Youth Art Expo 2026
A special thank you to the sponsors who made this event possible

The current president of the Redlands Optimists Club, Steve Marshburn, handing Annette Weis their donation for YAE 2026.


2026 Youth Art Expo Winners

Grade 6-12
Best in Show
Jaron Thomas
“Ioche”

Our first fiber art
Penny Jane Miranda
“Modern Tea Time”
Best in Show
Kindergarten-5th Grade
River O”Donnell
“Camping is a Feeling”
6th Grade – 12th Grade
EJaron Thomas
“Ioche”
MCAEEF Special Award
Brooklyn Purvis
“Mechanical Jellyfish”
6th Grade –
8th Grade
1st Prize
Clarissa Coleman
“Jewel of the Inland Empire”
2nd Prize
Noah Goodnough
”Heart Shaped Box”
3rd Prize
Naina Manocha
“Lavender Moon”
Honorable Mention
Aisha Troupp
Untitled
Kindergarten –
2nd Grade
1st Prize
Rikesh Gehlot
“The Best”
2nd Prize
Abigail Rivera
“House on the Hills”
3rd Prize
Titus Tsai
“Manta Ray”
Honorable Mention
Ciara Wylie
“The Wild Robots Island”
9th Grade –
12th Grade
1st Prize
Jennifer Elizabeth Nava
“Checkmate”
2nd Prize
Abigail Jones
“Hand”
3rd Prize $50
Quinn Regalado
“Lunch”
Honorable Mention
Eliyza Balbastro
“Mother Bear”
3rd Grade -
5th Grade
1st Prize
Ethan Ruck
“Charizard”
2nd Prize
Nadia Gehlot
“You Never Know”
3rd Prize
Penny Jane Miranda
“Modern Tea Time”
Honorable Mention
Hannah Dorff
“A Child’s Tree in the Sunset”
High School 3D Art
1st Prize
Cecelia Alvarez Valerio
“Naranja”
2nd Prize
Katie Guiterrez
“Burnt Match Sticks”
3rd Prize
Khloe Tomlinson
Untitled
Honorable Mention
Michael Stodelle
“A Changed Perspective on Failure”
























