Congrats to our 2026 Student Competition 1st-Place Winner in Illustration!

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We're excited to wrap up our announcement of the 2026 Student Competition winners today with our 1st-place winner in Illustration, Melissa Martel. Congrats Melissa!

Congrats to all our winners! Thanks to everyone who entered and made our judges' decision a tough one...we loved looking at your work and commend you all on your great pieces.

First Place - Illustration
Melissa Martel

University of Hartford
Instructor: Brian Lutz
Category: Politics

Special thanks to Wacom for sponsoring this year’s SPD-U Student Competition!