2017 YoungArts Winners

YOUNGARTS WINNERS 2017

2017 YoungArts Winners

Abareshi, Panteha | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Abbott, Grace | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Abistado, Austin | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Abondolo, Anna | Jazz/Double Bass (Honorable Mention)

Abou Rashed, Sara | Writing/Spoken Word (Merit)

Abounassar, Evan | Jazz/Trumpet (Honorable Mention)

Acosta, Emily | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Adam, Jack | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Adams, Amanata | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Adler, Jeremy | Voice/Jazz Voice (Merit)

Afremov, Nina | Writing/Selection from Novel (Honorable Mention)

Aikins, Colin | Voice/Tenor (Honorable Mention)

Aiyer, Priyanka | Writing/Poetry (Finalist)

Alber, Solomon | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Merit)

Alexander, Londyn | Dance/Modern (Honorable Mention)

Alexander, Marquel | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Allen, Augustus | Jazz/Double Bass (Merit)

Allen-Barfield, Hank | Jazz/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Amador-Lage, Dario | Voice/Baritone (Merit)

Amissah-Aidoo, Ptah | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Andreas, John | Cinematic Arts (Finalist)


Archer, Julian | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Ariza, Elena | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Armenteros, Abdias | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Honorable Mention)

Arroyo, Cheyenne | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Atkinson, Gabriella | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Azzi, Nadia | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Baer, Kathryn | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Honorable Mention)

Bahk, Jenny | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Baker, Kaylah | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Banks, Roman | Theater (Finalist)

Bankson, Walker | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Barak, Omri | Classical Music/Trumpet (Merit)

Barbieri, Isabella | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Barboi, Chris | Visual Arts (Merit)

Barnett, Jennifer | Voice/Jazz Voice (Merit)

Barnett, Yvonne | Theater (Finalist)

Barrio, Krystal | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Bateman, Diego | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Batle, Nilo | Cinematic Arts (Finalist)

Bear, Emily | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention), Jazz/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Beck, Maxwell | Jazz/Double Bass (Merit)

Behforouz, Kayla | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Bellamy, Cole | Voice/Baritone (Finalist)

Belwalkar, Renuka | Dance/Classical Indian (Honorable Mention)

Berman, Eli | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Berns, Tyler | Classical Music/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Berry, Abigail | Voice/Jazz Voice (Finalist)

Betsill, Morgan | Visual Arts (Merit)

Bhadriraju, Shreya | Voice/Soprano (Finalist)

Bilton, Blaire | Theater (Finalist)


Binns, Ezekiel | Design Arts (Finalist)

Biro, Victoria | Dance/Jazz (Honorable Mention)

Bishop, Anna | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Blair, Erin | Dance/Scottish Highland (Honorable Mention)

Blair, Jarren | Voice/Singer-Songwriter (Finalist)

Blake, MaKara | Photography (Merit)

Block, Joseph | Jazz/Keyboard (Finalist), Jazz/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Blones, Theo Neil | Design Arts (Honorable Mention)

Bone, Hannah | Photography (Merit)

Booker, Gabrielle | Dance/Tap (Finalist)

Boonyanit, Anna | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Boosalis, Andrew | Classical Music/Percussion (Merit)

Borthwick, Chloe | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Bouganim, Allison | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Boxwell, Owen | Jazz/Guitar (Merit)

Brandon, Zachary | Classical Music/Violin (Merit)

Brandt, William | Voice/Jazz Voice (Finalist)

Brems, Andrew | Jazz/Guitar (Merit)

Briones, Julian | Jazz/Composition (Merit)

Brown, Joshua | Classical Music/Violin (Merit)

Brown, Kaylee | Dance/Irish Step (Honorable Mention)

Broyles, Luke | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Buchanan, Maya Anjali | Classical Music/Violin (Merit)

Buck, Caley | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Buckenham, Brian | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Burke, Demetri | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Burston, Daniel | Voice/Baritone (Honorable Mention)

Burtis, Sydney | Dance/Tap (Finalist)

Cadeddu, Arianna | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Camargo, Catherine | Visual Arts (Finalist)


Campos, Guadalupe | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Camusso, Lucas | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Cao, Baron | Classical Music/Piano (Merit)

Cardon, Emma | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Carelli, Marcello | Jazz/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Carpenter, Gabriel | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Carr, Xavier | Design Arts (Merit)

