Debra Bonelli, winner of the Golden Harvest Award for Best of Show, with Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College.
Pieces made of sugar, fascinating watercolors, eclectic fashion designs and more were all on display at the official opening of the 12th Medical Complex Art Show, sponsored by the Weill Cornell Medical Library. The opening was celebrated on Oct. 29 with a reception and awards presentation.
The art show included 84 works of art by 42 artistic members of Weill Cornell's extended community: Weill Cornell, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (Weill Cornell campus), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Hospital for Special Surgery, and The Rockefeller University. A librarian from St. Barnabas Medical Center also participated.
Carolyn Reid, director of Weill Cornell's Samuel J. Wood Library and the C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center, kicked off the event, saying it was a "culmination of our celebratory month, National Medical Librarians Month."
Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College, awarded the prizes and noted that the impressive roster of artwork gets better each year.
Winner of the Golden Harvest Award for Best of Show was Debra Bonelli, of St. Barnabas Medical Center, for her edible sculpture titled "Tribute to Beatrix Potter."
The First Runner-Up prize was awarded to Dr. Ariela Noy of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, for her painting "Tajik Children in Xinjiang, China."
Honorable mentions were given to the following artists:
Artists who attended the opening reception, with art show coordinator Helen-Ann Brown (second, from left).
Dr. Alan De Mayo and Dr. Carl Wolf (Medical College): "Statue of Liberty," "Flower," "Pleasant Scene," "Setting," and "Scene III" watercolors
Raakhi Mohan (Medical College student): "Rendering of Punto Musicale" and "Ryan" oil paintings
Helen-Ann Brown (Medical College librarian and art show coordinator): "By the Creek" color photograph
Scott Kerns (Medical College): "Tarot Cards" mixed media
Dr. Bernard Landis (Medical College): "After 9/11 Red Cranes" painting
The exhibit runs until Jan. 31, 2003.