Again this year, the ASA Art Exhibit provided Annual Meeting attendees a quiet oasis in which to escape, if for only a short time, from the many other busy aspects of the meeting. The location was perfect — close to, but not in the midst of, the exhibit hall, on one floor, and sizeable enough to provide for a tasteful display of the incredible artistic skills of ASA members and their families.

If you did not get a chance to see the exhibit in person, visit the Annual Meeting section of the ASA Web site <www2.ASAhq.org> later this month. Appearing there will be a series of photographs showing a timeline of pictures spanning from the initial unpacking to the first-place award winners. Also included are photos of committee members arranging and hanging the display, the judging and the general layout of the exhibit.

The committee owes its sincere appreciation to J. David Alpern, a member of the office staff at the University of Virginia, who worked tirelessly to make the exhibit a success.

Judges this year were Mary Warner, Associate Professor of Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Nancy Deaner, Las Vegas Arts Council. And the winners are:

Best of Show

Susan S. Wong, M.D. — “A Peel for Peace” (from the crafts category)

	Best of Show Susan S. Wong, M.D., took top honors with her “A Peel for Peace” entry.

Viewer’s Choice Award

W. J. Martin, M.D. — “Flowers in a Blue Vase” (from oil/acrylic paintings category)

Junior Exhibitor

1st Eric Singleton — “Strange Fruit”
2nd Eric Singleton — “Saguaro Dwelling”
3rd Scott J. Cozen — “Yosemite Morning”
Honorable Mention Drake Tolan — “Soul Fishing”

Theme: Desert Light

1st Govind P. Garg, M.D. — “High Desert Light, Sahara”
2nd Carolina K. Smith, M.D. — “Desert Light Fantasy”
3rd Erik Wilkins, M.D. — “Desert Sunrise”
Honorable Mention Dan J. Kopacz, M.D. — “Desert Stylet”

Painting: oil and acrylics

1st Jessie A. Leak, M.D. — “Five Plus One”
2nd Robert Viselis, M.D. — “Ma Vie en Noir”
3rd Jim Thomas, M.D. — “Untitled”
Honorable Mention Jonathan S. Deutsch, M.D. — “Untitled”

Painting: watercolor, tempera and gouache

1st Ku-Mie Kim, M.D., Ph.D. — “Red Mangrove”
2nd Alice Landrum — “Sunrise, Crissy Field”

Photography: color

1st Govind P. Garg, M.D. — “Abstract in Nature”
2nd Elizabeth A. Frost, M.D. — “Want to Play With Me?”
3rd Alex F. Pue, M.D. — “Life Goes On: Nudibranch with Egg Mass”
Honorable Mention Govind P. Garg, M.D. — “Light, Shadow and Design”

Photography: black and white

1st Gordon R. Haddow, M.B. —“Eureka Dunes I”
2nd Gloria Walters — “Machine in the Garden II”

Computer-generated art

Special Mention Alan W. Grogono, M.D. — “Stereo Art Website”

Photography: digital

1st Daniel J. O’Brien, M.D. — “Desert From Really Far Away”
2nd Gregory Janelle — “Tempest”
3rd Edward Carden, M.D. — “Blue Bottom”
Honorable Mention Susan S. Wong, M.D. — “Untitled”

Graphic works on paper: drawings, prints and pastels

1st Young Z. Sohn, M.D. — “Be Kind”

Crafts: including needlework, weaving, pottery, stained glass, jewelry, construction and metal work, etc.

1st Susan S. Wong, M.D. — “A Peel for Peace”
2nd Karen Fuhrman — “A Psalm for Life”
3rd Marianne Axboe — “Catch of the Day”
Honorable Mention Norma A. Jones — “From My Window”

ASA Literary Awards
From judge John Casey, Henry Hoynes Professor of English at the University of Virginia and Winner of the National Book Award for his novel Spartina.

1st Alex Macario, M.D. — “A Sabbatical in Madrid”
Honorable Mention J. D. Beeson, M.D. — “Luv”

William P. Arnold III, M.D., is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.