Carson, Charisma | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Castora, Abby | Dance/Modern (Honorable Mention)

Catron, Zachary | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Cervenka, Truman | Visual Arts (Merit)

Chais, Ari | Jazz/Keyboard (Merit)

Chambers, Tamere | Dance/Hip Hop (Finalist)

Champion, Benjamin | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Chang, Stacy | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Chang, Tiffany | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Charif, Daniel | Classical Music/Flute (Honorable Mention)

Charos, Jason | Jazz/Composition (Merit)

Checa, Alberto | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Chen, Catherine | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Chen, Eden | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Chen, Qing Yu | Classical Music/Violin (Finalist)

Chen, Renee | Writing/Short Story (Merit)

Chigas, John | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Chilton, Ethan | Jazz/Trumpet (Merit)

Chiu, Karisa | Classical Music/Violin (Finalist)

Cho, Chang | Visual Arts (Merit)

Choi, Anthony | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Choo, Samantha | Classical Music/Violin (Merit)

Christmon, Taylor | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)


Chu, Audrey | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Chuka, Andrew | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Chung, Derek | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Chung, Ryan | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Cirielli, Deanna | Classical Music/Harp (Finalist)

Clayton, Jackson | Dance/Tap (Honorable Mention)

Clements, Caroline | Visual Arts (Merit)

Coats, Helen | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Merit)

Cobb, Ethan | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Cohen, Benjamin | Jazz/Baritone Saxophone (Honorable Mention)

Cole, Elijah | Jazz/Guitar (Honorable Mention), Jazz/Keyboard (Merit)

Coleman, Alistair | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Collins, Cameron | Visual Arts (Merit)

Collins, Clara | Design Arts (Merit)

Cone, Andrew | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Cooney, Carlyle | Voice/Mezzo Soprano (Honorable Mention)

Cooper, Julia | Theater (Finalist)

Correa, David | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Cox, Elle | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Crampton, Alexandra | Visual Arts (Merit)

Crevani, Amalia | Voice/Soprano (Merit)

Crouch, Aaron | Voice/Tenor (Finalist)

Cruz, Benjamin | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Cummings, Nicholas | Dance/Modern (Finalist)

Curcio, Michael | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Curnutte, Alexa | Writing/Short Story (Finalist)

Cusumano, Alexandra | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Dahler, Shane | Jazz/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Dalbert, Ari | Theater (Finalist)

Dardis, Sydney | Voice/Soprano (Merit)


Daughety, Jackson | Visual Arts (Merit)

D’Auria, Claudia | Photography (Finalist)

Davern, Salem | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Davis, Lillian | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Davis, Zachary | Jazz/Trumpet (Merit)

Day, James | Jazz/Alto Saxophone (Merit)

De La Torre, Adriana | Visual Arts (Finalist)

de Vera, Isaac | Jazz/Guitar (Honorable Mention)

Debole, Matteo | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Finalist)

DeBre, Elena | Writing/Short Story (Merit)

Derevyanko, Anton | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Honorable Mention)

Devereaux, Tea | Dance/Modern (Merit)

Devore, Connor | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Diamond, Micaela | Theater (Finalist)

Dietz, Emily | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention), Voice Voice/Jazz Voice (Merit)

Dixon, Maya | Visual Arts (Merit)

Dobynes, Alexis | Theater (Finalist)

Donawa, Ciamara | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Donenberg, Sheldon | Theater (Finalist)

Dongieux, Gunner | Visual Arts (Merit)

Dotson, Julia | Design Arts (Finalist)

Dougherty, Cristina | Classical Music/Tuba (Finalist)

Doyle, Ryan | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Drickhamer, Isaac | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

du Buclet, Alexandria | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Du, Katherine | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Finalist)

Duffy, Kali | Photography (Finalist)

Dundon, James | Design Arts (Finalist)

Dupuis, Julia | Writing/Short Story (Honorable Mention), Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Merit)

Durrenberger, Isabelle | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)


Dworsky-Hickey, Charlie | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Finalist)

Eason, Alexandra | Visual Arts (Merit)

Ebora, Luke Aron | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Edmunds, Grehan | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Edwards, Andrew | Classical Music/Piano (Merit)

Egan, Elizabeth | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Eimold, Forrest | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Eisen, Chelsea | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Elerson, Olivia | Classical Music/Flute (Merit)

