Student Art Contest Winners

Arisia's Student Art Contest is open to high school (or home school) students aged 14-19 in New England. There are no fees to enter, but there are cash prizes for the best submissions.

2015 is the first year we gave a prize ($250) to the school of the first place winner.

2019 Student Art Contest Winners

65 submissions, 19 semi-finalist pieces accepted for display in the Art Show.

1st Place

Urim Choi - "Self Portrait"

2nd Place

Troy Hargrove - "Submariner's Condemnation"

3rd PLace

Mustafa Berke Gureltol - "Cell"

Honorable Mentions

Kahlan Maguire - "Pushing Onward"
Kylieanna Daudelin-Rantz- "It's New Orleans, Baby"

Arisia 2019 winning entries can be seen here.

2018 Student Art Contest Winners

20 pieces accepted for display in the Art Show.

1st Place

Luke Davies - "The Fallen"

2nd Place

Suet Yi Li - "Mermaid Shark"

3rd PLace

Nirran Lachmann - "Redemption through Nature (Before/After)"

Honorable Mentions

Kendra Rodriguez - Untitled
Suet Yi Li - "Mermaid Catfish"
Andrea Liu - "Limitless"

Arisia 2018 winning entries can be seen here.

2017 Student Art Contest Winners

We had 90 entries.

1st place

Olivia Marcotte - "Harvest"

2nd place

Ariel Miner - "King Grof"

3rd place

Helena Frankin - "Nature's Mechanics"

Honorable Mentions

Miranda Olbrias - "Eggs for Breakfast"
Ariel Miner - "Discovery"
Julia Do - "The Marriage of Nature and Technology"
Henry Fleury - "Untitled"

Con Chair's Choice

Deirdre Thacker - "Clockwork Owl"

Arisia 2017 winning entries can be seen here.

2016 Student Art Contest Winners

We had 43 entries.

1st Place

Alyssa Cilli - "Winds of Waves" (matching award to Bishop Feehan High School)

2nd Place(tie)

Kate Gardiner - "Exploration of becoming one with nature"
Taylor Johnson - "The Confidence Within"

3rd Place

Fengwei Zhang - "Stormtrooper"

Honorable Mention

Jonathan Ude - "Labyrinth"

Conchair's Choice

Alyssa Cilli - "A Discovery"

Arisia 2016 winning entries can be seen here.

2015 Student Art Contest Winners

1st place

Diem Nguyen from The MacDuffie School, "The Storyteller"

2nd place - Tie

Alyssa Cilli, "Wrapped in Warmth" and
Annelise Freund, "Caroline"

3rd place

Eli Gershenfeld, "Glyptodon Rider"

Honorable Mention

Sarah Stone, "2 Worlds"

2014 Student Art Contest Winners

1st place

Coltin Urro

2nd place - Tie

Lindsay Van Gelder and Damon Kilgore

3rd place

Eric Sanford

Honorable Mention

Vanesa Emmons and Elza Petitory

2013 Student Art Contest Winners

1st place

Zachary Melisi

2nd place

Alyssa Mattei

3rd place

Damon Kilgore

Honorable Mention

Jeneane Desilets, Sarah Gavagan, Michael Savoie, and Heather Staradumsky

Convention Chair's Choice

Jeneane Desilets

2012 Student Art Contest Winners

1st place

Jordan Walker

2nd place

Megan Kelchner

3rd place

Damon Kilgore

2011 Student Art Contest Winners

1st place

Jordan Walker

2nd place - Tie

Rachel andChasteen Catalina Ouyang

3rd place

Amanda Heffernan

Honorable Mention

VAmanda Heffernan, Maxx Newman, and Linda Wong

2010 Student Art Contest Winners

We had 26 finalists.

1st place

Jordan Walker, "Untamed Steed"

Judges' Choice—Best Overall Body of Work

Jaime Leiva Cabrera, "Robot Blocks"

Judges' Choice—Best Fairy Tale

Emily Rose Pitchko, "The Heart of The Galaxy"

Honorable Mention

Ian Crowe, Jay Dupont, Kristen Fox, Brittney Garcia, Teresa Rufin, Seo Jung Sa, and Sarah Saraent

2002 Student Art Contest Winners

1st place

Megan Baehr, "Fiery Mirth"

2nd place

Heather Somerville, "The Persistence of Memory"

3rd place

Hannah Jukovsky, "The Genocide Avenger"