Rep. Raskin’s 2023 Congressional Art Competition Virtual Gallery
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. Now in its 42nd year, more than 650,000 high school students have participated since the competition’s inception in 1982.
The winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Maryland’s 8th District is Olivia Ensign from the MCPS Visual Arts Center at Albert Einstein High School. Olivia’s spellbinding piece, The Memory Quilt: Pieces of Myself is pictured above.
There are 17 runner-up honorees from across the Eighth District. Over 150 high schoolers from across Maryland’s Eighth Congressional District participated in this year’s competition.
Check out their phenomenal artwork below!
Runners-Up
From left to right
Title: Baby Brother
Artist: Yael Chinn of Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy
Title: Distant Memory
Artist: Natalie McMurry of Albert Einstein High School
Title: chóu
Artist: Lucinda Sun of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Esperanza
Artist: Betsi Ralda-Romero of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Feline in Crime
Artist: Alanna Sidlowski of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Fox
Artist: Joseph Bloomfield of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Home
Artist: Dami Kim of Montgomery Blair High School
Title: Inferno
Artist: Dhruv Narang of Landon School
Title: Intricate Simplicity
Artist: Ella Spirtas of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Portrait of a Thought
Artist: Lily Pacuit of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Reflecting Sphere Self-Portrait
Artist: Olivia Dietrich of Sidwell Friends School
Title: Skeleton with Straw Hat
Artist: Ryan Crothers of Richard Montgomery High School
Title: Streets of Singapore
Artist: Mikael Fasihi of Landon School
Title: Tao and Elle
Artist: Rebecca Rothstein-Epp of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Title: The Kimchi Process
Artist: Zoe Kim of Albert Einstein High School
Title: The Meticulous Creation of an Identity
Artist: Elizabeth Daly of Walt Whitman High School
Title: Yearning
Artist: Etian Huang of Albert Einstein High School
Complete Gallery
Title: A Splash of Insight
Artist: Allison Knight of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Ale
Artist: Victoria Stanton of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: “Do you have a charger?”
Artist: Katherine Yoon of Holton-Arms School for Girls
Title: A Glance
Artist: Sofia McCardle of Thomas S. Wootton High School
Title: Amiable look
Artist: Alice Wang of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Angel Eyes
Artist: Remy Saab of Walt Whitman High School
Title: Almost dramatic self portrait
Artist: Annalyn Chao of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Birdie
Artist: Nadula Ediriweera of Walt Whitman High School
Title: Better Place
Artist: Carmen Rincon of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Big Foot
Artist: Kaitlyn Lee of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Backseat
Artist: Ethan Koh of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Blue and grey self portait
Artist: Savannah Weigold of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Blue funk
Artist: Tanya Shrivastava of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Title: BNSF 3001 Passing Through Akiva Junction
Artist: Moshe Lederman of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Bliss
Artist: Maria Sokolowski of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Title: Calm Waters
Artist: Ari Howell of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Carcinization
Artist: Chloe Choi of Richard Montgomery High School
Title: Can I Face Her?
