Introduction
Since 2014, AMOCA has hosted an annual juried exhibition showcasing the remarkable talents of high school students studying the ceramic arts. Starting in 2020, the exhibition has been virtual. Over 500 applications were submitted for the 2023 exhibition, and 109 were selected by Museum staff through a collective jury process.
To learn more about the program and view past exhibitions, visit the link below.
Teen Council
With support from the Ruth and Joseph C. Reed Foundation for the Arts, AMOCA hosts an internship and professional development group for high school students. Students receive access to exclusive museum areas and events, develop their college resume, meet professional artists, and receive complimentary access to the AMOCA Ceramics Studio. Council membership is free thanks to grant funding.
To learn more and apply to join the program, visit the link below.
Exhibition Acknowledgments
This program generously funded provided, in part, through grants from Ruth and Joseph C. Reed Foundation for the Arts and the DEW Foundation.
Exhibition Awards Ceremony
Exhibition Award Winners
9th & 10th Grade
Honorable Mention: Mina Son
Mina Son, Shadow, Ceramic, 12” x 15” x 10.” Idyllwild Arts Academy
Honorable Mention: Jazmin Jimenez
Jazmin Jimenez, Bright Eyes, Ceramic and Paint, 9” x 8.5” x 2.75.” Tahquitz High School
Honorable Mention: Bridget Kelly
Bridget Kelly, Guinea Pig Tea Pot, Ceramic and Glaze, 7” x 9.5” x 2.5.” St. John’s College High School
Best of Show: Sophia Kaulen
Sophia Kaulen, Ivan, Ceramic, 10” x 9” x 11.” The Ellis School
11th Grade
Honorable Mention: Alexis Weiss
Alexis Weiss, The Fisherman, Ceramic, Glaze, Led Light, and Copper Tubing, 12” x 12” x 10.” Marlborough High School
Honorable Mention: Ana Martinez-Hernandez
Ana Martinez-Hernandez, Power of Ignorance, Ceramic and Acrylic, 7” x 5” x 9.” Huntington Beach High School
Honorable Mention: Sophia Bucci
Sophia Bucci, Cane Tea Pot, Ceramic and Cane, 13” x 8” x 6.” Chenango Valley High School
Best of Show: Miriam Wheeler
Miriam Wheeler, Noodle Nelly, Ceramic, Underglaze, and Glaze, 10” x 10” x 1.” McKinleyville High School
12th Grade
Honorable Mention: Ava Praizner
Ava Praizner, Matabo’s Melody, Ceramic, Underglaze, Glaze, and Kalimba parts, 7” x 5.2” x 1.75.” Apex Friendship High School
Honorable Mention: Dane Abbott
Dane Abbott, Flowing Line, Ceramic, 11 x 5 x 5.” El Dorado High School
Honorable Mention: Sydney Young
Sydney Young, When Will it End?, Ceramic and Cloth Scraps, 36” x 48” x 40.” Grove High School
Best of Show: Seth Duffy
Seth Duffy, VW Bug Tortoise Hybrid, Ceramic, 7.5” x 21” x 11.” El Toro High School
Exhibition Works
Works are listed in alphabetical order by last name of the artist. Photos of works are submitted by participants. Click or tap on a photo to see a larger image.
