2025 Winners
Cougar Roots
Katherine Anderson – WSU Everett Campus
A whimsical-inspired cougar landscape.
Art Type: Digital.
WSU Legacies
Travis Hanes – WSU Everett Campus
My daughter is due the last week of this semester. As a father-to-be, and soon-to-be WSU graduate, I drew this with her in mind.
Art Type: Digital
Set in Stone
Kris Jones – WSU Vancouver Campus
The WSU logo is made of almost-pristine white bricks, embedded into the earth and a little overgrown with moss. Surrounding it are multiple plants native to the PNW area — salmonberry, blue elderberry, Oregon grape, wood sorrel oxalis, sword fern, common camas, and the cone and needles of a douglas fir. WSU has many motions in place to move towards further protecting the natural environments of its campuses, especially considering the importance these environments hold to the many cultures that intermingle here.
Art Type: Digital 2D
Timeless Clocktower
Genivyves Jones – WSU Pullman Campus
This painting is my depiction of the WSU Pullman campus. Some of the buildings included Thompson and Bryan Hall along with a few other historic buildings. I was inspired by the walk I take through campus to get to all my classes. I pass these buildings on my way, and they leave me amazed every day.
Art Type: Watercolor
The Clock Tower
Grace Knowles – WSU Pullman Campus
For my subject I chose the clock tower on Bryan Hall, an iconic landmark on the WSU Pullman Campus.
Art Type: Oil paint
Pullman Postcard
Anthony Browning – WSU Pullman Campus
An Artistic representation of the main Washington State University campus in Pullman, WA. The Art uses the School colors of Crimson and Gray to connect it further with the University. The buildings are shown in Crimson and the trees and nature in gray. The art also has a big WSU in the bottom left that has Wheat overlayed onto the text. The bottom right has a representation of the “Cougar Pride” Statue found outside Martin Stadium.
Art Type: Digital
Sunlight and Glass
Simone Huynh – WSU Vancouver Campus
Good schools are like stained glass windows. They are made of many different parts, which on their own are all but meaningless. Yet when these mismatched parts are arranged together, an awe-inspiring sight is created. But just the pieces fitting together seamlessly is not enough for full potential to be realized, only when the light of its students shine through it can we truly see its beauty. Every color is harmonious with another. My piece is representative of that idea, that the students in the school are the ones who can and will show the world what their school was meant to be. Without students, a school is just another building, beautiful as it may be. Within my digital stained glass window, one may spot Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens, as they are seen from the quad at WSU Vancouver. The quad itself is also depicted, and set above it all is the WSU Cougar, roaring with the might of the sun behind it.
Art Type: Digital Painting, Program: Clip Studio Paint
Red Cougar, White Fern
Travis Hanes – WSU Everett Campus
A red cougar with Polynesian-inspired tattoos and a white sword fern.
Art Type: Digital
The World of WSU
Elizabeth Jackson -WSU Global Campus
I began my degree at the Pullman campus, but halfway through, I switched to the Global Campus. It’s essential to highlight the fantastic global community at WSU, where all Cougs can connect worldwide and receive the same education.
Art Type: Digital Art (hand drawn)
Forever and Always
Kaitlyn Grubb – WSU Pullman Campus
Forever and always, no matter the mascot or the student. This piece is a depiction of three of WSU’s mascots together, Squirt the dog, the original live cougar, and Butch the cougar. Though our mascots have changed, watching us grow and change as a college and community, they still represent us and our pride. Forever and always, let’s go WSU!
Art Type: Digital Painting
A Cougar’s Presence
Lydia Park – WSU Pullman Campus
Embodied in this artwork is the regal image of a cougar, symbolizing the watchful spirit that can sense every Coug on the Washington State University campus. Against the backdrop of Bryan’s Clocktower and the iconic red buildings of Pullman, this scene captures a landmark moment, radiating pride for all Cougs. A visual ode to the WSU legacy, it stands as a testament to the shared identity and resilience of the Cougar community. GO COUGS!
Art Type: Watercolor, Pens