Promising Picassos
The Promising Picassos Live Exhibit: March 15-31, 2027
The Community Center, located at 860 William Hilton Parkway.
Opening Reception - Monday, March 15 at 5:30p-7:00p
Exhibit hours at the Community Center will be Monday -Thursday from 10a to 5p & Sundays from 10a-2p.
View our 2026 Promising Picassos Digital Gallery!
2026 Best in Show: Sr. Division Charcoal on paper - "End of Time" Leah Nadolski - Cross Schools ART EDUCATOR: Pam Donahue
2026 1st Place Winner: Sr. Division Color Pencil: "Transformation of Africa" Sienna Schutz - HHIHS ARTS EDUCATOR: Monique Dobbelaere
2026 2nd Place Winner: Sr. Division Color Pencil: " Transformation" Aubrey Cranford - HHIHS ARTS EDUCATOR: Monique Dobbelaere
2026 3rd Place Winner: Sr. Division Colored pencil/ white gel pen "Vibrations of the Seen and Unseen" Mallory Krimm- HHCA ARTS EDUCATOR: Tahnee Kuder
Star of Merit: Acrylic Paint- "The War Within" Malachi Somaio - HHCA ARTS EDUCATOR: Tahnee Kuder
Star of Merit Charcoal on Paper - "Creation" Ella Land - Cross Schools ARTS EDUCATOR: Pam Donahue
Star of Merit Mixed Media: "The Black Dress" Sophie Grace Olander - HHIHS ARTS EDUCATOR: Monique Dobbelaere
Star of Merit Graphite: "Grandma and Grandpa" Emma Valdez - MRHS ARTS EDUCATOR:Elizabeth Schlieger
Honorable Mention Acrylic on Canvas: "Market Lady" Campbell Dalzell - HHCA ARTS EDUCATOR: Tahnee Kuder
Honorable Mention Acrylic: "Flowers" Emma Marra - HHPrep ARTS EDUCATOR: Kelly Dillon
Honorable Mention Acrylic: “The Mirror” Erin Cleary - HHPrep ARTS EDUCATOR: Kelly Dillon
Honorable Mention Acrylic: “Green Car” Samantha Shipps - MRHS ARTS EDUCATOR:Elizabeth Schlieger
Honorable Mention Color Pencil: "The Memory Project" Savannah Golden - HHIHS ARTS EDUCATOR: Monique Dobbelaere
Honorable Mention Digital Painting: "Fruit Still Life" Alia Martinez - Cross Schools ARTS EDCUATOR: John Cullinen
2026 Best in Show - Jr. Division Oil Pastels - "“Thrill of the Fight” Jesse Gray - HHPrep ARTS EDUCATOR: Kelly Dillon
2026 1st Place Winner - Jr. Division Acrylic, Watercolor, Pen, Pastel, Graphite, Colored Pencil - "Conure" Carrington Shoulders - HH Prep ARTS EDUCATOR: Kelly Dillon
2026 2nd Place Winner: Jr. Division Mixed media collage: "Nutcracker Dance Ballet" / Grace Naughton - HHCA ARTS EDUCATOR: Kelly Knight
2026 3rd Place Winner: Jr. Division Colored Pencil: "The Lowcountry" Liannah Maguindanao - HHI IB ARTS EDUCATOR: Dana Jaquiss
Star of Merit Liquid Watercolors: "Marsh With Lighthouse" Alessandra Velasquez Lopez - HHI IB ARTS EDUCATOR: Dana Jaquiss
Star of Merit Colored Pencil: “Curious Bear” Danielle Keller - HH Prep ARTS EDUCATOR: Kelly Dillon
Star of Merit Watercolor/Paint Pen: "Geometric Heart" Phoebe Hand - HHCA ARTS EDUCATOR: Kelly Knight
Honorable Mention Watercolor/ Salt / Oil Pastels: "Owl Party" Isabelle Cerff - HHI IB ARTS EDUCATOR: Dana Jaquiss
Honorable Mention Oil Pastels: "Corgi" Caroline Litchfield - HH Prep ARTS EDUCATOR: Kelly Dillon
Honorable Mention Oil Pastel: "Michael Jordan" Jonathan Moses - HH Prep ARTS EDUCATOR: Kelly Dillon
Honorable Mention Oil pastel / Tempera Cakes "Not So Grumpy Monkey" McKendree Rollins - HHCA ARTS EDUCATOR: Kelly Knight
View our Past Virtual Art Galleries below!
