Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that Kyungmin Lee of Cedar Park Christian School in Bothell as an honorable mention in the 2015 Congressional Art Competition for Washington’s First District. DelBene joined local students, families and friends at a reception honoring all the participants who submitted artwork for the competition. Lee was honored for he piece “Korean American.”

Kaylie Nawaa of Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish won the competition.

“I was incredibly impressed with the creativity and overall quality of work submitted by all of this year’s participants and want to thank them all for sharing their talents with us,” DelBene said. “I didn’t envy the judges who had to make the tough decision.”

Three local artists – Ryan James, Brian Major and Jessica F.K. Lambert – judged the competition.

The annual Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 and involves hundreds of thousands of high school students from across the nation. The local competition is open to all students in grades 9-12 who either reside or attend high school in the First District.