Tennessee’s Best of the Best Student Art Exhibition
East Tennessee Best of Show - High School Winner Lilly Deal (11th grade student, Bearden High School, instructor Victoria May). Lacrimosa, 2024. Painting, 24 x 30 in.
East Tennessee Best of Show - Middle School Winner Theo White (7th Grade, Vine Middle Magnet School, instructor Athanasios Bayiates). Show Shrimp, 2024. Painting, 12 x 12 in.
Middle Tennessee Best of Show - High School Winner Jimin Lee (10th grade student, Battle Ground Academy, instructor Wendi Parker). For Them, 2024. Colored Pencil, 16 x 12 in.
Middle Tennessee Best of Show - Middle School Winner Aidalaisi Moriche-Guerra (8th grade student, Apollo Middle, instructor Ashley Lehenbauer). A Mare that Mothers, 2024. Mixed Media, 18 x 24 in.
West Tennessee Best of Show - Middle School Winner Charlotte Buchholz, (8th grade student, Arlington Middle School, instructor Andrew McDougal) Hope, 2024, pen & ink, 10 1/2x10 in.
Connections: Tennessee Art Education AssociationMember Exhibition
Connections 2nd Place James Dodson (Jefferson Middle School) Speed, 2025. Black and White Photography
Connections 3rd Place Gerri Passaro Floyd,( Lausanne Collegiate School) The Temptin’ Tin, 2025. Cardboard, Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, 14 x 9 x 2.5 in.
Connections Honorable Mention |Todd Johnson, (Webb School) Cottage Charm, 2021. Acrylic on paint chip.3 x 3.5in.
Connections Honorable Mention Kathy McMillan (West Middle School) Meme, 2025. Markers, 8.5 x 11 in.
Connections Honorable Mention Melody Weintraub (University of Tennessee) On Holiday in Chipping Campden, 2024. Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 120 x 24 in.
STARS
Best of Show (Grade 5) Sophia Seale (5th grade student, Percy Priest Elementary School, instructor Dr. Tina M. Atkinson). Sophia's City, 2024. Mixed Media.
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