2025 Promising Picassos SR Division: Best in Show Winner: “La Dolce Sophia!” Bella Johnson / Medium: Mixed: Painting/Linoleum Printing Making/Drawing/Collage School: Hilton Head Preparatory School Teacher: Kathryn Ramseur-Riley Grade:12th
SR. Division: 1st Place Winner "Colors of Culture" - Sienna Schutz Medium: Mixed Media- acrylic paint, found objects on violin School: Hilton Head Island High School Teacher: Monique Dobbelaere Grade: 10th
SR. Division: 2nd Place "Fading" - Maeve Dolan Medium: Charcoal School: Hilton Head Island High School Teacher: Monique Dobbelaere Grade: 12th
SR. Division: 3rd Place "Jungle Girl" - Sienna Vaughn Medium: Acrylic Paint School: Hilton Head Preparatory School Teacher: Kathryn Ramseur-Riley Grade: 12th
Honorable Mention “The Final Goal" - Helen Kerkow Medium: Pen and Ink/Pointillism School: Hilton Head Preparatory School Teacher: Kathryn Ramseur-Riley Grade: 11th
Honorable Mention "Cadet"- Molly Fudal Medium: Color Pencil School: May River High School Teacher: Elizabeth Schlieger Grade:12th
Honorable Mention Sr. Division "Dragonfly Pitcher" - Emarie Toirkens Medium: Ceramics School: May River High School Teacher: Elizabeth Schlieger Grade:12th
Honorable Mention Sr. Division " The Rookery" - Hailey Shupard Medium:Watercolor School: May River High School Teacher: Elizabeth Schlieger Grade:12th
Star of Merit Sr. Division “The Parthenon, corner view” - Christian Campuzano Medium: pencil on paper School: Cross Schools Teacher: Pam Donahue Grade:11th
Star of Merit Sr. Division "Industry’s Steel Grasp" - Kaya Tolly Medium:Mixed Media- scratchboard, paper collage School: Hilton Head Island High School Teacher: Monique Dobbelaere Grade: 12th
Star of Merit Sr. Division "Intertwined" - Gabrielle McFadden Medium: Photography School: Hilton Head Preparatory School Teacher: Kathryn Ramseur-Riley Grade: 12th
Star of Merit Sr. Division “My View of the Marsh” - Ali Murphy Medium: acrylic paint on paper School: Cross Schools Teacher: Pam Donahue Grade: 10th
2025 Promising Picassos JR. Division Best in Show Junior Division Winner: "Fennec Fox" - Caldwell Croker Medium: Acrylic Paint School: Hilton Head Preparatory School Teacher: Kelly Dillon Grade: 6th
1st Place JR. Division: "Curious Cat: Zentangle" - Ashlyn Sotolongo Medium: Pen, colored pencil School: Hilton Head Preparatory School Teacher: Kelly Dillon Grade:6th
2nd Place JR. Division "Shrimp Boat" - Monserrat Lugo Hernandez Medium: Colored Pencil School: Hilton Head Island Elementary IB Teacher:Dana Jaquiss Grade:5th
3rd Place Winner JR. Division "Butterfly" - Juliet Dibble Medium: Marker, patterned paper School: Hilton Head Preparatory School Teacher: Kelly Dillon Grade:6th
Honorable Mention JR. Division: “Salt Marsh” - Anabella Vargas Medium: Oil Pastel School: Hilton Head Island Elementary IB Teacher:Dana Jaquiss Grade:5th
Honorable Mention JR. Division: "Deer Family at Sunset" - Liannah Maguindanao Medium:Watercolor/Tempera School: Hilton Head Island Elementary IB Teacher:Dana Jaquiss Grade:4th
Honorable Mention JR. Division: "Red Wolf" - Hawking Carter Medium:Marker, Colored Pencils School: Hilton Head Preparatory School Teacher: Kelly Dillon Grade:3rd
Star of Merit JR. Division: "Sea Turtle Silhouette" - Lilia Roberts Medium: Watercolor/Tempera School: Hilton Head Island Elementary IB Teacher:Dana Jaquiss Grade:4th
Star of Merit JR. Division: "A Perch" - Finnley Levensaler Medium:Watercolor, colored pencil, oil pastels, construction paper School: Hilton Head Preparatory School Teacher: Kelly Dillon Grade:6th
Star of Merit JR. Division: "Painted Horse" - Adele Bakala Medium:Marker, patterned paper School: Hilton Head Preparatory School Teacher: Kelly Dillon Grade:6th
2024 Promising Picassos Best in Show Winner - Lighthouse, Hailey Shupard - May River High School
1st Place Winner - Jonathan Eleuterio Candelario, Sham, the Memory Project - HHIHS
2nd Place Winner - Weed Fairies, Kimberly Dante - May River High School
3rd Place Winner - Eternal Connection: Bound by Fate but Together by Will, Minh "Martin" Quang Nguyen - Hilton Head Prep
Honorable Mentioned - Reflection, Honora Lucky Mayers - HHIHS
Honorable Mentioned - Childhood Friend, Isabella Robertello - May River High School
