Leigh student’s painting wins competition

Jiyeon Chun, a sophomore at Leigh High in San Jose, has won the congressional art competition in Rep. Anna Eshoo’s 18th Congressional District. Her pastel-and-watercolor piece, “Friendship,” was chosen from among 87 student entries in the 18th District. Winning artwork from each congressional district will be exhibited for a year at the U.S. Capitol. Jiyeon and other artists will receive airfare to Washington, D.C., to attend the opening of the exhibit, and a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud plus scholarship opportunities from sponsors. The independent panel judging the 18th Congressional District competition included Kit Coleman, Mahmut Keskekci and Linda Covello.