FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 
Tuesday April 26, 2011

KEATING ANNOUNCES CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION WINNERS

Washington, DC– Rep. Keating is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Congressional Art Competition.  The “Best in Show” award went to Grace O’Donovan from Notre Dame Academy.  Her submission will be displayed in the US Capitol along with the winning submissions from districts across the country.

The other winners’ submissions will be displayed in Rep. Keating’s three offices.  A photo album of this year’s submissions can be found on Rep. Keating’s facebook page.

2011 Congressional Art Competition Winners:

Best in Show:  Genesis by Grace O’Donovan, Notre Dame Academy

Photography:
First Place: Ready for the Road by Victoria Neenan, Notre Dame Academy
Second Place: Wondering by Maggie Travers, Scituate High School
Third Place: Water View by Courtney Minnehan, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School 
Honorable Mentions:
Umbrella by Bradley Carroll, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School 
Hair Wave by Marissa Petrell, Pembroke High School

Pastels:
First Place: Tea Time by Jacquelyn Daniel, Norwell High School                               
Second Place: Vedic Memories by Spencer Dick, Sacred Heart High School
Third Place: Whoops! by Courtney Storer, Sacred Heart High School

Mixed Media:
First Place: What’s Black and White and Read All Over by Ann Bumpus, Marshfield High School
Second Place: The Glass Kiss by Aria Benzaquin, Norwell High School
Third Place: Untitled by Shannon Brady, Scituate High School

Computer Graphics:
First Place: Abandoned by Shea Brennan, Pembroke High School
Second Place: Into a World of Symmetry by Taylor Walsh, Pembroke High School      
Third Place: Untitled by Gerry Stillman, Duxbury High School
Honorable Mentions:
Crystal Pets by Jana Schafferova, Rockland High School
Tomato’d Table by Sara Fredd, Falmouth High School

Prints:
First Place: Life and Death by Ashlee Daggett, Pembroke High School
Second Place: Cognitive Dissonance by Michael Mosher, Falmouth High School        

Paintings:
First Place: In Shades of Grey by Katie Allen, Duxbury High School      
Second Place: self portrait by Kellie Dean, Marshfield High School
Third Place: London Calling by Taylor McPherson, Marshfield High School
Honorable Mentions:
Untitled by Marina Pedini, Scituate High School
Still Life With Yellow Pear by Sabrina Jamiel, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School          

Drawings:
First Place: Untitled by Mathew Schuetz, Pembroke High School
Second Place: Loca by Jacqueline Solis, Marshfield High School
Third Place: Vicious Cycle by April McMullan, Pembroke High School
Honorable Mentions:
Sleeping Fox by Kevin Lawrence, Norwell High School
self portrait by Sarah Williams, Marshfield High School
untitled by Anya Petit, Notre Dame Academy
Twiggyby Amanda Deveney, Norwell High School
self portrait by Gabriel Chavez, Marshfield High School