Student Artwork Winners and Submissions

Every year, Davis Publications creates a Monthly Planner and Art Education Advocacy Guide to share with art teachers and administrators at the National Art Education Association Conference, state conferences, and more. For this reason, we share an annual call for student artwork to adorn the front and back covers of the planner.

This year, we received the highest number of submissions ever! We are proud to congratulate the 2024/25 planner’s winning front-cover artists, Ja’leyah W. and Laelonie Garrido C., grade five. Digital Still Life was submitted by art educator Meera Ramanathan from Zamorano Fine Arts Academy in San Diego, California.

Congratulations to the following students with artworks on the back cover! Starting clockwise from the top left: Aleksandra F., grade nine, Claws Up, teacher: Christine Colby. Aubry’ann M., grade four, Buddy the Parrot, teacher: Alyssa Navapanich. Zarela M., grade eleven, Pucker Up!, teacher: Majorie Ferguson. Kristen S., grade twelve, Pop Sunrise, teacher: Dorothy Amme. Torin P., grade eleven, Deep Waters, teacher: Annie Yi. Darcy C., grade nine, Red Skies, teacher: Don Masse. Dakota R. grade twelve, Bush Rat, teacher: Tanya Warborg-Kosla. Adam V., grade four, The Sea Turtle, teacher: Veronica Moreno. Vivian D., grade eight, Lazy Cat, teacher: Megan Acevedo.

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their students’ work! We are always amazed at the skill and artistry demonstrated by your students and the variety of media in the submissions. On the next three pages, you’ll find a selection of just some of the many incredible artworks submitted by students ranging from elementary to high school.

The Monthly Planner is filled with articles on advocacy, artists’ birthdays, and more. Starting May 1st, request your free copy at DavisArt.com/Planner, or pick one up at the upcoming 2024 NAEA National Convention.

Student Artwork Submissions

First row, left to right: Samuel T., grade ten, French Horn (Megan Hines). Sophia S., kindergarten, Carnation in the Style of O’Keeffe (Jenny Culbert). Charlie A., grade twelve, Opportunistic Tree Frog (Frank Juárez). Second row: Arianna M., grade eleven, Painting Paradox (Kelly Orr). Ream D, grade ten, Mama Cookie (Roberta Bennett). Vedika P., grade eleven, P Is for Paris (Tanya Warborg-Kosla). Third row: Ash B., grade nine, Automatic Bean (Brina Hargro).Bazel F., grade twelve, Gentle Indifference (Jeanne Bjork). Fourth row: Malana N., grade twelve, Rebirth (Samantha Salazar). Jaelyn C., grade four, Pizza Every Day (Veronica Moreno). Aubrey R., grade nine, Self-Portrait (Gabby Kurschat).

First row, left to right: Alexis H., grade eleven, Untitled (Melissa Purtee). Raz D., grade twelve, Unwanted Dream (Christine Colby). Jennifer, Untitled (Annie Yi). Sasha T., grade six, Catz (Alyssa Navapanich). Second row: Julia D., grade five, Chaos (Alexandria Ross). Hadley K., grade twelve, Work in Progress (Susanne Firestone). Emily L., grade ten, Raven’s Flight (Jessica Lazarus). Emily H., grade eleven, Floral Café (Brittany Malone). Third row: Zach Pia, grade ten, Untitled (Cristina Pinton). Hannah S., grade five, The Living Self-Portrait (Michelle Sherman). Benjamin K., grade twelve, Icarus (Allyson Avery). McKenzie M., grade eight, Astronomy (Michelle Cagney). Jacqueline C., grade twelve, Dum Dum (Molly McNeece). Fourth row: Lexie N., grade eight, Numunu (Sandra Dunn). Aara A., grade twelve, Alter Ego (Kathleen Petka). Wednesday P., grade four, Dark Circus (Veronica Moreno). Emily F., grade eleven, Fragmented Self-Portrait (Meghan Drew). Jessie W., grade eleven, Relationships (Lisa Farrar).