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Congressional Art Competition


2023 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION WINNER


Congratulations to Isabella Pearson, our winner of the Congressional Art Competition!

Self Portrait by Isabella Pearson will be featured in the Cannon Tunnel throughout 2023 as the winning piece for California's 11th District's Congressional Art Competition. 

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"Self Portrait" by Isabella Pearson

“Self Portrait,” Winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition.


 CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION


Each spring, my office participates in Artistic Discovery, The Congressional Art Competition. This nation-wide high school arts competition gives Members of Congress an opportunity to celebrate and showcase artistic talent from their Congressional District. The deadline for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition is April 26, 2024. Please be sure to review the Rules for Students and Teachers and submit your artwork along with the Art Competition Form found in the links below.

The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in our District. The winning artwork of our district's competition will be displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol. The exhibit in Washington will include the winning artwork from all participating districts from around the country. The winning artwork is also featured on House.gov's Congressional Art Competition page.

The following is a summary of the Congressional Art Competition rules:

Artwork entered in the contest may be up to 28 inches by 28 inches, may be up to 4 inches in depth, and not weigh more than 15 pounds. If your artwork is selected as the winning piece, it must arrive framed and must still measure no larger than the above maximum dimensions.

  • Paintings - including oil, acrylics, and watercolor
  • Drawings - including pastels, colored pencil, pencil, charcoal, ink, and markers (It is recommended that charcoal and pastel drawings be fixed.)
  • Collages - must be two dimensional
  • Prints - including lithographs, silkscreen, and block prints
  • Mixed Media - use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.
  • Computer-generated art
  • Photography

All entries must be original in concept, design and execution and may not violate any U.S. copyright laws. Any entry that has been copied from an existing photo or image (including a painting, graphic, or advertisement) that was created by someone other than the student is a violation of the competition rules and will not be accepted. Work entered must be in the original medium (that is, not a scanned reproduction of a painting or drawing).

The rules, checklist, and release form for the competition are available on House.gov.

If you would like more information on the annual Congressional District Art Competition, including this year's deadlines, please submit the form at the bottom of this page.

Please contact our office at (415) 556-4862 for more information or with any questions regarding participation in the Congressional Art Competition.

PAST WINNERS

  • 2023: Isabella Pearson, Self Portrait
  • 2022: Alexander Tseng, Front Line Worker
  • 2021: Nancy Hu, The Third Eye: From The Other Side
  • 2020: Jackson Vu, Dead Air
  • 2019: Valentin Nguyen, "I am a Star?"
  • 2018: Khianna Byrne, Self Portrait
  • 2017: Sofia Riley, Women at Work
  • 2016: Jenny Situ, Fading Light
  • 2015: Marisa Ling, Surgery and Haircuts: A Song of Farewell
  • 2014: Kai Lun Qu, Trees
  • 2013: Man Hei Cheung, Portrait of a Friend
  • 2012: Reilly Sandine Jones, Self-Portrait
  • 2011: Sophia Lin, Safety vs. Freedom
  • 2010: Claire Kowalewski Marsh, Blue Bottle
  • 2009: Brandon Wu, Three Lanterns
  • 2008: Coral Murakami, Down the Drain
  • 2007: Celia Kitchell, Father
  • 2006: Priscilla Wong, Virtue, Vindicated?
  • 2005: Alvin Tam, Vanity
  • 2004: Aya Ino, San Francisco Ladies
  • 2003: Jason Wang, Dusk at the Gate
  • 2002: Janice Hsiao, The Flag Still Stands
  • 2001: Minh Tu Duong, Music and Tea
  • 2000: Sophia Knapp, Self-Portrait
  • 1999: Chika Nakamoto, Victorian House
  • 1998: Felipe Merida, Remembering California's Mexican Heritage
  • 1997: Helen Fannie Chow, Raccoons
  • 1996: Ernesto Giuaman, Mi Barrio
  • 1995: Alice Edward, Oishi Ekibu
  • 1994: Peregrine Lannin-Honig, Baby (Youth and Plastic Surgery)
  • 1993: Hilary Ciment, Fruit and Vegetable
  • 1992: Hilary Ciment, Self-portrait