Metro Youth Art Exhibit Winners and Video

Posted March 18, 2022, 1:30 PM. Updated April 5, 2022, 4:23 PM.

Hundreds of APS middle and high school students participated in the annual event.

The Metro Youth Art Exhibit is a professionally juried exhibit sponsored by the Albuquerque Public Schools Fine Arts Department. The art featured in the exhibit is created by APS students in a variety of high school visual arts classes. Selected work from middle school students is also displayed at the show.

Jurors are artists and educators with experience and expertise in their particular category. In addition, advanced art students selected by their high school art teachers serve as jurors to select one piece in each category to receive the Students’ Choice Award. Ribbons are given for first through third place in each category as well as for honorable mentions.

One student, Isabella Romero of Cibola High School, received a $1,000 scholarship from the UNM College of Fine Arts.

Some student artists received cash merit awards or gift certificates. The City of Albuquerque Public Arts Program continued its tradition of purchasing several pieces from the show to become part of the city’s permanent public art collection. Bernalillo County also selects some pieces for their permanent collection.

2022 Metro Youth Art Exhibit Winners

Ceramic Sculpture

1st Place: Emelia Serna, Sandia 12th grader
2nd Place: Corinne Spencer, Volcano Vista 12th grader
3rd Place: Araceli Sias, Cibola 11th grader
Student Choice: Rey Sandoval, Volcano Vista 11th grader

Ceramics

1st Place: Ashley Leo-Montoya, Volcano Vista 12th grader
2nd Place: Sasha Seegers-Henderson, Sandia 9th grader
Gabriella Parra, Sandia 9th grader
Student Choice: Venus Munoz-Hernandez, Sandia 9th grader

Commercial Graphics

1st Place: Ariana Zayas, Eldorado 9th grader
2nd Place: Ingrid Askew, Atrisco 11th grader
3rd Place: Mina Olson, Nex+Gen 10th grader
Student Choice: Ingrid Askew

Digital Generated Art

1st Place: Trinity Eckstein, Eldorado 12th grader
2nd Place: Amanda Martinez, Sandia 12th grader
3rd Place: Salomon Rael, Sandia 10th grader
Student Choice: Isabella Lewis, Sandia 12th grader

Digital Photography

1st Place: Sophia Garcia, Volcano Vista 10th grader
2nd Place: Luke McDonald, La Cueva 12th grader
3rd Place: Logan Johnson, Volcano Vista 12th grader
Student Choice: Aaron Redcliffe, Eldorado 12th grader

Digital Special Techniques

1st Place: Lola Lenzen, Sandia 10th grader
2nd Place: Kadence Billingsly, Volcano Vista 10th grader
3rd Place: Kevin Martinez, Volcano Vista 9th grader
Student Choice: Fionna Rodriguez, Sandia 12th grader

Drawing

1st Place: Ngan Nguyen, Sandia 12th grader
2nd Place: Sydney Amin, Cibola 12th grader
3rd Place: Jasmine Maokhamphiou, Sandia 11th grader
Student Choice: Emelia Serna, Sandia 12th grader

Jewelry

1st Place: Jazlyn Provencio, Albuquerque High 10th grader
2nd Place: Alex Grindstaff, Albuquerque High 11th grader
3rd Place: Danna Parra Guardado, Albuquerque High 10th grader
Student Choice: Alex Grindstaff, Albuquerque High 11th grader

Mixed Media

1st Place: Jaslin Milcarek, Del Norte 12th grader
2nd Place: Isabella Romero, Cibola 12th grader
3rd Place: Claire Eiting, Eldorado 11th grader
Student Choice: Claire Eiting

Non-Digital Special Tech Photo

1st Place: Ryan Cuevas, Sandia 12th grader
2nd Place: Addison Yoder, Sandia 12th grader
3rd Place: Ariana Evans, La Cueva 10th grader
Student Choice: Addison Yoder

Painting

1st Place: Brooklyn Teeter, Eldorado 10th grader
2nd Place: Ian Gutierrez, Eldorado 12th grader
3rd Place: Lauren Winder, La Cueva 11th grader
Student Choice: Alana Constant, Del Norte 12th grader

Pastel

1st Place: Angelina Sanchez, Del Norte 11th grader
2nd Place: Safiya Redmond, Del Norte 12th grader
3rd Place: Alana Constant, Del Norte 12th grader
Student Choice: Safiya Redmond

Printmaking

1st Place: Destiny Gomez, Atrisco 11th grader
2nd Place: Olivia Cartron, Sandia 12th grader
3rd Place: Yulissa Sagastume, Atrisco 11th grader
Student Choice: Trinity Lueras, Atrisco 12th grader

Resourced Illustration

1st Place: Darien Gallegos, Volcano Vista 10th grader
2nd Place: L Perea, Cibola 12th grader
3rd Place: Mackenzie Vela, Volcano Vista 10th grader
Student Choice: Rocio Ruvalcaba, Atrisco 12th grader

Sculpture

1st Place: Elena Dunn, Albuquerque High 11th grader
2nd Place: Trinity Rubidoux, Volcano Vista 9th grader
3rd Place: Mackenzie Vela, Volcano Vista 11th grader
Student Choice: Sara Saenz, Rio Grande 12th grader

Silver Print Photography

1st Place: Ryan Cuevas, Sandia 12th grader
2nd Place: Ian Carroll, Sandia 11th grader
3rd Place: Natalia Teschner, Sandia 12th grader
Student Choice: Maya Jo Yuric, La Cueva 11th grader

Watercolor

1st Place: Allison Markowitz, Sandia 10th grader
2nd Place: Melissa Gomez, Sandia 12th grader
3rd Place: Tiffany Zhu, Nex+Gen 10th grader
Student Choice: Safiya Redmond, Del Norte 12th grader

Bernalillo County Public Art Collection Purchase Award

Ceramic Sculpture by Emelia Serna, Volcano Vista
Watercolor by Emma Sanchez, Nex+Gen
Water Color by Destiny Gomez, Atrisco
Digital Photography by Carolyn Woolcott, Volcano Vista
Painting by Lauren Winder, La Cueva
Drawing by Olivia Cartron, Sandia

City of Albuquerque Public Art Program Purchase

Mixed Media by Jaslin Milcarek, Del Norte
Digital Special Technique by Carrie Mondragon, Volcano Vista
Drawing by Michaela Trujillo, Volcano Vista

UNM College of Fine Arts Scholarship for Senior Portfolio

Isabella Romero, Cibola