he ASA Art Exhibit at the 2006 Annual Meeting in Chicago again provided a superb venue for meeting attendees to escape from the hectic activities of an international conference. Approximately 50 artists exhibited well over 130 pieces, a significantly larger showing than the 2005 exhibit, which was truncated severely by Hurricane Katrina.

The exhibit was located immediately adjacent to the entrance of the Exhibit Hall, making the display available to nearly all attendees. We opted to open the gates one hour prior to the opening of the hall on Sunday, the first day of the exhibit. That was fortuitous, because it gave attendees the opportunity to see the art display while waiting for the main attraction. It also facilitated sales of “My Hometown” T-shirts, commemorating the theme and logo of the display.

Again this year, kudos go to David Alpern, a member of the office staff of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Virginia. Dave’s third year of providing tireless service to the committee, the exhibitors and visitors deserves the highest praise.

Art judges were Mary Beyer, an art curator at the McCormick Gallery, and Michael Bonesteel, an art historian and writer. Again this year, Marcia Childress, Ph.D., Associate Director of the Center for Humanism in Medicine at the University of Virginia, served as juror for the literature submissions.

The judges selected the following winners:

Best of Show
J. Kent Garman, M.D. – “Birdhouses”
(digital photograph)
[This artwork is featured on the back cover of the December 2006 ASA NEWSLETTER.]

J. Kent Garman, M.D., won Best of Show with his digital photograph “Birdhouses.”

Viewers’ Choice
Kue-Mi Kim, M.D., Ph.D. – “Chrysanthemum”
[This artwork is featured on the back cover of this NEWSLETTER.]

Theme: My Hometown
1st: Anne E. Dickison, M.D. – “For Sale”
2nd: Jay S. De Vore, M.D. – “First Flight”
3rd: Rhoda D. Levine, M.D. – “Playland”

Anne E. Dickison, M.D., took first place in the My Hometown theme submission with her photograph “For Sale.”

Painting: Oil and Acrylics
1st: Ezzat I. Abouleish, M.D. – “Portrait #2”
2nd: Oak Z. Chi, M.D. – “County Park”
3rd: Charlene Thomas, M.D. – “Right Now”

Painting: Watercolor
1st: Shiro Shimosato, M.D. – “Sparrows”
2nd: Y. Prasertwanitch, M.D. – “Valley of Life”
3rd: Kue-Mi Kim, M.D., Ph.D. – “Phalaenopsis”

Photography: Color
1st: Tae Hyung Han, M.D. – “Roofing Tiles”
2nd: Govind P. Garg, M.D. – “Abstract in Rocks”
3rd: Anne E. Dickison, M.D. – “Solstice Sunrise”

Photography: Digital
1st: J. Kent Garman, M.D. – “Birdhouses”
2nd: Jessica A. Alexander, M.D. – “Ceiling Mural of Gala and Dali”
3rd: Harry J. Cozen, M.D. – “Oh, No!”

Graphic Works on Paper:
1st: Susan Giesecke, M.D. – “Untitled”

Sculpture
1st: Jose S. Sison, M.D. – “Bug”

Crafts:
1st: Stacy L. Jones, M.D. – “Antler Basket”
2nd: Jerry A. Dorsch, M.D. – “Charlotte”

Junior Exhibitor
1st: William Lorenz – “Outdoor Boy”
2nd: Lorraine Lorenz – “Rooster”
3rd: Elizabeth Lorenz – “Cactus Bloom”

Junior exhibitor Lorraine Lorenz took second place for “Rooster” and William Lorenz won first with “Outdoor Boy.”

ASA Literature Awards
1st: Robert E. Johnstone, M.D. – “Last Words”
2nd: John E. Forestner, M.D. – “Mentor”
3rd: Farnaz M. Gazoni, M.D. – “Compassion’s Potential”
Honorable Mention: Kathryn E. McGoldrick, M.D. – “Lost Innocence”

First place in the literature category went to Robert E. Johnstone, M.D., for “Last Words.”

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