113 Students Honored at Congressional High School Art Competition in California’s 3rd District
Competition winners will have their art displayed in the U.S. Capitol
Davis, CA – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Davis, Fairfield, Yuba City, CA) hosted his annual Congressional High School Art Competition, featuring the works of 113 students throughout the 3rd Congressional District. The event, held at the Pence Gallery in Davis, celebrated the remarkable talents of young artists in our region and the teachers, parents, and mentors who encourage them. The 113 pieces submitted set a new record for Congressman Garamendi's district, making this year's contest the most competitive yet. A panel of independent judges representing art agencies throughout the 3rd District determined the winners.
This year's first place winner was Camilla Jensen, a senior at Davis Senior High School, for her piece, "WPW Syndrome." Camilla's work will be featured at an exhibit at the U.S. Capitol for a year, and she won a pair of plane tickets to travel to Washington, DC to attend a ceremony with the winners from Congressional districts across the country.
This year's second place winner was Maria Guerrero, a senior at Live Oak High School, for her piece, "Gemelas." Maria's work will be featured in the Congressman's Washington, DC office for a year.
"The quality of the submissions we receive never ceases to amaze me. I'm incredibly proud of the amazing talent that high school students throughout my district put on display today," Congressman Garamendi said.
He added, "I also want to thank the dedication and effort of the independent judges and my staff in making this competition a success, as well as the teachers, parents and mentors who offered their encouragement and advice. Last but not least, the prestigious Pence Gallery in Davis does the community an amazing service by hosting this annual event. I congratulate not just this year's winners, but everyone who participated in making this year's event another success."
A complete list of winners and submissions is below. An online gallery of all submissions is available on the Congressman's Flickr page. Members of the public can also see almost all of the works at the Pence Gallery, located at 212 D Street in Davis, now through the Second Friday ArtAbout Walk on May 11.
First Place
Camilla Jensen, WPW Syndrome, Davis Senior High School, 12th Grade
Second Place
Maria Guerrero, Gemelas, Live Oak High School, 12th Grade
Solano County Winner
Hosna Ghafoori, Deep in Thoughts, Armijo High School, 11th Grade
Sutter County Winner
Gwen Buckley, RED, Marysville Charter Academy, 12th Grade
Yolo County Winner
Claire Scott, The Hand, Davis Senior High School, 11th Grade
Honorable Mention
Hannah Bufford, OCD, Sutter Union High School, 11th Grade
Sophy Fort, Follow Me On Twitter, Davis Senior High School, 12th Grade
Brent Lammers, A Dream Land, Davis Senior High School, 11th Grade
Katherine Lundgren, Pen, Pioneer High School, 11th Grade
Siena Mazza, Oil, Christian Brothers High School, 11th Grade
All Submissions
Payge Adlawan, Walk in the Rain, Pioneer High School, 10th grade
Emma Anderson, Good Works, Davis Senior High School, 12th grade
Meliza Arredondo, El Corazón de Carmen, Live Oak High School, 12th grade
Madison Barth, Hidden Vibrance, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Hezekiah Bates, My Childhood is Green, Armijo High School, 11th grade
Kaitlynn Bland, Self Portrait, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, 10th grade
Katherine Borowsky, MultiPOLEicity, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Ashley Boyd, All Is Fair, Armijo High School, 12th grade
Joehanna Brod, Dandelion, Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter School, 9th grade
Sophia Candelario, Harsh, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Brynn Casey, Bon Voyage, Davis Senior High School, 12th grade
Merrin Casl, Life and Death, Davis Senior High School, 12th grade
Rosanna Chapman, Dreaming Far, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Fiona Chertok, Misty Mountains, Davis Senior High School, 12th grade
Emily Chiang, Untitled, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Claire Deamer, A Memory Captured in Paint, Davis Senior High School
William Easton, America's Pastime, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Emi Eckey, Silhouette, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Cathryn Elfen, Skull Smile, Pioneer High School, 9th grade
Jonathan Evans, School Shooting, Lower Lake High School, 11th grade
Gia Fanucchi, Umbrella Flowers, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Samantha Felizardo, A Tree of Life, Buckingham Charter Magnet High School, 11th Grade
Rosalynde Ferraro, Bleu, Sutter Union High School, 11th grade
Molly Forsyth, Grapevine Leaves, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Alden Fox, Shot of the Day, Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter School
Cali Garcia, Tomato Face, Dixon High School, 11th grade
Katie Gibson, The Floating Girl, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Chella Grattet, Enough is Enough, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Remy Clare Green, Queen of Clubs, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, 11th grade
Skylar Haase, Somewhere, Sutter Union High School, 12th grade