Artist: Elena Motayne of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Brunchin
Artist: Elizabeth Carroccio of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Contemplation
Artist: Netanel Bitton of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Cousin Milo
Artist: Santiago Lorenzi of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Connecting
Artist: Rochelle Bremmer of Montgomery Blair High School
Title: Checkered Path
Artist: Michelle Cooke of Holton-Arms School for Girls
Title: Crescent City Serenity
Artist: Sienna Green of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Title: Cotton Handy
Artist: Avery Simpson of Holton-Arms School for Girls
Title: Crushing
Artist: Lucas Lissit of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Cubist Portrait of Alex
Artist: Millenia Amsalu of Springbrook High School
Title: Curious Eyes
Artist: Erin Malone of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Dead or Alive
Artist: Hazel Della of Thomas S. Wootton High School
Title: Cubist Inspired Portrait of Myker
Artist: Adam Der of Springbrook High School
Title: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Artist: Lindsay Ryan of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Domestic Asperations
Artist: Susanna Glenn of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Dear: FUTURE
Artist: Lisa He of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Early Morning Monument
Artist: Maya Rickles of Walter Johnson High School
Title: Drowning
Artist: Abigail Heng of Springbrook High School
Title: Drowning in a Sea of Grief
Artist: Megan Fairbanks of Walter Johnson High School
Title: Edge
Artist: Michael Battulga of Winston Churchill High School
Title: E. Nikki’s Purple Forget-Me-Not
Artist: Emmy Miralieva of Northwest High School
Title: Ella & Me
Artist: Anny Flores of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Empty Melodies
Artist: Renee Boissiere of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Elevator to Metro
Artist: Alberto Estrada Vazquez of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Expressive portrait
Artist: Ava Lea of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Expressive portrait
Artist: Megan DeMarse of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Expressive Self-Portrait
Artist: Nuala Randall of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Essence
Artist: Somtochukwu Ibekwe of Springbrook High School
Title: Eyes of Time
Artist: Stephen Brown of Springbrook High School
Title: Falling
Artist: Helen Besch of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Field Trip
Artist: Tenzin Chen of Thomas S. Wootton High School
Title: Forbidden Landscape
Artist: Charles Freedman of Thomas S. Wootton High School
Title: Flying to Hoopersville
Artist: Noah Lantor of Walt Whitman High School
Title: Fish Rising
Artist: Hugh Neill of Landon School
Title: Full House
Artist: Kevin Chen of Winston Churchill High School
Title: French Toast
Artist: Brooke Bender of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: FreeFall
Artist: Ting-Shao Chang of Northwest High School
Title: Game Over
Artist: Katherine Montoya of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Good Vs. Evil
Artist: Ariella Litwack of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Glisten
Artist: Benjamin Freund of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Growing Pains
Artist: Eric Le of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Grandma’s Laundry Room
Artist: Aitana Gaudenzi of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Title: Guitars
Artist: Jilan Daemmrich of Albert Einstein High School
Title: HDR
Artist: Carrick Southall of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Help
Artist: Maddie Polonsky of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Hard Worker
Artist: Max Shin of Winston Churchill High School
Title: In Flight
Artist: Alicia Albornoz of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: In Memoriam
Artist: Mana Besrat of Walt Whitman High School
Title: Homebound Flight
Artist: Spencer Swetlow of Winston Churchill High School
Title: How You Gonna Win When You Ain’t Right Within?
Artist: Helina Yohannes of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Jerusalem: The Old City
Artist: Liam Sher of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Koz
Artist: Josue Chavez Cruz of Springbrook High School
Title: Laura’s Bad Case of the Stripes
Artist: Laura Gonzalez of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: La Troka En Georgia Avenue
Artist: Genesis Rivas of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Leap of Faith
Artist: Ellie Rand of Holton-Arms School for Girls
Title: La Reina del Pueblo
Artist: Giselle Maravilla of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Light painting #39 (A change in speak)
Artist: Adam Gleason of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Lonerism
Artist: Christopher Gersten De Montelongo of Springbrook High School
Title: Let Them Have Life!
