The 13th Medical Complex Art Show, sponsored by the Weill Cornell Medical Library, attracted a wide range of creators—from the artistically inclined to the budding neophyte. But regardless of how one's work was judged on the artistic totem pole, everyone was a winner according to Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College.
Dr. Gotto, on hand for his 7th art show event, applauded the winners at the show's official opening held in the Medical College Library on Oct. 30, adding "This is one of the most impressive, in-depth range of talent I have seen. I'm especially pleased with the student participation. Represented here are both the humanistic and scientific aspects of medicine."
The exhibit, which is scheduled to run until Jan. 30, 2004, featured 117 creative and engaging pieces—photographs, ceramics, paintings, sculptures, handicrafts, computer-generated art and more—from artistic members of Weill Cornell, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (Weill Cornell campus), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Hospital for Special Surgery and The Rockefeller University. Some of the participating artists have even submitted work in all 13 shows.
Dr. Antonio Gotto (fifth, from left) poses with 2003 Art Show winners Sahar Ahmad, Doug Weine, Edward Nejat, Alan De Mayo, Sunandra Parikh, John Haubrich and Tom Graves.
Edward Nejat, Weill Cornell fourth-year medical student, won "Best of Show" for his amazing and larger-than-life color photo "Bar."
Rene Rivera, Weill Cornell fourth-year medical student, won "First Runner Up" for this impressive stain-glassed "Lady Liberty" rendition.
Douglas Weine, Weill Cornell medical student, poses with his award-winning "70th and York" oil painting.
Honorable Mentions
Tom Graves, Weill Cornell Art & Photo ("Phaleonopsis" watercolor painting)
Kimble Poon, Weill Cornell medical student ("Sluggin Sammy" and "My Dad" pencil drawings)
Sunandra Parikh, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (ceramics entitled "Emergency," "Coba," "Identity" as well as one "Untitled.")
Alan De Mayo, Weill Cornell Department of Pediatrics (watercolor paintings entitled "New York Harbor," "Legal Parking Spot" and "Autumn in Central Park.")
Sahar Ahmad, Weill Cornell medical student ("The Verrazano" color photo)
John Haubrich, The Rockefeller University ("Skin Deep" and "The Veil" collages)
Cheryl McCann, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ("Man and Woman" and "Torso" oil paintings)