Photo Gallery Cindy Kuang is congratulated by Congressman Sam Johnson for winning the grand prize in the 2010 Congressional Art Contest. The Dancer by Cindy Kuang Takes Grand Prize

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) announced that “The Dancer,” an oil painting by Liberty High School junior, Cindy Kuang, won the grand prize of the 2010 Congressional Art Contest for the Third District of Texas. 

All of the work submitted for the Congressional Art Competition Art Exhibit was displayed last weekend at Arts in the Square in Frisco.  Those in attendance cast their vote for the People’s Choice Award which went to Aaron Dekle from Sachse, who is a junior at Garland Christian Academy, for his piece, “Patriot.”  Dekle also won second place in the overall Congressional Art Competition.
 
Kuang’s work will be shipped to Washington for display in the United States Capitol.  In addition, Southwest Airlines will fly Kuang and a guest to Washington, D.C. in June to attend the official congressional unveiling celebration. 

The third place prize went to “Chinatown,” an oil painting by Plano resident Ashley Chang, a senior at Liberty High School. Amanda Owens of Liberty won Honorable Mention.