We would like to thank all the participants in this year's Youth Art competition for sharing their incredible talent and creativity with us. We are proud to have received such a high caliber of submissions from these young artists. Thank you for making this year's competition a resounding success
DIVISION 1: 9-12 Years
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Beadwork
1st Place Georgeanne Growingthunder
Nakoda, Dakota, Kiowa, Mvskoke, Seminole
"Wicahpi Earrings"2nd Place Payton Tapp
Cherokee
"Call of the Wind"3rd Place Vcenv Marks
Mvskoke
"Finding Hope in the Night" -
Cultural Item
1st Place Reignen Yellowfish
Otoe-Missouria
"Gourd Dance Bandolier"2nd Place Georgeanne Growingthunder
Nakoda, Dakota, Kiowa, Mvskoke, Seminole"Doll Ribbon Skirt"
3rd Place Mikah Gibson
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
"Ok'omba" -
Jewelry
1st Place Klinton Morris
Cheyenne and Arapaho
Choker Necklace
2nd Place Payton Tapp
Cherokee"Thunder"
3rd Place Madison Koshiway
Otoe-Missouria/Seminole
"Feather" -
Painting/Drawing/Graphics
1st Place Josi Peters
Choctaw & Chickasaw
"Redesigning the Rainbow"2nd Place Vcenv Marks
Mvskoke
"Cheii: Always There for Me" -
Photography
1st Place Gracelynn Growingthunder
Nakoda, Dakota, Kiowa,
Mvskoke, Seminole
"Monks About Art 2023"2nd Place Madison Koshiway
Otoe-Missouria/Seminole
"Untitled"3rd Place Jaysik Hand
Choctaw
"My Porsche" -
Pottery
1st Place Mikah Gibson
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
"Spirit of Protection & Loyalty"2nd Place Jensen Gray
Osage
"Autumn"3rd Place Klinton Morris
Cheyenne & Arapaho
"Tray" -
Sculpture
1st Place Jensen Gray
Osage
"Cupcake"2nd Place Vincent Gray
Osage
"Buffalo"3rd Place Josi Peters
Choctaw & Chickasaw
"Mom"
DIVISION 2: 13-15 Years
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Beadwork
1st Place Lorenzo Luna
Mvskoke
"Fire"2nd Place Willow Bighorn
Fort Peck Assiniboine/Sioux Tribes
"Side Chevron Blue"3rd Place Nilah Rivas
Cherokee
"Pink and Black Beaded Bracelet" -
Cultural Item
1st Place Cryptid Saur
Chickasaw
"Spirit"2nd Place Damian Stewart
Apache
"Pink Panther"3rd Place Ariana Luna
Mvskoke
"Medicine Wheel Ribbon Skirt" -
Painting/Drawing/Graphics
1st Place Brinkley Nichols
Chickasaw
"Out on a Limb"2nd Place Marquis Easley
Chickasaw
"Shisui"3rd Place Kai Rankin
Chickasaw
"Punk" -
Photography
1st Place Sabrina Stancampiano
Choctaw
"Sunset"2nd Place Ivy Morgan
Chickasaw
"Wondering Sky"3rd Place Peyton Horton
Chickasaw
"Orange Blossoms" -
Pottery
3rd Place Jason Laxton Jr.
Chickasaw
"Mug"
DIVISION 3: 16-18 Years
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Basketry
1st Place Tru West
Navajo
"Pine Basket"
2nd Place Georgia Adeline Harjo
Muscogee, Choctaw, Seminole, Cheyenne
“Pakpvkuce Holatte - Blue Flower”
3rd Place Katiera Toahty
Cheyenne & Arapaho
"Double Wall Basket"
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Beadwork
1st Place Tru West
Navajo
"Earrings"
2nd Place Georgia Adeline Harjo
Muscogee, Choctaw, Seminole, Cheyenne
“Snoopy Set”
3rd Place Natalie Lawson
Chickasaw
“Afoka - Meaning Haven or a Refuge"
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Cultural Items
1st Place Tru West
Navajo
"Corn Husk Doll"
2nd Place Alyssa Rubio
Chickasaw
“Gray Floral”
3rd Place Georgia Adeline Harjo
Muscogee, Choctaw, Seminole, Cheyenne
“Corn Children”
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Jewelry
1st Place Georgia Adeline Harjo
Muscogee, Choctaw, Seminole, Cheyenne
“Fone Eco - Deer Bone”
2nd Place Tru West
Navajo
"Ocean Earrings"
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Painting/Drawing/Graphics
1st Place Amerie "Mimi" Fitzpatrick
Crow/Cheyenne/Kaw
"Main Smoke"
2nd Place Georgia Adeline Harjo
Muscogee, Choctaw, Seminole, Cheyenne
“Reflections”
3rd Place Kai Gregory
Sac & Fox
“Protect Our Future”
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Photography
2nd Place Amira Newsom
Seminole & Navajo
“Vhakwv - Making Waves”
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Pottery
1st Place Laine Williamson
Chickasaw
“Swimming Koi-ly“
2nd Place Sage Gibson
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
“Traditions”
3rd Place Denton Bigs
Creek
“Bloom”
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Sculpture
1st Place Ava Boswell
Cherokee
“Deforestation“
2nd Place MaKenna McWhorter
Cherokee
“FPT Play”
3rd Place Georgia Adeline Harjo
Muscogee, Choctaw, Seminole, Cheyenne
“Onvkuce hocackv - Creation Story”