Congressional Art Competition

Each spring, my office participates in Artistic Discovery, The Congressional Art Competition. The San Francisco Unified School District Arts Festival is our long-term partner and host for the District competition. Artwork for this festival is collected in early spring and displayed for the public to enjoy before a winner is chosen.

Artwork is judged for its technical skill and originality, and a winner is selected for the Congressional Art Competition. Please contact our office at (415) 556-4862 for details on participating in the Congressional Art Competition. The winning student from California's 12th District is invited to attend a reception in Washington, D.C. The event is an excellent opportunity to meet other similarly talented young artists and participate in the unveiling of their works.

Dead Air by Jackson Vu, the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 12th Congressional District.

The winning artwork will be displayed for a year in the United States' Capitol. Our 2020 winning artwork, Dead Air by Jackson Vu, is currently on display in the Cannon Tunnel. This tunnel joins the Cannon House Office Building to the United States' Capitol, and gives visitors to the Capitol an opportunity to enjoy the exceptional artwork.

PAST WINNERS

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

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