Ellowitz, Hannah | Theater (Honorable Mention)

Elortegui, Luna | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Elsenheimer, Jenna | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Ertel, Lily | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Escobar, Victoria | Design Arts (Honorable Mention)

Etienne-Ramsay, Dylan | Design Arts (Finalist), Visual Arts (Finalist)

Fabrizio, Cosimo | Jazz/Guitar (Honorable Mention)

Farber, Joseph | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Farber, Sedona | Classical Music/Guitar (Merit)

Farmer, Asha | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Feldman, Benjamin | Jazz/Double Bass (Honorable Mention)

Fernandez, Gabriela | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Ferrara, Natalia | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Ferrier, Haile | Theater (Finalist)

Fischer, Allie | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Fishberger, Haley | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Flavell, Alexander | Jazz/Keyboard (Honorable Mention)

Flores, Salvador | Classical Music/Saxophone (Finalist)

Flory, Mairead | Classical Music/Violoncello (Finalist)

Fonseca, Karina | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Fontenelle, Rafaella | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)


Forgione, Makayla | Voice/Jazz Voice (Honorable Mention)

Forster, Aidan | Writing/Short Story (Merit)

Fossella, Justin | Jazz/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Foster, Margaret | Classical Music/Harp (Merit)

Franklin, Abbey | Design Arts (Merit)

Frazier, Noah | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Frazier, Patricia | Writing/Spoken Word (Merit)

French, Hannah | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Friend, Chloe | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Fritz, Anna | Design Arts (Merit)

Fuller, Georgia | Dance/Ballet (Honorable Mention)

Fung, Ting Yan | Classical Music/Piano (Merit)

Fyfe, Mason | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Gaba, Elizabeth | Voice/Popular Voice (Finalist)

Gabaldon, Diego | Photography (Finalist)

Galley, Cameron | Design Arts (Merit)

Garcia, Yancy | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Garcia-Quinones, Claudia | Visual Arts (Merit)

Garcon, Brianna | Voice/Jazz Voice (Merit)

Gaspari, Michael | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Gee, Samuel | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Finalist)

Geisker, Simon | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Gelin, Giveton | Jazz/Trumpet (Finalist)

Germino-Watnick, Daniel | Theater (Finalist)

Gill, Jeremy | Theater (Finalist)

Gillespie, Jayden | Cinematic Arts (Finalist)

Gillespie, Jerome | Jazz/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Gillespie, Mary | Writing/Selection from Novel (Merit)

Giordano, Joseph | Jazz/Trombone (Honorable Mention)

Gipson, Avery | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)


Gobourne, Derric | Dance/Hip Hop (Finalist)

Godsave, Stephanie | Dance/Modern (Finalist)

Goell, Maya | Voice/Soprano (Honorable Mention)

Golden, Anthony | Jazz/Double Bass (Merit)

Goldstein, Harry | Cinematic Arts (Finalist)

Gonzalez, Sofia | Dance/Modern (Honorable Mention)

Gonzalez-Sol, Camilo | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Goodman, Maddison | Dance/Ballet (Finalist)

Goodwyn, Jr., Ricky | Voice/Baritone (Finalist)

Gordon, Johanna | Voice/Jazz Voice (Merit)

Gordon, Shyheem | Visual Arts (Merit)

Gourary, Julia | Writing/Short Story (Finalist)

Gray, Kierra | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Green, Joshua | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Greenberg, Aaron | Theater (Finalist)

Gu, Heather | Classical Music/Piano (Merit)

Guerin, Morgan | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Finalist)

Guo, Andrew | Classical Music/Composition (Finalist)

Haddad, James | Jazz/Trumpet (Merit)

Hall, Torrance | Photography (Finalist)

Hamlett, Bria | Photography (Finalist)

Han, Kimberly | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Haney, Ryan | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Hargett, Kathryn | Writing/Poetry (Honorable Mention), Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Merit)

Hari, Samyuktha | Dance/Classical Indian (Honorable Mention)

Harnack, Serena | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Harper, Jessica | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Harper, Jordan | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Honorable Mention)

Harrelson, Alexander | Voice/Tenor (Honorable Mention)

Harris, Nia Ashleigh | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)


Hart, Bridger | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Hartley, Ricardo | Dance/Modern (Finalist)

Hasan, Amer | Classical Music/Clarinet (Honorable Mention)

He, Jacqueline | Writing/Short Story (Finalist)

