A senior at Beaverton High School has been honored with the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Oregon’s First Congressional District.

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici announced that Ingrid Lopez Bonilla won the competition with a colored pencil drawing entitled “Everyday Burden,” which will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year.

“In this piece, I aim to express uncertainty,” Bonilla said of her artwork, in a news release. “The world changes every day in ways beyond our control. Often, discussing the current situation stirs a mix of emotions – anger, sadness, anxiety, overthinking and more.

“Learning to articulate this inner upheaval, to embrace and navigate these complex feelings, is essential.”

Bonilla has been invited to attend an award ceremony in Washington, D.C., along with other first-place winners from throughout the nation.

The Beaverton area has been well-represented in past years in this competition. In 2021, the winner was Clara Johnson of Beaverton High School. Sophia Gard, from Jesuit, took the honors in 2022 and, in 2023, Lynn Kim was the winner from Sunset High School.

Bonamici said arts education teaches students lifelong skills.

“I know the student artists who participated in the Congressional Art Competition will benefit from their passion for the arts, no matter what path they take in the future,” Bonamici said in the release. “Congratulations to Ingrid for winning this year’s competition. I look forward to seeing her art in the halls of our nation’s Capitol.”

A junior from Lincoln High School, Nakita Abufadil, received an honorable mention for her piece, “Family Dinner.” Her artwork will be displayed in Bonamici’s Beaverton office for one year.

Strongly pushing for arts and arts education, Bonamici has introduced the bipartisan Arts Education for All bill and is the founder and co-chair of the Congressional STEAM caucus, which promotes the integration of the arts and design with science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.