2025 Competition Winners
Following the competition, three jurors met to judge the busts.
Jurors:
Simon Kogan, FNSS and 2025 Medal of Honor recipient
John Belardo, FNSS and faculty member at Lehman College CUNY and the New York Academy of Art
Dana Pilson, Curatorial Researcher & Collections Coordinator, Chesterwood
Winners:
Richard McDermott Miller Prize of $3,000
Kelly Micca
Roger T. Williams Prize of $1,500
Pema Kongpo
Walter & Michael Lantz Prize of $750
Jordan Hein
New this year, the three prize winners each recieved a Robin R. Salmon Award of $1,000 sponosored by the Fantasy Fountain Fund.
Congratulations to the Competitors:
Austen Brantley – Brenton Henriques – Eddie Holecko – Liza Little
Tanya Lucero – Quintin McCann – Joseph Zovickian