Hedrick, Emma | Voice/Jazz Voice (Honorable Mention)

Henderson, Tyler | Jazz/Keyboard (Honorable Mention)

Hernandez, Zachary | Jazz/Keyboard (Honorable Mention)

Hernandez-Sias, Angelo | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Heyder, Nathaniel | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Hickman, Darius | Dance/Modern (Finalist)

Hidalgo, Luisa | Voice/Mezzo Soprano (Finalist)

Hitsman, Kieran | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Merit)

Ho, Caroline | Classical Music/Piano (Merit)

Ho, Kingston | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Ho, Yeama | Classical Music/Flute (Merit)

Hobert, Audrey | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Holmes, Katherine | Classical Music/Guitar (Merit)

Honda, Ria | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Horne, Ezri | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Hou, David | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Housner, Simon | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Hove, Alena | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Hsiao, Jing Thong | Writing/Poetry (Honorable Mention)

Hsu, Gabrielle | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Huang, Alexander | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Huang, Daniel | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Hubbard, Kaycee | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Hudson, Jesse | Photography (Finalist)

Hudson, Katelin | Photography (Finalist)

Hughes, Andrew | Classical Music/Viola (Honorable Mention)


Hunter, Bryant | Jazz/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Hurvitz, Sharon | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Hwang, Christine | Theater (Finalist)

Hyung, Annie | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Ikegwu, Monica | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Im, Christina | Writing/Poetry (Finalist)

Imler, Claire | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Irani, Freya | Classical Music/Viola (Honorable Mention)

Isaacs, Brian | Classical Music/Viola (Merit)

Ishida, Keiji | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Jackson, Craig | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Merit)

Jaisankar, Swathi | Dance/Classical Indian (Honorable Mention)

James-Spann, Rodney | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Honorable Mention)

Janssen, Eloise | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Jin, Dongxu | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Johnson, Donavon | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Johnson, Joshua | Theater (Merit)

Johnson, Kameron | Jazz/Keyboard (Merit)

Johnson, Payton | Dance/Jazz (Honorable Mention)

Johnston, Mason | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Jones, Beckner | Design Arts (Honorable Mention)

Jones, Benjamin | Jazz/Trombone (Merit)

Jones, Colin | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Jordan, Joseph | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Kabuli, Leyla | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Kalyan, Jahnavi | Dance/Classical Indian (Merit)

Kartalian, Derek | Classical Music/Percussion (Merit)

Kawawa-Beaudan, Maxime | Writing/Short Story (Finalist)

Keating, Benjamin | Classical Music/Trumpet (Honorable Mention)

Kessler, Ben | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Finalist)


Kiernan, Elizabeth | Theater (Honorable Mention)

Kim, Andrew | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Kim, Austin | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Kim, Ayoun | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Kim, Isaiah | Classical Music/Violoncello (Merit)

Kim, Kristi | Classical Music/Violoncello (Merit)

King, Mya | Classical Music/Piano (Merit)

Kingsbury, Sarah | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Kinstler, Grace | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Klein, Hannah | Voice/Mezzo Soprano (Honorable Mention)

Klein, Luke | Theater (Finalist)

Knight, Sophie | Voice/Soprano (Honorable Mention)

Koller, Alexander | Classical Music/Viola (Honorable Mention)

Konda, Vedya | Dance/Classical Indian (Honorable Mention)

Kopeck, Isabella | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Kotze, John | Jazz/Trombone (Finalist)

Krupnick, Talya | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Kumar-Banerjee, Ananya | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Merit)

Kuzmina, Sofiya | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Lalaoui, Reyhan | Writing/Selection from Novel (Finalist)

Lampedusa, Korri | Design Arts (Finalist)

Lancaster, William | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Lanning, Mathew | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Larsen, Logan | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Latona, Christopher | Jazz/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Lavidis, Paris | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Lazarus, Sasha | Dance/Modern (Honorable Mention)

Lazdowski, Evan | Voice/Baritone (Honorable Mention)

Le, Nathan | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Leach, Jamiya | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Finalist)


Leake, Skala | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Lee, Alison | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Lee, Andrew | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Lee, Chan Yong | Visual Arts (Merit)

Lee, Grace | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Lee, James | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Lee, Jasmine | Voice/Jazz Voice (Merit), Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Lee, Noah | Classical Music/Violoncello (Finalist)

