DuBois Girls Wins Art Competition

Washington, DC—Deana Marsh, 17, of the DuBois Area High School will see her photography hang in the halls of Congress by the end of June.

She is the winner of U.S. Representative Glenn `GT’ Thompson’s local art contest within the national Congressional Art Competition.

Marsh competed with 24 other students from 9 high schools for the honor of seeing her art work hang on the walls of the tunnel between the Cannon House Office Building and the U.S. Capitol. Congressmen and their guests and visitors have a year to admire the hundreds of pieces of art from congressional districts around the country and then the Congressional Art Competition starts another round for 2010.

“If you look closely at her photograph, you can see other students in the lenses of the sunglasses,” said Thompson. “It is a very interesting piece.”

Marsh is the daughter of Terry and Bob Marsh of DuBois.

The winner was congratulated Saturday May 23rd at a showing of the art works at the Winkler Gallery. Thompson enlisted the help of Marianne Fyda and Richard Kenawell as judges. Fyda owns an art studio and has a fine arts degree from Wayne State University, and Kenawell is a member of Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and has a fine arts degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

“All of the art work was amazing to me. It is wonderful to see such talent in those who are so young,” said Thompson. “They are inspiring and I hope this leads other students to enter the contest from throughout the Fifth District when we hold the competition again next year.”

Second Place: Amanda Becher of Montgomery High School

Third Place: Jessica Castle of Williamson High School

Fourth Place: Abby Keck of the DuBois Area High School

Fifth Place: Gavin Luzier of West Branch High School

Photo of Thompson and Marsh courtesy of Thompson's office.