Dexter art student, Savannah Gourley, won Best of Show at the 18th Annual Juried Regional High School Art Exhibit at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. 

A black and white drawing entitle "Stare" was the top prize at the show.  Gourley's art instructor at Dexter High School is Clinton Twaddell, shown in the photo with her.

Several students from around the area were also winners.  The museum is open from noon - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.  ADmission is free and the museum is ADA accessible.  For more information, visit the museum's website at www.mham.org or call (573) 686-8002.

 Winners of other categories were:

Painting: 1st place with "Still" Savannah Gourley; 2nd place "Angus Closeup" Lizzy Black from Farmington; 3rd place "Halloween" Bianca Thomas of Puxico; Honorable Mention "Moody Monday" Bianca Thomas of Puxico.

Drawing:  1st place with "Hair" Savannah Gourley of Dexter; 2nd place "Blue" Savannah Gourley of Dexter; 3rd place "1991 Moonfish" Anna Bishop of Dexter; Honorable Mention "Sasha" Brandi Sherrer of Greenville High School.

Mixed Media: 1st place with "A Fairy House" Nick Robinson, Neelyville; 2nd place "Universal Kindness" Emilia Torres, Farmington; 3rd place "Madame" Isaiah Boyle of Poplar Bluff; Honorable Mention "Flower Power" Isaiah Boyle of Poplar Bluff.

3-Dimensional: 1st place "Fish" Kaleb Stone of Farmington; 2nd place "Ball in Cage" Landen Smith of Greenville; 3rd place "A Vase" Madeline Underwood of Malden; and Honorable Mention "Hippy Hippo" Gillian Cummins of Farmington.

Photography: 1st place "Big Mood" Bobbi Teschle of Greenville; 2nd place "From Wrecks to Riches" Cynthia Porter of Greenville; 3rd place "Locked Away" Cynthia Porter of Greenville; Honorable Mention "Black Women Matter" Ryan Fuemmeler of Farmington.

Photo by Wendy Gourley.