Scanlon Announces Winner of PA-05 2021 Congressional Art Competition

I’m proud to announce that Dyvne Lee, a 10th grader at Strath Haven High School, as the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for Pennsylvania’s 5th District. Her piece, “There will always be beauty in Brown Eyes,” will be sent to Washington D.C. to hang in the Capitol for one year.

Art is a powerful platform for free expression and can be a moving source of hope or inspiration. Each year, I look forward to this opportunity to view our community through the eyes of my youngest constituents. I am once again overwhelmed by the creativity and honesty these incredible young artists pour into their work. I’m thrilled Dyvne’s stunning photograph will represent our community alongside hundreds of other pieces from around the country at the Capitol.

I want to thank the teachers who worked with us to spread the word about this opportunity to their students. I also want to extend a special thanks to our art competition judges Eric Thompson, Executive Director of Darlington Arts Center, and Nancy Markezin, Moderator of the Community Arts Center’s abstract studio workshop, for working with our office to select a winner.

I invite you to check out the many incredible submissions our office got below:

Winner: There will always be beauty in Brown Eyes.

Dyvne Lee, Strath Haven High School

Runner-Up: Stuck at Home

Ronan Cunicelli, Strath Haven High School

Mixed Media

Hope and Honor, Hope Melendez-Owens

Don’t Settle for Less, Aaron Hanavin

Passion and Pride, Eduardo Diazgranados

Forma Dei Munus, Jack Teehan

Self Image, Adie Woolf

Where ever you go, they are your, Auorora Maholik

Paintings

Arose, Paige Brown

Home, Jessica Murtha

The Pisces, Ines Zamora

Their Future, Margaret McManus

Snowmelt, Emily Holtz

Entaglement, Audrey Margolies

Untitled Angela Salinero

A World Untouched. Dora Sy

Beauty is Imperfect, Natalie Carotenuto

Black Girl Magic, Tyler Koenig

Release, Brenna Hazlett

Naranja, Leeana Hunt

Mystical Rose, Juliette Crowell

RBG Reigns, Emily Penzone

Bipolar, Molly Willard

A World Impacted, Joe Billie

I am Beautiful, Sarah Behrle

Blue Woman, Annie Tolson

Brace Face, Sophia Cooke

A Blur of the Unconscious, Hannah Smith

Palms Exposed Winnie Kenney

Photography

A Balanced Gaze, Zoe Much

Closure, Mia Tran

Injury and Loss, Dahlia Kuzemka

Sunday Tea, Paige Bartholf

Leaf Double Exposure, Justin Hassel

Flower Power, Sofia Testa

Mid-Court Sun, Kai Lincke

A Surprise Gift, Ian Shay

Contact, Eva Switala

Far Away Thoughts, Noah Sacks

The Coronavirus Handshake, Jack Henry

Drawings

Graphite Self Portrait, Sydney Rosato

Inverse Self Portrait, Ethan Flood

Graphite Self Portrait, Nate Scullin

Mannequin’s Roll, Danny Lin

Untitled, Peuton Masterson

Self Portrait, Ellie Dean

Groceries, Eleanora Grossman

Inverse Portrait, Noah Holaska

Graphite Self Portrait, Sarah Stollsteimer

Computer Generated Art

A Mess, No Question About It, Ah’Myah Wilson

Serenity, Liilie Wendt

Gnome Travels, Gabriel Lawson

The Anatomy of Cognitive Dissonance, Mohen Li