Art in Craft Media 2023 Awards

Burchfield Penney Art Center Proudly Announces Award Winners in Biennial Juried Exhibition 

Buffalo, NY —The Burchfield Penney Art Center is proud to announce the award winners selected from the participants in the Art in Craft Media 2023 exhibition. Through the Sylvia L. Rosen Endowment Purchase Award, one or more of the exhibited works is selected for the permanent collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center—and up to $3,000 in purchase awards are made. One artist is awarded the Langley Kenzie Prize, which includes a solo exhibition at the Art Center, and one artist is selected to receive a monetary Margaret E. Mead Endowment Merit Award. 

This year, Sylvia L. Rosen Endowment Purchase Awards go to Fileve Tlaloc for her trio of Coloured Pots: Izinkhamba kwamaKaladi, and Gary Sczerbaniewicz for his piece AOG (Angel Of God...). These outstanding pieces will be become a part of the Burchfield Penney's permanent collection.

The Langley H. Kenzie Award is awarded to artist Ann Clarke for her stunning fiber artworks Interior Landscape: Early Spring Early Morning and Interior Landscape: Winter Night.  Clarke's work has been selected by different jurors for previous Art in Craft Media biennials, and we have long admired her artistry and imaginative fiber works. Stay tuned for Ann Clarke's 2024 exhibition at the Center!

The Margaret E. Mead Endowment Merit Award and monetary prize goes to Hayden Haynes (Onondaga Nation, Deer Clan) for his intricately carved mixed media piece Generations.

“We are so pleased to honor Sylvia L. Rosen’s legacy with these unique acquisitions and special awards and we commend juror Peter Jones for curating such a robust and vibrant exhibition. The stories behind each of these artists and their works will unfold in presentations and events at the Center and on our website. Stay connected to learn more.” —Nancy Weekly, Burchfield Scholar, Head of Collections, and Charles Cary Rumsey Curator

Learn more about the exhibition and this year's prize winners at burchfieldpenney.org/exhibitions.

Please note that the Art in Craft Media 2023 was previously scheduled to remain on view through March 31, 2024, however due to a scheduling conflict, the exhibition will now close on March 10, 2023.

A closing reception will be held at the Center on March 10, 2024 from 2:00 p.m.— 4:00 p.m. The reception will be free with the price of admission. Art in Craft Media 2023 exhibition catalogs are now available in The Museum Store! Take a deep dive into Art in Craft Media 2023 with Artist-led Exhibition Tours on December 21, 2023, January 18, 2024, & February 15, 2024 at 6:00 pm, and February 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm. Learn more about upcoming exhibition tours and hands-on workshops at burchfieldpenney.org/events.

SUPPORT FOR ART IN CRAFT MEDIA 2023 
The exhibition and accompanying publication are made possible through support from the Sylvia L. Rosen Endowment for Fine Art in Craft Media and the Margaret E. Mead Endowment. One or more of the exhibited works is selected for the permanent collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center—and up to $3,000 in purchase awards are made. One artist is awarded the Langley H. Kenzie Award, which includes a solo exhibition at the Burchfield Penney. One artist is selected to receive a monetary Margaret E. Mead Endowment Merit Award. 

ABOUT THE SYLVIA L. ROSEN ENDOWMENT 
Sylvia L. Rosen (1919 - 2022) was a respected potter and educator who taught ceramics at SUNY Buffalo State, University at Buffalo, and Amherst Senior High School. In 1987, she and her husband, Nathan, created the Sylvia L. Rosen Endowment for Fine Art in Craft Media at the Burchfield Penney Art Center. It has made possible juried biennial craft art exhibitions with purchase awards, alternating with biennial craft art lectures by field specialists. The first exhibition took place in 1988. Since then, these events have been a major force in the advancement and recognition of craft media in Western New York. 

ABOUT THE BURCHFIELD PENNEY ART CENTER 
Established in 1966 on the campus of SUNY Buffalo State University, the Burchfield Penney Art Center is dedicated to the art and vision of renowned American artist Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967) and the art and artists of Buffalo and our region. 

The Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State receives public support from SUNY Buffalo State University, Erie County, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Buffalo. Private support is provided by KeyBank in partnership with the First Niagara Foundation, The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation, the Cullen Foundation, the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, M&T Bank, The John R. Oishei Foundation, The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, John and Paula Reinhold/Joy Family Foundation, The Western New York Foundation, the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Trust, the Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation, the James Carey Evans Endowment, and many additional individuals, corporations, foundations, and Burchfield Penney members.