Visual Arts

Visual arts at DMC encompasses ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design and photography. All high school students can participate in the annual DMC art show; the Senior Exhibition occurs at the end of the school year. Students compete in the All State Awards competition and West Central Valley Conference Art Show. 

Highlights

2024

West Central Art Conference (WCAC)  

  • Lily Philipsen (‘25): 1st - Painting Non-Objective (Abstract), 1st - Graphic Design, 1st - Ink Drawing, 1st - Black and White Figure Drawing 
  • Katelyn Shontz (‘24): 1st - Black and White Photography, 2nd - Pottery - Wheel Thrown
  • Reagan Zevenbergen (‘26): 2nd - Figure Painting (shown middle left), 2nd - Black and White Drawing 
  • Alleke Crull (‘24): 1st - 2D Design Color (shown top left), 2nd - 2D Design Color 
  • Finley Snavely (‘25): 3rd - Charcoal Drawing 
  • Scarlett Niemeyer (‘27): 1st - Illustration, 2nd - Illustration 
  • Nora Fjellman (‘24): 3rd - Graphic Design 
  • Anna Quist (‘26): 2nd - 2D Design Black and White, 3rd - Small Mixed Media 
  • Brooklyn Philipsen (‘24): 3rd - 2D Design Color 
  • Skyler VanDerPol (‘27): 3rd - Black and White Drawing 
  • Haven Harden (‘27): 3rd - Themed Category (Fan Art) 

2023

  • Midwest Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Gold Key, Lost in the Media - David Tran ('23)
  • Midwest Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Honorable Mention, Mom and Ba Ngoai - David Tran ('23)  
  • American Visions Award Nomination, multimedia art, Lost in the Media - David Tran ('23) 
  • Iowa Art Conference, acrylic painting, first place, Mom and Ba Ngoai - David Tran ('23)

 

2022

  • All-State Art First Place colored figure drawing - David Tran ('23), Euphoria 

2021

  • Art Educators of Iowa All State Art Awards - Visual Arts 1st team selections Amelia Samuelson ('22)
  • Iowa Multi-State Art Region Scholastic Art & Writing Competition - Gold Key Award for black and white illustration Amelia Samuelson ('22)
  • Iowa Multi-State Art Region Scholastic Art & Writing Competition - Honorable Mention for colored pencil self portrait Emma Isenhart ('22)

2019

World Food Prize Foundation Borlaug Day Poster - Samantha Reed (‘20)

2018

  • Art Educators of Iowa All State Art Awards - Visual Arts 1st team selections:  1st place - Jack Strait ('18)

2016

  • Art Educators of Iowa All State Art Awards - Visual Arts 1st team selections: Kelsey Tope ('16)