Previous Winners
2025
1st place: Jasmine Tun – Sea of Flags
2nd place: Leila Martin – Launch of Inspiration
3rd place: Shane Akbar – Reaching Out
2024
1st place: Aspen Redden – Flow of the Imagination
2nd place: Sabrina Dahl – Dreams of Flight Fulfilled
3rd place: Ava Werner – Snapshot from LC-39
Judges
Nicole Stott
Nicole Stott is a retired NASA astronaut, aquanaut, engineer, artist, and author of Back to Earth: What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet. With two spaceflights and 104 days in space, she was the first person to paint a watercolor in orbit and worked with her international crew to benefit life on Earth. A strong advocate for creative and peaceful collaboration, Nicole combines her spaceflight experiences with her artwork to inspire a deeper appreciation for our planet.
As a founding director of the Space for Art Foundation, she unites children worldwide through the awe of space exploration and the healing power of art.
Troy Henderson
Dr. Troy Henderson is an associate professor of aerospace engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He directs the Space Technologies Lab, which designs, builds, tests, and operates spaceflight payloads.
Dr. Henderson was the principal investigator of EagleCam (a lunar camera) and LLAMAS (an immersive camera showing crew operations), which both flew in 2024. He brings a depth of technical knowledge in the space field to current problems, using optical sensors as the primary tool.
Bill Chapin
L. William (Bill) Chapin, FAIA is an accomplished architect with a distinguished career spanning design, leadership, and service. A University of Virginia graduate, he studied architecture at Oxford and served as a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer before transitioning to architecture full-time. Chapin’s design expertise earned multiple AIA awards, and his projects range from historic preservation to large-scale developments like Daytona Beach’s OceanWalk. As National President of the American Institute of Architects, he advanced international practice agreements and worked on domestic initiatives, including the Clinton administration’s healthcare reforms.
Now based in Daytona Beach, Chapin remains active in architecture and creative pursuits, including sculpture and writing, with a commitment to design excellence and community engagement.
Team
Vikas Patel
Riley Cox-Gross
Ananya Goyal
Camdyn Doucette
Cindy Nguyen
Preston Root