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Baker Artist Portfolios Announces 39 Finalists for 2016

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The Baker Artist Portfolios is pleased to announce the Finalists for the 2016 Baker Artist Awards. Of the 684 Portfolios submitted this year, these 39 artists have been selected by an anonymous jury for exemplifying a dedication to art, mastery of craft, and a commitment to excellence.

2016 Baker Artist Award Finalists:

Susan Alcorn (Music)

Amber Eve Anderson (Inter/ Multi-Disciplinary)

Richard Chisolm (Film/ Video)

Trina Coleman (Music)

Peter Cullen  (Visual)

Elizabeth Dickinson (Literature)

Tracy Dimond (Literature)

Alex Ebstein (Visual)

Bobby English (Performance)

Jenn Figg and Matthew McCormac
(Inter/ Multi-Disciplinary)

Jeffrey Gangwisch (Inter/ Multi-Disciplinary)

Vin Grabill (Film/ Video)

Jen Grow (Literature)

Hermonie, Only  (Visual)

Ryan Johnson (Performance)

Marcia Kamper (Music)

Christopher Kojzar (Inter/ Multi-Disciplinary)

Joseph Kraemer (Film/ Video)

Trisha Kyner (Visual)

Natan Lawson (Visual)

Rosemary Liss (Visual)

Naoko Maeshiba (Performance)

John Mann (Film/ Video)

David Marion  (Visual)

Amy Boone-McCreesh (Visual)

Meshelle The Indie-Mom of Comedy
(Performance)

Quentin Moseley (Visual)

Christine Neill (Visual)

Lola B Pierson (Performance)

Ada Pinkston (Inter/ Multi-Disciplinary)

Matthew Porterfield (Film/ Video)

Shelley Puhak (Literature)

Stephanie Schafer (Visual)

Bill Schmidt  (Visual)

Joyce J. Scott (Visual)

Juston Sirois (Literature)

Meng Su (Music)

Vincent Thomas (Performance)

Victoria Vox (Music)

From this collection, 5 artists will be chosen to win this years awards:
-The $50,000 Mary Sawyers Imboden prize
-The $20,000 Mary Sawyers Baker Prize
-One of Three $5,000 Prizes: Nancy Haragan Awards, Semmes G. Walsh Award, and the Board of Governors Award

The winners of the 2016 Baker Artist Awards will be announced on Thursday, May 12th on a special episode of Maryland Public Television’s Artworks program, and will also receive an exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art in the summer of 2016.

You can see more work at the Baker Finalist Page here: www.bakerartist.org/finalists.

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