Emerging Young Artists and Designers 2025 Juried Exhibition

Exhibitions

UMass Dartmouth’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) is pleased to present the Emerging Young Artists and Designers 2025 Juried Exhibition, continuing the tradition of exhibiting high school students’ work since 2013.

The EYAD 2025 virtual exhibition opening, reception, and awards presentation for the exhibiting artists, their art teachers, the UMass Dartmouth community, and the general public will be held online on Friday, February 7, 4:30pm, at the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/EYAD2025

Emerging Young Artists and Designers is a highly competitive online juried exhibition, which celebrates the exceptional artistic merit of New England’s high school students. EYAD 2025 received submissions from over 800 young artists, from which the jurors, CVPA’s Associate Dean Ann Kim, and Artist in Residence Lu Xu selected 103 works for the exhibition. An online showcase of the selected pieces will be available at www.umassd.edu/cvpa/explore/emerging-young-artists, offering an inspiring glimpse into the unique perspectives of New England's young talents.

Awards

Award For Artistic Excellence - Joy Son (senior)
Belmont High School (Belmont, MA)
Passion and Pain, 2024
2D
Teacher: Mark Milowsky

1st Place Award - Lili Nguyen (senior)
Barnstable High School (Barnstable, MA)
The sounds of the smoking lung (functional whistle), 2024
3D
Teacher: Brian Taylor

2nd Place Award (tie) - Likha Belenytska (senior)
Minuteman Regional Vocational High School (Lexington, MA)
Charlatan, 2024
Digital Art and Design
Teacher: Allison Barry

2nd Place Award (tie) - Hillary Dos Santos (senior)
Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School (South Yarmouth, MA)
Split Personalities, 2024
3D
Teacher: Craig Brodt

3rd Place Award - Kenna Slyker (senior)
Silver Lake Regional High School, (Kingston, MA)
The Price of Beauty, 2024
2D
Teacher: Hannah Close

Dean’s Award - Mackenzie Suplee (senior)
Norwich Free Academy (Norwich, CT)
Echoes of the Unconventional, 2024
3D
Teacher: Alyssa Pendleton

Foundations Award - Bianca Monteiro-Lopes (senior)
Lincoln School (Providence, RI)
Self Portrait, 2024
Mixed Media
Teacher: Anita Thompson

2D Recognition Award (tie) - Ella Quin (junior)
Nonnewaug High School (Woodbury, CT)
Teapots and Ties, 2024
2D
Teacher: Leeza Desjardins

2D Recognition Award (tie) - Jessica Liu (junior)
Natick High School (Natick, MA)
Jesika (Calage), 2024
2D
Teacher: Linda Anderson

3D Recognition Award - Vivienne Ratz (junior)
Winchester High School (Winchester, MA)
Calliope, 2024
3D
Teacher: Jennifer Levatino

Digital Art + Design Recognition Award - Austin Sangster (senior)
Brockton High School (Brockton, MA)
Creative Mind, 2024
Digital Art and Design
Teacher: Amanda Dodge

Photo + Video Recognition Award - Dan Albert (senior)
Canton High School (Canton, MA)
The Other Side, 2024
Photo / Video / Animation
Teacher: Patricia Palmer

People's Choice Award
Update 2/25/25: We are grateful for the widespread support demonstrated through the People’s Choice voting for the EYAD student work. Regrettably, technical issues and irregularities in the voting process have compromised the integrity of the results. Therefore, we've made the difficult decision to forgo the People's Choice Award. We understand this may be disappointing, and we apologize for any inconvenience. EYAD 2025 Juried Exhibition People's Choice Award

EYAD 2025 Exhibiting Schools

Apponequet Regional High School, MA; Avon Old Farms School, CT; Bangor High School, ME; Barnstable High School, MA; Beaver Country Day School, MA; Belmont High School, MA; Berlin High School, CT; Beverly High School, MA; Brockton High School, MA; Burlington High School, MA; Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, MA; Canton High School, MA; Cape Cod Academy, MA; Coventry High School, RI; Dana Hall School, MA; Danbury High School, CT; Dartmouth High School, MA; Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School, MA; Dover High School, NH; Easthampton High School, MA; Falmouth High School, MA; Franklin High School, MA; Great Bay Charter School, NH; Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School, MA; Interlakes Junior Senior High School, NH; Killingly High School, CT; Lincoln School, RI; Longmeadow High School, MA; Lowell High School, MA; Lynnfield High School, MA; Manchester Essex Regional High School, MA; Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, MA; Medomak Valley High School, ME; Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School, MA; Natick High School, MA; New Bedford High School, MA; Nonnewaug High School, CT; Norwich Free Academy, CT; Old Rochester Regional High School, MA; Pembroke High School, MA; Raymond High School, NH; Rutland High School, VT; Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, MA; Silver Lake Regional High School, MA; Somerset Berkley Regional High School, MA; Wachusett Regional High School, MA; Walnut Hill School for the Arts, MA; Wellesley High School, MA; Wethersfield High School, CT; and Winchester High School, MA.

College of Visual and Performing Arts
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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Dartmouth, MA 02747
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www.umassd.edu/cvpa/explore/emerging-young-artists
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Contact: Prof. Stephanie McGoldrick smcgoldrick1@umassd.edu