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2011 Trawick Prize Finalists
Lillian Bayley Hoover, Baltimore, MD Lillian Bayley Hoover earned her Master of Fine Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD. Hoover has served as adjunct professor at MICA and at Anne Arundel and Baltimore City Community Colleges since 2006. Hoover’s work has been exhibited at James Backas Gallery, Maryland Arts Place, School 33 and Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD; Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA; Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA and Greater Reston Arts Center, Resont, VA. She has been the recipient of the Bethesda Painting Awards Young Artist Award, two individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council, as well as a previous semi-finalists for both The Sondheim Prize and The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards.
Ryan Browning, Frederick, MD Ryan Browning made his Trawick Prize debut in 2008 winning the Young Artist Award and having his work featured in a group show at Heineman Myers Gallery, Bethesda, MD. His work has been exhibited in numerous Baltimore galleries including The Silber Art Gallery, Goucher College; Nudshank Gallery, Gallery 4, Decker and Fox 3 Galleries at Maryland Institute College of Art, and the Baltimore Theater Project. Browning holds a Bachelor of Art in Art History and Curatorial Studies from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; and, a Master of Fine Art in Painting and Interdisciplinary Art from Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
Caryl Burtner, Richmond, VA Caryl Burtner’s work has been exhibited in solo shows at Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC; Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC; Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA as well as select group exhibitions at 1708 Gallery and Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond, VA; Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI; The Drawing Center, New York, NY and the Centre for Fine Print Research, Bristol, England. Her work is held in collection at the Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Woman in the Arts, Art Institute of Chicago Library Special Collections and more. Burtner was previously a Trawick Prize finalist in 2006, and accepted to artist colonies by the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and Nexus Press, Atlanta, GA.
Warren Craghead III, Charlottesville, VA Warren Craghead III earned his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin, his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University and attended the Skowhegan School. His work has been featured in solo and two-person exhibitions at Migration Gallery and Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, VA; ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA and Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA. Additionally, his work has been on display at the James Gallery, CUNY, New York, NY; Gallery Neptune and the 2008 Trawick Prize Exhibit, Bethesda, MD; Arlington Art Center and the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia; the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, CA, and the Amadora Festival in Lisbon, Portugal. Craghead has numerous published projects in newspapers and magazines, has been a Notable Selection in The Year’s Best American Comics, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and is a past recipient of graduate and professional fellowships from The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA.	View instructions and download pdf to make your own "prize, prized" book here.
Adam Davies, Washington, D.C. Adam Davies is a lecturer and media specialist in the department of adult programs at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. His work has been highlighted in solo exhibitions at Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA; Main Line Art Center, Philadelphia, PA and Fe Arts Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, as well as in group shows at Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown, MA; the 2010 Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition and 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA. Davies earned his Masters of Education from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA and holds a Master of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Most recently, Davies attended a residency at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, TX and received an Artist Fellowship Grant from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Mia Feuer, Washington, D.C. Within the past year, Mia Feuer has exhibited her sculpture in solo exhibitions at Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, VT; Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA; Transformer Gallery and Conner Contemporary, Washington, D.C. and The Atlanta Center for Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA. Feuer has received numerous accolades including Best in Show, Durham Art Guild, Durham NC, D.C. Commission for the Arts & Humanities Fellowship, support grant from Alliance for Artist Communities, Providence, RI and Bemis Center for Contemporary Art Fellowship, Omaha, NE. She studied sculpture and exhibited her work at numerous art spaces at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, and earned her Master of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Skye Gilkerson, Baltimore, MD Skye Gilkerson holds a Master of Fine Art from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, and serves as the exhibition specialist at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. She has been an artist-in-residence with Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado; the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska and the Philadelphia Art hotel in Pennsylvania. Her work has been exhibited at Seed Space, Nashville, TN; Tate Modern, London, UK and Second Chance, Baltimore, MD, as well as juried shows at Majestic Gallery, Northville, OH and BJ Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY. Additionally, Gilkerson’s work is held in numerous private and public art collections in the United States and Germany.
Michelle Rogers, Alexandria, VA Michelle Rogers completed her Master of Arts in French Literature from The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Since 1989, Rogers has explored creative photography drawing upon inspiration from literature. Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions at numerous university galleries including Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of Rhode Island; HUB Robeson Galleries, Penn State University; and Harry Krug Gallery; as well as Southern Light Gallery, Amarillo, TX; The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD and Mac Fee Gallery, Washington, D.C. Additionally, Rogers is a past recipient of an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Virginian Commission of the Arts.
Sofia Silva, Baltimore, MD Sofia Silva studied at the National University of La Plata, Argentina and continued her education at the International Center of Photography in New York. Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions at C. Grimaldis Gallery, Goucher College and RTKL in Baltimore, MD and VVV Gallery in Buenos Aries, Argentina, as well as selected groups exhibitions at the Art Museum of the Americas and Curator’s Office, Washington, D.C., Apexart, New York, NY and the Contemporary Museum and Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD. In 2009, Silva was bestowed an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council, and in 2010 was selected as an artist-in-residence at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY.
Marty Weishaar, Baltimore, MD Currently an artist-in-residence at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD, Marty Weishaar has also been in-residence at The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT and at BetterArts, Redwood NY. His work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at Baltimore Museum of Art, School 33, Creative Alliance, The Whole Gallery and Artscape in Baltimore, MD; The Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C. and The Chesapeake Gallery, Harford Community College, Harford, MD. Weishaar graduated from The American University, Washington, D.C. in 2007 with a Master of Fine Art, and received a Mellon Grant and Catherina Baart Biddle Art award the same year.
Lu Zhang, Baltimore, MD Lu Zhang studied general fine arts at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. Solo exhibits of her work have been featured at C. Grimaldis Gallery and Decker Gallery, both in Baltimore, MD, and Randall Scott Gallery, Washington, D.C. Zhang’s work has also been in selected group exhibits at Hexagon Gallery, Baltimore, MD; Art Miami at Randall Scott Gallery, Miami, FL; Washington Project for the Arts and Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, D.C. and the Center for Art and Culture, Aix-en-Provence, France. Zhang was a recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant in 2010.

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