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2023 Colors of Pinellas Virtual Art Show Winners

Artwork by Marcus Oania, Float On, Employee, Convention and Visitors Bureau
Best of Show: Float On by Marcus Oania

This year, 160 artists contributed 250 pieces of art. Thank you to all who shared their creativity. Thanks also to our judges — Catherine Bergmann, Emily Shrider, and Peter Tush.

Congratulations to our winners listed below. To see their artwork, view the Winners’ Art Show in Flickr. You may also view all of the entries at the 2023 Virtual Art Show.

Best of Show Award

Marcus Oania, Float On, Employee, Convention and Visitor’s Bureau

Art Education Award (Teen and Youth)

Kiley Brown, Aphrodite, Family Member, Public Works

Amateur

First Place

  • Liz Childress, Pair of Sleeping Bees, Employee, Parks and Conservation Resources

Second Place  

  • Shea Dunifon, Rainstorm Over Indian Rocks Beach, Employee, Utilities

Third Place

  • Irina Ritchea, Learn the Character from a Tree, Employee, Public Works

Honorable Mention

  • Jami Alvarez, Peanut Please!, Employee, Utilities
  • Michael Ballard, Glamour Shot, Volunteer, Economic Development
  • Amy Benoni, Where’s Ashley, Volunteer, Animal Services
  • Chelsea Carter, Low Tide, Employee, Public Works
  • Patricia Dykstra-Lalngui, Serenity, Family Member, Tax Collector’s Office
  • Valerie Edmons, Welcome to Mill Valley, Employee, Risk Management
  • Paige O’Neal, Seashell Bouquet to Alaska, Family Member, Administrative Services
  • Carmen Perez, Wreath of Cuteness, Employee, Clerk’s Office
  • Jasmine Scott, One Square at a Time, Employee, Solid Waste
  • Madison Vaughn, Duality, Employee, Clerk’s Office

People’s Choice

  • Jasmine Scott, One Square at a Time, Employee, Solid Waste

Intermediate

First Place

  • Naomi Gerakios, Whale of Tale, Employee, Parks and Conservation Resources

Second Place  

  • Darlene Powell, Berries, Employee, Human Services

Third Place

  • Bruno Rivera, Walk Over the Stone Bridge, Employee, Communications

Honorable Mention

  • Travis Cool, Memories in the Garden, Employee, Utilities
  • Linda Culhane, Swamp Life, Volunteer, Parks and Conservation Resources
  • Briana Daily, Dusk Rising, Employee, Parks and Conservation Resources
  • Rebecca Geiger, Selby Garden Pond, Employee, Human Resources
  • Naomi Gerakios, Fairy Lights, Employee, Parks and Conservation Resources
  • Jada Jackson, Captain 09, Family Member, Clerk’s Office
  • Tess Kaiser, Day and Night, Employee, Utilities
  • Virginia Mavromatis, Field, Employee, Clerk’s Office
  • Kim Walker, She Shines Like a Diamond, Employee, Inspector General

People’s Choice

  • Kimmy O’Brien, Roseate Spoonbill, Family Member, Parks and Conservation Resources

Professional

First Place

  • Jack Turner, Preening, Employee, Tax Collector’s Office

Second Place  

  • Christopher Kelsey, My Smiling Face, Employee, Facilities

Third Place

  • Barb Pashup, All Eyes on the Bull, Family Member, Business Technology Services

Honorable Mention

  • John Boscarino, Golden Grass at Sunset, Retiree, Business Technology Services
  • Shan Fernandez, Collection, Employee, Communications
  • Andre Johnson, Total Despair, Family Member, Planning

People’s Choice

  • Marcus Oania, Float On, Employee, Convention and Visitors Bureau

Teen (13-18)

First Place

  • JJ Lentz, Forever Sleep, Family Member, Property Appraiser’s Office

Second Place  

  • Taylor Shawen, Wooden Basket Weaving, Family Member, Clerk’s Office

Third Place

  • Canela Grzeslo, Cat Lady, Family Member, Public Works

Honorable Mention

  • Gabriella Dykstra, Waves, Family Member, Tax Collector’s Office
  • Orion Pearce, Blue Jay, Family Member, Clerk’s Office
  • Jenna Ruedy, Viserion, Family Member, Animal Services

People’s Choice

Orion Pearce, Blue Jay, Family Member, Clerk’s Office

Youth (12 and under)

First Place

  • Alva Balys, Crying Eye, Family Member, Clerk’s Office

Second Place  

  • Olivia Luttmann, A Polar Kinda Night, Family Member, Utilities

Third Place

  • Aubrey Albenzio, Flamingo in the Forest, Family Member, Clerk’s Office

Honorable Mention

  • Micaelyn Cummings, Wild and Free, Family Member, Public Works
  • Rayna Ready, Chicken Little, Family Member, Public Works
  • Yozuelis Rosa, Sweetness of Life, Family Member, Inspector General
  • Sofia Schoderbock, Broken Boy, Family Member, Building and Development Review Services
  • Emma Wolfe, My Best Selfie Yet…, Family Member, Justice and Consumer Services

People’s Choice

  • Micaelyn Cummings, Wild and Free, Family Member, Public Works

To learn more, visit the Colors of Pinellas Virtual Art Show.

10/31/23