Award 2001
“Look Away” in the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital 2002 calendar
In September 2001 Matt Sesow's painting "Look Away" was one of the works selected for the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital's Art Abilities Project 2002, a wall calendar of art by artists with disabilities organized with University Place Art Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, the city where he grew up.
letter · 2001-09-14
Release statement to Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
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This statement by Matt Sesow, written and signed on September 14, 2001 authorizes the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska to full and complete rights to reproduce the painting ‘Look Away’ created by Matt Sesow. This right and statement does not apply to other artworks (present or future) completed by Matt Sesow.
Matt Sesow September 14, 2001
letter · 2001-09-20
Letter to Carol Jess, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
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September 20, 2001 Carol Jess Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital 5401 South Street Lincoln, NE 68506-2134 Dear Carol and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital:
I am very pleased to have had my painting ‘Look Away’ selected to be part of the Madonna Rehabilitation Calendar Project. As you requested in a letter notifying me of selection, I am including in this envelope the information and materials requested. I am able to email or send you high resolution digital versions of the studio pictures enclosed. Please let me know if that is preferable. Please do not hesitate to contact me if something I sent is out of order or needs clarification. Thank you, Matt Sesow
call for entries · 2001
Art Abilities Project 2002 entry form (blank)
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital / University Place Art Center
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Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital University Place Art Center Art Abilities Project 2002   [...]
Note: 12 pieces will be selected for purchase. Purchase price should include rights to reproduction. Selected artwork, and rights to reproduction, will become the sole property of Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital and will be used in a variety of ways including a wall calendar for 2002. 
artist bio / exhibition list · 2001-12 (approx., before the Jan 6 2002 CDW hang; to confirm with Matt)
Matt Sesow exhibition list sent to CD Warehouse (email "from matt....")
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ÿ "Look Away" selected for Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital 2002 Calendar (Nebraska)
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Research notes
- Image confirmed by Matt (Oct 25 2026). Which month the painting ran in the printed 2002 calendar is not known; a printed copy would help. Image file lookawayd.jpg sits in the Aroma Aug 2001 show folder on the CD, so the painting was likely also in Aroma 2001.
Where this record comes from
- Grok Bot brief-13 sweep of sesow.com (October 24, 2026), checked by Claude
- Release statement to Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
- Letter to Carol Jess, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
- Art Abilities Project 2002 entry form (blank)
Cite as: Sesow, Matt. “‘Look Away’ in the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital 2002 calendar.” Matt Sesow Career Chronicle, 2001. history.sesow.com/e/2001-madonna-rehabilitation-calendar-look-away.html. Accessed [date].
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