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Inspirations – High School

A Kingsley tradition, the 2022 Inspiration Awards showcase unique pieces created by high school students inspired by artwork from the Crocker Art Museum collections and special exhibitions. The student artists from more than two dozen regional high schools submit their teacher-sponsored artwork in a juried show, with the winners chosen in March and all artwork displayed at the Crocker Art Museum.

2022 Inspiration Winners

First Place: Adaleiz Ore. Clif the Bird, 2022. Bark, wood, wire, CK McClatchy HS, 11 the grade
Inspiration: Robert Hudson, Outrigger

Second Place: Hannah Utile. Cold Embrace, 2022. Collage and charcoal. Sheldon HS, 12 grade.
Inspiration: Lezley Saar, I Turned My Back on the Ocean Defacing the Ocean.

Third Place: Alisha Mark, Urban Euthymia, 2021. Acrylic, Vista Del Lago HS. 11 grade.
Inspiration: William Theoplilus Brown. Untitles (Industrial Cityscape).

Fourth Place: Hannah Miethe, Gaze, 2022. Digital. Marysville Charter Academy for Arts. 12 Grade
Inspiration: Lezley Saar, I Turned My Back on the Ocean Defacing the Ocean.

2021 Inspiration Winners

The 2021 Inspiration Award artwork can be seen here:
https://www.crockerart.org/collections/kingsley-inspirations?page=4

1st Place: Nikki Tosta – $100
The Moment of Foolishness​, 2021. Mixed Media, C.K. McClatchy High School,11th grade​
Inspiration: ​Richard Notkin, All Nations Have Their Moments of Foolishness

2nd Place: Colette Combrink – $75
Pride Cube​, 2020. Wire, embroidery floss, plastic, sharpies, acrylic paint, C.K. McClatchy High School, 9th Grade​
Inspiration: ​Claire Falkenstein, Body Centered Cubic

3rd Place: Kevin Briceno – $50
Don’t Be Suspicious​, 2020. Digital photography, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, 11th Grade ​
Inspiration: ​Lise Sarfati, Elisabeth, Sunset Boulevard, and North Poinsettia

Honorable Mentions

Dixie Rivera – $25
Person with Mirror​, 2021. Pencil on paper, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, 12th Grade​
Inspiration: ​Wayne Thiebaud, Tennis Person

Abigail Malek – $25
Mom, and Book​, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, St. Francis High School, 11th Grade ​
Inspiration: ​Wayne Thiebaud, Betty Jean Thiebaud and Book

Isaela Salgado – $25
La Calavera en el Vestido, 2021. Digital media, Franklin High School, 11th Grade ​
Inspiration: ​Wayne Thiebaud, Green Dress

Angela Delgado – $25
Three Bad Little Pigs, 2021. Watercolor, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, 12th Grade​
Inspiration: ​Todd Schorr, A Date with Mr. Big Bad

Madison Lapid – $25
Untitled, 2021. Digital art, CK McClatchy, 11th Grade​
Inspiration: ​Chiura Obata, Maiden of Northern Japan