Honorable Mention - Flesh, Katherine Donahue - May River High School
Star of Merit - Annie LaValley, Cottage - Hilton Head Prep
Star of Merit - Hai Lang (Ocean Waves) - Stephanie Zhu - Hilton Head Prep
Star of Merit - Mushroom Garden, Quinn Hauser - Hilton Head Prep
Star of Merit - Who Am I, Laila Weaver - HHIHS
Star of Merit - Hands, Robbin Zetrouer - May River High School
Star of Merit - Mr. Pelican, Mallory Krimm - HHCA
2023 Best in Show- HH Prep Senior Kane Eanes for his ceramic entry “Ocean.”
Our 1st place winner - 10th grader, Malin Weitze, mixed media "Dalesman." (Cross)
2nd Place- HHIHS Junior, Addison Fisher, 3D/fashion, "The Life of a Flower."
3rd Place - HHPrep Senior, Hailie Klinger, photography, ”Beauty from Death.”
Sophomore Maya Shimada (HHPrep) photography, ”Drowning in Light.”
HHIHS Senior, Skylar Bruner, mixed media, "Shelter in Self-Image."
HHPrep Senior, Nate Abrams, ceramics, ”Stone Chalice.”
Audrey Rinehart, color pencil, 11th grade, “The Memory Project, Zephania” (HHIHS)
Rhiannon Curte, digital, 11th grade, "Gen Z" (HHIHS)
Scarlet Borchert, marker, 4th grade, “Sea Turtle” (HHPrep)
Leah Johnson, tempera paint, 6th grade, “Cat Alebrije” (HHIMS)
Abigail Moe, Linocut, 7th grade, “Butterfly Flower” (HHPrep)
Congratulations to our 2022 Best in Show - BLHS Senior, Nikki Olivera, for the piece on Acrylic, "14 Street."
Congratulations to Hilton Head Prep Senior, Lily Perez, for her 1st place piece entitled "Chicken."
Congratulations to HH Prep Senior, Giselle Van Hoegaerden, for her 2nd Place piece entitled " Contented in Ultraviolet"
Congratulations to our 3rd place piece from 12th grader, Frances Hackett, from Bluffton High School in ink entitled "Read, Remember, Forget."
Congratulations to our 4th place piece by HHIHS 9th grader, Kaya Tolly, an Inkjet print on canvas from a digital photograph entitled "Winter Mood."
Katharine Crosby, for her 5th place piece in Digital Photography entitled "Purity."
Congratulations with an HONORABLE MENTION a graphite, color pencil, ink piece entitled "Please Let Me Go" from Bluffton High School Student, Lessle Rodriguez.
Honorable Mention - May River Montessori, Brooke Smith - "Frances (Blue)" - Brush Pen on paper.
Honorable Mention - May River Montessori, Blaise Rohland - "Coffee in my bloodstream" - Acrylic on Canvas.
Congratulations to a STAR OF MERIT winner from May River Montessori - MIDDLE SCHOOL (8) - RONAN RUNYAN - _PICASSAM_ - ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
Congratulations to Alexandra Fisher from HHIHS for an Honorable Mention for "Blessing-The Memory Project_Prisma on Canson
Congratulations to another STAR OF MERIT from BLHS, Rosy Almazanc, Oil on Canvas.
Congratulation to BLHS Student, Liam Giblin, for "Portrait Notes" as another STAR OF MERIT.
Congratulations to HH Prep Junior, Sophia Paris, for the piece "Shattered" as one of our STARS OF MERIT this year!
Congratulations to HH Prep Lower School Student, Karena Girardi, for the piece "Cactus in the Sun" as a STAR OF MERIT.
Congrats to Cross Schools Middle School Student, Leah Nadolski, for the piece "Self-Portrait" in pencil as a STAR OF MERIT winner.
Congrats to STAR OF MERIT WINNER from HH Prep Middle School Student, Hayley Epstein, for the piece on Acrylic, "Rolling Mountains."
Congratulations to HH Prep Student, Alexis Terry, for the piece "Xylophobia" another STAR OF MERIT winner.
Congratulations to HH Prep Student Jillian Thurston, for the piece "Our Place to Be " as a STAR OF MERIT winner.
Congratulations to HH Prep Student, Ella Faessler, for the entry "Ant" - a STAR OF MERIT winner.
Congratulations to HHIHS Student, Luzdary Morales-Trejo, for the piece "Chamacos” (Siblings) on Mixed Media - a STAR OF MERIT winner.
Congratulation to STAR OF MERIT Winner from HHIHS, Bella Luther, for the piece “Island Oasis.”