12th Annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition

The 12th Annual State of Delaware Employee Exhibition AWARD WINNERS

BEST OF SHOW

Megan Brooke

Thomas

Professional Ninety’s Color Works on Paper

Art Education Award

Farrah Charles

Teen

Girl with Red Boa

Painting

People’s Choice Award - Online

Kayleigh Vodvarka

Teen Hope there’s softballs in Heaven

Painting

People’s Choice Award – In Person

Rigoberto

FloresSuaza

Intermediate

Bioluminescence

Mixed Media

Professional Category

Professional Honorable Mention

Cindy Morris

Hardiness

Painting

Professional Honorable Mention

Austin Gardoski

Rattle Snake

Sculpture

Professional Honorable Mention Rob Sample Vigil Painting

Professional Honorable Mention

Brian Davis

Birds in a Wire

Sculpture

Professional 3rd Place

Thomas Del Porte

The Journal

Painting

Professional 2nd Place

Shari Dierkes

Class Pet

Sculpture

Professional 1st Place

Woodland Treasures

Craft

Brianna Shetzler

Intermediate Category

Intermediate

Honorable Mention

Hyo Lee

Are you ready to become

God’s bride?

Painting

Intermediate

Honorable Mention

Naomi Smith

This Love of Mines

Painting

Intermediate

Honorable Mention

Elizabeth Geller

Parksley Grocery Co.

Photography

Intermediate 3rd Place

John Guentner

Snail on Leaf

Craft

Intermediate 2nd Place

Rebirth KHEPRI

Craft

Luis Rios Fontanez

Intermediate 1st Place

Mexican Art Figures

Painting

Gilberto Rodriguez

Amateur Category

Amateur Honorable Mention

Rebecca Griffith Knot on the Bay

Photography

Amateur Honorable Mention

Cyndi Holbrook

City Scene: In the Style of Paul Clark Works on Paper

Amateur Honorable Mention

Dana Niemeyer

All Squared Up Painting

Amateur 3rd Place

Karen Warner

Musical Dream

Works on Paper

Amateur 2nd Place

Homesick Works on Paper

Jung Hwa Kim

Amateur 1st Place

John Guthrie

My Father’s Cigar Box

Guitar Craft

Teen Category

Teen Honorable Mention

Eric Robles

Octopus Warrior

Craft

Teen Honorable Mention

Clown - Innocence

Works on Paper

Vivian Pinckney

Teen Honorable Mention Ally Wiesendanger

Drapery Study

Works on Paper

Teen Honorable Mention Chloe Hannah

Painting

Teen 3rd Place

Andersyn Biggs

Overstimulation

Painting

Teen 2nd Place

Grant Harmon

A Ghoul’s Crushing Stare

Painting

Teen 1st Place

Elizabeth Chen

Self Reflection

Painting

Youth Category

Youth Honorable Mention

Works on Paper

Kayelle Belvin

Youth Honorable Mention

Jaxxon Sellers

Whimsical Night Works on Paper

Youth

Honorable Mention

Madison Frock

Folding Droplets

Mixed Media

Youth Honorable Mention

Works on Paper

Nolan Murani Red Panda

Youth 3rd Place

Kassiana Sipple Little Frida

Painting

Youth 2nd Place

Camryn Murani

Magical Masterpiece

Works on Paper

Youth 1st Place

Yediael Hernandez Rivera Diversity

Works on Paper

Special Awards

Special Award, Landscape

Sarah Pohlman

Professional

Peripheral Vision

Mixed Media

Special Award, Still Life

Anita Zaret Zetlin

Professional Floral Heart in Bloom

Painting

Special Award, Birds

Thompson

Professional

600 Bph (Birds per hour)

Works on Paper

Gregory

Special Award, Fantasy

Kelly Ewing

Intermediate Under the Sea for Tea Works on Paper

Special Award, Water

Elisabeth Stephens

Intermediate Salt Water Soul

Painting

Thank You!

Judges: Guy Miller, Artist, Professor of Art, DSU

Diane Laird, Artist, Director, Downtown Dover Partnership

Roxanne Stanulis, Artist Services Program Officer, DDOA 2023