9th & 10th Grade
Lucy Bozora Youngren
Lucy Bozora Youngren, Polyp Bloom, Ceramic, 11” x 13” x 10”, Idyllwild Arts Academy, 10th Grade
Mary Bush
Mary Bush, Terra Cotta Mountain Vessel, Ceramic, 9” x 11” x 6”, Chenango Valley High School, 10th Grade
Adrian Chau
Adrian Chau, Wayang Oni, Ceramic, 3” x 8” x 9”, Maria Carrillo High School, 10th Grade
Kaliyah Chronister
Kaliyah Chronister, Remnants, Ceramics, 9” x 11” x 8”, Liberty High School
Jeremy Galvan
Jeremy Galvan, Brain, Ceramic, Bassett High School, 9th Grade
Jesse Gibson
Jesse Gibson, Overwhelm of Weight and Disarray, Ceramic, Ceramic Stain, and Acrylic Paint, 20” x 18” x 8”, Liberty High School, 10th Grade
Jack Gomez
Jack Gomez, Musical Interludes, Ceramic, 1” x 12” x 5”, Pasadena Polytechnic School, 9th Grade
Miles Gumbs
Miles Gumbs, Raku Bowl, 3.75” x 5.5” x 5.5”, The Dalton School, 10th Grade
Grace Ishii
Grace Ishii, Koi Fish, 5” x 10” x 5”, Robert Louis Stevenson, 10th Grade
Jazmin Jimenez
Jazmin Jimenez, Bright Eyes, Ceramic and Paint, 9” x 8.5” x 2.75”, Tahquitz High School
Paramita Kadamby
Paramita Kadamby, The Masks We Wear, 7” x 6” x 1”, Notre Dame High School, 10th Grade
Sophia Kaulen
Sophia Kaulen, Ivan, Ceramic, 10” x 9” x 11”, The Ellis School
Bridget Kelly
Bridget Kelly, Guinea Pig Tea Pot, Ceramic and Glaze, 7” x 9.5” x 2.5”, St. John’s College High School
Brian Li
Brian Li, Snake Hand Bag, 14” x 10” x 10”, Robert Louis Stevenson High School, 10th Grade
Kellye McCullough
Kellye McCullough, Frightened Frill Iguana Tea Set, Ceramic and Glaze, 8” x 9” x 6”, Sandy Spring Friends School, 10th Grade
Kalea Pollard
Kalea Pollard, Japanese Water Dragon, 11” x 5” x 6”, El Toro High School, 10th Grade
Rachel Lee
Rachel Lee, Untitled, Ceramic and Glaze, 8” x 10” x 6”, Flintridge Prep School, 9th Grade
Alondra Rodriguez
Alondra Rodriguez, Aquarius, Ceramic and Glaze, 6.25” x 4.5” x 5.75”, Herbert Hoover High School, 10th Grade
Mina Son
Mina Son, Shadow, Ceramic, 12” x 15” x 10”, Idyllwild Arts Academy
11th Grade
Lola Alford
Lola Alford, Mythos Ring Series, Ceramic, 1”x1”x1”, Claremont High School
Benjamin Ancho
Benjamin Ancho, Outward, Ceramic, 3.1” x 4.65” x 4.65”, Christian High School
Luxi Bassoco
Luxi Bassoco, SerpenTEA, Ceramic, 8” x 7” x 13”, Ramona High School
Lonna Baxter
Lonna Baxter, Decanter and Cups, Ceramic, 6” x 8” x 6.5”, Whitney Point CSD
Angela Boland
Angela Boland, Unravel, Ceramic and Macrame Cord, 6” x 6.5” x 6.5”, Orange County School of the Arts
Mary Brom
Mary Brom, As Travas, Ceramic and Acrylic Paint, 10” x 12” x 13.5”, Chenango Valley High School
Sophia Bucci
Sophia Bucci, Cane Tea Pot, Ceramic and Cane, 13” x 8” x 6”, Chenango Valley High School
Zhi Zhi Burton-Flores
Zhi Zhi Burton-Flores, Spiral of Despair, Ceramic, 7” x 3.5” x 2.5”, California School of the Arts
Allison Chung
