Sponsored by the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation, the Saint Louis Zoo and local philanthropists Ken and Nancy Kranzberg, the Art Fair provides an excellent showcase for the artistic talents of hundreds of SLPS students from all grade levels. This year, more than 300 students submitted entries. 

Teachers develop a cross-curricular, research-based lesson that connects the visual arts with science, social studies and communication arts. Students are then instructed to create artwork that depicts wildlife in its natural habitat or promotes wildlife conservation.

The works of art were on display at the Saint Louis Zoo for two weeks for the public to enjoy. Along with first, second and third place winners in multiple categories such as Drawing 6-8 and Ceramics 9-12, three special prizes were awarded: the Superintendent’s Award, the Zoo President’s Award and the SLPS Foundation Award. A full list of winners is included below.

The panel of Art Fair judges included representatives from the Saint Louis Zoo, the Saint Louis Art Museum, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Wells Fargo Advisors, and local universities. Winning pieces will be on display at the SLPS Central Office, 801 N. 11th Street, through the end of the school year.

AWARD	Student Name	Grade	Artwork Title	School	Art Teacher
	Zoo President's Award
	Hannah O'Brien	8	Flight	McKinley CLA	Rebecca Simpson
	Superintendent's Award
	Grace Taber	12	Taking Flight	Central VPA	Megan Sponsler
	SLPS Foundation Award
	Genevieve Francois	5	Eyes on the Future	Kennard CJA	Alveta Nelson
	DRAWING PK-5
1st Place	Kara Jones	5	I See You	Gateway Elementary	Debbie Stockhausen
2nd Place	Sai Prem	4	Alligator	Kennard CJA	Alveta Nelson
3rd Place	Yuhan Deng	PK	My Beautiful Peacock	Kennard CJA	Alveta Nelson
	PAINTING PK-5
1st Place	Matthew Keoshkerian	5	A Lone Penguin	Kennard CJA	Alveta Nelson
2nd Place	De vontae Graham	5	Cheetah	Meramec	Beth Connolly
3rd Place	Brianna Garcia	4	Pretty Panda	Shaw VPA	Katherine Warnick-Haertter
	MIXED MEDIA PK-5
1st Place	Sabrina Skaggs	5	Wandering in the Night	Ames VPA	Anne Constantine
2nd Place	Brooke Bradford	2	Diving to see the Fish	Lyon  Academy	Anjie DeLeon
3rd Place	Journi Williams	2	The Forest	Lyon Academy	Anjie DeLeon
	DRAWING 6-8
1st Place	Patricia Belk	8	The Pygmy Marmoset	Carr Lane VPA	Seth Blevans
2nd Place	Hannah O'Brien	8	Flight	McKinley CLA	Rebecca Simpson
3rd Place	Abby Cooper	6	The Toucan	McKinley CLA	Rebecca Simpson
	PAINTING 6-8
1st Place	Ann Zhang	6	Chipmonk	McKinley CLA	Rebecca Simpson
2nd Place	Ariana Warren	7	A Lizard's Eye	McKinley CLA	Rebecca Simpson
3rd Place	Destiny King	8	Sunset in Nature	McKinley CLA	Rebecca Simpson
	MIXED MEDIA 6-8
1st Place	Ana Julissa Salinas Lopez	8	Party Time	New Amer. Prep. Acad.	Zoe Childress
2nd Place	Cassie Gurley	7	True Nature	Lyon Blow Academy	Anjie DeLeon
3rd Place	Rebecca Dixon	7	Swinging Monkeys	Lyon Blow Academy	Anjie DeLeon
	DRAWING 9-12
1st Place	Samantha Pilson	11	Hath Thou Seen the Pandas?	Metro	Tom Tobias
2nd Place	Olycia Bennett	9	Fierce	Central VPA	Megan Sponslor
3rd Place	Johnae McClenton	11	The Uncovered Truth	Northwest Acad of Law	Melshonda Lowe
	PAINTING 9-12
1st Place	Minh Huynh	11	Three Suns	Metro	Tom Tobias
2nd Place	Cliffore Pierce III	10	Colorful Fish	Northwest Acad of Law	Melshonda Lowe
3rd Place	Reanna Peterson	12	Space Whales	Central VPA	Bill Perry
	MIXED MEDIA  9-12
1st Place	Gabriela Flores	10	Our Beautiful Planet	New Amer . Prep. Acad.	Zoe Childress
2nd Place	Savannah Harris	9	Latifah, the Monkey	Carnahan	Karen Boyd
3rd Place	Tammesha Howard	12	Iguana Tree	Sumner	John Grapperhaus
	CERAMICS 9-12
1st Place	Chelsey Johnson	11	Lady Bug	Soldan IS High	Ron Jennings
2nd Place	Maddie Kirwin	11	Fish Magic	Metro	Tom Tobias
3rd Place	Chetanee Ellison	10	Peacock	McKinley CLA High	Rebecca Simpson
	PRINTMAKING 8-12
1st Place	Taylor Bryant	11	Deep Sea Squid	Central VPA	Bill Perry
2nd Place	Mallory Palmer	12	Geometric Elephants	Metro	Tom Tobias
3rd Place	Kelly Sykes	10	Mantis	Central VPA	Bill Perry
	PHOTOGRAPHY 8-12
1st Place	Dustin Stidmon	11	Perfection Isn't Symmetrical	McKinley CLA High	Rebecca Simpson
2nd Place	Justin Jones	11	Leaf Buffet	Central VPA	Megan Sponslor
3rd Place	Cordell Turner	8	So Easy to be Green	Compton Drew Middle	Judy Gregorc