2026 Annual High School Ceramics Exhibition
The 2026 Annual High School Ceramics Exhibition features works by 138 students from 65 high schools across 23 states – a vibrant sample of the next generation of ceramic talent in the United States.
On Saturday, May 16 at 10am PDT, AMOCA premiered a pre-recorded awards ceremony that includes a presentation of the entire virtual exhibition on our Youtube channel, @AMOCAMuseum.
This year, the High School Exhibition is virtual with an added in-person component; the winners and finalists for each grade level have been invited to exhibit their pieces at the museum! Join us on Saturday, June 27 for the Opening Reception to celebrate the opening of the in-person exhibition at AMOCA, and visit the museum this summer; selected pieces will be presented in the High School Exhibition Gallery on the main floor.
View the Virtual Exhibition
Juried Artists
Join us in congratulating the following student artists selected for the exhibition:
Alabama
The Donoho School: Katelyn McMorris, Junior
Arizona
Copper Canyon High School: Naidaline Meza, Junior; Jazmin Rojas, Senior; Praise Wonplo, Senior · The Dobson School: Henry Coe, 9th/10th; Taylor Buckner, Senior; David Castaneda, Senior, Joy Fuller, Senior
California
California School of the Arts SGV: Josh Copi, Junior; Xiang (Ria) Han, Senior · Capistrano Valley High School: Capri Forest, Junior; Reshan Harris, Junior · Carlmont High School: Emily McCarthy, Junior; Leia Camacho Fuentes, Senior; Nikko Sandez, Senior · Chadwick High School: Ashley Chan-Mott, Junior; Emily Lee, Junior; Luke Ghammachi, Senior · Claremont High School: Valentina Bautista, Junior · Crystal Springs Uplands School: Conrad Chern, Junior · Dana Hills High School: Jake Weiss, Junior; Sophia Mayer, Senior · Diamond Bar High School: Sofia Salas, Junior · Dublin High School: Disha Jain, 9th/10th; Nikitha Rao, Senior; Kavya Singh, Senior · El Dorado High School: Henry Cook, Senior; Nadeen Jaridly, Senior; Jaslene Ortiz-Guillen, Senior ·Everett Alvarez High School: Emily Flores, Senior · Harvard-Westlake School: Hudson Barber, Junior; Charlie Ross-Settineri, Junior · Herbert Hoover High School:Alexandra Rose, Junior · Huntington Beach High School: Tessa Henderson, 9th/10th; Mackenzie Ford, Senior · Laguna Beach High School: Amelia Foulger, 9th/10th; Easton Shalala, 9th/10th; Sofia Carr, Junior · Laguna Creek High School: Emily Graves, Senior · Lowell High School:Chloe Liu, Junior · Marlborough School: Colette Wang, Junior · Montclair High School: Carina Caballero, Senior; Valentina Cruz, Senior · Mount Shasta High School: James DeAnton, Junior · The Nueva School: Iris Belfer, 9th/10th · Orange County School of the Arts: Sailee Charlu, Junior · Palo Alto High School: Angela Fang, Junior · Rim of the World High School: Aryanna Almos, Junior; Rylee Nicholas, Junior; Charley Patton, Junior; Derek Adkins, Senior; Wilder Bundra, Senior; Hudson Cerwin, Senior; Nina Hidajat, Senior · San Francisco University High School: Penelope Inouye, Junior · Santiago High School: Eliot Diaz, Junior;Erin Barber, Senior · School of Arts and Enterprise: Paulina Limon, 9th/10th; Alyssa Zamudio, Senior · Sonora High School: Mackenzie Yang, 9th/10th · Valencia High School: Damian Slakov, Senior · Western Christian High School: Yanji Zhu, 9th/10th; Isabella Merrell, Junior; Zoe Toney, Senior
Florida