Allison Chung, Mutilated Mind, Ceramic and Underglaze, 6” x 7.5” x 5.5”, Glendora High School
Sam Corey
Sam Corey, Flidais, Ceramic and Acrylic Paint, 10” x 6” x 4”, Liberty High School
Evelyn Couturier
Evelyn Couturier, Chicken Vessel, Ceramic, 7.5” x 5” x 5”, Traverse City West Senior High School
Emma De La Rosa
Emma De La Rosa, Out of Touch, Ceramic and Mirror, 12” x 6” x 12”, Western Christian High School
Theo Griffin
Theo Griffin, Stuck In The Past, Ceramic, Wire, and Plastic, 12” x 14” x 11”, Laguna Creek High School
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson, mortis, Ceramic and Mixed Media, 11” x 5.75” x 4.5”, Etiwanda High School
Kyu-Sun Kim
Kyu-Sun Kim, Playground, Deconstructed, Ceramic, 10” x 10” x 8”, Seoul International School
Kayla Lancing
Kayla Lancing, An Array of Gifts, Ceramic, 8” x 10” x 1”, Seabreeze High School
Nevaeh Lofton
Nevaeh Lofton, Botox Corruption, Ceramic, 8” x 4” x 2”, Mountain Range High School
Ana Martinez-Hernandez
Ana Martinez-Hernandez, Power of Ignorance, Ceramic and Acrylic, 7” x 5” x 9”, Huntington Beach High School
Ashley McMaster
Ashley McMaster, The Eye of the Ocean, Ceramic and Glaze, 16.5” x 9” x 9”, Lake Washington High School
Grace Pavelski
Grace Pavelski, Textured Vert Vessel with Lid, Ceramic and Glaze, 9.5” x 7” x 7”, Chenango Valley High School
Brooke Plummer
Brooke Plummer, Lost Boy, Ceramic and Acrylic paint, 14” x 14” x 14”, El Toro High School
Ella von Thaden
Ella von Thaden, Wrapped in Flowers, Ceramic, Glaze, and Cobalt oxide, 11” x 13” x 7”, Flintridge Prep School
Maylin Chen
Maylin Chen, City, Ceramic and Underglaze, 10” x 6” x 2”, Flintridge Prep School
Cora Ricciotti
Cora Ricciotti, Heart of the Ocean, Ceramic, 26” x 20” x 2”, Dana Hills High School
Lorraine Rivera
Lorraine Rivera, Shiba, Ceramic, 4” x 18” x 4”, Laguna Creek High School
Kristen Sutton
Kristen Sutton, Baybay, Ceramic, 4” x 11” x 11”, Whitney High School
Kentaro Suzuki
Kentaro Suzuki, Tall-Footed Box, Ceramic, 12” x 5” x 5”, Tabor Academy
Ania Tarrant
Ania Tarrant, Tasty, Ceramic, 30” x 13” x 13”, Laguna Creek High School
Olivia Tigner
Olivia Tigner, Slipping Through My Fingers, Ceramic, Glaze, and Acrylic Paint, 7” x 13” x 8”, Laguna Beach High School
Itsamari Trevino
Itsamari Trevino, Viola Odorata Rosea, Ceramic, 13.2” x 5.6” x 6.4”, Liberty High School
Ethan Tseng
Ethan Tseng, Grapes, Ceramic, Glue, and Grape Vines, 11” x 5” x 0.5”, La Salle College Preparatory
Alexis Weiss
Alexis Weiss, The Fisherman, Ceramic, Glaze, Led Light, and Copper Tubing, 12” x 12” x 10”, Marlborough High School
Miriam Wheeler
Miriam Wheeler, Noodle Nelly, Ceramic, Underglaze, and Glaze, 10” x 10” x 1”, McKinleyville High School
12th Grade
Dane Abbott
Dane Abbott, Flowing Line, Ceramic, 11 x 5 x 5, El Dorado High School
Jordan Ankeney
