Thank you for a great Dine Out for Cats & Dogs
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