Seebreeze High School: Savannah Surgent, 9th/10th; Alexis Rodriguez, Junior; Kylie Alexander, Senior; Emily Brooke-Schmoyer, Senior · Trinity Preparatory School: Mckenna Hawley, Senior
Georgia
Bulloch Academy: Tristen Mays, 9th/10th
Illinois
Belleville East High School: Yarrah Radwan, Junior; Angie Cristancho, Senior; Joel Duncan, Senior; Kayan Rowell, Senior · Lane Tech College Prep High School: Fatima Abid, Junior; Kaline Adams, Senior
Kansas
Shawnee Mission Northwest High School: Murphy Galloway, Junior; Ella Cole, Senior
Maine
Sacopee Valley High School: Cody Taylor, Junior
Maryland
Holton-Arms School: Anouk Vannier, 9th/10th; Mackenzie Westerberg, 9th/10th; Margo Zimmerman, 9th/10th; Nell Choi, Junior; Willa Haberl, Junior; Dylan Agetstein, Senior · Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart: Alessandra Ferguson, Junior
Massachusetts
Pingree School: Henry Fellows, 9th/10th
Minnesota
Breck School: Leo Ansari, Junior; Hazel Garrison, Junior
Missouri
John Burroughs School: Mia Schactman, Junior · Lafayette High School: Luke Hinton, Senior
Nevada
Cheyenne High School: Jazmine Hernandez, Senior; Moises Patino, Senior
New Jersey
Columbia High School: Charlie Fleischer, Junior · Wall Township School: Juliet Garcia, 9th/10th; Katie Doran, Senior
New York
The Dalton School: Vedant Kotahwala, 9th/10th · Horace Greeley High School: Iniya Padmanabhan, Junior · Long Beach High School: Lyla Pinto, Senior · Riverhead High School: Alison Gutierrez-Palacios, 9th/10th; Jacqueline Velado, Junior · The Stony Brook School: Julia Zou, 9th/10th
North Carolina
Apex Friendship School: Kaavya Tailor, Senior; Adrianna Wood, Senior · Mount Tabor High School: Abby Wildman, 9th/10th · R J Reynolds High School: David Sundell, Junior; Yeuhan Yang, Junior
Ohio
Perrysburg High School: Gabriella Spina, Junior; Callie Peer, Senior
Oregon
Liberty High School: Gia Dominguez, 9th/10th; Isis Hernandez, 9th/10th; Dulce Reyes Lopez, 9th/10th; Katie Salee, 9th/10th; Miriam Trevino, Junior; Lauren Dupree, Senior; Taylor FitzHenry, Senior; Fatima Muhumud, Senior; Axel Weeks, Senior; Sonya Wilde, Senior · Mountainside High School: Abigail Gharst, Senior
Pennsylvania
Carlisle High School: Evelyn Daniels, Junior
South Carolina
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities: Chloe Rucker, Junior; Iggy Larkin, Senior; Olivia Mixon, Senior; Miko Scheuer, Senior; Sage Wilson, Senior
Texas
The John Cooper School: Win Phasuk, 9th/10th; Alisha Qureshi, Senior · Liberty Hill High School: Angel Fajardo Nicolas, Junior · Prestonwood Christian Academy: Moses Tao, 9th/10th
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology: Sidh Jaddu, Junior
Washington
Lake Washington High School: Sarah Fortman, Junior; Andre Ferreira, Senior · Olympic High School: Isabella Fugere, 9th/10th; Syenelle Pante, Junior; Ainslee Cleveland, Senior · Redmond High School: Aadi Dubey, Senior · Steilacoom High School: Olivia Drain, 9th/10th
Exhibition Acknowledgments
Thanks to our exhibition sponsors!
Funding for this program is generously provided, in part, through grants from Ruth and Joseph C. Reed Foundation for the Arts, and the DEW Foundation.
Annual High School Exhibition Program
Since 2014, AMOCA has hosted an annual juried exhibition showcasing the remarkable talents of high school students studying the ceramic arts. Click the link below to learn more about the program and past exhibitions.
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