HeART of Lenexa Contest winners announced

Published on February 07, 2025

Mayor Julie Sayers poses with group of winning artists holding ribbons

There’s lots to love about Lenexa. And when you combine local talent and local love, you get HeART. 

Last night the Lenexa Arts Council and Mayor Julie Sayers recognized 19 local artists for their Lenexa-inspired work as part of the HeART of Lenexa Contest. The annual contest, now in its 10th year, features almost 30 pieces of Lenexa-inspired art. These submissions came from all experience levels and in a variety of media from paintings and photography to cut paper, jewelry and wood.

The juried contest is on display until March 2, 2025, in the Lenexa City Hall Art Gallery (17101 W. 87th St. Pkwy., Lenexa, KS 66219). Ribbons represent category winners. 

Meet the artists

 

HeART of Lenexa Contest winners

Best of Show

  • Harry Healey, Cravin Raven
    (Wood sculpture)

First Place Adult

  • Lisa Coyan, The Serpent Revisited
    (Jewelry)

Second Place Adult

  • Tina Kolm, Peace at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park
     (Oil)

Third Place Adult

  • Wendy Delzeit, Rose’s Pond: Reflections of Lenexa
    (Photography)

First Place Teen

  • Samantha Cowick, It Takes a Village
    (Multimedia)

Honorable Mention

  • Victoria Sterkhova, Sunset Over Boehm Drive
    (Oil)

Honorable Mention

  • Karen Novak, Black Hoof Wetlands
    (Cut paper, colored pencil and marker)

Founders Award

Selected by Emma Neely who originated the HeART of Lenexa contest in 2015 as a Girl Scout. 

  • Katrina Dudek-Schubach, Sar-Ko Aglow
    (Gouache and acrylic)

How to participate

The Lenexa Arts Council will begin accepting applications for next year’s HeART of Lenexa Contest this summer. View the contest rules

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