November 27 – December 7, 2023
Phoebe Kraus, Student Curator
Chaz O’Neil, Juror
Miller Gallery, 33 Collegeview Road, Westerville, OH
Reception: Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 3 – 5p
Announcement of awards and Juror remarks begin at 3:30p

Scroll down to see artwork selected for the exhibition.

Otterbein’s Annual Juried High School Art Exhibition supports and promotes young artists in Ohio and the contiguous states. Students gain experience preparing and submitting their artwork for review by a qualified arts professional. Cash awards totaling $600 are given to the top work selected by the Juror. Talent scholarships and the option for portfolio review and additional scholarships to attend Otterbein are offered to all students who jury into the exhibition.

This year, students from 50 Ohio high schools entered over 400 works of art for review.

Banner image: Minnie Czekansky,  Alethophobia: Fear of the Unknown, mixed media, 16″ x 25″, Jackson High School, Best of Show 2023.

Museum Director Award
Maya Runkle
Sea Turtle
acrylic
Jonathan Alder High School

Ella Gifford
The Arcade
digital photography
Andrew Osborne Academy

Piper Fischer
Bluebell Daisy Meadow
ceramic
New Albany High School

Moussa Sene Diouf​
Wire Sculpture #1
mixed media
Columbus Africentric Early College 

2nd Prize
Ryann Stirling
Swimming
digital photograph
Lakewood High School

Anna Ryzenman
Wrong Exit
acrylic
New Albany High School

Megan Smith
Earth and Water Vase
ceramic
Columbus Academy

Honorable Mention​
Addison Byler
Tattoos
Columbus Alternative High School

Abbey Murphy
Aging
digital photography
Fort Hayes Career Center

3rd Prize
Michael Dorwaldt
Rising Protection
metal & wood
Olentagy Orange High School

Markayla Johnson
Into the Light
digital photography
Fort Hayes Career Center

Isabella De La Cerda
The Blend
ceramic
Hilliard Bradley High School

Adam Sterling
Habeas Corpus
mixed media
Thomas Worthington High School

Katelyn Browett
Iconic Comfort
graphite
Licking Valley High School

Morgan Gaboric
Late for Work
acrylic
Centerburg Local Schools

Catherine Dorrian
Pen Project
pen
Hilliard Bradley High School

Valeria Aguilar Graces
It Was All a Dream
digital photography
Fort Hayes Career Center

Anne Campbell
Golgi
ceramic
Thomas Worthington High School

Quinn McGonigle
Drowsyszs
paint on wood panel
Fort Hayes Career Center

Stacey Lefton
Apples
acrylic
New Albany High School

Paige Knupp
Renewal
color pencil
Hilliard Bradley High School

Faculty Award
Alex Wettrich
I Keep Remembering the Dirt Under Your Nails, I’d Eat You If I Could
mixed media
Olentangy High School

Dylan Reyes
Dreamstate
digital photography
Fort Hayes Career Center

Aria Klailee-Watanatham
Keep a Place for Me
acrylic
Dublin Scioto High School

Thomas Jauchius
Angel Eye
ceramic
Columbus Academy

Tyler Sprague
Who’s There
digital photography
Fort Hayes Career Center

Allison Williams
Fine Dining
color pencil, gel pen
Jackson High School

Taylor Dreska
Wistful Thinking
Watercolor, Gouache, Colored Pencil
St. Francis DeSales High School

Gwyneth Lori
Kim K.
ceramic
Caldwell High School

Ceramic Sculpture Award
Rylee Bryant
Self-Isolation
ceramic
Centerburg Local Schools

Honorable Mention​
Evelyn Mejia
Hotheaded
acrylic
New Albany High School

Jocelynn Huston
Underwater
digital photography
Amanda Clear Creek High School

Elina Tiwari
People Watcher
ceramic
Columbus Academy

Via Blair
Conjoined
photography
Dublin Scioto High School

Turner Gilliland
Street Dreams
digital photography
Lakewood High School

Lillian Bailey
Mouth Mug
ceramic
Columbus Academy

Lydia Ratinaud
Mr. Bones
acrylic
Columbus DeSales High School

Adeline Stonis
Scratchy Street
micropens
St. Francis DeSales High School

Carl Gracie
Comfortably Comforted by Discomfort
charcoal
Mentor High School

Johanna Carlyle
Vulvacious
copper sheet metal, wire, beads
Cleveland Heights High School

Katherine Kristel
Tags
photography
The Wellington School

Jillian Cowan
Game Night
acrylic
Worthington Kilborne High School