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Staff Art Show

2025

We invite participating artists to bring your art (and a way to display it) in-person to the
Staff Week Picnic and Ice Cream Social on Friday, April 25th.

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Congratulations to our 2025 contest winners!

First Place Winner

A painting of a snowy day featuring a ballerina statue.

Winter's Dance by Kelly Koutahi

Medium: Watercolor, Pencil, Acrylic, Pen

Second Place Winner

Painting of four figures in traditional dress framed by green earth, blue sky, and a starry night sky.

The World Walker, Mother Earth, Father Sky & The Star Beings by Amber DuBoise-Shepherd

Medium: Oil Painting on Panel Board

Third Place Winner

A watercolor painting of pink and blue flowers framed with bluegreen leaves.

Nature's Beauty by Kristi D. Wright

Medium: Watercolor

A photograph of the sun breaking through stormy clouds with contrasting greys and pink colors in the sky.

The Beauty of a Storm by Kaytlin Stone

Medium: Photography

A photograph overlooking rocky outcrops in greens and greys framed by a deep blue ocean.

Channel Islands by Erin Dowding

Medium: Photograph

Light pink hibiscus flowers with deep red centers painted in watercolors.

Hibiscus Swirl by Amy Davenport

Medium: Watercolor

A black and white pencil drawing of a small turtle chopping down on a large strawberry.

Lunch Time by Kathleen Bibinoff

Medium: Pencil drawing

An axolotl on top of a glass building with tulips bursting from the entrance frame by trees and sky.

Oklahoma in Spring by Soumya Bhattacharya

Medium: Watercolor on paper

A black and white drawing showing a surrealist version of the birth of Venus.

Aversion of Delicacy by Scott Swearingin

Medium: Charcoal

A zebra fish trapped in a clouded droplet of water.

Stuck by Joedi Hall

Medium: Digital art

A digital drawing of a chicken coop filled with eggs, chickens, and an alligator hatching from a nest.

The Coop by Jason McNaughton

Medium: Digital

A image light feathery clouds.

Angel Wing by Bruce Xu

Medium: Photograph

A painting of bright wildflowers in purples, blues, whites, and yellows framed by a deep green background.

Spring Flowers by Becky Decker

Medium: Acrylic Paint

Black and white acrylic painting of raindrops.

Rainy Day by James K. Teague

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

A mosquito framed by a collage of colors and patterns.

Eat You Alive by Sara Day

Medium: Acrylic

An aerial view of campus at dawn with the sun rising and building lights casting a yellow glow.

Early Morning on Campus by Jace Paddleford

Medium: Photograph

A closeup view of bees gathering pollen on a spikey white flower ball.

Buzzing on Flower Power by Stacy Eilers

Medium: Photograph

A light blue vibrant turquoise stone ring framed with feathers and flowers.

Turquoise Ring by Kaitey Williamson

Medium: Sterling Silver, Turquoise

A pink and purple digital painting of a cow framed by a bright green background.

Cow by Leonardo Guerrero

Medium: Digital

Painting of four figures in traditional dress framed by green earth, blue sky, and a starry night sky.

The World Walker, Mother Earth, Father Sky & The Star Beings by Amber DuBoise-Shepherd

Medium: Oil Painting on Panel Board

A watercolor and pencil drawing showing a tractor at sunset framed by golden fields.

"We must do the best we can, Laura, and not grumble. What must be done is best done cheerfully." - Charles Ingalls by Jacob Potter

Medium: Water color pencils & ink on paper

A hoop dancer dressed in orange performs at the Jacobson House.

Iowa Princess Performs the Hoop Dance at the Jacobson House by Bessie James

Medium: Photograph

A blue and green glazed ceramic bowl formed like a leaf.

Leaf Bowl by Linda Kane

Medium: Ceramics

Even Good Dogs Have Bad Days by Ava Hiser

Medium: Animated movie

A framed photograph of trees and chairs overlooking a riverbed.

Vermont by Alison Vinson

Medium: Photograph

A vibrant pink redbud tree in bloom.

