26th Annual Student Art Contest Winners

Performing Arts Houston is pleased to announce the winners of the 26th Annual Student Art Contest. Student winners will be celebrated at an Awards Celebration on April 27th at 11 pm at Smither Park. Thank you to the 493 students from across the Houston area who submitted work this year, we look forward to your submissions in 2025! Congratulations to all the winners!

Thank you to our Awards Ceremony prize sponsors: Houston Botanic Garden, Asia Society, and Texas Art Supply, as well as Underwriter Leah R. Bennett and Lead Education Sponsor ConocoPhillips.

View a gallery of this year’s winners here:

DIVISION A WINNERS

• 1^st Place – The Swimming Pool, by Reina Choi
• 2^nd Place – Happy Daydreams, by Nathaniel Lee
• 3^rd Place – Robot Happiness, by Devon Huang
• Honorable Mention – Happy Drum, by Yanice Luu
• Honorable Mention – Celebration Flowers, by Miracle Spotsville
• Honorable Mention – The Amazing Fireworks, by Olivia Li
• Coog Pick – Happy Dance, by Skylar Raibon

DIVISION B WINNERS

• 1^st Place – Simple Moment with Grandfather, by Adrienne Kan
• 2^nd Place – Dream, by Collin Pyo
• 3^rd Place – Underwater Adventure, by Kelly Kim
• Honorable Mention – Fire Boy, by Erick Orozco
• Honorable Mention – No Fear, by Ashlyn Dockery
• Honorable Mention – Passionate, by Luna Moon
• Coog Pick – Around the World, by Jennifer Barragan

DIVISION C WINNERS

• 1^st Place – Our Moon, by Jungin Moon
• 2^nd Place – Collective Joy, by Jiale Lu
• 3^rd Place – Comfort Zone, by James Freeborg
• Honorable Mention – Love in Every Bite, by Fayme Chen
• Honorable Mention – Team Called Family, by Kristina Tymianski
• Honorable Mention – Colors of the Complex, by Keira Barrios
• Coog Pick – Happiness in Pages, by Kelly Pham

DIVISON D WINNERS

• 1^st Place – Picky Eater, by Grady Zheng
• 2^nd Place – Triumph of the Trumpets, by Melanie Martinez
• 3^rd Place – Shaking up the Morning!, by  Regina Ruiz
• Honorable Mention – Filling the Atmosphere Joy, by Prapti Meshram
• Honorable Mention – Small Moments of Joy Worth Forever, by Chenchen Sun
• Honorable Mention – First Snip, by Kaylee Kang
• Coog Pick – Loteria!!!, by Tristen Lopez

DIVISION E WINNERS

• Best in Show – Redolence, by Grace Sowon Park
• 1^st Place – Glass Ceiling, by Chanwoo Sinn
• 2^nd Place – Euphoria, by Michael Seidu
• 3^rd Place – Spread the Light, by Hannah Kim
• Honorable Mention – Lunch Lady, by Cory Alvarez
• Honorable Mention – Bird Sighting, by Mayra Siregar
• Honorable Mention – Smile in Confusion, by Hyunchae Kim
• Coog Pick – Subway in Sonder, by Maggie Lu

SPECIAL SELECTIONS DIVISION

• Performing Arts Houston Board Pick – Diversity, by Joy Hyewon
• Performing Arts Houston Staff Pick – Fun With My Friends, by Felix Ortez