
2023 Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition
For the 2023 exhibition, students were tasked with creating a piece featuring a favorite West Virginia park (state, city or county).
High School Winners
First Place

Holly River Beauty
Emmalea Warden
Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School
Cabell County
Second Place

Kanawha State Forest
Rhubarb Ronan
Huntington High School
Cabell County
Third Place

West Virginia’s Backyard
Jocelyn Baker
Huntington High School
Cabell County
Middle School Winners
First Place

Blackwater Falls
Olivia Miller
Andrew Jackson Middle School
Kanawha County
Second Place

Seneca State Forest
Ethan Floyd
Lincoln Middle School
Harrison County
Third Place

Beauty at Hawksnest
Charlotte Ray Lawson
Andrew Jackson Middle School
Kanawha County
Elementary School Winners
First Place

Simple Gristmill
Ryan Lilly
Sophia Christian Academy
Raleigh County
Second Place

West Virginia Postcard
Tinley Williams
Ripley Elementary
Jackson County
Third Place

West Virginia Postcard
Joy Sayre
Ripley Elementary
Jackson County