2026 Annual PAVA “Awards of Excellence”, Pinellas County Schools

Each year PAVA partners with Pinellas County School Board to provide awards to outstanding high school junior and senior students of art. Awards are funded by donations from our partner, NorthWest Federal Credit Union, as well as individual donations.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S RECIPIENTS!

GOLD (Clockwise):

  • Delaney Schwartz: “Fragile” Mixed Media

  • Joshua Bedard: “Child of Lir” Painting

  • Calvin Petrey: “The House That Couldn’t Hold Us Together” Drawing

  • Kseniya Rolik: “Still But Alive” Ceramics and Glass

SILVER (Clockwise)

  • Emily Avila “Made of Memories, Bound by Words” Sculpture

  • Nico Donati “Farewell” Photography

  • Daria Demeshkin “XOXO” Painting

  • Izabella Snyder : “Wspanila Babcia” Drawing

HONORABLE MENTION (Clockwise)

  • Dalianna Ingold: “To Capture A Fleeting Feeling” Printmaking

  • Grace Bakke: “I’ll Be There” Painting

  • Sarina Rawlinson: “Where The Day Dissolves Into Memory” Photography

  • Maya Smith: “Tea Reflection” Painting