Since 2019, the Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition has showcased the creative abilities of students in West Virginia. This provides elementary, middle and high school students an amazing opportunity to share their talents and win prizes.

2020 Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition

Students were given the task to paint or draw a seasonal landscape in the West Virginia for the 2020 Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition.

Best of Show

The Capitol

Aaron Goad

South Charleston Middle School

Kanawha County

High School Winners

First Place

Almost Heaven

McKinzie Surface

South Charleston High School

Kanawha County

Second Place

Wild and Colorful West Virginia

Aillea Elkins

George Washington High School

Kanawha County

Third Place

Early Bird Breakfast

Molly Simpson

Clay Battelle Middle/High School

Monongalia County

Middle School Winners

First Place

The Capitol

Aaron Goad

South Charleston Middle School

Kanawha County

Second Place

Blenko on Nana’s Window Seat

Maisey Duckworth

Andrew Jackson Middle School

Kanawha County

Third Place

Scenic West Virginia

Kaelin Morris

Jackson Middle School

Wood County

Elementary School Winners

First Place

Autumn in Blackwater Canyon

Lilian Cron

Anna Jarvis Elementary School

Taylor County

Second Place

Fall at the Gorge

Carson Johnson

Daniels Elementary School

Raleigh County 

Third Place

Cathedral Falls in Summer

Bailey Fernatt

Anna Jarvis Elementary School

Taylor County

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