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Partial Honors

  • Gold Medal, Scholastic Art and Writing awards, 2025, National
  • Silver Medal, Scholastic Art and Writing awards, 2023, National
  • Silver Key, Scholastic Art and Writing awards, 2025, Regional
  • Semifinalist, National Merit Scholarship, 2026, National
  • 4th in Entomology, Science Olympiad, 2025, State
  • 6th in Ecology, Science Olympiad, 2025, State
  • 2nd in Forensics, Science Olympiad, 2025, Region
  • 3rd in Entomology, Science Olympiad, 2025, Region
  • High Distinction Award (highest prize), Australian Science Olympiad Biology Competition, 2025, International
  • Georgia Certificate of Merit, 2025, State
  • 3rd in Junior Duck Stamp Contest, 2024, Region

Feathers in Flight

Description: Capturing a northern pintail duck in mid-flight, this pastel study emphasizes anatomicalaccuracy and layered feather textures. It was awarded 3rd place in the regional Junior Duck StampContest.

Medium: Pastel on sandpaper
Size: 18 x 24 in
Year: 2023

Still Life with a Red Teapot

Description: Juxtaposing a baseball bat and glove with a chipped enamel teapot, this still life evokestension between leisure and tradition. Fine detail work and dramatic drapery lighting reinforce

Medium: Pastel on sandpaper
Size: 18 x 24 in
Year: 2022

Still Life with a Ladybug

Description: This still life composition arranges everyday items-fruit, vessels, pods-on a softlydraped table. Textural variation and color harmony bring attention to the focal red ladybug bowl.
Received Honorable Mention at the regional Scholastic Art Awards.

Medium: Pastel on sanded paper
Size: 18 x 24 in
Year: 2022

The Weight of Hope

Description: ‘The Weight of Hope’ uses charcoal to ground the figure and vivid pastel cranes asmetaphors for dreams. Inspired by classical Chinese landscapes, it evokes cultural memory andemotional contrast. Winner of a regional Silver Key from Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Medium: Charcoal and pastel
Size: 18 x 24 in
Year: 2022

Serenity

Description: This self-portrait, ‘Serenity,’ incorporates white lilies to parallel the subject’s calmpresence. It uses a subdued color palette and a dark background to emphasize light and tranquility.
Awarded National Silver Medal by Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Medium: Pastel on paper
Size: 18 x 24 in
Year: 2022

Passage

Description: This self-portrait, ‘Passage,’ explores the passage of time through symbolic use of anhourglass. Executed on sienna-toned sandpaper, the piece uses unblended pastel to evoke textureand depth. It won a National Gold Medal from Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Medium: Pastel on sandpaper
Size: 22 x 30 in
Year: 2023