Eighty-seven District 202 student artists and three teachers participated in the 24th annual Chicagoland 4x5 Art Exhibition, held on November 4, 2026, at Oswego High School. They joined students and educators from more than 40 schools across the region to showcase their artistic talents. 
The annual exhibition brings together middle and high school student artists from throughout the Chicago area, providing an opportunity to display their work alongside that of their peers. Participating school
s may submit up to 30 pieces of artwork in a variety of categories, including painting, drawing and mixed media.
The following District 202 students and teachers participated in this year's exhibition:
Ira Jones Middle School
• Vonadee Abeyrathne
• Nicholas Borders
• Gabriela Calderon
• Brayden Garcia-Sanchez
• Emma Helton
• Madison Jessie
• Grady Jameson
• Cecilia Musa
• Colton O'Connor
• Ella Pfaff: 2nd place, Digital Art
• Charlie Small
• Eimaan Sulaman
• Solarah Supangan
Plainfield East High School
• Abigail Meadors
• Cass Bautista
• Ryleigh Bell
• Emma Book
• Zoey Burck
• Sam Castro
• Camila Carrillo
• Amani Chehayber
• Manny Diaz
• Iman Danish
• Lydia Fadenholz
• Desandu Fernando
• Melany Flores
• Sophia Flores-Rodriguez
• Lucy Grosch
• Mackenzie Griffin
• Charles Hall Risor
• Madison Johnson
• Brielle Laureles
• Melanie Lopez-Lopez: 1st place, Sculpture
• Fatima Mohammed
• Jennifer Nguyen: Honorable Mention, Digital Art
• Daniela Ortiz: Honorable Mention, Printmaking
• Jazz Prowel
• Andrea Ramirez
• Mary Roman
• Lukas Siapno
• Safiyah Syed
• Annalise Waznonis
• Claire Yeh
Plainfield High School-Central Campus
• Maya Berg
• Ms. Lindsey Brown: Honorable Mention, Teacher Category
• Michaela Brown
• Mira Carlstrom
• Ella Cortese
• Jayden Garcia
• Grace Ikharehon
• Mr. Andy Jensen
• Ms. Kayla Koss
• McKenzie Listermann
• Susanna Matras
• Colin Meagher: 3rd place, Digital Photography and Honorable Mention, Drawing
• Caysen Melling
• Angelica Pabon
• Anastasia Patch
• Winnie Robinson
• Tijus Uzzardo: Honorable Mention, Digital Photography
• Keria Valek O'Shaughnessy
• Juliana Van Tassel
Plainfield South High School
• Natalie Abbott: Honorable Mention, Mixed Media and Drawing categories
• Lilyana Barraza
• Aubrey Cahill
• Jaxson Chronister
• Ava Feirick
• Eliana Gutierrez
• Nicole Gutierrez
• Amy Haley
• Mariah Harper: Honorable Mention, Painting
• Macaela Hill: Honorable Mention, Drawing
• Madeline Janiak
• Olivia Kehl
• Alexis Mack
• Faith Marrero
• Lillian Matthies
• Zoe Medina
• Erika Melendez
• Pierson Mika
• Bella Parra
• Josselyn Rojas-Lara
• Lauren Ridgner
• Paige Rowder: Honorable Mention, Drawing
• Amanda Smith
• Rylan Williams
• Holly Zilinger