BNT Announces 2025 Student Art Winners
The Bermuda National Trust announced that Savana Walters and Solomon Turner won the 2025 Student Art Competition.
A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda National Trust is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 Student Art Competition sponsored by Sompo International. This year’s theme was “Wild Bermuda”. Savana Walters and Solomon Turner clinched first prize in their respective age groups.
“Artwork was submitted by primary, middle and senior school students across the island, with 249 entries in total. Initial judging was by well-known local artists Jill Amos Raine and Heidi Cowen, and this year they were joined by Shanna Hollis, Chair of the Bermuda Arts Council and a graphic designer responsible for many of the island’s stunning murals, and her brother, Nahshon Hollis, who in 2009 featured in Oprah Winfrey’s World’s Most Talented Kids, and who won top honours in the 2024 Charman Prize. They had the challenging task of selecting the finalists from which Sompo employees voted on the winning entries.”
Sompo VP Alana Anderson said: “We have seen the Sompo sponsored Student Art Competition in conjunction with the Bermuda National Trust grow each year. We were thrilled with all the submissions this year on the theme of ‘Wild Bermuda’. The range of interpretations was amazing, from wild flora and fauna, to wild beach parties, to a wild economy. The talent of Bermuda’s students clearly knows no bounds. We want to thank all the students that entered. The artwork is truly outstanding and congratulations to our exceptional winners.”
A spokesperson added, “In the 9–12-year age group, first place and a prize of $300 was awarded to Savana Walters, for her work entitled “Feral Family”, a beautifully painted watercolour of a family of chickens. Two students tied for second place, winning prizes of $150 each. Julia Stoppa produced a colourful picture of cahows in her work “Lost and Found”, and Amouri Hollis drew the attention of judges with his work “Real Wild”, a modern twist on the theme. An Honorable Mention was given to Sa’Mya Campbell for her sculpture, “The Mask of Bermuda”.
“In the 13–18-year age group, first place and a prize of $500 went to Solomon Turner for his dramatic representation “The Cave and the Storm” depicting lightening and churning ocean water seen from within a dark cave. Joint second place winners, were Jayce Fough, who produced a stunning mosaic entitled “Wild Hibiscus”, and Fergus O’Connell painted “Backyard Wilderness” of a man emerging from a tangled forest. They each won $300. Honourable Mentions went to Mackenzie Lewis for “A Storm Over Spittal”, Amelie Mulder-Powell for “Wild Beach Day”, and Skye Ferguson for “Echoes of Southlands”.
“An exhibition of the winning and finalist pieces will be on display on Floor 2, Sompo International at Waterloo House from Tuesday 25 November until Friday 19 December. All the finalist artwork can be viewed here.”
Sompo VP Alana Anderson, Amelie Mulder-Powell; Savana Walters, Jayce Fough, Mackenzie Lewis, Amouri Hollis, Julia Stoppa, Fergus O’Connell, Sa’Mya Campbell, Skye Ferguson, Solomon Turner, BNT Executive Director Karen Border
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