2022 Michigan Thumb Region Scholastic Awards

American Vision Award Winners

The American Vision Award winners are chosen as the “Best of Show” from all of the artwork entered in this year’s Michigan Thumb Regional competition. Each regional program across the country selects the five most outstanding works of art from their Gold Key recipients. These five young artists represent the region on the national level as American Vision nominees. A national panel selects one of the nominated works from each region as the American Vision Award Recipient for 2022.

Student Name | Grade Category | School Teacher Name(s)

Clare Knox 12 Drawing & Illustration Fraser High School Roger Drabant, Marianne McGinnis

Gold Medal

Thy Hoang 12 Digital Art Adlai Stevenson HS Patti Fields

Clare Knox 12 Drawing & Illustration Fraser High School Roger Drabant, Marianne McGinnis

Ashlee Royster 12 Painting Dakota High School Cynthia Helvey

Silver Medal

Isaac Hellebuyck 8 Film & Animation  Shelby Junior HS Stephanie Pary

Thy Hoang 12 Digital Art Adlai Stevenson HS Patti Fields

Ryleen Karjo 11 Photography Chippewa Valley HS Wendelin Wilson

Leah Lias 10 Photography South Lake HS Erica Phardel

Chloe Pruitt 10 Mixed Media Port Huron Northern HS Victoria Hussey

Kyra Purrett 11 Painting L’anse Creuse HS, Doroh Art Academy Peter Doroh