Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) hosted the winner of the 24th Congressional District’s Congressional Art Competition in Washington, D.C., for a ceremony at the capitol in late June. Santa Barbara High School sophomore Jillian Chierici attended the event with her father, Alan Chierici.
Jillian was honored for her original piece Captured, which depicts a tiger’s eye on scratchboard. The work was achieved with engraver’s tools and was created as homage to the Central Coast resident’s commitment to the protection of endangered species.
“Jillian is a talented artist and student whose work will now be enjoyed by thousands of visitors to the capitol,” Capps said in a press release. “Her accomplishment serves as an example of the importance of art education in our schools, which I am pleased is emphasized every year by the Congressional Art Competition.”
This article appears in Jul 7-14, 2016.