2025 Senior Art

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A HARMONIOUS EXISTENCE

Ellora Outwater

First Place 

“A piece of art that portrays the connection between old systems and new growth as we strive for sustainability. …to convey the belief that humanity and nature do not have to be in conflict with one another, rather we can grow to live together in harmony. We must learn to honour and hold respect for the environment when looking to our future”

POSTSCRIPT

Caitlin Ball

Second Place

Inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer, whose words “struck a sense of nostalgia” for [the artist’s] nature filled childhood. 

“I remember making mud pies in the yard, making fairy houses from sticks and leaves, and catching fireflies.” 

The central figure is a young girl, representing generations to come. Above her rests a firefly, a symbol of hope in restoring biodiversi

HOPE

Charlie McGowan 

Third Place

“Imagine a future where our children's hope is not radical. Where optimism is the expectation”

In this piece, the dove is the primary focus, symbolizing hope. A quilt patterned art style is used to represent the fabrics of community joined together. The papers used in this piece were dyed with natural ingredients; Pink (avocados), light blue (hibiscus flowers), blue (

SNAPSHOT OF THE FUTURE

Isabella Laing

Fourth Place

Explore all four sides of this artwork and search for different meanings within. Gaze into a city powered by renewable and sustainable energy. Look up into a blue sky, clear of any smoke and chemical pollutants. Observe glaciers that no longer melt next to oceans of creatures happily swimming in plastic free waters. Marked by hands of different skin 

SPH[Y]RnA

Lana Wilson

Fifth Place

SPH[Y]RnA is a hopeful imaging of our future and how cutting-edge, renewable technologies can solve environmental crises like ocean pollutants. Using principles of biomimicry, this autonomous robot can protect important ecosystems, such as coral reefs, by finding and eating oceanic pollutants. Powered by hydro turbines in the fins and solar energy, SPH[Y]RnA hosts a 

DESIGNING FOR TOMORROW

Alexia Hotner

Finalist