
2022 Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition
2022’s exhibition called for one-of-a-kind postcard designs, depicting the theme: “What does America’s newest national park – the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve – mean to you?”

Best of Show
The Heart and Flow of WV
The Kinder Crew
Grandview Elementary
Kanawha County
High School Winners
First Place

Unknown
Makenna Poling
Grafton High School
Harrison County
Second Place

Fall Bridge
Sophie Wolfe
Huntington High School
Cabell County
Third Place

Gorge-ous Falls
Krysten Holly Jarrell
Spring Valley High School
Wayne County
Middle School Winners
First Place

New River Gorge Bridge –Hidden Shapes in the Clouds
Natalie Garrett
Braxton County High School
Braxton County
Second Place

Bridge Over the Mountains
Peyton Hamrick
Lincoln Middle School
Harrison County
Third Place

Winter at New River Gorge
Raley Cochran
Lincoln Middle School
Harrison County
Elementary School Winners
First Place

The Heart and Flow of WV
The Kinder Crew
Grandview Elementary
Kanawha County
Second Place

Nature’s Gift
Carter Chapman
Skyview Elementary
Monongalia County
Third Place

New River Gorge
Lydia Anderson
Skyview Elementary
Monongalia County