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Gary Palmer 2018 art winners
Gary Palmer, Congressman for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District, recently congratulated the winners of the 2018 art competition for his district. From left are Olivia Williams of Spain Park High, first-place winner Grace Varner of Hoover High, Gabriella Priolo of Briarwood Christian High, Ginger Llivina of Vestavia Hills High, Congressman Palmer, Abigail Donovan of Hewitt-Trussville High, Raven Harrington of Hoover High, third-place winner Bailey Gosdin of Leeds High and second-place winner Payton Hays of Evangel Christian School. Eliza Black, a winner from Indian Springs School, was unable to attend.
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Olivia Williams art
Gary Palmer, Congressman for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District, congratulates Spain Park High School student Olivia Williams for winning the Chuck Close Award for the most realistic drawing or painting in his district's 2018 art competition.
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Gabriella Priolo art
Gary Palmer, Congressman for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District, congratulates Briarwood Christian High School student Gabriella Priolo for winning the Vincent Van Gogh Award for most expressive brushwork in painting in his district's 2018 art competition.
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Grace Varner art
Gary Palmer, Congressman for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District, congratulates Hoover High School senior Grace Varner for winning first place in his district's 2018 art competition.
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Payton Hays art
Gary Palmer, Congressman for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District, congratulates Evangel Christian School's Payton Hays for winning second place in his district's 2018 art competition.
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Bailey Gosdin art
Gary Palmer, Congressman for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District, congratulates Leeds High School student Bailey Gosdin for winning third place in his district's 2018 art competition.
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Ginger Llivina art
Gary Palmer, Congressman for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District, congratulates Vestavia Hills High School student Ginger Llivina for winning the David Hockney Award for best drawing in his district's 2018 art competition.
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Abigail Donovan art
Gary Palmer, Congressman for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District, congratulates Hewitt-Trussville High School student Abigail Donovan for winning the Claude Monet Award for best depiction of light on a subject in his district's 2018 art competition.
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Raven Harrington art
Gary Palmer, Congressman for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District, congratulates Hoover High School student Raven Harrington for winning the Hokusai Award for best nature depiction in his district's 2018 art competition.
Three students from schools in the U.S. 280 area were among nine winners named in Congressman Gary Palmer’s 2018 Congressional Art Competition.
Olivia Williams from Spain Park High School won the Chuck Close Award for the most realistic drawing or painting, while Gabriella Priolo from Briarwood Christian High won the Vincent Van Gogh Award for most expressive brushwork in painting, and Eliza Black from Indian Springs School won the Leonardo Da Vinci Award for most innovative artist.
They were among nine students selected as winners from among 64 students from 17 high schools that participated in the competition.
The first-place winner was Grace Varner from Hoover High, while second place went to Payton Hays of Evangel Christian School and third place went to Bailey Gosdin of Leeds High.
Other winners were Ginger Llivina from Vestavia Hills High (David Hockney Award for best drawing), Abigail Donovan from Hewitt-Trussville High (Claude Monet Award for best depiction of light on a subject) and Raven Harrington from Hoover High (Hokusai Award for best nature depiction).
All of the students’ artwork was displayed at the Riverchase Galleria April 14-22, and now Varner’s piece will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year with winners from other Congressional districts.
“Each year I am impressed by the creative talents of the young people in Alabama’s Sixth District,” Palmer said in a news release. “I would like to congratulate Grace Varner on winning the competition this year, and I look forward to seeing her in D.C. this June for the National Art Reception.”