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Taylor Swift Portrait Art Contest Results

We want to express our sincere gratitude to all who participated in this year's Taylor Swift Portrait Art Contest. We received a total of 140 submissions from 112 talented young artists.

Grand Prize

Nicole Lee

Realistic Portrait

First Place
Alyssa Liu
Second Place:
Jasmine Ji, Amber Li, Martina Zhang
Third Place
Annie Huang, Aadya Annayyagari, Jailiang(Alice) Chen, Sabrina Wang

Honorable Mention

Abbie Bo, Ananya Sriram, Arshia Mohan, Camellia Wang, Celine Wang, Chloe Wang, Chloe Ye, Colby Chan, Emily Zhang, Enny Wang, Helen Hoang, Helen Tao, Isabelle Huang, Jasmine Li, Jodi Wong, Jonathan Ngoi, Kim Luo, Lydia(Qing) Wen, Maya Richard, Megha Cherukuri, Renata Sokol, Ryan Lu, Sandy Xiao, Shirley Yang, Sophie Sim, Wendy Li​

Finalist

Alyssa Zhao, Andrew Lin, Anjali Daita, Anya Bhatnagar, Emily Cho, Enny Wang, Hung-Nien Chen (Milton), Julianna Maeda, Kavya Singh, Maksym Kopiychenko, Sarah Thomas, Shirley Yang, Smrithi Vellore, Sophie Chandhoke, Srihitha Nelluri, Yufan Yang, Yuxin Feng, Yuzhen Zhu 
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Original Creation

First Place: 
Daniel Gao
Second Place: 
Joselyn Coon
Third Place:
Jessica Chen, Aarushi Rajesh
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Honorable Mention

Angela Li, Charvi Shetty, Ione Kim, Jiayi Liu, Kim Luo, Sophia Park

Most Popular Award
(Received 293 Likes on FaceBook as of May 5, 11:59 PM PST)

Aadya Annayyagari

Taylor Swift Portrait Art Contest

Attention Ichen Art Academy students! Get ready to showcase your artistic talents in our exclusive Taylor Swift Portrait Art Contest. This is your chance to celebrate the artistry of Taylor Swift and express your creativity in two distinct categories:

  • Realistic Portraits: Create a lifelike portrait of Taylor Swift, capturing her essence and unique charm. Demonstrate your skills in realistic artistry, paying close attention to detail, expression, and likeness.
  • Original Creations: Let your imagination soar! Craft an original piece of art inspired by Taylor Swift. Whether it's influenced by her music, style, or persona, we encourage originality and creativity.
Contest Rules:
  • Open exclusively to current students of Ichen Art Academy.
  • All forms of artistic mediums are welcome: charcoal, pencils,oil painting, acrylic, watercolor, pen and ink,scratch art, pastels or digital. Show us your best work!
  • Styles can be traditional drawings/painting, character design, illustration, pen and ink, or animation 
  • All entries must be original and created by the student submitting them.
  • Note: AI-generated artworks are not permitted. This contest is a celebration of personal artistic expression and skill.
How to Participate: Awards:
  • Each category has one or more of the following awards:
    • 1st Place: A $100
    • 2nd Place: A $50
    • 3rd Place: A $25
  • A Grand Prize Award across both categories.: $500
  • Most Popular Award: $200.  Up to 20 award-winning artworks will be voted by the general public on social media. 
  • Selected artworks will be highlighted on our academy’s social media channels and website.
Deadline for Submission
  • April 15, 2024
Reference Photos
Artwork Submission
(Use this form to submit your artwork. Limit to 2 per person. Must be Ichen Art Academy students to participate)