"I would have loved to win, but I'm happy to lose to Abdi because I know that I was given some really great opportunities when I was exactly his age. I'm happy I pulled together such an amazing show. I have no regrets..."

VIDEO: Watch Peregrine's full exit interview here!

Eliminated Artist: Miles

Work: Finale Exhibit

Judges' Take: Eliminated Artist: Miles

Work: Finale Exhibit

Judges' Take: "You're an amazing artist, but you are not the winner. You let us inside of your head, but it just felt like a work in progress."

"I've definitely grown a fair amount during this whole thing. It would be kind of scary to think about what I'd be making if I hadn't had that opportunity. I would not be in the same place."

VIDEO: Watch Miles' full exit interview here!

Eliminated Artist: Nicole

Work: "Mic Mac"

Judges' Take: "Nicole you have a strong sense of material and design, we're missing a clear vision."

Eliminated Artist: Nicole

Work: "Mic Mac"

Judges' Take: "Nicole you have a strong sense of material and design, we're missing a clear vision."

"I actually really loved my piece, I think I did really great. I think I've gotten a lot more confident within my work. I proved to myself that I could, you know, hang. So I definitely improved as an artist."

VIDEO: Watch Nicole's full exit interview here!

"I actually really loved my piece, I think I did really great. I think I've gotten a lot more confident within my work. I proved to myself that I could, you know, hang. So I definitely improved as an artist."

VIDEO: Watch Nicole's full exit interview here!

Eliminated Artist: Jaclyn

Work: "The End"

Judges' Take: "Jaclyn, your piece was distant, cold, and left us stranded."

Eliminated Artist: Jaclyn

Work: "The End"

Judges' Take: "Jaclyn, your piece was distant, cold, and left us stranded."

"I don't think I deserved to leave the competition, but I think this challenge wasn't my best. I'm sad that you know, this has to be the piece I would go out on. But it's not like I'm going to stop making art."

VIDEO: Watch Jaclyn's full exit interview here!

"I don't think I deserved to leave the competition, but I think this challenge wasn't my best. I'm sad that you know, this has to be the piece I would go out on. But it's not like I'm going to stop making art."

VIDEO: Watch Jaclyn's full exit interview here!

Eliminated Artist: Mark

Work: "Heaven and Hell"

Judges' Take: Mark, Peregrine, your version of heaven and hell was obvious. Your piece was safe and uninspired. But Mark, we feel the fault lies with you.

Eliminated Artist: Mark

Work: "Heaven and Hell"

Judges' Take: "Mark, Peregrine, your version of heaven and hell was obvious. Your piece was safe and uninspired. But Mark, we feel the fault lies with you."

"It was a really moving experience to have China Chow crying and really being broken up about my leaving. She has always been really sweet and always been polite and funny ... when she got emotional it was probably the most touching experience of maybe this whole competition.

VIDEO: Watch Mark's full exit interview here.

"It was a really moving experience to have China Chow crying and really being broken up about my leaving. She has always been really sweet and always been polite and funny ... when she got emotional it was probably the most touching experience of maybe this whole competition.

VIDEO: Watch Mark's full exit interview here.

Eliminated Artist: Ryan
Work: "Drawn Excavations"
Judges' Take: "Ryan, you were asked to find inspiration from your childhood, but gave us something that looks like it was made by a child."

Eliminated Artist: Ryan
Work: "Drawn Excavations"
Judges' Take: "Ryan, you were asked to find inspiration from your childhood, but gave us something that looks like it was made by a child."

"I would have liked to, before leaving, made a work which was both in my style and technique, and something that I really, really appreciate and like and felt proud of. Up until now I haven't really let my skills or my personality shine..."
VIDEO: Watch Ryan's full exit interview here.

"I would have liked to, before leaving, made a work which was both in my style and technique, and something that I really, really appreciate and like and felt proud of. Up until now I haven't really let my skills or my personality shine..."
VIDEO: Watch Ryan's full exit interview here.

Eliminated Artist: Erik

Work: "Scales"

Judges' Take: "The only rule in art is what works, and your piece didn't."

Erik's Final Thoughts: "I hope I did good enough to show other people that aren't trained that if you want to [be an artist] that bad, you can." Watch Erik's full exit interview here.

"I hope I did good enough to show other people that aren't trained that if you want to [be an artist] that bad, you can."

VIDEO: Watch Erik's full exit interview here.

Eliminated Artist: Jaime Lynn

Work: "Turn It Up"

Judges' Take: "Jaime, you threw a lot of elements on the wall - dancer, hubcap, cityscape - but none of them stuck."

Eliminated Artist: John

Work: "The Recluse"

Judges' Take: "John, you gave us comic relief. You didn't go deep and you didn't shock anyone."

"I think I should have been true to my own art work and my own art making practice, but I felt like I got all wrapped up in Andres Serrano-land."

VIDEO:Watch John's full exit interview here.

Eliminated Artist: Nao

Work: "Barely Standing"

Eliminated Artist: Judith

Work: "Pride and Prejudice"

Judges' Take: "Judith, both as a painting and as a book cover, your piece fell short."

Eliminated Artist: Trong

Work: "What Would Tom Friedman Do?"

Judges' Take: "Trong, you took four TV's and you gave us four TV's and this just wasn't enough."

Eliminated Artist: Amanda

Work: "Portrait of Jaime Lynn"

Judges' Take: "You could only read your piece as abstraction. It didn't communicate anything about Jaime as a subject."