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.

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

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