Only seven pieces of student artwork from New Mexico were honored with national medals from the Scholastic Art, and Grace Archibeck ’21 took home two of them.
Grace’s paintings, “Squash” and “New Mexico Icon,” earned gold medals. “New Mexico Icon” also received the American Visions Medal. One work per region receives this distinction.
From the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards website: For 93 years, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have fostered the creativity and talent of millions of students through recognition, exhibitions, publications, and scholarships. Since its founding, the awards program has identified the early promise of some of our nation’s most exceptional visionaries, including alumni such as Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Philip Pearlstein, Sylvia Plath, and John Updike, all of whom won when they were teens. More recently, Stephen King, Myla Goldberg, Zac Posen, and Lena Dunham have become celebrated alumni of the program.
