2026 Art Show Auction
The Canvas & Cocktails live auction closed on April 22nd at 8:00, and all collaborative art has been purchased! Thank you to all who contributed their time and/or resources.
Our silent auction is now live and will continue through to the end Art Show's family-friendly event on Saturday at 2:00 PM. Please click the button below to see what products and services are listed for you to bid on.
"Descent into Color"
1s and Gabriel Marquez
Created with our youngest artists, the one-year-olds of MMO, this piece captures a fleeting, joyful moment. One spring morning, guided by Ms. Teresa, Ms. Teresita, Ms. Yoke Won and Ms. Mickey, the babies explored freely with blue, pink, and white, combining and spreading paint with toy trucks, brushes, and hands. Exploring, discovering, simply being. Gabriel Marquez, founder of Mystic Desert Studio and a beloved community artist, transforms that innocence into something lasting, echoing the color and movement of the hummingbird. You may recognize his work from the vibrant bunny alebrije at Taconeta or his mural “Kissed by the Sun” at La Nube
"Cantos de Colibri"
2s and Kristin Duran
This piece is especially meaningful, created by one of our own parent artists, Kristin Duran. For the past eight years, she has worked as a full-time abstract artist, known for blending hand-lettered Scripture with vibrant, luminous inks. Her creativity extends far beyond the canvas—she is the author of A Girl’s Guide to Bible Journaling, and her murals can be found at the Dallas World Trade Center and the YWCA El Paso. For this piece, Kristin collaborated with our two-year-olds, guided by Ms. Tina. Together, they captured something truly special—the wonder, joy, and pure creativity of early childhood.
"Bloom After Fire"
3s & Michelle Borunda
Rooted in nature, this piece brings the outdoors in: playful, textured, and full of life. Created with our three-year-olds, the pine cones were gathered during outdoor play beneath our 40-year-old pine tree, right in the grassy field where their imaginations run free. Each cone was then transformed: washed, shaped, and reimagined as a flower, before the children brought them to life with color. Blues, reds, pinks, turquoise, and vibrant neon hues were layered freely, each child painting to their heart’s delight, fully immersed in the joy of the process. Inspired by the idea of renewal, how some seeds only open after fire, this piece reflects transformation, resilience, and the quiet beauty of new life emerging. It is a celebration of nature, play, and possibility.
"Glass Garden"
3s & Mae Corbin
From the three year olds who brought color to hummingbirds and mountains, to Baker Glass and Home Depot who donated the glass and framing, to the artist who brought it together in the preschool library, this piece was a labor of a community exploring and creating together. The small threads of metal that keep this delicate yet strong and luminous piece unified are a reflection of the small threads that bind us together. This piece, like us, is meant to live in light and nature, viewed by all unabashedly. There’s a quiet magic here, shaped by small hands and a thoughtful artistic vision by one of our parent artists.
"West Texas Heat
Pre-K & Lee Beach
This piece brings together the vision of one of El Paso’s most recognized artists with the creativity of our youngest collaborators. Behind Lee Beach is Tony, an alumnus of First Presbyterian Preschool, making this work especially meaningful to our community. Tony spent time with all three Pre-K classes, engaging with the students as a group and one-on-one, listening, guiding, and creating alongside them. Each child contributed their own mark, drawing iconic desert imagery: snakes, mountain ranges, suns, florals, and cacti, coming together in a composition that feels both playful and deeply rooted in our landscape. What emerges is more than a piece of art; it’s a shared experience. A conversation between artist and child, between past and present, between imagination and place. Beautiful and full of life, this is a piece that fits effortlessly into any home, easy to love, easy to live with, and a perfect way to begin a collection with an original Lee Beach. And remember, some of our youngest artists remind us: there are no mistakes… just very confident decisions.
"Manitas y Alas"
Kinder & Marina Monsisvais
Handcrafted and full of character, you can feel the artist’s touch in every detail. This piece connects you not just to the final form but to the process itself. It’s about connection, communication, and the beauty of creating together. Marina Monsisvais, an incredibly warm, vibrant presence and someone who truly loves art, is a New Mexico State University graduate. She has been deeply involved in supporting El Paso’s music and arts community, working with organizations like the Chalk the Block and the Boys & Girls Club of El Paso. She also continues to host State of the Arts on KTEP, amplifying creative voices across our city. This piece is a true collaboration, bringing together Marina, Dr. Paul Ro, multimedia artist PJ Romero, and our Kinder students, each hand leaving a mark, each moment part of something greater.
"Celestial Colibri"
Sprouts & Carolina Villareal
Bold and full of life, this piece doesn’t just sit on a wall—it brings energy into the entire space around it. Carolina KAKO Villareal is known for her vibrant colors and the Sprouts were given the opportunity to be drawn into that, each adding their own colorful element to the canvas that KAKO added her finishing touches to
"Unity"
Seedlings, Saplings, & Laura Ponce
As their fingerprints layered and blended through the richness of oil paint, the hummingbird began to emerge - not from a single hand, but from many. This process allowed the students to see, in a tangible way, how collaboration gives life to something greater than anyone person could achieve alone. Every child played a role; every touch mattered. No two fingerprints are the same, yet each one was essential in building the texture, the depth, and the vibrancy of the piece.
"Wrapped in Wings"
Woodlings & Christin Apodaca
This is wearable art—completely unique, expressive, and alive. You don’t just display this piece… you become part of it. For this piece, I wanted to introduce students to printmaking using simple, accessible tools, foam and a ballpoint pen. The foam holds memory in a quiet, honest way, capturing every mark: each hesitation, every mistake, and every confident stroke. It becomes a surface that can be returned to again and again, printed repeatedly while still revealing each student’s individual interpretation through texture and shape.
Throughout this process, I learned that hummingbirds remember every flower they’ve visited. In a similar way, this piece holds the memory of each student who contributed to it layered together. Wrapped in Wings becomes both a record and a reflection: of movement, of growth, and of the many small moments that carry us forward.
"Wings, Petals, & Pieces"
Willows & Alejandra Ortiz
The Willows class and artist Alejandra Ortiz came together to envision, create, and thoughtfully craft a collaborative mosaic rooted in the beauty of nature. Each student contributed one or more unique flowers, infusing the piece with individuality and intention. At its heart, the mosaic reflects the interconnectedness of life. Flowing swirls echo the rhythms and curves found in nature, with a harmonious blend of organic and geometric shapes.
In addition, each student created their own mini mosaic artwork. These individual pieces come together as a functional coaster set, extending the spirit of collaboration beyond the wall and into everyday life as small, tangible reminders of creativity, connection, and the beauty of working together.
"Harmony of Diversity"
Treehouse & Brent Schlinke
Carved from natural material, this piece carries both strength and story—there’s something deeply grounding about owning work shaped directly from the wood. Each student carved and painted an individual part of this piece, guided by Brent Schlinke, who then assembled the parts into a unified piece. It was a collaboration from start to finish and is a great display of the students’ individual skills, patience, and talents fostered throughout their time at First Pres.