Remi Hansen, Artificial Nature, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Isabella Hernandez, Untitled, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Amanda Hetzell, Carmel River State Beach, Colusa High School
Grace Hickerson, Wild, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Kalysta Howard, Don't Tell, Lower Lake High School, 12th grade
Brooke Imamoto, STOP, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Celeste Jacobs, Local, Davis Senior High School, 12th grade
Ben Janousek, Boom!, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Skyler Jenkins, Flower of Love, Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter School, 9th grade
Zoe Johnson, Kami, Buckingham Charter Magnet High School, 12th Grade
Jack Johnson, The Murdered Moth, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Madison Johnson, The Alps, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Shane Jurado, Ode to a Dying Earth, Buckingham Charter Magnet High School, 11th Grade
Gurveen Kahlon, Looking Back…, Davis Senior High School, 12th grade
Asha Kahn, Le Petit Tigre, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Kimberly Keenan, Cat Hands, Woodland High School, 12th grade
Andrew Kimmel, Lights, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Charlotte King, Street of Davis, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Sean King, Road 102, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Samantha Kruse, Oasis, Live Oak High School, 11th grade
Megan Lacy, Paper Tree, Woodland High School, 11th grade
Jacqueline Lamas, Unpieced, Live Oak High School, 12th grade
Kimber Lee, Why So Bitter?, Live Oak High School, 12th grade
Andrea Leung, Dancing in the Rain, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Rachel Liu, I Got Your Back!, Armijo High School, 11th grade
Xingru Long, American Flag, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Hannah Lu, Nostalgia, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Allison Malcolm, Spring Flowers, Woodland High School, 11th grade
Anyssa Markowich, Gwenhywfarr, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, 12th grade
Lexi McGill, Broken Heart, Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter School, 9th grade
KC McNamara, Elijah, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Logan McNamara, Lost, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Veronica Medina, Elodia, Live Oak High School, 11th grade
Nevaeh Mercado, Raven, Live Oak High School, 10th grade
Georgia Miller, Flower of Dreams, Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter School, 10th grade
Trinity Montejano, no. 94, Sutter Union High School, 11th grade
Isabella Palacio, Tunnel, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Marco Pantoja, Yosemite After Life, Colusa High School, 12th grade
Camila Pedrosa, Starry Day, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Keiry Perez, Blooming in Gray, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Emily Perry, Reflections, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Nicholas Preisler, Untitled, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Ethan Ramos, Shout!, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Arianna Rebhum, Eclipse, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Jazmin Roberts, Finals Week, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Giovanni Robledo, Future Reflect, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, 11th grade
Rocio Rodriguez, Self-Portrait, Live Oak High School, 12th grade
Mariana Heredia Rodriguez, DACA, Lower Lake High School, 12th grade
Grace Rose, OCD, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, 11th grade
Anna Seahill, Heartbroken Petals, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Isabelle Shapiro, Wish, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Kaycie Smith, Untitled Study of Feathers 12, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, 10th grade
Kathryn Stachowicz, Bouleaux, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Brittany Steenbergen, The Veil, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Christopher Stevens-Nix, Seed Tree, Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter School, 11th grade
Lainey Swanson, Industrial Grace, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Gabrielle Tad-y, Lilac, Davis Senior High School, 10th grade
Miracle Tafoya, No Boundaries, Sutter Union High School, 11th grade
Florence Tanimoto, Down the Void, Armijo High School, 11th grade
Tanner Thayer, Ocean Bird, Live Oak High School, 11th grade
Gabriella Trujillo, Parts of Her, Will C. Wood High School, 12th grade
Sara Underwood, If I Cry Hard Enough, Maybe I'll Die of Dehydration, Live Oak High School, 12th grade
Gricelda Vaegas, The Amazing Magician, Pioneer High School, 11th grade
Dani Van Winkle, Teenage Girl Doo Doo Doo Da Do, Davis Senior High School, 12th grade
Angela Velasquez, Titanic Rose, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Amelia Villagomez, Stuck, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts, 10th grade
Lyneah Wax, Skater, Woodland High School, 11th grade
Lyndi Wax, The Trail, Woodland High School, 11th grade
Haley Wienyer, Sunrise Over Bellows, Davis Senior High School, 11th grade
Abigail Willis, Mojave Desert, Live Oak High School, 9th grade
Sumiko Yuki, Brotherhood, Davis Senior High School, 12th grade
John Zamfoti, Bodega Bay Rafts
Adrian Zeck, Forest Cabin, Woodland High School, 12th grade