Lee, Richard | Photography (Merit)

Lee, Sooyong | Classical Music/Clarinet (Merit)

LeGrand, Zarius | Theater (Finalist)

Lemann, Spencer | Classical Music/Composition (Merit), Jazz/Composition (Merit), Jazz/Guitar (Merit)

Lenberg, Tatum | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Lesky, James | Jazz/Double Bass (Honorable Mention)

Leung, Michelle | Photography (Finalist)

Levin, Kira | Voice/Jazz Voice (Honorable Mention)

Lew, Maya | Writing/Short Story (Finalist)

Li, Andrew | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Li, Gabrielle | Classical Music/Violoncello (Merit)

Li, Sandy | Visual Arts (Merit)

Liang, Jack | Dance/Hip Hop (Merit)

Lin, Eaton | Classical Music/Viola (Merit)

Lin, Kevin | Classical Music/Flute (Merit)

List, Anilee | Voice/Popular Voice (Finalist), Voice/Jazz Voice (Merit)

Liu, Katherine | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Merit)

Liu, Patricia | Writing/Poetry (Finalist)

Liu, Samantha | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Liu, Tiffany | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Honorable Mention)

Liu, Vincent | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Londres, Rey | Photography (Merit)


Lookatch, Joshua | Design Arts (Merit)

Loor, Alejandra | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Lopez, Carmen | Design Arts (Honorable Mention)

Lorenzo, Angelica | Classical Music/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Lowenstern, Ariel | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Lozier, Annalise | Writing/Poetry (Finalist)

Lu, Alexander | Classical Music/Piano (Finalist)

Lu, Margaret | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Finalist)

Lubera, Ally | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Honorable Mention)

Ludington, Jesse | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Merit)

Luetich, Sofia | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Magee, Logan | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Maggard, Kaylin | Dance/Modern (Finalist)

Magnuson, Amber | Writing/Poetry (Finalist)

Mahdavi, Arjang | Theater (Honorable Mention)

Managad, Robert | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Mancera, Niko | Voice/Bass (Honorable Mention)

Maniglia, Bianca | Voice/Soprano (Merit)

Mansey, Ruhi | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Manyak, Matthew | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Marckx, Olivia | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Marella, Elizabeth | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Markey, Joseph | Dance/Ballet (Finalist), Dance/Modern (Honorable Mention)

Marla, Deeksha | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Martinez, Jessica | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Martinez, Juliette | Dance/Modern (Merit)

Martinez, Melanie | Dance/Modern (Honorable Mention)

Mason, David | Jazz/Alto Saxophone (Merit)

Matsumoto, Mai | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Mayo, Bronte | Dance/Modern (Finalist)


Mazzoli, Alyssa | Writing/Short Story (Merit)

McCallum, Jessica | Cinematic Arts (Finalist)

McClain, Christian | Design Arts (Finalist)

McFadden, Joseph | Visual Arts (Merit)

McGhee, Christian | Jazz/Keyboard (Honorable Mention), Jazz/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

McGregor, William | Classical Music/Double Bass (Merit)

McGuire, Ally | Dance/Modern (Finalist)

Medina, Andrea | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Medina, Jr., Richard | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Mekailian, Paul | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Mendez, Nicholas | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Mermer, Henry | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Micca, Kelly | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Miller, Griffin | Classical Music/Percussion (Merit)

Miller, Jacob | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Miller, Noah | Dance/Ballet (Finalist)

Miller, Wilson | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Min, Derek | Visual Arts (Merit)

Missano, Juliana | Dance/Ballet (Finalist)

Mitrano, Mark | Theater (Finalist)

Mizuno, Fumika | Classical Music/Violin (Merit)

Mo, Nathan | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Moffitt, Ethan | Jazz/Double Bass (Merit)

Mohanselvan, Shreyah | Dance/Classical Indian (Honorable Mention)

Monahan, Mary | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Mooney, Ethan | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Morales-Martinez, Javier | Classical Music/Clarinet (Merit)

Moreno, Parker | Visual Arts (Merit)

Morrison, Tyeri | Dance/Modern (Honorable Mention)

Moses, Andrew | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)


Muhammad, Kopano | Voice/Jazz Voice (Merit)

Mullooly, Margaret | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Murnighan, William | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Murphy, Jonah | Classical Music/Flute (Honorable Mention), Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Murphy, Madelyn | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Musgrove, Anna | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Myers, Stephen | Dance/Modern (Finalist)

