Wayne Valley, Mendham Students Win 11^th Congressional District 2016 Art Competition

MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY -- Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) has announced the winner, runners-up, and honorable mentions of the 2016 Congressional Arts Competition. 

• Jane Lee of Wayne Valley High School won the competition with her acrylic painting entitled “Chrome Still-Life;” 
• Emma Jang of Mendham High School placed second with her piece titled “Tenacity;” 
• Tyler Harker of West Morris Mendham High School placed third with his piece entitled “Opal;”
• Leonela Moyoli of Boonton High School earned an honorable mention for her piece titled “Tyran Moore;”
• Jasmine Shaw of Livingston High School earned an honorable mention for her piece titled “There’s No Place like Homeland;”
• Connor Sokol of Sparta High School earned an honorable mention for his piece titled “Freedom’s flight;”
• Camila Rosario of Wayne Valley High School earned an honorable mention for her piece titled “Stressed Out.”

“Each year, the Congressional Arts Competition reminds me of the marvelous artistic talent of high school students in every corner of my Congressional District,” Frelinghuysen said.  “I was extremely impressed by all of the 67 entries submitted by students from twenty-five different schools and offer my congratulations to Jane Lee of Wayne on her first place work.”

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district.  Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.  The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol. 

Rep. Frelinghuysen hosted the 2016 Congressional Art Competition on Monday April 11 at the Morris Museum.   Independent judges determined the winners as well as those art works that received honorable mention.