05/02/2026
Announcing the winners of the 2026 Spring Art Show!
For Amateur Artists:
Amateur Best in Class: James Martinez, Wetumka, "Football Indian Style"
Amateur Oil/Acrylic:
1st Place: Jody Briggs, Holdenville, "Under the Sea"
2nd Place: June Chesser, Holdenville, "Holdenville Sunrise"
3rd Place: Angel Johnson, Holdenville, "Generational Healing"
Honorable Mention: Jacqi Dill, Seminole, "Love Muscle"
Honorable Mention: June Chesser, Holdenville, "Playful Cub"
Amateur Watercolor:
1st Place: Jamie Mansell, Blanchard, "Heaven (Monarch) "
2nd Place: Cappi Coleman, Holdenville, "Sunset on Water"
3rd Place: Donna Mayes, Sasakwa, "Cabin by the Creek"
Honorable Mention: Mary Ruth Barnes, Fitzhugh, "Soba "Horse Feather""
Amateur Miscellaneous:
1st Place: Lynda Koskinen, Seminole,"Sitting by a Waterfall"
2nd Place: Mary Ruth Barnes, Fitzhugh, "Our Tribe, our Nation"
3rd Place: Darla Murray, Ada, "Persimmons"
Honorable Mention: Jacqi Dill, Seminole, "Sea Story"
Honorable Mention: Jean Case, Holdenville, "Paw Paw"
For Advanced Artists: Advanced Best in Class: Harold Wheeler, Holdenville, "Royal Sunset"
Advanced Oil/Acrylic:
1st Place: Mary Wilson, Holdenville, "Speckled Teapot"
2nd Place: Frances Keskinen, Holdenville, "Pretty in Pink"
3rd Place: Frances Keskinen, Holdenville, "Graceful Serenity"
Advanced Photography:
1st Place: Susan Barksdale, Blanchard, "Old Iron"
2nd Place: Paula Ores, Calvin, "Flight of Life"
3rd Place: Amanda Bleeker, Bowlegs, "Hiding in Green"
For Master Artists: Master Artist Best in Show: Linda Bayard, Stuart, "Rosie"
Master Oil/Acrylic:
1st Place: Kerry Wilson, Holdenville, "Coast Line"
2nd Place: Kimberley Ramsey, Holdenville, "Queen of the Silver Dollar"
3rd Place: Maxine Welch, Wetumka, "St. Peter Street "
Master Sculpture:
1st Place: Dennis Henslee, Holdenville, "Texoman"
2nd Place: Johna Logan, Wewoka, "Quilt Runner"
3rd Place: Johna Logan, Wewoka, "Bowls in a Bowl" Honorable Mention: Donna Mayes, Sasakwa, "Snowflakes"
Master Miscellaneous:
1st Place: Peggy Davis, Holdenville, "Kitchen Window"
2nd Place: Frances Keskinen, Holdenville, "True Tender Love"
3rd Place: Darla Murray, Ada, "Park Shade"
For Student Artists: Best of Class for Grades Pre-K to 6th Grade:
Jaxon Holt from Byng schools, "Truth"
Best of Show for Grades 7-12:
Hannah Wolfe from Byng schools, "Grandpa"
For Pre-K to Kindergarten:
1st Place: Grady Babb from Holdenville schools, "Lion in the Savannah"
2nd Place: Haiden Leister from Shawnee schools, "Rainbow"
For Grades 1 through 3:
1st Place: Kesslyn Foster from Homeschool, "Meme's Garden"
2nd Place: Quinn Brown from Moss schools, "Jenny Lake"
3rd Place: Kesslyn Foster from Homeschool schools, "Jingle Jungle"
Honorable Mention: Sarina Autry from Holdenville sch., "Sunflower Beach "
Honorable Mention: Kamdyn Babb from Holdenville schools, "Butterfly"
For Grades 4 through 6:
1st Place: Layla Ardrey from Byng schools, "Koi in the Blue"
2nd Place: Madison Bleeker from Bowlegs schools, "Calico Art"
3rd Place: Connor Logsdon from Byng schools, "Bloomin"
Honorable Mention: Jaxi Romines from Byng schools, "Artemis II"
Honorable Mention: Layla Ardrey from Byng schools, “Morning at the Louvre”
For Grades 7 through 9:
1st Place: Nicole Koskinen from Homeschool, "Borrowed Time"
2nd Place: Hannah Wolfe from Byng schools, "The Way"
3rd Place: Joseph Hudson from Homeschool, "Perception"
Honorable Mention: Kenzey Reeves from Byng schools, "Peaceful"
Honorable Mention: Avery Weygand from Byng schools, "Eyeball"
For Grades 10 through 12:
1st Place: Hannah Murphy from Byng schools, "Blue Period"
2nd Place: Hannah Murphy from Byng schools, "Extra Terrestrial"
3rd Place: Lilly Scroggins from Holdenville schools, "Rainbow Sunflower"
Student Sculpture:
1st Place: Fenyx McClure from Holdenville schools, "Big Big League Chew"
2nd Place: Annabelle Creekmore from Holdenville schools, "Sweet Tooth"
3rd Place: Shaylee Tate from Byng schools, "Bam"
Honorable Mention: Nova Ramsey from Holdenville schools, "Venus Rose"
