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2016 Judges included Evy Gebhardt, Outdoor News; Scott Glorvigen, Wired2Fish; Teri Heyer, U.S. Forest Service; Mark Johnson, Lessard Sams OHC and Tom Landwehr, Commissioner, Minnesota DNR.
And the winners of are…
2016 NATIONAL WINNERS - GRADES 10-12The grades 10-12 top honors went to Nasa Xu from Katy, Texas with, "The Chase", her beautiful prismacolor painting of a largemouth bass. Second Place was awarded to Sarah Clayton of Ohio. Electra Lowe from Tennessee received Third Place.
2016 NATIONAL WINNERS GRADES 7-9
Thomas Kim from Cerritos, California took First Place in grades 7-9 with a watercolor of Rio Grande cutthroat trout activity feeding. The Second Place winner was Lydia Tan of Michigan and Third Place went to Jaqueline Huang from Florida.
2016 NATIONAL WINNERS GRADES 4-6
The 4-6 grade category winner is Jasmine Sun from Winchester, Massachusetts with her colored pencil drawing of a pair of longear sunfish. Second Place went to Michelle Zhao from California and Third Place to Jennifer Zhao of New York.
2016 NATIONAL WINNERS GRADES K-3
Top honors in the "Mighty Minnows" K-3 grades division went to Jasmine Wang from Lexington, Massachusetts with her color pencil drawing, "Hide and Seek"', of a Chinook salmon. Second Place was awarded to Kate Cropper from Illinois and Third Place to Meaghan Li from Florida.
2016 ART OF CONSERVATION® STAMP AWARD WINNER
Ji Yoon Hwang, an 11th grader from Irvine, California, is the 2016 winner of the coveted Art of Conservation® Stamp Award with, "Silver King of the Atlantic Ocean", a stunning oil pastel showing a tarpon "explosion" from the water. The fighting tarpon is the state marine fish of Alabama. "Wildlife Forever is pleased to honor the very talented California artist, Ji Yoon Hwang with the 2016 Art of Conservation® Stamp Award," said Douglas H. Grann, Wildlife Forever President and CEO. "This honor is awarded to the student whose winning design becomes part of the annual State-Fish Art Stamp Collection. By recognizing the work of students today, we hope to inspire the conservationists of tomorrow."
Ji Yoon's painting is available as a collector's stamp. Proceeds from sales of the stamp help fund the State-Fish Art Contest. Stamps can be purchased at www.wildlifeforever.org/shop.
2016 SMILE AWARD WINNER
The Smile Award is given to a painting selected from all the contest entries that "makes you feel good inside when you see it. You just can't help but smile!" said Karen Hollingsworth, Manager of State-Fish Art. Anna Ward, a clever, talented 5th grader from Little Rock, Arkansas is the winner with, "The Human Fish", her out of this world smile-worthy artwork. Hollingsworth noted, "Now the State-Fish Art Contest is intergalactic".
2016 INVADER CRUSADER AWARD WINNER
The artist winning this year's Invader Crusader was selected from all the entries in the Silent Invader Category. The artist paints not only a state-fish species, but also an invasive species. The 2016 winner is Taylor Herron, an amazing 11th grader from Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, with his stunning acrylic painting, "Deadly Beauty", of striped bass with an invasive lionfish. Invasive species are capable of causing extinctions of native plants and animals, reducing biodiversity, competing with native organisms for limited resources, and altering habitats.
National "FISH MAKE YOU SMARTER AWARDS" were also presented for the best page of writing that is required in addition to the art. They can be enjoyed at this link.
2016 STATE 1st PLACE WINNERS
All 1st Place state winners in the four grade categories from across America and internationally can be viewed at www.statefishart.org. The Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest seeks to involve students in the outdoors through the arts. Students compete in four grade-level divisions: K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. Deadline for submitting entries to the contest is always March 31 each year.
ABOUT STATE-FISH ART
The Wildlife Forever State-Fish Art Contest™ is entering its 19th year of bringing children, adults and aquatic conservation together through the Arts. To enter, young artists create an original art illustration of any official State-Fish and one page of writing detailing its behavior, habitat, and efforts to conserve it. Entries are in four grade levels: K-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. Educators nationwide utilize Fish On!, the State-Fish Art Lesson Plan, combining the disciplines of science and art. It is available free on CD and by download. Entries are always due on March 31st. Visit www.StateFishArt.org
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