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Chester, PA - Congresswoman Scanlon (PA-05) today announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition following a reception on Sunday, April 27 to honor PA-05 high school art students. 

Photos from this event are available here for media use.

The Congressional Art Competition is an annual art competition open to students in grades 9 to 12 who reside in Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District. Participating students are offered the opportunity to showcase their talent by submitting original artwork for a district-wide competition. The winning artwork hangs in the U.S. Capitol complex for a full year.

“Art is a powerful platform for self-expression and can be a moving source of hope and inspiration,” said Rep. Scanlon. “It reflects our personal, cultural and social perspectives as well as its impact on our well-being. This is why each year I look forward to having this opportunity to view our community through the eyes of our student constituents.”

A team of volunteer judges comprised of local artists and art educators scored submissions for originality, craftsmanship, use of elements of art, and use of principles of design in 9 categories: painting, black and white drawings, color drawings, collages, printmaking, mixed media, computer-generated art, black and white photography, and color photography.

This year’s best in show was awarded to Jayasri Prasad from Garnet Valley High School for her black and white drawing titled “Air Dry”.

Additional category winners are as follows:

Painting:

• First place: Ziman Zou, Strath Haven High School
• Second place (tie): Coco Conner, Radnor High School and Devon Ferkler, Springfield High School
• Third place (tie): Eva Kahlert, Upper Darby High School and Ava Emery, Garnet Valley High School

Drawings, Black and White:

• First place: Jayasri Prasad, Garnet Valley High School
• Second place (tie): Dayton German, Sun Valley High School and Carolin Chen, Springfield High School
• Third place: Chloe Lau, Radnor High School

Drawings, Color:

• First place: Juliana Dreyer, Garnet Valley High School
• Second place: Cindy Yang, Radnor High School
• Third place: Abigail Kotch, Garnet Valley High School

Collages:

• First place: Aashritha Sama, Garnet Valley High School
• Second place: Grant Wessel, Sun Valley High School
• Third place: Zakiyah Sanyeneh, Sun Valley High School

Prints:

• First place: Theo Tempesta, Garnet Valley High School
• Second place: Amvi Vyas, Garnet Valley High School
• Third: Ella Barry, Garnet Valley High School

Mixed Media:

• First place: Madeson Gilbert, Springfield High School
• Second place: Ella DiBonaventura, Strath Haven High School
• Third place: MacKenzie Cameron, Springfield High School

Computer Generated Art:

• First place: Evan Brooks, Garnet Valley High School
• Second place: Sarah Bagonis, Strath Haven High School
• Third place: Mira Caplan, Radnor High School

Color Photography:

• First place: Laila Roe, Strath Haven High School
• Second place (tie): Ming Cerdan, Strath Haven High School and Mikayla Leary, Sun Valley High School
• Third Place: Emma Ross, Strath Haven High School

Black and White Photography:

• First place: Alyssa Iorio, Springfield High School
• Second place: Dalina Thach, Sun Valley High School
• Third place (tie): Orli Schoff, Strath Haven High School; Nolan Spivey, Springfield High School; and Isaac “Cheetah” Lothrop, Strath Haven High School

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