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16th Annual Members Exhibition
December 1, 2006 - January 14th, 2007

Awards Announcments & Opening Reception :Friday December 1st 7-10pm

Closing Reception: January 12 7-10pm

This event features the work of RoCo's members as well as reciprocating members of Hallwalls. With over 100 works exhibited by as many members it is truely an adventure in the varied works represented.

We are pleased to have Grant Holcomb Director of the Memorial Art Gallery as out invited juror this year.

[object]ivity, The Rochester Contemporary (RoCo)’s 16th Annual Member’s Exhibition opened on December 1st with a reception and awards ceremony scheduled that night from 7 – 10pm that brought out over 200 people. The exhibition will close in January with a Closing Reception on January 12th from 7 – 10 pm.

Awards presented that night:

Best in Show

Sue Huggins Leopard - “LXV/Emily Dickinson”

Sibley Window Exhibition Awards

Susan Lakin - “Self Portrait”

Gregory Paul - “Antietam”

Lanna Pejovic - “Fields, Genesee Valley I”

Honorable Mentions

Kristine Bouyoucos - “A Beautiful Mind”

Stacey Fisher - “She Tries to Explain Why”

Eddie Shedden - “On the Road to Bristol”

Kate Timm - “Feathers from Jesse”

These awards were given by this year’s invited juror, Grant Holcomb, Director of the Memorial Art Gallery.

Other awards included:

Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester Membership Awards

Kristine Bouyoucos - “A Beautiful Mind”

Lynette Blake - “Oblique”

Virginia Cassetta - “Torso”

Kevin Dean - “Hope”

Sue Huggins Leopard - “LXV/Emily Dickinson”

Bill Havens Memorial Award- Sponsored by Anne Havens

Joe Fastaia – “Loader”

Mary Fisher Purchase Award

Rachael Hetzel – “I still can’t tell which ones are weeds”

Bleu Cease – “Portrait of Obediah Dogberry”

Record Archive Award- Sponsored by Richard Storms

John Borek – “Genocide 1.0”

This exhibition was open to all members of Rochester Contemporary and Hallwalls in Buffalo. It features over 100 local and regional artists and ranges in media from metal sculpture and handmade books to painting and black & white photography, there’s even a piece that requires 3D glasses.