2025 Shades of the Southwest Youth Art Show Winners Announced

Shades of the Southwest

NE New Mexico – Southern Colorado

Regional Area Youth Art Show

Sponsored by

Raton Arts Council 

Trinidad Office of Outdoor Recreation

Old Pass Gallery – 145 S 1st St. Raton, NM

                                               Best of Show (Sponsored by First National Loan Production Office)

                                                           Stephanie Acevedo  “Our Lady of Sorrows”

                                                           People’s Choice Award –

                                                       Isabella Sanchez “Woman”

Kindergarten – 2^nd Grade

                                                               Graphite, Colored Pencil, Pen & Ink, Charcoal:

1^st Place – Malachi Cupp “Falling Down”

2^nd Place – Adriel Blackburn “Falling Leaves”

3^rd Place – Christian Casias “The Wilderness”

                                                                        Pastel, Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor:

1^st Place – Molly Chavez “Shiny Land”

2^nd Place – Josephine Olson “Creating Life”

3^rd Place – Katherine Elliot “Birds of a Feather”

                                                                        Ceramic, Sculpture, Mixed Media:

1^st Place – Elena Eveskeige “Adventure of the Orange Duck”

2^nd Place – Noah Avitia “Noah’s Yard”

3^rd Place – Gabriella Fotso “All Around Me”

                                                       Best of Show (Sponsored by First National Loan Production Office)

                                                                         Zephaniah Stowie – “Mr. Bubbles”

3^rd Grade – 5^th Grade

                                                                Graphite, Colored Pencil, Pen & Ink, Charcoal:

1^st Place – Dominic Sanchez “The King of Rock “n” Roll”

2^nd Place – Mayte Rodriguez-Villa “Toast & Fruit”

3^rd Place – Jadelynn Malouff-Bell “Sunrise”

                                                                           Pastel, Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor:

1^st Place – Hannah Airington “Stuck”

2^nd Place – Lacey Cruz “Cherry Tree”

3^rd Place – Christiano Ortiz “Ice Cream Masterpiece”

                                                                            Ceramic, Sculpture, Mixed Media:

1^st Place – Kalen Bennett “4-H Member Frame”

2^nd Place – Quincy Mack “The Decision Maker”

3^rd Place – Brantley Abshere “Anubis”

                                                     Best of Show (Sponsored by First National Loan Production Office)

                                                                     Dakota Mascaranes – “Under The Sun”

6^th Grade – 8^th Grade

                                                                Graphite, Colored Pencil, Pen & Ink, Charcoal:

1^st Place – Braydee Jones “Rabbit”

2^nd Place – Rylee Jones “Happy Hummingbird”

3^rd Place – Trapper Whitten “Mule Deer”

                                                                             Pastel, Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor:

1^st Place – Rylee Jones “Enchanted Ride”

2^nd Place – Braelynn Beard “Milkshake Ice Cream”

3^rd Place – Anigan Martinez “Cute Snowman”

                                                                            Ceramic, Sculpture, Mixed Media:

1^st Place – Karson Bennett “Woven Mats”

2^nd Place – Audriana Esparza “Tissue Art”

3^rd Place – Braydee Jones “Santa”

                                                   Best of Show (Sponsored by First National Loan Production Office)

                                                                     Sofia Salas – “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”

9^th Grade – 12^th Grade

                                                                Graphite, Colored Pencil, Pen & Ink, Charcoal:

1^st Place – Analisa Mandujaino ”La Lugaunal”

1^st Place – Isabella Sanchez “Woman”

2^nd Place – Hector Olvera “Jason”

3^rd Place – Addison Medina “A Petal of Darkness”

3^rd Place – Koby Gomez “Ocean’s Ghost”

                                                                          Pastel, Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor:

1^st Place – Sapphire Mendez “Greek Woman”

2^nd Place – Reyna Garcia “Obsidian”

3^rd Place – Sapphire Mendez “Circle of Color”

                                                             Ceramic, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Multimedia:

1^st Place – Faith Howard “Gustuv Klimt Dream World”

2^nd Place – Tess Chatterly “A Spunky Way to Open a Day”

3^rd Place – Lilith Pascetti “Good Night or Good Morning”

Thank you to our Sponsor!!!

                                    First National Loan Production Office – Raton

Thank you to all of our area school participants:

Branson

Cimarron

Des Moines

Hoehne

NM Connections Academy

Raton

Springer

Stone Breier Academy

Special Thanks to our Judge, Niko Ibanez!