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**Please note this is a historical page for documentation purposes from our past awards shows.
AVAA hosted its third Austin Visual Arts Awards at the AT&T Executive Conference Center on November 15th, 2012. The event, led by Master of Ceremonies Carla Stanmyre McDonald (YNN’s Arts Minute host), was a gathering of some of the most influential people in the Austin visual arts scene. The presenters included Umlauf Sculpture Garden’s Executive Director Nelie Plourde, Austin Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires, University of Texas Professor of Visual Art Studies Dr. Christopher Adejumo, and Austin Arts Commissioner Bruce Willenzik. Award winners, chosen by gallery owners, museum staff, art writers, etc., were presented with bronze medals designed by sculptor Bob Coffee.
2012 Austin Visual Arts Awards Winners:
Lifetime Achievement ………… Sam Coronado
President’s Award of Excellence ………… Jack White
Service to the Arts Award ………… Bob Coffee
Collectors Circle Award ………… John Christensen
Artist of the Year, New Media ………… Wura-Natasha Ogunji
Artist of the Year, Early Career ………… Katie Rose Pipkin
Artist of the Year, Photography ………… Barry Stone
Artist of the Year, Printmaking ………… Miguel Aragon
Artist of the Year, 3-Dimensional Art ………… Michael A. Garcia
Artist of the Year, 2-Dimensional Art ………… Leah Haney
The 2012 finalists were as follows:
Artist of the Year – 2D ………… Werllayne Nunes, Hector Hernandez, Caroline Wright
Artist of the Year – 3D ………… James Edward Talbot, Jamie Panzer, Margaret Meehan, John A. Maisano
Artist of the Year – Photography and Printmaking ………… Mike Osborne, William Hundley, Carol Hayman, Eleanor Droll
Artist of the Year – New Media Arts ………… Ivete Lucas, Ezra Masch, Robert Melton
Artist of the Year – Early Career ………… Ink Tank Collective, Colin Doyle
Collectors Circle Award ………… Lawrence McFarland, Ishmael Soto, Claude van Lingen, Catherine Lee
Austin Visual Arts Awards Winners 2010: AT&T Center
Lifetime Achievement Award ………… Don Snell
Collectors Circle Award ………… Ken Hale
President’s Award of Excellence ………… Edward Povey
Service to the Arts Award ………… Robert Faires
Art Patron of the Year ………… Mike Chesser
Artist of the Year 2 Dimensional Art ………… Lance Letscher
Artist of the Year 3 Dimensional Art ………… Jade Walker
Artist of the Year Photography ………… Santiago Forero
Artist of the Year Early Career ………… Carlos Rosales-Silva
Artist of the Year New Media ………… Ryan Hennessee
In an effort to recognize Austin’s top artists for their achievements in the field, and to expand, promote, and document Austin’s role as a leading arts destination, the Austin Visual Arts Association, in conjunction with the arts industry, launched the second Austin Visual Arts Awards on December 8th, 2010, with a cocktail gala at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center on the University of Texas campus. The event paid tribute to the many noteworthy Austin artists who have earned a place in history, as well as to our rising contemporary artists. Dozens of art industry organizations — including museums, galleries, studios and professional associations — participated in the selection process to honor Austin’s leading artists. A 16-member nominating committee nominated more than 100 qualified artists industry-wide. Only a handful made it to the final round. Of those, 10 individuals took home the prestigious Fearing Award.
The evening provided entertainment, a cocktail reception, and a networking event to get to know the local talent. Winners were presented by notables in the art scene and given a “Fearing” Award, a bronze metal designed by sculptor Bob Coffee, named after last year’s Lifetime Achievement Award Winner William Kelly Fearing. AVAA also awarded “Fearings” to the Artist of the Year for 2D, Photography/Printmaking, 3D/Mixed Media, New Media, Early Career, as well as a Collectors Circle Award for career artists who consistently create outstanding series of works, and special awards for the Service to the Arts and Arts Patron of the Year categories. A Lifetime Achievement award was presented to this year’s most notable selection, Don Snell. Please see article in the Austin Chronicle.
Austin Visual Arts Award Winners 2009 at the Austin Museum of Art
The 2009 Austin Visual Arts Inaugural Award Winners
Artist of the Year 2 Dimensional Art ………… Erin Curtis
Artist of the Year 3 Dimensional Art ………… Beili Liu
Artist of the Year Photography ………… Roberto “Bear” Guerra
Artist of the Year New Media ………… Michael Smith
Artist of the Year Early Career ………… Heather Tolleson
Collectors Circle Award ………… Bob “Daddy-O” Wade
Service to the Arts ………… Jana Swec, Shea Little, Joseph Phillips for East Austin Studio Tour
President’s Award of Excellence ………… Will Klemm, Roi James
Arts Patron of the Year ………… Becky Beaver
Lifetime Achievement ………… Kelly Fearing
Lifetime Achievement in Memoriam ………… Robert Dale Anderson
Lifetime Achievement in Memoriam ………… Michael Frary and Peggy Frary
Austin Chronicle: http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2009-12-18/930056/