Artist: Paula Jean (PJ) Maneval of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic High School
Title: life in black
Artist: Riana Ramoutar of Albert Einstein High School
Title: “Lost In My Reflection”
Artist: Samantha Shapiro of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Melted
Artist: Kimberly Cruz of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Long Way to Go
Artist: Caleb Horwitz of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Looming Portrait
Artist: Corinna Bou of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Night in Christmas Village
Artist: Hanna Keskula of Albert Einstein High School
Title: OOTD (Outfit of the Day)
Artist: Isabella Deutsch of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Title: Memories of Taroko Gorge
Artist: Mathew Yen of Northwest High School
Title: Mushroom City
Artist: El Fitzpatrick of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Mi País Querido
Artist: Cecilia Holdo of Holton-Arms School for Girls
Title: Pensive
Artist: Cecily Brooks of Holton-Arms School for Girls
Title: Polarized
Artist: Abigail Chesman of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Pop Portrait
Artist: Gregori Montilla Vargas of Thomas Edison High School of Technology
Title: Parisian Macarons
Artist: Sasha Von Stauffenberg of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Peaceful Potomac
Artist: Jordan Levy of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Pull Plop Splat
Artist: Faith Zhang of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Rainy Reflections
Artist: Stella Newhouse of Richard Montgomery High School
Title: PRIDE
Artist: Meital Siegel of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Realistic Egg
Artist: Grace Thomas of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Reeling Abyss
Artist: Finnegan Lorenz of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Re — birth
Artist: Karen Herrera of Springbrook High School
Title: Rest in Power
Artist: Raunak Banerjee of Montgomery Blair High School
Title: running water
Artist: Samuel Bulman of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Reflective cove
Artist: Graeme Finley of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Reminiscent
Artist: Emma Triaureau of Winston Churchill High School
Title: show your voice
Artist: Daniella Bustios of Northwood High School
Title: Sign/Interruption by Modernity
Artist: Margarita Rumyantseva of Walt Whitman High School
Title: Single Mother
Artist: Kali Katz of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Title: self-portrait
Artist: Juliet Rudzki of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Shocked and Confused Expression — Expressive Drawing
Artist: Caroline Albrecht of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Stacked Skulls
Artist: Zoe Tang of Holton-Arms School for Girls
Title: Start of the decay
Artist: Ethan Rodger of Walt Whitman High School
Title: So This Is Goodbye
Artist: Aaron Ravitz of Landon School
Title: Splitting
Artist: Toby Ramos of Springbrook High School
Title: Stoic
Artist: Casey Kenreich of Walter Johnson High School
Title: Stay With Me
Artist: Elianne Bober of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Title: Still Fruit
Artist: Aj Best of Landon School
Title: Sunk
Artist: Leah Fagin of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: The Depths of My Mind
Artist: Ojo Motunrayo of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Stubborn Little Spots
Artist: Aldia Hoff of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Sunday Afternoon
Artist: Hayden Ammerman of Walt Whitman High School
Title: The King’s Eye
Artist: Eitan Rattner of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: The Lost Boy
Artist: Sabrina Witt of Walt Whitman High School
Title: The Forgotten Roses
Artist: Julia Diamond of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: The Pond
Artist: Sami Araji of Winston Churchill High School
Title: The Whale
Artist: Li Ping Tung of Thomas S. Wootton High School
Title: The Vortex Blues
Artist: Bee Kotler of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Tori’s Angry
Artist: Giana Whitney of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Three of a kind
Artist: Isabella Canlas of Albert Einstein High School
Title: The Wishpering Trees
Artist: Chloe Wade of Connelly School of the Holy Child
Title: Tracks to Freedom
Artist: Reut Skromne of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Untitled
Artist: Gavin Graham of Springbrook High school
Title: Untitled
Artist: Lena Davis of Springbrook High School
Title: Uma Mente Carnavalesco
Artist: Lilly Jamshidi of Holton-Arms School for Girls
Title: Tribute to James Rucker
Artist: Dylan Nydish of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Title: Upwards
Artist: Lauren Turner of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Waiting For The Bus
Artist: Andrea Kim of Thomas S. Wootton High School
Title: Untitled
Artist: Lindsay Nelson of Springbrook High School
Title: Untitled
Artist: Nicollette Cimino of Walt Whitman High School
Title: Way of the Water
Artist: Peter Asser of Winston Churchill High School
Title: Wise Me
Artist: Kimberly Escobar Otero of Albert Einstein High School
Title: Year Of the Tiger
Artist: Sofia Ruiz of Walt Whitman High School
Title: Walking With Purpose
Artist: Ari Hausner of Walt Whitman High School
Title: Youth
Artist: Skylar Griffin of Watkins Mill High School
Title: 黄
Artist: Sophia Wong of Richard Montgomery High School