Nadel, Matthew | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Nagovskaya, Angelique | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Nguyen, Lan | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Nie, Cathy | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Honorable Mention)

Niles, Brian | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Novak, Paul | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Oglesby-Davis, Benjamin | Jazz/Guitar (Merit)

Oguagha, Jennifer | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Oldfield, Hannah | Voice/Jazz Voice (Honorable Mention)

Oliva, Isabel | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Oliver, Jr., Kevin | Jazz/Alto Saxophone (Merit)

O’Malley, Erin | Writing/Poetry (Finalist)

Ortiz, Isabella | Visual Arts (Merit)

Ostolaza, Derrick | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Ostroff, Samuel | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Otake, Kaye | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Ouly, Connor | Voice/Baritone (Honorable Mention)

Owens, Isibeal | Writing/Spoken Word (Honorable Mention)

Paciga, John | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Honorable Mention)

Padmanabhan, Nicholas | Classical Music/Guitar (Merit)

Paquette, Madelyn | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Finalist)

Park, Robin | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Park, Sang-O | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)


Parker, Kenneth | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Parks, Ryan | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Partnoy, Natasha | Theater (Merit)

Parupudi, Isha | Dance/Classical Indian (Honorable Mention)

Perales, Jasim | Jazz/Trombone (Merit)

Perez, Danielle | Dance/Modern (Honorable Mention)

Pete, Isabella | Dance/Choreography (Finalist), Dance/Jazz (Honorable Mention), Dance/Modern (Merit)

Petersen, Andrew | Cinematic Arts (Finalist)

Peterson, Anders | Classical Music/Clarinet (Honorable Mention)

Picard, Robert | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Poedtke, Miranda | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Policaro, Alexandra | Dance/Modern (Honorable Mention)

Politi, Nicholas | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Polyviou, Amelia | Visual Arts (Merit)

Poppo, Giana | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Prat, Alexandra | Voice/Mezzo Soprano (Honorable Mention)

Preite, Mazie | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Preite, Micah | Jazz/Guitar (Merit)

Prieto, Veronica | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Prissert, Sasha-Raphael | Theater (Honorable Mention)

Pross, Isaac | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Pulz, Daisia | Dance/Choreography (Honorable Mention)

Qi, Jonathan | Classical Music/Piano (Merit)

Qi, Nathan | Classical Music/Piano (Merit)

Ramsey, Tatum | Dance/Jazz (Honorable Mention)

Rath-Keyes, Matanda | Jazz/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Ravi, Nivedita | Voice/Soprano (Merit)

Recendez, Ernando | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Redmond, John Peter | Classical Music/Composition (Finalist)

Reid, Samuel | Jazz/Keyboard (Merit)


Reifkind, Jordan | Jazz/Guitar (Honorable Mention)

Reyes, Andrea | Photography (Finalist)

Reynolds, Lindsey | Voice/Soprano (Finalist)

Rhodes, Candace | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Rhys, Wynter | Cinematic Arts (Finalist)

Richardson, III, Arthur | Dance/Hip Hop (Finalist)

Rivas, Reyna | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Riveros, Juanito | Classical Music/Harp (Merit)

Roberson, Kele | Dance/Ballet (Finalist)

Rodoni, Luca | Jazz/Trumpet (Honorable Mention)

Rodriguez Varela, Victoria | Design Arts (Merit)

Rodriguez, Daniel | Dance/Mexican Folkloric (Honorable Mention)

Rodriguez, Saige | Theater (Finalist)

Rohde, Maxwell | Jazz/Double Bass (Honorable Mention)

Rosenthal, Madeleine | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Ross, Griffin | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Merit)

Rubenson, Cornelia | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Ruiz, Sophie | Visual Arts (Merit)

Rumbarger, Sophia | Visual Arts (Merit)

Rupe, Gabriel | Jazz/Double Bass (Finalist)

Sacks, David | Classical Music/Piano (Finalist)

Sagadencky, Evan | Dance/Choreography (Honorable Mention)

Saidiner, Hannah | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Salgado, Angelica | Design Arts (Merit)

Salingaros, Alexia | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Salmon, Ackeem | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Sanchez, Wander | Dance/Modern (Finalist)

Sanders, Jeron | Dance/Jazz (Honorable Mention), Dance/Modern (Merit)

