urricane Katrina failed in her attempt to blow away the 2005 Art Exhibit and its theme, “Centennial Celebration,” even though the storm moved the display from New Orleans to Atlanta. John T. Bonner, M.D., an Atlanta resident and former chair of the Committee on Art Exhibits, was instrumental in assisting with the last-minute change of venue.

The exhibit was situated between the two entrances of the exhibit hall and could easily be seen from the middle of the hall. This location provided incredible visibility.

Kudos go to Martin Grogono for his creation of the “logo” for the exhibit, which he based on a 1943 advertisement for a sedative that appeared in an issue of the American Journal of Surgery. The ad is now on display at the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology. T-shirts displaying the logo [Figure 1] became big items at the display, selling out within two days.

	Figure 1 Jenna E. Black, M.D., a hard-working member of the 2005 Committee on Art Exhibits, models the T-shirt while standing next to the artwork by Martin Grogono that was this year’s Art Exhibit logo.

For a second year, the committee owes its sincere appreciation to Dave Alpern, a member of the office staff of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia, who again worked tirelessly to make the exhibit a success.

Art judges were Corinne Adams, an Atlanta-based artist who works in fine art photography and mixed media, and Jerry Cullum, Senior Editor of Art Papers magazine and art critic for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Marcia Day Childress, Ph.D., co-director of the Humanities in Medicine Program at the University of Virginia, judged the entries in the literature category. Tragically, Ben Apfelbaum, a noted art curator and enthusiastic champion of developing Atlanta artists, died unexpectedly shortly after his selection as a referee.

The judges selected the following winners.

Best of Show

John T. Bonner, M.D. — “Polaroid Transfer” (from the color photography category)

Viewer’s Choice Award

Norma A. Jones — “100 Years Ago” (from the theme category)

	Viewer’s Choice Award Norma A. Jones, with her “100 Years Ago” entry.

Theme: Centennial Celebration

1st : Norma A. Jones — “100 Years Ago” (from the crafts category)
2nd: Maurice S. Albin, M.D., and Kamara Savage — “A Threnody for Pain (Parts I and II)” (from the graphic works category)

Junior Exhibitor

1st : Taylor Boysen — “The Green Man” (sculpture)
2nd: Alexander J. Janelle — “Firey” (digital photography)
3rd: Sabrina Rebuck — “Pine Needle Basket” (craft)
Honorable Mention: Tara Rebuck — “What a Purdy Bird” (graphic works)

Painting: oil and acrylics

1st: Charlene Thomas — untitled
2nd: Martha J. Beebe — “Hilo Home”
3rd: James A. Thomas, M.D. — untitled
Honorable Mention: Robert A. Veselis, M.D. — “Chloe Pop!”

Painting: watercolor, tempera and gouache

1st: Ku-Mie Kim, M.D. — “Magnolia”

Photography: color

1st: John T. Bonner, M.D. — “Polaroid Transfer”
2nd: Taehyung Han, M.D. — “Winter Mountain”
3rd: Ray J. Defalque, M.D. — “Con Song”

Photography: black and white

1st: Gregory M. Janelle, M.D. — “Convergence”

Computer-generated art

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

Photography: digital

1st: Anne E. Dickinson, M.D. — “Where Have All the Tourists Gone?”
2nd: Faranack Benz — “Welcome to Buffalo”
3rd: David H. Rebuck, D.O. — “Serenity”
Honorable Mention: Daniel J. O’Brien, M.D. — “Trier, Shadow and Light”

Graphic works on paper: drawings, prints and pastels

1st: Druscilla Defalque — “Window Dressing”

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

1st: Frederic A. Berry, M.D. — “Reflections”
2nd: Jerry A. Dorsch, M.D. — “Up, Up, and Away”

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: John E. Forestner, M.D. — “Brickler’s”
2nd: Tabitha Washington, M.D. and Jaimene Nichols — “It’s Surgery Day”
3rd: Adolph H. Giesecke, M.D. — “For a January Sunday”
Honorable Mention: James D. Beeson, M.D. — “Cosmic Spark”

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