2025 Aviation Art Contest winners announced

Posted on by Ellen Mattila
A child's drawing of a plane and a sunrise.

BOISE—The Idaho Division of Aeronautics is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Aviation Art Contest! The annual contest is an opportunity for Idaho students from Ages 5-18 to exhibit their Artist View of Aviation. The theme was “Flying Yesterday & Tomorrow.”

First Place:

A drawing of Air Force One.
Ages 13-15 1st Place – Artwork by Jimmy
A series of drawings of aviation craft through history.
Ages 10-12 1st Place – Artwork by Kangwoon
A child's drawing of a plane and a sunrise.
Ages 7 -9 1st Place – Artwork by Chevelle
A child's drawing of a future flying craft.
Ages 5-6 1st Place – Artwork by Owen

Second Place:

A child's drawing of a plane and hot air balloon seen through binoculars.
5-6 years 2nd Place – Artwork by Dixie
A child's drawing of a fighter plane.
7-9 years 2nd Place – Artwork by Owen
A child's drawing of two pilots.
10-12 years 2nd place – Artwork by S.P.
A drawing of the Boise Airport, Boise Depot, and many planes.
Ages 13-15 2nd Place – Artwork by Kanghyeon

Runners Up:

A child's drawing of a fighter plane and sunset.
Ages 7-9 Runner Up – Artwork by Barrett
A child's drawing of two planes.
Ages 7-9 Runner Up – Artwork by Jerry
A child's drawing of aviation in the past and future.
Ages 10-12 Runner Up – Artwork by Sri Avanthika
A child's drawing of a fighter plane.
Ages 10-12 Runner Up – Artwork by Violet
A series of drawings of planes from history.
Ages 13-15 Runner Up – Artwork by Annalyse
A child's drawing of a fighter plane. Half of the artwork is black and white, half is in color.
Ages 13-15 Runner Up – Artwork by Josie

The first-place winners got an airplane ride, a copy of their artwork signed by Governor Brad Little, and a congratulatory letter. Second-place winners got $25 in art supplies, a copy of their artwork signed by the Governor, and a congratulatory letter.

Congratulations to all the winners and runners up and thank you to all the students who participated this year. The 2026 Aviation Art Contest will be announced in January 2026.