Finally, after a long road, we are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 InSights Art Competition. As always, making choices among such wonderful works of art is difficult. We are grateful for the magnificent art entries from each artist who entered this year. We look forward to exhibiting everyone’s artwork in October 2021.
Student Categories
Preschool / Kindergarten
First Place: Hannah Castenir, a student from Elizabethtown, KY, for “Queen of the Bugs.”
Second Place: Preschool & Kindergarten students from Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Ms Frignani’s class for “3D Art Jenga.”
Third Place: Preschool & Kindergarten students from Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Ms Rodriguez’s class for “Spring Garden.”
1st, 2nd, 3rd
First Place: Eliana Fisher, a student from Pleasant Crossing Elementary, Whiteland, IN, for “Rainbow Shores.”
Second Place: Sydney Floyd, a student from Magnolia Montessori Tutoring, in Lawrenceville, GA, for “Handy Bead Bowl.”
Third Place: Baxter Redinger, a student from Louisville, KY, for “Dream House.”
4th, 5th, 6th
First Place: Chaniyah Shelley-Johnson, a student from Overbrook School for the Blind, Philadelphia, PA, for “Owl with a Snoot and Curly Tail.”
Second Place: D’Shawn Shealey, a student from Alabama School for the Blind, Talladega, AL, for “Elephant Gathering.”
Third Place: Ryder Boyer, a student from Georgia Academy for the Blind, in Macon, GA, for “Blue Sky Over City.”
Honorable Mention: Latisha Jordan, a student from Alabama School for the Blind, in Talladega, AL, for “Moonlight Over the Ocean.”
7th, 8th, 9th
First Place: Mary Eira Wissinger, a student from Roanoke, VA, for “Bob, the Cat.”
Second Place – Tie: Maria Zoerlein, a student from Fairfax Station, VA, for “Flower Bouquet.”
Second Place – Tie: Hakan Deniz Yerden, a student from Nothingham, MD, for “Maryland School for the Blind.”
Third Place: Henry Zimmerman, a student from Washington State School for the Blind, in Vancouver, WA, for “Sculpture.”
Visioneer Award: Nee Nee Simpson, a student from the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver, WA, for “Los Angeles.”
10th, 11th, 12th
First Place: Kaytlyn Floyd, a student from Waynesboro, PA, for “Over 2020.”
Second Place – Tie: Daylee Thompson, a student from Envison, Wichita, KS, for “The Essence of Time.”
Second Place – Tie: Paul Tocco, a student from South Carolina School for the Blind, in Spartanburg, SC, for “Sisyphus Rolling a Boulder Up a Hill.”
Third Place: Madison Herrington, a student from Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon, GA, for “Alone on an Island.”
Honorable Mention: Bryn Laster, a student from Whiteland Community High School, Whiteland, IN, for “Cat Extravaganza.”
Honorable Mention: Benjamin Shambarger, a student from Lisbon Falls, ME, for “Solitude.”
Ungraded
First Place: Josh Wichman, a student from the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Nebraska City, NE, for “Ocean Waves.”
Second Place: Miranda Solsaa, a student from the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Nebraska City, NE, for “Instrumental Flowers.”
Third Place: Jonah Martin, a student from Peoples Academy High School, Morrisville, VT, for “Rachel.”
Honorable Mention: Nathan Kahler, a student from the Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Nebraska City, NE, for “School of Fish.”
Honorable Mention: Seth Kadlec, a student from Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, Nebraska City, NE, for “Guitar Strings.”
Adult Categories
2-Dimensional Art
First Place: Amanda Stephens, an independent artist from Groton, MA, for “Noble Work.”
Second Place: Adult artists at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, in Miami, FL, for “White Cane Energy.”
Third Place: Monica Gonzalez, an artist from the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Miami, FL, for “Mariposa.”
Honorable Mention: Toby Weissmann, an adult artist from the Braille Institute of America, Anaheim, CA, for “Vivid Still Life with Flowers.”
Honorable Mention: Stephanie Leathers, an adult artist from the Braille Institute of America, Anaheim, CA, for “Abstraction Inspired by Kente Cloth.”
Craft
First Place: Lynda McKinney Lambert, an independent artist from Ellwood City, PA, for “Evening Vespers.”
Second Place: Valerie Alcaraz, an artist from the Braille Institute of America, Anaheim, in Anaheim, CA, for “Abstract Textured Quilted Tree Landscape.”
Third Place: Carol Farnsworth, an independent artist from Ada, MI, for “Playing Cat and Mouse.”
Honorable Mention: Angie Phang, an artist from the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Miami, FL, for “Rainbow Crochet.”
Visioneer Award: Alan Shrebtienko, an independent artist from Sellersburg, IN, for “Dyed Maple Bowl.”
Sculpture
First Place: Laronzo Villa, an artist from Envision, in Wichita, KS, for “Snoop.”
Second Place: Tomiyo Tajiri, an artist from Envision, in Wichita, KS, for “Peaceful.”
Third Place: Wanda Owens, an independent artist from Cincinnati, OH, for “Henrietta’s Renaissance.”
Honorable Mention: T.V. Aishwarya, an artist from Seunderabad, Telangana, Republic of India, for “The Living Room.”
Honorable Mention: John Cauley, an artist from Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Miami, FL, for “The Blind Architect.”
Congratulations to all artists!
For more information about the InSights Art Program, contact Rob Guillen, Special Programs Coordinator, American Printing House for the Blind (APH), 1-800-223-1839, extension 242.