Nancy Osterberg views pieces from the Association of Student Artists art show on April 25 at Kingsford High School.

KINGSFORD — The Association of Student Artists recently had its art reception and awards program at Kingsford High School.

Students from Norway, Iron Mountain and Kingsford schools, as well as Florence County, Niagara and Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine schools in Wisconsin, had work on display.

Several students participated in a portfolio review in front of representatives from Northern Michigan University, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Finlandia College and Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University. Sixty students received Merit Awards, and several students earned scholarships based on the portfolio review.

The 2022 Merit Award winners include:

Best of Show — Ava Peters, “The Five Stages of Grief,” Digital Photography.

Acrylic — Petra Grubb, “Rising Setting.”

Acrylic and plaster — Brenna Hammond, “The Group.”

Acrylic paint — Brynn Worple, “Forest.”

Batik — Jeanette Frank, “Girl With the Pearl Earring”; Ava Otto, “Dancing People”; Emma Broullire, “Untitled.”

Charcoal — Chloe Maycroft, “AHH!”; Kiera Sullivan, “Zorro.”

Clay — Trestan Larson, “Tuscan”; Amelia Ellison, “Mystic Forest.”

Collage — Ella Rovedo, “Don’t You Carrot All?”

Colored pencil — Izzie Buchl, “Christmas Potion”; Natalia Provost, “Cold Lips”; Kassie Munday, “Atrocity”; Emily Copley, “Don’t Pup”; Emily Johns, “Refresher”; Bella Rosenthal, “Deserted.”

Cyanotype — Mila Henricksen, “Lake Superior.”

Digital Art — Abby Lindlbauer, “Sunset.”

Digital photography — Trinity Cowling, “Inevitable.”

Drypoint etching — Madison Johnson, “Missy.”

Fabric — Lupine Bigelow, “Cronchy Strawberry.”

Ink and cardboard — Angelena Riley, “The Creator.”

Graphite, paint markers — Kyleena Jacques, “Curse You!”

Graphite pencil — Alayna Neubert, “All Good Things Must Come to an End.”

Graphite — Maria Fornetti, “Shades.”

Ink — Mireya Kalcec, “Condolences”; Abbey Tripp, “Untitled”; Bailey Pearson, “For The Last Time”; Kiley Johnston, “Untitled”; Jayden Earley, “Anxiety”; Beau Anderson, “Space Ninja, Skiffles, Ghost.”

Ink and collage — Abby Terrian, “Deep Dive into the Teenage Mind.”

Ink and watercolor — Isabelle Hull, “The Thing”; Auna Ivacko, “Mr. Toad”; Clairice Strehlow, “Rusted”; Kaylind Hernandez, “Baby Boy”; Baily Broecker, “Flipside.”

Macrame — Autumn Kowalkowski, “Autumn.”

Mixed media — Belle Tregillis, “Earl”; Ava DeBoo, “Agony”; Anja Kleiman, “Popping Through Boundaries”; Juliana Tapio, “Dark Vines”; Emma Ellis, “Breakfast Time”; Lexi Partello, “Fang”; Sam Scott, “.”

Oil paint — Lauren Abraham, “Master Study of Edgar Payne’s Untitled Seascape.”

Oil pastel — Hannah Pech, “In the Woods”; Katherine Steigerwald, “A Blooming Summer”; Isabel Jacobs, “Pretty Fly”; Sierra Phillips, “Untitled.”

Photogram — Chloe Fraker, “Black and White.”

Scratch art — Averie Popp, “Companionship.”

Soft pastel — Erin Masselink, “Garden.”

Subtractive charcoal — MacKenzie Taylor, “Free.”

Watercolor — Bryce Davis, “Natural Specimen”; Mallory Maracini, “Kitsune”; Kylie Roberts, “Koi Pond.”

Wheel-thrown ceramic and glaze — Paige Sabotta, “Succulents.”