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REDMOND – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that Eva Waltz of Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish won the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for Washington’s First District. DelBene joined local students, families and friends at a reception honoring all the participants who submitted artwork for the competition.

Waltz won with her piece, “Into the Woods,” which will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., as part of a year-long national exhibition. Waltz is invited to join DelBene for the official unveiling of the artwork.

“I was incredibly impressed with the creativity and overall quality of work submitted by all of this year’s participants and want to thank them all for sharing their talents with us,” DelBene said. “I didn’t envy the judges who had to make the tough decision.”

Three local artists – Ryan James, Brian Major and Jessica F.K. Lambert – judged the competition.

The annual Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 and involves hundreds of thousands of high school students from across the nation. The local competition is open to all students in grades 9-12 who either reside or attend high school in the First District.

Below is a list of the winner and the entries recognized as honorable mentions announced at last night’s reception:

Winner:

Eva Waltz

Glacier Peak High School, Snohomish

Art Work Entitled: “Into the Woods”

First Runner Up:

Renaise Kim

Redmond High School

Art Work Entitled: “Pushed to the Limit”

Second Runner Up:

Angel Gomez

Lynden High School

Art Work Entitled: “City of Thoughts”

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order):

Madeline Williams, Redmond High School, “Untitled”

Dawn Lewallen, Glacier Peak High School, “Death of Innocence”

Maggie Thomas, Redmond High School, “Reflection^2”

Carolyn Yip, Glacier Peak High School, “Sailfish”

Gretchen Visperas, Glacier Peak High School, “Fall Out”

Olivia Kaplan, Redmond High School, “Untitled”

Chloe Birney, Redmond High School, “A Rush of Blood to the Head”

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