
Domestic Species
Art Contest 2025
We are delighted to celebrate the creativity and heart each participant brought to this year’s Domestic Species Art Contest! Your artwork beautifully captures the animals that share our homes, our communities, and our daily lives.
Thank you for expressing your imagination, your voice, and your appreciation for the creatures who live closest to us. No matter the results, every one of you has made an impact by inspiring others to see domestic animals with greater care and compassion.
And now, we are proud to present all the Gold Award winners:
K-2nd Grade
Gold Award Winners

Jackson Luo
Grade 2
"Photo time, cheese."
(Pastel)


Angela Zhao
Grade 2
"Sunlit Rooster"
(Acrylic)

Emily He
Grade 2
"Happy Retriever"
(Marker)

Evelyn Zhang
Grade 1
"Cat in Spring"
(Color Pencils)

Alice Han
Grade 2
"Fluffy Mane"
(Acrylic)

Nicole Sun
Grade 2
"Kitten & Bloom"
(Acrylic)
3rd-5th Grade
Gold Award Winners

Sai Pranavi Lolla
Grade 3
"Beautiful Moments"
(Acrylic)

Miranda Dai
Grade 4
"Starry Pool"
(Acrylic)

Eddie Xiang
Grade 3
"My German Shepherd"
(Acrylic)

Nicolas Huang
Grade 5
"Sheep"
(Watercolor & Color Pencils)

Riyom Sarkar
Grade 4
"Chicken by the Nest"
(Color Pencils & Acrylic Marker)

Jonathan Yang
Grade 3
"Little Corgi"
(Acrylic)

Amy Ma
Grade 4
"The Fluffy Bunch"
(Acrylic)

Xingyue Lin
Grade 3
"The Stare"
(Acrylic)

Samyrah Maroo
Grade 3
"Poppy pig"
(Acrylic)

Linyi Zhang
Grade 3
"Happy time my puppy"
(Acrylic)

Swasti Ramakrishnan
Grade 3
"A Little Pause for the Bond Beyond Words.....A Soulful Exchange in the Comfort of Now...."
(Acrylic)

Kyle Liu
Grade 5
"Happy Puppy"
(Acrylic)
6-8th Grade
Gold Award Winners

Eva He
Grade 8
"Cats in San Francisco"
(Acrylic and Acrylic Pigments)

Anna Xu
Grade 6
"Among the flowers"
(Collage and Acrylic Paint)

Jennifer Wang
Grade 7
"Pasture Friends"
(Pastel)

Sayali Pandit
Grade 8
"Study Buddy"
(Traditional Drawing)

Sara Liu
Grade 8
"Fall Memories"
(Acrylic)

Meghana Donthireddy
Grade 8
"Spirit of the Domestic"
(Acrylic)

Hebe Li
Grade 6
"A Sunny Day"
(Watercolor)

Sophia Wang
Grade 8
"Cute little pig"
(Watercolor)

Nathan Zhang
Grade 8
"The sheep on Grandpa's farm"
(Watercolor and Color Pencils)

Aria Li
Grade 7
"Nap Time"
(Acrylic)

Crystal Gao
Grade 6
"Blow in the Wind"
(Acrylic)

Lucas Wang
Grade 7
"Beagle's holiday"
(Watercolor and Color Pencils)
9-12th Grade
Gold Award Winners

Angelina Shieh
Grade 11
"Chasing the Light"
(Soft Pastel on Paper)

Cindy Xu
Grade 9
"Six Months of Mischief"
(Color Pencils)

Charlotte Johnston
Grade 12
"The Sleepy Sheep"
(Color Pencils)

Raine Huang
Grade 9
"Barn Life"
(Acrylic)

Hazel Long
Grade 9
"Sniff Sniff"
(Acrylic)

Krissy Richard
Grade 11
"Wild West"
(Charcoal)

Shihan Feng
Grade 9
"Mom's beloved little dog"
(Signature pen and Watercolor)

Sachi Bhushan
Grade 11
"Tejaswani"
(Oil on Canvas)

Pablo Reyna Rodriguez
Grade 12
"Firulais (Free of Lice)"
(Acrylic)

Sydney Stickelmaier
Grade 10
"Woman With Cow"
(Watercolor and Gouache)

Yan Xuan
Grade 11
"My younger brother's dog"
(Coffee, watercolor, and colored pencils)

Mimi Jiang
Grade 9
"Adventure into the flowers"
(Digital Art)

Thank You to All Participants!
Once again, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants!
In addition to the Gold Award winners, this year’s contest also recognizes 105 Silver Award recipients and over 200 Honorable Mentions. If you have any questions about the evaluation process, please refer to the link below.
We look forward to seeing you again next year!