Sangder, Emily | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Santos, Ethan Noel | Jazz/Trombone (Merit)


Sara, Junet | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Sarkar, Avik | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Sasfai, Jake | Jazz/Keyboard (Honorable Mention)

Scates, Angela | Classical Music/Oboe (Honorable Mention)

Schafer, Hunter | Design Arts (Finalist)

Schaffert, Aidan | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Schindel, Annie | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Schindler, John | Classical Music/Piano (Finalist)

Schlefer, Juliet | Voice/Soprano (Merit)

Schoenbeck, Clara | Photography (Merit)

Schoenfeld, Jakob | Classical Music/Percussion (Honorable Mention)

Schulman, Alec | Jazz/Keyboard (Merit)

Schulz, Sarah | Theater (Honorable Mention)

Schwartz, Michael | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Merit)

Seaberg, Brianna | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Seals, Zachary | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Semprevivo, Jordan | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Seo, Min Jung | Visual Arts (Merit)

Sewell, Matthew | Jazz/Guitar (Honorable Mention)

Shand, Jessica | Classical Music/Flute (Finalist)

Shapira, Michael | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Sharma, Ravi | Jazz/Guitar (Honorable Mention)

Sharma, Santosh | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Honorable Mention)

Sheene, Grace | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Sheets, Emily | Voice/Mezzo Soprano (Merit)

Shen, Roger | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Shepsu, Kofi | Jazz/Percussion (Finalist)

Shooshani, Arianna | Photography (Finalist)

Shuda, Runa | Classical Music/Flute (Honorable Mention)

Shupe, Elizabeth | Dance/Choreography (Finalist)


Siegel, Evan | Jazz/Guitar (Merit)

Silva, Joseph | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Sim, Goeun | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Simmons, Sophia | Visual Arts (Merit)

Simon, Noah | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Simpson, Jordin | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Simpson, Joshua | Theater (Honorable Mention)

Sims, Arlo | Jazz/Guitar (Merit)

Siraj, Amir | Classical Music/Piano (Finalist)

Sklar, Shoshana | Dance/Modern (Honorable Mention)

Smith, Charles | Theater (Finalist)

Smith, David | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Smith, Lauren | Voice/Jazz Voice (Merit)

Smith, Owen | Theater (Honorable Mention)

Snow, Amanda | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Solwold, Devon | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Sommerville, Jessica | Writing/Poetry (Merit)

Song, Dawn | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Sorkin, Daniel | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Sosa, Joaquin | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Soulier, Claire | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Spector, Isaac | Dance/Choreography (Honorable Mention)

Stebbins, Nicole | Design Arts (Finalist)

Steele, John | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Steimle, Meilan | Writing/Short Story (Finalist)

Stenberg, Kathryn | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Stepansky, Jeremy | Jazz/Composition (Merit)

Stephens, Megan | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Stephenson, Clayton | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Stevens, James | Voice/Baritone (Merit)


Stevens, Matthew | Jazz/Alto Saxophone (Merit)

Stewart, Cam’Ron | Theater (Finalist)

Stills, Sophia | Cinematic Arts (Finalist)

Stoger, Sebastian | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Stoloff, Matthew | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Stone, Mei | Classical Music/Flute (Merit)

Storey, Owen | Jazz/Double Bass (Honorable Mention)

Street, Riley | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Suarez, Emilie | Voice/Soprano (Finalist)

Subel, Adam | Design Arts (Merit)

Sung, Andrew | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Super, Kathryn | Design Arts (Merit)

Suri, Thalia | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Swent, Janssen | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

takaki, Jarrett | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Tanzer, Noam | Jazz/Double Bass (Honorable Mention)

Tatham, Cole | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Taylor, Dalton | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Teboe, Kyra | Jazz/Keyboard (Merit)

Terauchi, Ayana | Classical Music/Flute (Finalist)

Thiele, Samantha | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Thomas, Brighton | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Thomas, Ljuliana | Voice/Jazz Voice (Merit)

Thomas, Priya | Writing/Selection from Novel (Finalist), Writing/Short Story (Merit)

Thomas, Robert | Design Arts (Finalist)

To, Allison | Classical Music/Piano (Honorable Mention)

Tolbert, Alan | Classical Music/Trumpet (Honorable Mention)

Torres, Samantha | Design Arts (Merit)

Tortorelli, James | Design Arts (Merit)

