Junior Art Prizes 2025 – ‘Roots’
‘Roots’ was the theme of the Junior Art Prizes 2025. Pupils’ interpretations varied from roots which nourish plantlife and the human body to the roots of our heritage. From Form I- III there was a wide variety of media used among the entries.
Marianna O’ Shaugnessey’s delicate use of water colour and excellent illustrative skills (main image above) awarded her the Junior Art Prize. Rachel (Yuqiao) Jiang and Doreen Rogers followed closely with each being awarded commendations for their entries in watercolour painting and drawing.
The Junior Craft Prize was won by Ciara Roets for a giraffe sculpted from wire and beads, an artform familiar to her through her South African roots. Georgia Dobbs received a commendation for her skillfully cut and printed linocut.
Merida Zhang won the Junior Photography Prize for her beautifully composed images highlighting texture, shape and pattern.
Distinctions were awarded to Faye Hodgson, Alex O’ Herlihy and Zora O’Rourke for Art, Rachel (Yuqiao) Jiang, Poppy Wilkinson for Craft and Jenny Fan for Photography.
