NCC Announces NW Iowa Visual Arts Show Winners
Northwest Iowa Community College is hosting the Virtual NW Iowa Visual Arts Show May 22-June 30, 2020 for both NCC and northwest Iowa high school students. First, second, and third place awards were given in each category, with honorable mentions awarded at the judge’s discretion. An overall award was also given: A Best in Show award, chosen by the high school art teachers.
College Winners:
Drawing/Painting Title
1st Sara Maassen – Rock Valley Self Portrait
2nd Devan Schaeffer – Sheldon Bridge Past and Future
3rd Sara Maassen – Rock Valley Bloom
Digital Media/Photography
1st Adyson Saunders – Des Moines Anomaly Archives Podcast
2nd Brianna Van Veldhuizen – Rock Rapids Out West
High School Winners:
Individual Media Awards
Ceramics – Decorative
1st Shantell Erickson – Central Lyon Skull
2nd Salina Davis – Sheldon Turtle
3rd Kourtney Engel – Sheldon Sea Turtle
Ceramics – Functional
1st Faith E. Richards – Sheldon Snowflake
2nd Lydia Hustedt – South O’Brien Up & Away
3rd Cony Wilson – Central Lyon Chalice
Digital Media
1st Simon Maggert – Sheldon Hollow Knight
2nd Chloe Bilby – MOC-Floyd Valley Friendship
3rd Makayla Van Voorst – Sheldon Forest Fire Approaching
Photography
1st Lexi Hilbrands – Rock Valley Round and Round
2nd Cora Schreurs – Rock Valley Find the Light
3rd Taylor Warner – West Lyon Drip
Drawing – Charcoal
1st Josie Huss – Sioux Center Yearning
2nd Otto Reyna – MOC-Floyd Valley My Viejita
3rd Anna Friedrichsen – South O’Brien Time Marches On
Drawing – Colored Pencil
1st Anna Friedrichsen – South O’Brien Cool Soda
2nd Hannah Wiltgen – MOC-Floyd Valley Tiger Within
3rd Jordan Hassebroek – Sheldon Untitled
Drawing – Graphite
1st Josie Huss – Sioux Center Lady Blackbird
1st Katie Kensack – MOC-Floyd Valley Self-Portrait
2nd Hannah Van Maaren – Sheldon Untitled
2nd Rachel Gapinski – West Lyon Coffee Time
3rd Carma Van Ommen – West Lyon The Girl
Drawing – Ink/Marker
1st Abby Arnett – MOC-Floyd Valley Me Too
2nd Alycia Williams – MOC-Floyd Valley Lion
3rd Abby Arnett – MOC-Floyd Valley Unsolicited Advice
Drawing – Pastel (Oil, Soft)
1st Grace Dahl – MOC-Floyd Valley Radiance
2nd Ellie Albers – MOC-Floyd Valley Profile
3rd Alexis Arends – George-Little Rock In Nature
Drawing – Other
1st Otto Reyna – MOC-Floyd Valley Love
2nd Ellie Albers – MOC-Floyd Valley Lion
3rd Kennedy London – George-Little Rock Broken
Painting – Acrylic, Tempera
1st Farrah Lewis – Central Lyon Oh Brother
2nd Shania Struckman – Central Lyon Sunset Sea
2nd Lily Downard – Central Lyon Bob Ross
3rd Andraya Bahnson – West Lyon Tom
Painting – Watercolor
1st Brooklyn Leusink – MOC-Floyd Valley Sunflower Set
2nd Macay Van’t Hul – Western Christian Mountains
3rd Rachel Jorgensen – MOC-Floyd Valley My Grandma’s Garden
Painting – Other
1st Kaylee Kruid – Sioux Center My Strength
2nd Chloe Boote – West Lyon Pretty Bird
3rd Desiree Rodriquez – MOC-Floyd Valley Soccer is Life
2D Mixed Media
1st Emily Ritz – MOC-Floyd Valley He Calls Me A…
2nd Rachel Jorgensen – MOC-Floyd Valley The Face of a Star
3rd Ellie Zeutenhorst – Sioux Center Nostalgiaa
3rd Azenethe Reyes – Sioux Center Baile Folklorica
3D Mixed Media/Sculpture
1st Keziah Tea – Sioux Center Mother
2nd Olivia Hulstein – Western Christian Archer
3rd Jessica Hernandez – Sioux Center Floresciendo
Overall Awards – High School
Ceramics
1st Shantell Erickson – Central Lyon Skull
2nd Salina Davis – Sheldon Turtle
3rd Kourtney Engel – Sheldon Sea Turtle
Honorable Mentions
- Miquel Guevarra – Sheldon Alien
- Faith E. Richards – Sheldon Snowflake
- Cony Wilson – Central Lyon Chalice
Digital Media/Photography
1st Simon Maggert – Sheldon Hollow Knight
2nd Lexi Hilbrands – Rock Valley Round and Round
3rd Kaira Engelkes – Sheldon Untitled
Honorable Mentions
- Hannah Van Tilberg – Rock Valley Lines
- Makayla Van Voorst – Sheldon Forest Fire Approaching
- Cora Schreurs – West Lyon Find the Light
Drawing
1st Abby Arnett – MOC-Floyd Valley Me Too
2nd Josie Huss – Sioux Center Yearning
3rd Anna Friedrichsen – South O’Brien Time Marches On
Honorable Mentions
- Ellie Albers – MOC-Floyd Valley Lion
- Merlyn Arizmendi – Sheldon Surreal Drawing
- Josie Huss – Sioux Center Lady Black Bird
Painting
1st Madalyn Broesder – Central Lyon Untitled
2nd Farrah Lewis – Central Lyon Oh Brother
3rd Macay Van’t Hul – Western Christian Mountains
Honorable Mentions
- Kaitlyn Nuzum – Sioux Center Roses
- Brooklyn Leusink – MOC-Floyd Valley Sunflower Set
- Lily Downard – Central Lyon Bob Ross
Sculpture/Mixed Media
1st Olivia Hulstein – Western Christian Archer
2nd Claire Roemen – West Lyon Posies
3rd Jessica Hernandez – Sioux Center Floresciendo
Honorable Mentions
- Keziah Tea – Sioux Center Mother
- Ellie Zeutenhorst – Sioux Center Nostalgia
- Jolee Te Grotenhuis – Sioux Center Travel
Best in Show
Abby Arnett – MOC-Floyd Valley Me Too
The nine northwest Iowa high schools who participated are: Central Lyon, George-Little Rock, MOC-Floyd Valley, Rock Valley, Sheldon, Sioux Center, South O’Brien, West Lyon, and Western Christian.