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15th Annual Small Matters of
Great Importance
Hopper House Art Center
82 North Broadway / Nyack, NY 845.358.0774
Juror: Tracey Bashkoff, Associate Curator for Collections and Exhibitions,
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
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"odalisque in
the presence of..."
7 x 10 inches
collage |
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Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer
Journey
The First Public Viewing of the 2008 Exhibition / 28 October 2008 / 10 am
- 4 pm
The Altman Building / 135 West 18th Street / New York, NY
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“Groucho to
the Rescue!”
24” X 24”
Acrylic on Canvas |
Lilly Oncology on Canvas was launched in
2004 as a way to honor the cancer
journeys of women, thus its original name: Oncology on Canvas: Expressions
of a Woman's Cancer Journey. The original competition was international in
scope, resulting in nearly 500 entries from 23 countries. The exhibit debuted at London's Royal College of Art and then toured the
world, encouraging and inspiring millions of people in more than 100
cities. In 2006, Lilly Oncology on Canvas was opened to anyone affected by
cancer and renamed Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer Journey.
On November 15, 2007, Oncology on Canvas launched the 2008 competition. An
independent panel of judges, comprised of the exhibition’s art director,
cancer survivors, leading oncologists, journalists and representatives
from patient advocacy groups select the prize winners in the competition.
Prizes consist of donations made by Eli Lilly and Company directly to the
cancer charity of the winners' choice. Each year, artists participating in
the tour donate their exhibited work, which is gifted to a cancer facility
upon the tour’s completion.
A special selection of entries from this year's competition will be
exhibited at a special public viewing on October 23rd prior to touring the
country for two years.
Exhibition prizewinners will be announced on the previous evening and can
be seen at this public viewing.
“The painting ‘Groucho to the Rescue!’
was inspired by a photo taken of me and my mother shortly before her
death. The canvas’ emotional palette reflects the sometimes sad but sweet time we shared during the eleven months that passed between my
mother’s being diagnosed and her succumbing to a brain tumor on August 20,
1989.
I hope you have the opportunity to visit this exhibition on October 23rd.
You will be moved as each artist - be
they currently affected by cancer or cancer survivors... their caretakers, family or
friends - takes you on a very personal journey.”
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