Puget Sound ESD is proud to announce the 15 winners of the Regional High School Art Show. These entries received the highest scores and will advance to the 50th Annual State High School Art Show through OSPI in Olympia, Washington.

Students will be honored at the Regional High School Art Show Online Awards Presentation on May 3, 2023. The 50th Anniversary Superintendent's High School Art Show will take place at Benaroya Hall, in Seattle on May 30, 2023. Please join the PSESD and Superintendent Chris Reykdal as we celebrate the arts in Washington. Get ready to be amazed and inspired!

Cartoons by Elizabeth Park, 12th Grade 

Issaquah High School

Serenity by Rachel Jang, 12th Grade 

Bellevue High School

Playhouse by Charley Kienborts, 12th Grade 

Puyallup High School

Roots of Life by Emma Stemley, 11th Grade 

Lake Washington High School

Reminiscing by Angela Li, 12th Grade 

Shorecrest High School

The Male Gaze and Female Commodification by Caitlynn Wohlford, 12th Grade 

Bonney Lake High School

A Hidden Gem by Bianca Rivera Nales, 12th Grade 

Steilacoom High School

A Winter in Liyue by Ruth Roberts, 10th Grade 

Tahoma High School

Dance Macabre by Hana Nicole Parker, 10th Grade 

Hazen High School

Life in Yellow by Dahyun Jung, 10th Grade 

Newport High School

Colors of Fall by Lysbeth Li Cen, 9th Grade 

Hazen High School

Inevitable Plummet by Philomene Hudry, 11th Grade 

Lake Washington High School

In the Clouds by Sonja Anderson, 12th Grade 

Lake Washington High School

Two Red Things by Chloe English, 11th Grade 

Enumclaw High School

Detached Reality by Rachel Han, 10th Grade 

Newport High School

Arts Impact GRIT Award

Silent Hero by Sarah Sipe, 11th Grade 

Enumclaw High School

PSESD Staff Choice Award

Gaia by Caitlyn N Adkinson, 12th Grade 

Hazen High School

Superintendent Choice Award

Litter Brother by Christina Zhukovska, 10th Grade 

Auburn Mountainview High School

PSESD Board of Directors' Choice Award

Serenity by Kayli Wong, 10th Grade 

Bellevue High School

Superintendent Honorable Mentions

• A Winter in Liyue by Ruth Roberts, 10th Grade, Tahoma High School
• Serenity by Rachel Jang, 12th Grade, Bellevue High School
• Serenity by Kayli Wong, 10th Grade, Bellevue High School

Board of Directors Honorable Mentions

• Serenity by Rachel Jang, 12th Grade, Bellevue High School
• Abandoned by Liam Crouch, Shorecrest High School
• Untitled by Anabelle Banerjee, 12th Grade, Tahoma High School
• A Man's Best Friend by Lily Knott, 10th Grade, Enumclaw

Best in Show 2D 

• Cartoons by Elisabeth Park, 12th Grade, Issaquah High School

Best in Show 3D

• Roots of Life by Emma Stemley, 11th Grade, Lake Washington High School

King County Executive Awards

• The Turtle Dragon by Megan Lambert, 12th Grade, Lake Washington High School
• Roots in Nature by Emma Davis, 11th Grade, Bishop Blanchet High School
• Eyes to the Soul by Sam Emery, 10th Grade, Bishop Blanchet High School
• Dance Macabre by Hana Nicole Parker, 10th Grade, Hazen High School
• Abandoned by Liam Crouch, Shorecrest High School
• Nemeses by Emily Hu, 12th Grade, Bellevue High School

Pierce County Arts Commission Choice Awards

• Nested Expectations by Nao Tominaga, 11th Grade, Eatonville High School
• Enduring Support by Iris Rogel, 12th Grade, Bonney Lake High School

Pierce County Arts Commission Choice Honorable Mentions

• Desert Football by Kritametee Kampongsun, 11th Grade, Eatonville High School
• Forced Authenticity by Mera Foster, 10th Grade, Charles Wright Academy

Central Washington University Scholarship Awards

• Adored by Briana Berge, 11th Grade, Puyallup High School
• The Male Gaze and Female Commodification by Caitlynn Wohlford, 12th Grade, Bonney Lake High School
• Roots in Nature by Emma Davis, 11th Grade, Bishop Blanchet High School
• Things On My Mind by Irene Kim, 11th Grade, Issaquah High School
• Serenity by Rachel Jang, 12th Grade, Bellevue High School
• Look Past the Clouds by Ruby Lenhart, 11th Grade, Shorecrest High School
• Untitled by Zoe Stenson, 12th Grade, Tahoma High School
• Panic! by Zoe Tarrach, 11th Grade, Lake Washington High School

Outstanding Achievement Awards by Medium

Mixed Media: Adored by Briana Berge, 11th Grade, Puyallup High School

Painting: Trans Wheel by Connor Leto, 11th Grade, Eatonville High School

Pencil/Pen: Teenage Romance by Angela Pelayo Kassandra, 12th Grade, Hazen High School

Digital Art: A View From Below by Gracie Patterson, 11th Grade, Federal Way High School

Woodwork: Untitled by Sienna Sein Aye, 10th Grade, Tahoma High School

Clay: The Old Era by Scarlett Swilley, 10th Grade, Steilacoom High School

Ceramics: Panic! by Zoe Tarrach, 11th Grade, Lake Washington High School