Fine Art

2023 Fine Art Results

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