Pet Portraits Contest
This contest asked for submissions of pet portraits in any medium, and was open to artists up to 18 years old.
The contest was judged by well-known animal portraitist Nate Nottingham. The subsequent exhibit was curated by art historian Gretchen Pingel, formerly of Sotheby's New York and currently a docent at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Group A: artists 14-18 years
Grand prize winner:
Sarah Semas,
15 years old
Group B: artists 10-13 years
Grand prize winner:
"My Friend Theo"
by Taylor Gibson,
Grade 6
Group C: artists up to 9 years
Grand prize winner:
"Jazzie and the Frog"
Maggie Dugas,
7 years old
Runners Up
Group A: 2nd prize
Group A: 2nd prize
Group A: 2nd prize
Work by Lily Berman, age 16
Group A: 3rd prize
Group A: 2nd prize
Group A: 2nd prize
Work by Emma Galpin, age 17
Group B: 2nd prize
Group A: 2nd prize
Group B: 2nd prize
"Skippy" adopted from SAS
by Brynn Dyer,
age 12
Group B: 3rd prize
Group B: 3rd prize
Group B: 2nd prize
Folded paper cat portraits by Cora Prentiss, age 10
Group C: 2nd prize
Group B: 3rd prize
Group C: 2nd prize
"Gwen" by Lydia DiNunno,
age 8
Group C: 3rd prize
Group B: 3rd prize
Group C: 2nd prize
Work by Madison Bienvenue,
age 7