Spring Color, 2025 by Wora Fox

Medium: Photograph

An image of a blackcat towering over a cityscape with a large lizard monster.

Kaiju Kitty by Rebecca Stroh

Medium: Mixed Media

A orange sunrise fading into grey and blue clouds.

Summer Sunrise by Bill Edwards

Medium: Photograph

A portrait of a woman pressed against light blue thread, entangled.

Entangled by Maxwell Hamblin-Compere

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

A bee enjoying a lunch of nectar on a purple coneflower.

Lunch by Gary Poulton

Medium: Photograph

A collaged portrail of a woman in a dress made up of different scaps of paper from sewing patterns on a golden textured background.

For Antonia by Lo Roberson

Medium: Mixed Media

A painting of an antique chandelier with white crystal and golden brass accents.

Untitled 01 by Chelsea Smith-Antonides

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

A quilt with geometric patterns forming squares and diamonds in a variety of patterns and colors.

Simply Enough by Jane Brideau

Medium: Textiles/Quilting

Ceramic and plexiglass sea turtles mounted along white wall climbing towards the ceiling.

Life in Plastic by Jessica Crow

Medium: Ceramic and Plexiglass

A painting of a steaming coffee cup overlooking a hay field at sunrise.

Morning Coffee by Sean Lassiter

Medium: Oil on Canvas

A portrait rendered in shades of pink and white with a vibrant purple outline fading into a stylized haze.

Faraway Thoughts by Ari Schoenfuss

Medium: Digital Painting

A painting of a snowy day featuring a ballerina statue.

Winter's Dance by Kelly Koutahi

Medium: Watercolor, Pencil, Acrylic, Pen

A digital painting of strawberries, strawberry shortcake, and chocolate dipped strawberries overlay a striped pink background.

Strawberries by Kaitlyn Lee

Medium: Digital (Clip Studio Paint)

Barnacle Bill by Andy Wright

Medium: Acrylic paint, Plywood, Rope

A portrait of a person with auburn hair tied back with a bandana with tomatoes on an red background.

Tomato, Tomato by Ann Gracia

Medium: Digital

Pale pink delicate orchids drawn on a light blue background.

Blushing Orchids by Karsyn Taylor

Medium: Digital Illustration

A large toad in traditional sumo dress and pose in painted in virbrant greens framed by a large pink lotus flower.

The Croak-o-zuna by Aster Kordona

Medium: Digital Painting

A watercolor painting of pink and blue flowers framed with bluegreen leaves.

Nature's Beauty by Kristi D. Wright

Medium: Watercolor

A black and white pencil drawing featuring lily flowers with a butterfly landing on a closed bloom.

Pleasantly Simple by Emily Geaslin

Medium: Pencil

A stylized view of yellowstone gyster stitched in virbrant tones of blue, yellow, orange, and greens.

Yellowstone by Hannah Roach

Medium: Counted cross-stitch

A spikey cactus framed by a blue ocean and clear blue sky.

Spike Tree by Daniel de Robles

Medium: Photograph

Two chimpmunks playing peekaboo on a rocky wall.

Peekaboo by Bethany Burklund

Medium: Photograph

An outline of a house in red, yellow, black, and teal fabrics.

Building A House by Cristina Moershel

Medium: Quilted fabric wrapped on a canvas

A knotted celtic cross outlined in black with a multicolor texture.

Celtic Cross by Carolyn Emery

Medium: Mixed media: Watercolor and Black fine-liner pen

A pink lily flower casts moonlight shadows.

Moon Lily by Jenna Searles

Medium: Acrylic Paint / Oil Pastels

A pink lily flower casts moonlight shadows.

Luck is Everywhere by Sharon Burchett

Medium: Acrylic and Acrylic Marker

A black and white image of a brick and steel bridge.

American Symphony of Steel and Stone by Jess Rossman

Medium: Photograph

A painting of yoda on a black background with glowing green lightsaber.

Green Machine by Barry Magnin

Medium: Arcylic

A oil painting of a toad framed by a sunset over a marsh.

Toad King by Tammy Gillis

Medium: Oil

Thank you to all of our participating artists this year!