April 28, 2025
2025 Portrait Contest Winners
Congratulations to the 2025 Portrait Contest Winners! After three, one hour long rounds, a new winner was crowned during the 2025 Competition & Festival. The theme for models was “Faces of Distinction,” which included models with notable facial hair, hair styles, glasses, or other accessories to give our artists an extra challenge.
1st Place – Joshua Knight
2nd Place – Alex Foltz
3rd Place- Lakelyn Phillips
Thank you to all of our models, judges, artists, and spectators for making this a success.
Judges:
-Stephan Cefalo, 2024 Portrait Contest Winner
-Bonnie Goldberg, Abstract Figurative Artist
-Ricardo Quiñónez, Artist & Professor of Studio Art at Claflin University
