First Place
The first-place art winner of the 2025 Segullah Contest is Lavinia Hale of Greencastle, Indiana. Her painting entitled “Morning Mist at Big Creek” impressed our judges with its composition, dimensionality, and gentle imagery—and especially the rendering of the reflection of the sky on the water. It was a place we could envision visiting and finding peace and contemplation in the quiet dawn. An upcoming edition of Segullah this year will highlight Lavinia’s artwork and will include an interview with her.
Second Place
The second-place winner of the 2025 Segullah Contest is Marjorie Hansen of Framingham, Massachusetts, for her painting “Cat Stairs Canyon.” The unexpected subject matter and intriguing title caused several of our judges to find it a favorite. This surprising piece caused judges to comment, “…this piece says something about the canyons we create and natural canyons barely visible in the background.” and “It is impressive to me when things that are unusually ugly are presented with panache.”
Third Place
The third-place winner of the 2025 Segullah Contest is Ruth Hewlett Pope of Highland, Utah for her striking painting called “Sacred Places: Provo Temple.” Commissioned before the demolition of the original Provo Temple, our judges appreciated the abstract exploration of a holy subject matter—one which is usually rendered with exactness. The ethereal mists give this image an “out of place and time” feeling, as though it exists in spirit even as it’s physical form no longer exists.
Honorable Mention
Our guest judges, artists Camilla Stark, Lesley Graff, Laura McCarrey, and Lynde Mott, create in different mediums and styles, and each brought their particular eye and expertise to this year’s contest. Each of these pieces scored high enough in the evaluation process, and was appreciated enough by our judges to merit an honorable mention and we’re pleased to share them with you throughout this issue.
Please note that we’ve also added a number of pieces of art to this issue, which made it to the final round, and we felt should be included—artists are noted on each image.
