International Art Show by Artists with Disabilities

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Art Show, Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, 800 East 28th Street, Mail Route 12101, Minneapolis, MN 55407

April 16 to May 22, 2009

The 46th Annual International Art Show by Artists with Disabilities will be held April 16 to May 22 on the second floor of the Sister Kenny Building of Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Read one artist's story: Susan Fink

Art show history

The International Art Show by Artists with Disabilities is one of only a handful of judged art shows in the country for those with a physical or mental impairment.

Abbott Northwestern Hospital has a permanent art collection from past shows that includes more than 350 pieces of art. Nearly 200 are on display in the hospital.

Somewhere a Village, a mixed media picture by Gayle Harrison won Best of Show in 2006. About one-quarter of the art show entries are sold each year, with 75 percent of the proceeds going to benefit the individual artists.

Artwork is judged in six categories:

graphic
watercolor
sculpture
photography
mixed media
oils and acrylics

2009 art show winners

Best of Show Award
Gary Clements – “Into the Plaza”

Judges Encouragement Award
Tim Traver – “Pyramid”

Mixed media
First: Janet Kolstein – “Soon Learn to Love”
Second: Laura Medved – “Bird”
Third: Maria A. Newman – “M& M People are Beautiful People”
Honorable mention: Sara Harris – “Roses”

Oils and acrylics
First: Catherine Moseng – “Butterflies”
Second: Allen Benson – “Flower at Home”
Third: Stephanie Jones – “A Good Egg”
Honorable mention: Tim Homuth – “Like a Sky with a Sun”

Sculpture
First: Ron Rotella – “Abstract Head”
Second: Paul Emerson – “Wind Swept”
Third: Keiko Asai – “Wood Carving”
Honorable mention: James Reiter – “Leaves on the Lake”

Graphics
First: Jo Esco – “Cat Silhouette on Yellow”
Second – Eric Sherarts – “Masks Around the World”
Third – Katherine D. Liebl – “Healing in Rawanda”
Honorable mention: Sylvia Rudolph – “With Someplace to Go”

Photography
First: Richard Doucimo – “A Study of Walking”
Second: Martin Deutsch – “Splat”
Third: - Larry Peterson – “Moonlight Anglers”
Honorable mention: Allison Jane Callahan – “Teepee”

Watercolor
First: Thomas Wilczewski – “Carl’s Place”
Second: Alice Naslund – “Here Chick”
Third: Cynthia Kimman – “Boy in Hat”
Honorable mention: Tim Hickman – “Flowers in a Pot”

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