Towse, Sam | Jazz/Keyboard (Honorable Mention)


Treiman, Ethan | Classical Music/Composition (Honorable Mention)

Tripathi, Maya | Photography (Honorable Mention)

Turner-Trujillo, Nanette | Design Arts (Honorable Mention)

Uhm, SiHyun | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Useche, Maria | Design Arts (Merit)

Valls, Vivian | Voice/Popular Voice (Finalist)

Vanek, Jessica | Voice/Jazz Voice (Honorable Mention)

Vassiliou, Jason | Classical Music/Violin (Honorable Mention)

Vaughen, James | Classical Music/Trumpet (Finalist)

Ventriglio, Traivonn | Voice/Popular Voice (Merit)

Vestuti, Regina | Design Arts (Finalist)

Viglietti, Mimi | Theater (Honorable Mention)

Vivas, Isabella | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Vogt, Addison | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Voight, Michelle | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Wadsworth, Alisa | Writing/Short Story (Merit)

Walkinshaw, Flynn | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Walton, Kara | Voice/Jazz Voice (Finalist)

Wang, Benjamin | Design Arts (Merit)

Wang, Grace | Classical Music/Piano (Merit)

Wang, Siyumeng | Classical Music/Piano (Finalist)

Warren, Jordyn | Voice/Popular Voice (Honorable Mention)

Weaver, Adia | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Webb, Rachel | Voice/Popular Voice (Finalist)

Weintraub, Lauren | Voice/Singer/Songwriter (Merit)

Wells, Jeanette | Visual Arts (Merit)

Wenzelberg, Benjamin | Voice/Soprano (Finalist), Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Werlein, Jared | Voice/Baritone (Merit)

Whang, Gene | Visual Arts (Merit)

Whitwell, Alison | Theater (Merit)


Wild, Caleb | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Wilkins, Lily | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Wilkinson, Tessa | Dance/Modern (Merit)

Will, Emma | Voice/Soprano (Merit)

Willner, Infinity | Classical Music/Guitar (Honorable Mention)

Wilson, Cameron | Classical Music/Percussion (Finalist)

Wilson, Emma | Writing/Poetry (Merit)

Winer, Francesca | Voice/Jazz Voice (Finalist)

Wolff, Jack | Dance/Tap (Merit)

Won, Isabel | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Woody, Brandon | Jazz/Trumpet (Honorable Mention)

Wright, Meghan | Theater (Finalist)

Wu, Johnathan | Classical Music/Violin (Merit)

Wu, Mariceli | Writing/Spoken Word (Merit)

Wu, Max | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Wunder, Alexander | Voice/Baritone (Merit)

Wuu, Elliot | Classical Music/Piano (Finalist)

Wyson, Charles | Cinematic Arts (Honorable Mention)

Xu, Jennifer | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Xu, Tiffany | Classical Music/Piano (Merit)

Yamashita, Shaylee | Dance/Choreography (Finalist)

Yan, Wendi | Visual Arts (Honorable Mention)

Yessayantz, Amelia | Cinematic Arts (Merit)

Yi, Alisha | Writing/Poetry (Finalist)

Yoo, Alex | Jazz/Percussion (Merit)

Yoon, Sung Won | Visual Arts (Merit)

Yoshida, Hanae | Classical Music/Trombone (Finalist)

Youngman-Mihovch, Olivia | Voice/Soprano (Merit)

Yu, Esther | Classical Music/Violoncello (Honorable Mention)

Yu, Michelle | Cinematic Arts (Merit)


Yuwen, Alex | Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Honorable Mention), Jazz/Composition (Merit)

Zeitlinger, Justin | Classical Music/Composition (Merit)

Zengage, Maxwell | Photography (Finalist)

Zhang, Austin | Jazz/Alto Saxophone (Merit), Jazz/Tenor Saxophone (Merit)

Zhang, Beatrice | Writing/Creative Non-Fiction (Finalist)

Zhang, Emily | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Zheng, Annie | Writing/Short Story (Honorable Mention)

Zheng, Chuqi | Writing/Short Story (Merit)

Zheng, Shawn | Classical Music/French Horn (Finalist)

Zheng, Sherrill | Visual Arts (Finalist)

Zhou, Lily | Writing/Poetry (Finalist), Writing/Short Story (Finalist)

Zou, Lisa | Writing/Poetry (Merit)

2017 YoungArts Winners

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