April 27, 2026
2026 Portrait Contest Winners
Congratulations to our Portrait Contest Winners during the 2026 ArtFields Festival!
These artists competed in 3 one-hour long rounds to create portraits from a blank canvas. This year, we honored makers & musicians as models during the contest.
1st Place: Alex Foltz
2nd Place: Robin Wellner
3rd Place: Kelly Oakes
Special thanks to judges Mark Conrardy, Kenish Harmon, and Joshua Knight who had the difficult job of selecting advancing artists each round and choosing the final winners.