Alaska Tsunami NOSB 2013 Ocean Connection Juried Art Show

Artwork pieces listed below are linked to photos.

The art teacher for the Best of Show artwork is awarded a $500 grant for classroom resources, sponsored by Alaska Sea Grant. An asterisk (*) next to an artist's name indicates that person was also on a NOSB academic team.

Category/Student Artwork Title Grade School Teacher

Best of Show

Kaitlyn Schwalber Splash Dance   South Anchorage High School Fandel

Mixed Media 2-D

1st place
Kaitlyn Schwalber
Splash Dance   South Anchorage High School Fandel
2nd place
Annie Kiborn
Silver Salmon   Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Lundt
3rd place
Johnna Elkins
Flotsam & Jetsam   Wasilla High School Little
3rd place
Connor Ito*
Equalibrium 11 Dillingham High School  

Computer Drawing

1st place
Cadence Wren Moffitt
Odyssea   Cordova High School  

Painting

1st place
Rebecca Estrin
First Strike 10 Ketchikan High School Kern
2nd place
Lucas Hyce*
The Late Shift 12 Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Lundt
3rd place
Ashley Robinson
A Tragedy at Sea 10 Unalaska City High School Goodwin

Honorable mention

Adanna Kvernvik Lone Turtle 9 Petersburg High School DuRoss
Emma Farris Pacific Mermaid 12 Seward High School Waggoner
Leia Schoonmaker Salmon Upstream   Wasilla High School Little

Photography

1st place
Alayna Fitts
Southeastern Skies 12 Petersburg High School DuRoss
2nd place
Alanna Kvernivik
The Splash 9 Petersburg High School DuRoss
3rd place
Nicole Peterson
Homeward Bound 11 Petersburg High School DuRoss

Honorable mention

Alayna Fitts Killa Whale 12 Petersburg High School DuRoss
Nicole Peterson* Fish On 11 Petersburg High School DuRoss
Nicole Peterson* Sunset in Icy Strait 11 Petersburg High School DuRoss

Mixed Media 3-D

1st place
Deborah Bitanga*
Tide Pooling 10 Kodiak High School Dillard
2nd place
Sable McGovern
Octopus Shoes 12 South Anchorage High School Fandel
3rd place
Jess Anderson
Flotsam 11 Unalaska City High School Goodwin

Drawing—Black & White

1st place
Lucas Hyce*
La Reina del Mar 12 Mat-Su Career & Technical High School Lundt
2nd place
Courtney Neidiffer
Turtle Portrait 12 Petersburg High School DuRoss
3rd place
Vincent Kowalski
Stripe Fish 11 Petersburg High School DuRoss

Drawing—Color

1st place
Deborah Bitanga*
Life in the Darkness 10 Kodiak High School Dillard
2nd place
Noppanun Saensuk
Star Fish 12 Petersburg High School DuRoss
3rd place
Diane Murph*
Hydrothermal Vent   Petersburg High School DuRoss

Ceramics

1st place
Allie Katsma
Out from the Depths 9 Seward High School Waggoner
2nd place
Hannah Stovall
Whale Mug 10 Seward High School Waggoner
3rd place
Mary Ramirez
Bubble Time 9 Seward High School Waggoner
3rd place
Gabby Katsma
Octopus "Octy" 9 Seward High School Waggoner

Honorable mention

Jamie Jacobson Mother and Child 12 Seward High School Waggoner
Kyle Hubbard Crab Dish 8 Seward High School Waggoner

Pastels

1st place
Jayvee Ugale
Shipwreck 11 Unalaska City High School Goodwin
2nd place
Cheyanne Shaishnikoff
Sea Lions 10 Unalaska City High School Goodwin
3rd place
Joec Randolph
Twerk It 10 Petersburg High School DuRoss

Honorable mention

Patricia A. Jackson* Beneath the Blue 12 Petersburg High School DuRoss
Tamera McCay Dory 11 Petersburg High School DuRoss

* Artist also on a NOSB academic team.