Ekrem – Flight – Painting – Casey Middle School
Grace Geer – Delicious Red – Drawing and Illustration – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
John Hale – MachoMen(Daniel(z)) – Painting – Boulder High School
Willow Hardman – Big City Fish – Sculpture – Fairview High School
Emmalee Harper – kal-eye-doscope – Drawing and Illustration – Peak to Peak Charter School
Griffin Harrigan – Lakshmi and Avonmora – Mixed Media – Peak to Peak Charter School
Jennica Kelm – Pacific Peace – Photography – Monarch High School
Allison Lindquist – Salivate – Digital Art – Peak to Peak Charter School
Ella Marshall – This Is A ‘zine – Drawing and Illustration – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Aria Mundy – Sea Turtle – Mixed Media – Southern Hills Middle School
Alexandra Nelson – Edge of the Earth – Photography – Peak to Peak Charter School
Erica Payne – Trapped – Digital Art – New Vista High School
Sarah Ruelas – Submerged – Photography – Broomfield High School
Hannah Salvo – Ain’t I a Woman – Painting – Boulder High School
Hannah Salvo – Cebu, Omaha; Dubuque – Painting – Boulder High School
Graham Sheldon – Room With Screen – Drawing and Illustration – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Kaya Tone – “Rhyme of School” – Film & Animation – Boulder High School
Samantha Travis – Wake up – Drawing and Illustration – Boulder High School
Otto Van Maarth – Life – Painting – Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Izzy Vierra – Linear Deconstruction – Drawing and Illustration – Fairview High School
Vivian Wang – Curious – Digital Art – Fairview High School
Josh Whitaker – Uplife Logo – Design – Fairview High School
Keaton Whitehead – Light up the Night 2 – Photography – Peak to Peak Charter School
Harrison Wright – Handbowl – Design – Boulder High School
Harrison Wright – Drawing Flatirons – Digital Art – Boulder High School