Jordan Ankeney, An Ode to Italy, Ceramic, 10” x 7” x 2”, Olympia High School
Maxine Boggs
Maxine Boggs, Tubular, Ceramic, 7” x 5” x 5”, Mountain Range High School
Isabel Borgonia
Isabel Borgonia, Rococo, Ceramic, 22” x 15”, Dublin High School
Tuyet (“Nina”) Nghi Ca
Tuyet (“Nina”) Nghi Ca, Everyone for Themselves, Ceramic, 7” x 5” x 9”, La Sierra High School
Erin Carter
Erin Carter, Cool Teapot, Ceramic, 9” x 7” x 8”, Timber Creek High School
Hanna Chase
Hanna Chase, Stretch, Ceramic, 13” x 12” x 10”, Liberty High School
Thomas Christnagel
Thomas Christnagel, Marked Figure, Ceramic, 11” x 8” x 8”, Osseo Senior High School
Autumn Coffin
Autumn Coffin, Fat Racoon, Ceramic, Acrylic Paint, and Glaze, 21” x 15” x 20”, Liberty High School
Michael Dell’Aquila
Michael Dell’Aquila, Carcass, Ceramic, 7” x 5” x 5”, Carlmont High School
Seth Duffy
Seth Duffy, VW Bug Tortoise Hybrid, Ceramic, 7.5” x 21” x 11”, El Toro High School
Madelyn Geeting
Madelyn Geeting, Landscape Vessel, Ceramic, 16” x 18” x 18”, Flintridge Prep School
Gavin Gerhardt
Gavin Gerhardt, Mirmir’s Skull, Ceramic, Glaze, and Twine, 7.5” x 5” x 7.5”, Arlington High School
Gabrielle Henderson
Gabrielle Henderson, Submerged in Sgraffito, Ceramic, 10.5” x 5” x 5”, Huntington Beach High School
Katelyn Hung
Katelyn Hung, Puff Monkey, Ceramic and Glaze, 7” x 6” x 4”, La Canada High School
Owen Ivory
Owen Ivory, Lunch Date, Ceramic and Glaze, 12” x 4” x 4”, Dana Hills High School
Sierra Jobman
Sierra Jobman, Sunset Bowl, Ceramic and Glaze, 4” x 9” x 11”, Trinity Preparatory School
Riya Koh
Riya Koh, My Hands, Ceramic, Slip, and Glaze, 14” x 14” x 2”, Flintridge Prep School
Sophia Lamar
Sophia Lamar, Gilded Coral Vases, Ceramic, 6” x 7” x 3”, Trinity Preparatory School
Gavin Langhorst
Gavin Langhorst, The Pretender, Ceramic, 14.5” x 11.5” x 5”, Claremont High School
Katelyn Liu
Katelyn Liu, Breakfast Mug, Ceramic and Glaze, 4” x 5.5” x 5.5”, Gretchen Whitney High School
Kristina Lynch
Kristina Lynch, Success and Failure, Ceramic and Glaze, 10” x 6” x 6”, La Salle High School
Czeska Markham
Czeska Markham, Queen Jackline, Ceramic, 12” x 5” x 6”, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Alyssa Martinez
Alyssa Martinez, Aztec Inspired Mask, Ceramic and Glaze, 9” x 7”, John W. North High School
Kate Martyny
Kate Martyny, Blue Coils, Ceramic and Glaze, 4” x 9” x 9”, Trinity Prep
Sofia Mendoza
Sofia Mendoza, The Crocodile from Louisiana, Ceramic and Glaze, 4” x 16” x 6”, Public Safety Academy
Katarina Mentillo
Katarina Mentillo, Cat Flower Pot, Ceramic and Glaze, 10” x 5” x 9.5”, Roy C. Ketcham High School
Madison Miller
Madison Miller, Complementary Oranges, Ceramic and Glaze, 14” x 9” x 1”, Emmaus High School
Hazel Moses
Hazel Moses, Goat Call, Ceramic, Stain, and Underglaze, 3” x 9.5” x 7.5”, Crescent Valley High School
Megan Nguyen
