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Blind/visually impaired artists receive awards at APH InSights '99 ceremony at Hyatt Hotel on Saturday October 23, 1999
News Release: Louisville, Kentucky, October 29, 1999
Awards for APH InSights '99, the annual international art competition organized by the American Printing House for the Blind, were presented October 23 in a ceremony to be held at the Hyatt Hotel. Thirty-two artists who are blind or visually impaired will be honored; fourteen of them will come to Louisville to receive their awards in person. Among the artist-attendees were Naomi Burke, an adult artist from Dallas, Texas, who has made a stunning watercolor of chrysanthemums, John McCubbin, an eighth grader who has made an imaginative sculpture of a musk ox in soapstone and Mark Dolby, from Churchville, New York, who painted a self-portrait. (A complete list of artists, including the award they received and their home state is below).
The award-winning art works, along with a selection other works, were on public display prior to the awards ceremony. The exhibition was shown at the Hyatt Regency, 320 W. Jefferson, Louisville, Kentucky from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM on Friday, October 22 and from 8:00 AM until 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 23. Some art works were for sale.
APH InSights '99 features seventy-two works by artists from the U. S. and Canada. This was the eighth year for the competition. Participants range from preschool children to senior citizens, and include professional artists as well as hobbyists and school art classes. John Begley, of the Louisville Visual Art Association and Barbara Hester, a former art teacher in the Jefferson County Schools were the jurors. Entries in a wide range of media, including paintings, drawings, sculpture and photography, were submitted. From the 479 entries, first, second and third place winners, along with several honorable mentions, were chosen in each of nine categories, along with a selection of entries to be included in the exhibition. A special award for a Group Project was given for the "Transportation Quilt" created by 18 students from the Perkins School for the Blind in Massachusetts.
The awards ceremony was part of the annual meeting of the Ex Officio Trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind.
Those who missed the "live" exhibition will be able to see the seventy-two artworks on the APH accessible web site at www.aph.org.
The thirty-two Award-Winning Artists (those with an asterisk* are visiting Louisville to receive their awards in person) are:
- Larry Mayo, Anchorage, AK, Third Place, Adult Craft
- Samantha Green, Cottonwood, AZ, Honorable Mention, Adult Two-dimensional Art
- Emmanuel Jaquez, Hollister, CA, First Place, Preschool/Kindergarten
- Zena Reubel, Los Angeles, CA, First Place, Adult Sculpture
- Radiance Jackson, Los Angeles, CA, Second Place, Adult Sculpture
- Frieda Lipps, Canoga Park, CA, Third Place, Adult Sculpture
- Joseph J. Zulawski, Woodstock, GA, Third Place, Adult Two-dimensional Art
- *Judi Jasek, Orland Park, IL, Honorable Mention, Adult Two-dimensional Art
- *Kathryn M. Zodrow, Barrington, IL, Honorable Mention, Grades 10, 11, 12
- 18 students from Perkins lower school program, Watertown, MA, Special Group
- *Frank Valliere, Portland, ME, Second Place, Adult Two-dimensional Art
- Jose Moreno, Holland, MI, First Place, Grades 10, 11, 12
- Bryn Jungwirth, Ishpeming, MI, Second Place, Grades 10, 11, 12
- *Joshua Workman, Cheboygan, MI, Second Place, Ungraded
- *John McCubbin, Grand Ledge, MI, Third Place, Grades 4, 5, 6
- Jonathon Lewis, Riverview, NB, Third Place, Grades 10, 11, 12
- Sabrine Thabata, Clifton, NJ, Second Place, Grades 4, 5, 6
- Mary Ellen King, Holland, NJ, Third Place, Preschool/Kindergarten
- *Mark Dolby, Churchville, NY, First Place, Grades 4, 5, 6
- Carolyne E. Maulen, Cortlandt Manor, NY, Second Place, Grades 7, 8, 9
- Domonique Lawless, Marlboro, NY, Third Place, Grades 7, 8, 9
- *Summer Thornton, Hilton, NY, Third Place, Ungraded
- Martha B. Cowden, Dayton, OH, Second Place, Adult Craft
- H. D. Smith, Comanche, OK, First Place, Grades 1, 2, 3
- Jeannie Drake, Ringling, OK, First Place, Grades 7, 8, 9
- Michele C. McGillis, Owen Sound, Ontario, Honorable Mention, Adult Two-dimensional
- *Patrick Smith, Souderton, PA, First Place, Ungraded
- *Farrah Green, Lexington, SC, Second Place, Grades 1, 2, 3
- *Jordan Scott, Clinton, TN, Second Place, Preschool/Kindergarten
- *Naomi Burke, Dallas, TX, First Place, Adult Two-dimensional Art
- Kathleen Davis, Shell Lake, WI, First Place, Adult Craft
- Kaying Vang, Menasha, WI, Third Place, Grades 1, 2, 3
Since 1858, the American Printing House for the Blind has promoted the independence of blind persons by providing special media, tools, and materials needed for education and life.
Contact Roberta Williams, Public Relations Specialist, for more information. Telephone: 1 -800-223-1839 or (502) 895-2405; e-mail: rwilliams@aph.org