Illustrating America

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary is proud to present the national winners of the 2021-2022 Illustrating America art contest – a patriotic art contest for elementary and middle/junior high school students. The contest consists of three grade divisions: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8, with national awards for first, second and third place in each grade division.

First Place
Department of Washington
Aubrey F. McElroy

Age 8, 2^nd Grade

Medium: Acrylic Paint

Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 4992

Silverdale, Washington

First Place
Department of Nebraska
Kiersten Hans

Age 11, 5^th Grade

Medium: Acrylic Paint

Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 4996
Bloomfield, Nebraska

First Place
Department of Pennsylvania
Melody Nguyen

Age 14, 8^th Grade

Media: Oil/Acrylic Paint
Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 6704
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Second Place
Department of Iowa
Tanner Anderson

Age 6, Kindergarten

Media: Watercolor, Collage

Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 839

Marshaltown, Iowa

Second Place
Department of New Jersey
Domenek Garcia

Age 10, 4^th Grade

Medium: Acrylic Paint

Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 386
Cape May, New Jersey

Second Place
Department of South Dakota
Kylie Gosch

Age 14, 8^th Grade

Medium: Colored Pencil

Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 628
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Third Place

Department of New Jersey

Victoria Tarnowski

Age 6, 1^st Grade

Media: Paint, Marker

Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 9503
Bayville, New Jersey

Third Place

Department of Minnesota

Delia Jacobson

Age 10, 4^th Grade

Medium: Acrylic Paint

Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 1782
White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Third Place

Department of Michigan

Madason Fisher
Age 13, 8^th Grade

Media: Colored Pencil, Marker

Sponsored by VFW Auxiliary 3033
Mount Pleasant, Michigan