2ND ANNUAL BILL NEALE AUTOMOTIVE FINE ART AWARD FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
- Award Honors World-Renowned Dallas-based Artist who passed away in 2021
- Benefits the Texas Cultural Trust Art Box Project which provides art supplies to underserved youth
Dallas, TX - (March 6, 2025) - The Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 BILL NEALE AUTOMOTIVE FINE ART AWARD FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS! TAWA thanks all the students who participated in the second annual national competition.
“I could not be more impressed by the sheer talent represented this year. As someone who dabbled in automotive art myself while in high school, I give huge credit to all the students who entered.” - Cory Fourniquet, President of TAWA
This year’s First Place award winner is Michigan 11th grader Madison Francis Randick for her entry “Legacy In Motion”.
"I felt that it was a great challenge, Bill Neale seems like a wonderful person with great paintings. I looked at his compositions and techniques for inspiration. I like how Bill Neale emphasized personality and it was great to learn about such a tremendous illustrator. Winning this award was a blessing. I truly appreciate the skills the Lord has blessed me and all the winning artists with! Thank you for the recognition and I am so very grateful for this opportunity you are giving me and other young artists.” - Madison Francis Randick, 1st Place Winner
Second place goes to Michigan 11th grader Natalie Grace Black for her entry “Racer”. Third place is awarded to New York 11th grader Fatemah Alloo for her entry “Designed to Drift”. Alloo also won third place in last year’s compeition.
In addition to the first, second and third place winners who receive cash prizes, the award recognizes five honorable mentions:
- Madison Francis Randick - 11th grade, Michigan, “Legacy in Motion” - 1st, $1000 cash prize
- Natalie Grace Black, 11th grade, Michigan, “Racer” - 2nd, $750 cash prize
- Fatemah Alloo, 11th grade, New York, “Designed to Drift” - 3rd place, $500 cash prize
- Evan Wong, 11th Grade, California, “Passing the Torch” - Honorable Mention
- Harmon Joel Laatsch, 12th Grade, Bonn International School, “Banana Split” - Honorable Mention
- William McElhoes, 10th Grade, Idaho, “Sunset Cobra” - Honorable Mention
- Gabriel Cordoba Zuccher, 12th Grade, Michigan, “The Ascent of Speed” - Honorable Mention
- Lance Lin, 11th Grade, California, “McLaren F1 Racecar” - Honorable Mention
To view artwork visit BillNealeAward.org.
The 2025 Bill Neale Autoaward was open to U.S. high school students in grades 9-12 and students of U.S. military families serving overseas. The first place winner receives a $1000 cash prize, the second place winner a $750 cash prize and the third place winner a $500 cash prize.
This year’s judging panel consisted of Austin, Texas-based realist vehicle painter Shan Fannin, recipient of the 2021 Bill Neale Automotive Fine Art Award, Leslie Neale from the Neale Family and Aaron Shelby from the Carroll Shelby Foundation.
Benefiting Texas Cultural Trust
For 2025, the award is proud to support art education for underprivileged Texas youth with a $4,200 Grade Level Sponsor donation to the Texas Cultural Trust’s Art Box project, an initiative within the nonprofit’s Arts Access program. The Art Box project provides basic art supplies to underserved Title 1 elementary schoolstudents in Texas.
About the Award
The Bill Neale Automotive Fine Art Award for High School Students honors world-renowned automotive artist Bill Neale by recognizing and encouraging excellence in automotive fine art among high school students. The Dallas-based artist passed away in 2021 at the age of 95. The award would not be possible without the generous support of the following sponsors: Carroll Shelby Foundation, Mecum Auctions, Terlingua Racing Team and the Texas Auto Writers Association.
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