The MoCCA Arts
Award of Excellence
ABOUT THE AWARD
The SI MoCCA Arts Festival Awards of Excellence recognizes the best in show, voted on by a prestigious panel of judges during the Festival. Three judges will visit the Fest on Saturday, March 28th. They will be given a stipend and will be viewing and purchasing material from artist’s booths. The judges have been asked to choose their favorite 5 pieces (whether they be short form comics, long form comics, zines, single images, etc.), with the goal being to award up to 15 Best in Show works.
Winners will be announced on Saturday, March 28th, 2026.
2025 Winners received the following awards:
A beautiful NEW MoCCA ribbon!
The $100 financial prize, The M. Prize. The M. Prize was created in 2015 byPhillips Exeter Academy alumni.
This prize is presented in M’s name to cartoonists for excellence in art, creative skill and originality. The award honors artist Timothy Patrick Moynihan.
Self-portrait by Timothy Patrick Moynihan
CONGRATS 2026 WINNERS!
CONGRATS 2026 WINNERS!
Andrew Alexander
Caught Lookin’ (Cram Books)
Rae Avallone
Open Eye
Nick Bunch
The Resurrection of Low Down Coyote (Reptile House Comix)
Sophia DeFelice
Horse Print
Olivia Fields
Leatherwork 2026 shirt
Michel Fiffe
COPRA Master Collection 2 (Image Comics)
Tintin He
Lullabye of the Pig
Gakiya Isamu
CHILLDIE 8 (Masumi Sasaki Gallery, Art and Reason Ltd.)
Vincent Lau
Pacific Dream
Rebecca Mock
Widows Wing Print
Yoko OK
Uncoiling: a Japanese-American Family’s History
A.T. Pratt
Uncle Andy’s Action Baby Comics: Animal Alphabet
Kevin Jay Stanton
Botanical: Full Bloom Tarot & Oracle Deck (Beehive Books)
Kruttika Susurla
Albo!
Paradise Systems
System 01: Hot Net Hotel
Andrew Alexander
Caught Lookin’ (Cram Books)
Rae Avallone
Open Eye
Nick Bunch
The Resurrection of Low Down Coyote (Reptile House Comix)
Sophia DeFelice
Horse Print
Olivia Fields
Leatherwork 2026 shirt
Michel Fiffe
COPRA Master Collection 2 (Image Comics)
Tintin He
Lullabye of the Pig
Gakiya Isamu
CHILLDIE 8 (Masumi Sasaki Gallery, Art and Reason Ltd.)
Vincent Lau
Pacific Dream
Rebecca Mock
Widows Wing Print
Yoko OK
Uncoiling: a Japanese-American Family’s History
A.T. Pratt
Uncle Andy’s Action Baby Comics: Animal Alphabet
Kevin Jay Stanton
Botanical: Full Bloom Tarot & Oracle Deck (Beehive Books)
Kruttika Susurla
Albo!
Paradise Systems
System 01: Hot Net Hotel
Click below to view past winners!