Rep. McCollum Announces Winners of 2025 Congressional Art Competition

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum has announced the winners of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District.

The first-place winner is Rachel Lee of Roseville Area High School, for her oil on canvas piece entitled “No Appetite.” In second place is East Ridge High School’s Alyssa Wang, for her acrylic piece entitled “Sharing Melodic Dreams.” Nitza Aily Rodriguez Benavides of Roseville Area High School took third place for her colored pencil, white pen, and wood support piece entitled “Asphyxia”.

“Minnesota is national leader in the arts, and each year I am amazed by the talent and creativity of young artists here in the Fourth District,” said Congresswoman Betty McCollum. “Congratulations and thank you to the students in the Fourth District who took this opportunity to showcase their talents to our community!”

Lee’s first place work will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol alongside winners from across the United States. Wang’s work will be displayed in Congresswoman McCollum’s Washington, D.C. office, and Nitza Aily Rodriguez Benavides’ piece will hang in the Congresswoman’s Saint Paul office. The competition was open to Fourth District high school students and attracted dozens of entries which will be displayed during the 2025 Saint Paul Spring Art Crawl, April 25-27 in the Atrium Gallery of the Schmidt Artist Lofts in Saint Paul. The winners were announced during a recognition event on Wednesday at the Schmidt Artist Lofts.

Click here to view the gallery of all 2025 entries.

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