Congressman DeSaulnier Names Dublin Student Winner of CA-10 2026 Congressional Art Competition

Walnut Creek, CA - Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced Claire Lu, a 10^th grade student who lives in Dublin and attends Dublin High School, as the winner of CA-10's 2026 Congressional Art Competition for her digital artwork, A Red Tapestry, which will be displayed in the United States Capitol for the next year.

"We received a record number of submissions this year from students all throughout CA-10 and I continue to be impressed by the creativity of young people in our district," said Congressman DeSaulnier. "It is an honor to host this competition each year to highlight the ingenuity and talent of these young artists. I look forward to seeing Claire's work on display as I walk the halls of the Capitol!"

Forty-seven works in total were submitted to CA-10's competition and the runners up were:

• Joanna Jiang of Dougherty Valley High School (Junior) for her pastel work, America's Girl
• Amulya Chintalapati of Dougherty Valley High School (Junior) for her colored pencil work, Everything I'll Leave Behind

Congressman DeSaulnier hosted an art exhibition and awards ceremony at the San Ramon Community Center yesterday to announce this year's winners, meet with the participants and their families, showcase this year's submissions, and celebrate the students' hard work.

The winning pieces were selected by a panel of local judges, consisting of Rebecca Talley of Los Medanos College, Janette Funaro of Diablo Valley College, and Teresa Onoda, local artist and former Mayor of Moraga.

The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.