Megan Nguyen, Riverside, Ceramic, Glaze, Underglaze, Grapevine, and Wire, 9” x 6” x 5”, Mountainside High School
Carlos O’Connor
Carlos O’Connor, Balance Rock Composition #2, Ceramic and Glaze, 7.75” x 7” x 5.5”, Trinity Prep
John Orellana
John Orellana, Stoic Warrior, Ceramic, Glaze, and Gold luster, 7.5” x 15” x 7.5”, John W. North High School
Chaewon Park
Chaewon Park, Distorted Perspective, Ceramic, 6.75” x 4.25” x 5.5”, Idyllwild Arts Academy
Mallory Peters
Mallory Peters, Historical Urn Replication, Ceramic and Underglaze, 25” x 11” x 11”, Westtown School
Ava Praizner
Ava Praizner, Matabo’s Melody, Ceramic, Underglaze, Glaze, and Kalimba parts, 7” x 5.2” x 1.75”, Apex Friendship High School
Noelle Raffo
Noelle Raffo, Parchment Dress, Ceramic and Glaze, 14.5” x 8” x 10”, LREI High School
Simone Raymond
Simone Raymond, Artifact, Ceramic and Glaze, 15” x 12” x 9”, Liberty High School
Sheridan Rogers
Sheridan Rogers, Upon Deaf Ears, Ceramic and Acrylic, 7.5” x 12” x 1, Liberty High School
Shannon Rothwell
Shannon Rothwell, Monarch, Ceramic, 12” x 6” x 4”, Liberty High School
Mersedes Roys
Mersedes Roys, Self Portrait14, Ceramic and Wood Stain, 14” x 15” x 12”, Chenango Valley High School
Beck Shadbourne
Beck Shadbourne, Father Sun, Ceramic and Glaze, 32” x 11.5” x 6”, Laguna Creek High School
Kayna Smith
Kayna Smith, Encased, Ceramic and Glaze, 10” x 6” x 6.5”, Crescent Valley High School
Naomi Soot
Naomi Soot, Solitude, Ceramic, 14” x 7” x 7”, Liberty High School
Sabrina Stieler
Sabrina Stieler, A Dog’s Innocent Destruction, 5” x 6” x 10”, Tustin High School
Savanna Stuepfert
Savanna Stuepfert, Growing Pains, Ceramic, 4” x 13” x 2”, Laguna Creek High School
Emma Templeton
Emma Templeton, Pitchricia, Ceramic and Glaze, 10” x 5.5” x 7.5”, Lake Washington High School
Xolani Trejo-Macias
Xolani Trejo-Macias, Ice Cream Parlor, Ceramic, Underglaze, and Glaze, 12” x 8” x 7”, Alexander Hamilton Senior High School
Madeline Trisket
Madeline Trisket, Story Telling Self Portrait, Ceramic and Wood Stain, 12” x 11” x 12”, Chenango Valley High School
Esmeralda Valdez
Esmeralda Valdez, Mollusks and Crustaceans, Ceramic and Glaze, 4” x 7” x 3.5”, Montclair High School
Micaiah Valdez
Micaiah Valdez, Piece of Cake, Ceramic, 7.5” x 11.5” x 3”, Chino Hills High School
Gracie Vanderpoel
Gracie Vanderpoel, Feeling Blue, Ceramic, 9” x 6” x 8”, Liberty High School
Robert Vasquez
Robert Vasquez, Mcdonalds Meal, Ceramic, 7” x 14” x 6”, Hamilton High School
Sarah Wong
Sarah Wong, Intertwined, Ceramic and Glaze, 15” x 9” x 6”, Laguna Beach High School
Sydney Young
Sydney Young, When Will it End?, Ceramic and Cloth Scraps, 36” x 48” x 40”, Grove High School
Cece Yu
Cece Yu, Bedtime Story, Ceramic, 11” x 8” x 11”, Laguna Creek High School
Emileigh Zahner
Emileigh Zahner, Cat, Ceramic, 10” x 9” x 5”, Bishop Kelley High School