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August 10, 2023
Artists Display Their Work in Iowa State Fair Fine Arts Competition
Artists from Iowa created their best pieces for submission in the Fine Arts competition at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.
The judges panel examined 550 entries and selected 344 pieces to be displayed in the competition. Divisions are adult, youth, junior and children in which entrants submit art in various mediums. These entries will be on display throughout the Fair on the third floor of the Patty and Jim Cownie Cultural Center from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every Fair day.
Nash Cox of Chariton won Best of Show in the adult division.
Adult - Acrylic/Tempera
1) Svetlana Van Wyk, Sully
2) Marcia Kruse, Lansing
3) Paul Marlow, Cedar Rapids
Honorable Mention) Carlos Maldonado, Iowa City
Adult - Drawing
1) Mary Ann Mareel, Osage
2) Mattea Whetstone, Ames
3) Micalah Weets, Bondurant
Honorable Mention) Isaac Prior, Ames
Adult - Fiber
1) Janet Bergeron, Norwalk
2) Jennifer Messer, Norwalk
3) Emily Vassar, Swisher
Honorable Mention) Jackie Zars, Waverly
Adult - Glass
1) John Byerly, State Center
2) Brenda Kutz, Ames
3) John Byerly, State Center
Honorable Mention) Keith Kutz, Ames
Adult – Jewelry
1) Audrey Stirling, Runnells
2) Kimberly Fuller, Oxford
Adult - Mixed Media
1) Maggie Douglas, Des Moines
2) Jean Rothfusz, West Des Moines
3) Leslie Leavenworth, West Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Shirly Gooch, Hartford
Adult - Oil Painting
1) Larry Zach, Ankeny
2) Geri Wolfe Boesen, Des Moines
3) Jess Quinn, Urbandale
Honorable Mention) Larry Zach, Ankeny
Adult - Original Hand Pulled Prints
1) Sadie Goll, Iowa City
2) Annie Jones, Iowa City
3) Miranda Cassens, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Cody Hickok, West Des Moines
Adult - Pastels
1) Stewart Buck, Ankeny
2) Sally Studer, West Des Moines
3) Jane Curl, Des Moines
Honorable Mention) Stewart Buck, Ankeny
Adult - Pottery
1) Li Zhang, Ames
2) Kirk Niehouse, Marshalltown
3) Caroline Freese, Indianola
Honorable Mention) Jennie Bailey, Urbandale
Adult - Sculpture
1) June Wayne, Boone
2) Pam St John, Prairie City
3) Stan Merrell, Norwalk
Honorable Mention) Stacey Christine, Seymour
Adult - Watercolor
1) Richard Hanson, Fort Dodge
2) Nash Cox, Chariton
3) Kelsey Wilson, Nevada
Honorable Mention) Heather Malmberg, Perry
YOUTH
Youth - Drawing
1) Ashlan Pearson, 17, Ankeny
2) Lydia Lee, 14, Ankeny
3) Elijah Roth, 16, Norwalk
Honorable Mention) Emma Anderson, 16, Ankeny
Youth - Other
1) Eliza Gagen, 15, Des Moines
2) Emma Anderson, 16, Ankney
3) Sydney Nickelson, 15, Indianola
Youth - Painting
1) Emma Fust, 16, Prairie City
2) Emma Fust, 16, Prairie City
3) Emily Godnai, 16, Altoona
Honorable Mention) Abigail Gustoff, 18, Des Moines
Youth - Three-Dimensional
1) Kenton Niehouse, 17, Marshalltown
2) Kenton Niehouse, 17, Marshalltown
3) Lily Capon, 14, Des Moines
JUNIOR
Junior - Drawing
1) Linda Lu, 13, Johnston
2) Zidan Yang, 11, West Des Moines
3) Peighton Henningsen, 13, Waukee
Honorable Mention) Zidan Yang, 11, West Des Moines
Junior - Other
1) Harper Ersvelde, 11, Grinnell
2) Lillian Doobay, 12, Tiffin
3) Mena H, 12, Altoona
Junior - Painting
1) Ashley Zheng, 13, Waukee
2) Frances Young, 12, Urbandale
3) Anya Adcock, 13, Ames
Honorable Mention) Malery McFarland, 12, Agency
Junior - Three-Dimensional
1) Addison Shafer, 9, Johnston
2) Natalie Feldman, 13, Ionia
3) Keegan Joyce, 12, Decorah