Rep. Garamendi Welcomes Art Competition Winner to Washington, DC

Julia Ku of San Ramon's Dougherty Valley High School poses in front of her winning art piece with Congressman Garamendi

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA) welcomed Ms. Julia Ku, the winner of the 2012 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 10th Congressional District, to Washington D.C.

Julia, who will be a senior next year at Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon, attended an awards ceremony today in celebration of her drawing "Hamster In My Hand," which will hang in our nation's Capitol building for an entire year.

"I offer my highest congratulations to Julia for her warm and skilled artwork," said Congressman Garamendi. "She is a charming young lady and I know she'll go far."

This year the judging panel for the competition featured Ms. Carmen Slack, Ms. Bonnie Weidel, and Mr. David Auerbach, local artists who represent the Solano County Arts Council.  Information and pictures of the artwork that placed in this year's competition are included below.

1st Place
Ms. Julia Ku
Dougherty Valley High School
"Hamster in my Hand"
Medium: Soft Pastels

2nd Place
Ms. Yaezi Lee
Dougherty Valley High School
"California Natural Beauties"
Medium: Pastels

3rd Place
Ms. Victoria Fan
Dougherty Valley High School
"A Morning in the Spring"
Medium: Sand (a mixture with oil); Sand painting is an ancient Chinese folk art. The raw materials used are colored sand and paint pigments.