Congratulations Julie Richey!
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Julie Richey Grand Prize Night Shirt |
Night Shirt
detail
Magda Busetto
Honorable Mention
Occhio
Orsoni Smalti Veneziani
Kate Kerrigan
Finalist
Rainy Day Central Park
Greg Haas
Finalist
Blue Wave
Angela Staehling
Finalist
Coraux Rouges
Venice, Italy..............Orsoni Smalti Veneziani is proud to announce the winners of theOrsoni Prize 2009, the International Award for Mosaic Fine Art. The Grand Prize has been awarded toJulie Richey for her sculptural work,Night Shirt. Richey will receive Euro 1,000 and a trip to Venice, Italy to attend a 1 weekMaster in Mosaic workshop at Orsoni. Her award winning mosaic will be exhibited at the Angelo Orsoni Gallery.
The jurors, Lucio Orsoni, Honorary President,Angelo Orsoni and Pino Bisazza, President,Trend Group choseNight Shirt because of the artist's exceptional success in depicting an "atmospheric landscape of pure poetry that harmonizes with sculptural form of the clothing."
Honorable Mention was awarded to Magda Busetto for creating the "the startling effect of being watched." Busetto will receive 3 kilos of Orsoni 24 k gold mosaic. In addition 3 Finalists were named,Kate Kerrigan,Greg Haas andAngela Staehling. Each of these artists will receive 1 kilo of Orsoni 24k gold mosaic.
This year 98 submissions were received from 15 countries. All submissions will be posted on the Orsoni web sitewww.orsoni.com in October. The biennial prize will be offered again in 2011.
Orsoni Smalti Veneziani has been producingsmalti and 24 k gold mosaic since 1888 in the Cannaregio district of Venice, Italy. In 2008 Orsoni was awarded the Premio Firenze Donna, Italy's prestigious cultural award.
The Master of Mosaic workshops located at the foundry are taught by Maestra Antonella Gallenda throughout the year. Participants stay at Domus Orsoni, the enchanting bed and breakfast located steps away from the mosaic studio.