2011 Space Foundation Student Art Contest Winners

2011 Judges and Winners

The 2011 Space Foundation Student Art Contest judges were selected from the Colorado Springs art community and comprised:

• Corey Drieth, assistant professor of painting and drawing, University of Colorado
• Nancy Fraser-Coco, adjunct professor of art history and humanities, Pikes Peak Community College
• Sam Gappmayer, president and chief executive officer, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
• Blake Milteer, museum director and curator of American art, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

The grand prize winners were:

PreK-2: Emma Fusco, Arthur S. May Elementary, Poughkeepsie. N.Y. 

Grades 3-5: Dimitra Theard, Greenwood School, Denver

Grades 6-8: Suney Yang, Farnsworth Aerospace School, St. Paul. Minn.

Grades 9-12: Colleen Fannin, Sand Creek High School, Colorado Springs, Colo.

The first-, second- and third-place winners, organized by state and school, were:

ALABAMA
East Elementary, Cullman
Emilee Strout, third place, preK-2 painting

COLORADO
Air Academy High School, Colorado Springs
Olivia Arens, first place, grades 9-12 multimedia

Cheyenne Mountain Elementary, Colorado Springs
Jackson Hawker, first place, preK-2 painting

The Classical Academy Central Campus, Colorado Springs
Lauren Baiza, second place, grades 3-5 multimedia
John Chandler Bolin, third place, grades 3-5 drawing
Delaney Krieger, first place, grades 3-5 multimedia
Audra Frieden, first place, grades 3-5 painting
Bryce George, first place, grades 6-8 drawing
Avery Nelson, first place, grades 6-8 multimedia

Discovery Canyon Campus, Colorado Springs
Team of Ian Arko, Christina Ostovic, Alexandra Palmer, Michael Robinson, third place, grades 6-8, multimedia

Eagleview Middle School, Colorado Springs
Toni Troje, third place, grades 6-8 painting

Grant Elementary, Colorado Springs
Hayden Bosler, third place, grades 3-5 multimedia

Greenwood School, Denver
Dimitra Theard, first place, grades 3-5 drawing

Howbert Elementary, Colorado Springs
Hannah Marquez, second place, preK-2 drawing
Landon Vidmar, third place, preK-2 drawing

Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, Colorado Springs
Hector Medrano, second place, grades 6-8 drawing

Mitchell High School, Colorado Springs
Carlos Ortiz, second place, grades 9-12 drawing

Otero Elementary, Colorado Springs
Anthony Twiggs, second place, grades 3-5 painting

Pinon Valley Elementary, Colorado Springs
Kelly St. John, second place, grades 3-5 drawing

Peyton Elementary, Peyton
Emilee Ullom, second place, grades 6-8 multimedia

Sand Creek High School, Colorado Springs:
Audry Ancell, third place, grades 9-12 drawing
Kadre Disnute, second place, grades 9-12 painting
Colleen Fannin, first place, grades 9-12 painting
Dillon Irish, first place, grades 9-12 drawing
Jin Kim, third place, grades 9-12 painting
Joann Wong, second place, grades 9-12 multimedia

Vera Scott Elementary, Colorado Springs
Serina Bartile, second place, preK-2 multimedia
Jillian Buckmiller, third place, grades preK-2 multimedia

MARYLAND
Arthur Middleton Elementary, Waldorf
Joelle Starling, third place, grades 3-5 painting
Piccowaxen Middle School, Newburg
Matthew Fan, second place, grades 6-8 painting

MINNESOTA
Farnsworth Aerospace School, St. Paul
Suney Yang, first place, grades 6-8 painting

NEBRASKA
Bellevue Elementary, Bellevue
Olivia Decker, first place, pre-K-2 multimedia
Joseph Matter, third place, grades 6-8 drawing

NEW YORK
Arthur S. May Elementary, Poughkeepsie
Emma Fusco, first place, preK-2 drawing
Megan Palestro, second place, preK-2 painting

TEXAS
Weslaco East High School, Weslaco
Vilma Flores, third place, grades 9-12 multimedia

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