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