Local Rodeo Art Auction Results Top $100,000

Morning Drink by Memorial High ninth-grader Joy Chung

Works by eight Spring Branch ISD art students earned more than $100,000 in bids during the Art Auction held March 19 at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. District art students may receive lesser amounts for personal or scholarship use.

The highest district student art auction bid was $50,000 for Memorial High ninth-grader Joy Chung’s mixed-medium work, “Morning Drink.”

Her work was among a selective Top 10 auction list, a notable Best of Show prize winner. Joy will reportedly get a check valued at about $7,000 based on the bid.

Memorial High senior Julia Delaney with chairmen of the School Art program, who purchased her artwork Pearls and Goats.

On a separate note, Memorial High senior Julia Delaney’s work marked a fourth-time selection for Rodeo art display, a rare accomplishment for a student artist. Julia’s works have sold in auction three out of four years, including this year. 

Details of  other reported SBISD student auction bids include:

• Ashley Park, $22,000, for the painting, “Every Second Counts.” Ashley, who is a senior at Memorial High, will receive a check for about $2,500.
• Julia Delaney, $3,000, for the monochromatic drawing, “Pearls and Goats.” Julia, a senior at Memorial High, will receive about $1,500.
• Amy Womack, $7,000, for the colored drawing, “The New and the Old.” Amy, a senior at Memorial High, will receive about $1,500.
• Chris Song, $6,000, for the painting, “All A Girl Needs.” Chris, a junior at Memorial High, will receive a check for at least $1,500.
• Azelia Lau, $15,000, for the painting “Kicking Up Dust.” Azelia, a junior at Stratford High, will receive a check for at least $1,500.
• Juwon Yoo, $17,000, for the colored drawing “Beginner’s Luck.” Juwon, a senior at Stratford High, will receive a check for at least $1,500.
• Bea Jeon, $7,000, for the colored drawing, “Striding Through the Water.” Bea, a freshman at Stratford High, will receive a check for at least $1,500.

SBISD students displayed their works in January locally during the annual K-12 Rodeo Art Exhibit at the Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum.

Fourteen student works earned a Best of Show, Gold Medal or a Special Merit ribbon, advancing to public display in the Hayloft Gallery during the Livestock Show and Rodeo. Eight were chosen for Grand Prix judging and final auction.

These art students and many others will be recognized by the SBISD Board of Trustees during its regular monthly meeting later this month.