Sesow wins "Best in Show

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Best of Show Awad Jurors Choice Matt Sesow

The ast presents us with works offomidabl igre that emerge fom the depths ofa thick entry ground, The invigorated surface Mr. Sesow sweeps and chums actos the canvas take us through the passages and color soaked highlights of his thre punted canvases. Sesow's “Before and After” confronts physically challenging sutions with unflinching directness thats both fesh and honest, Pllng back his brush, Sesow gently pushes forthwith unspoken anguish tht grows with warmth and compassion, There i vigor an soulfulness in his work that speaks of a passionate embrace of life's struggle

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Sunnyview shows art by people with disabilities

By KATHY RICKETTS Gazette Reporter

SCHENECTADY — sue Ger Sten picked up her st camera wen she was’ years old

[Neatly six decades late —de- spite living with chrome pain and speniing several years in a ‘wheelchait because of severe Theumateid arthritis — ersten ‘sn accomplished professional photographer,

"What it did was make me ‘more seléconfident, more selt- Assured and. more determined that life would be ss clone to normal 26 possible.” sid Ger. ste

Her photograph of ewo sun- Mowers, tiled "Buddies" wil be included inthe "Fourth Annual ‘Acquisitions Exhibition by Arte ‘sts With Disables A gals Fund-ratsing event willbe Feld from 6 to 8 pm. Thurscay at Sunnyview Hosplia. Admission bem

“The exhibition contains more ‘than 70 pieces in such media os oil and watercolor pains, sculpture, photography, mised ‘media, sketches and ithographs, ‘More than 400 works mete sub mitted fer consideration.

Other Capital Region artists whose works were ablected are Virginia Cantarela of Green walle and Tom MeGarithy of La> ham.

Matt Sesow of Washington, DC. took best of show honors ‘while Allison Meriveather of Pearland, Texas, and Gaylene Alken ‘of Hardwick, Viy were “esignateda5"juros' choices:

Tutors were Sharon Dates, cue ator and director ofthese gal. lery atthe Albany Intemational Altpor: Amy Willams, director of Educational programs ot the ‘Acs Center of'the Capital Res ion in Troy: and Jim chard ‘Wilson, director of the Rathe hone Gallery x the Sages Col

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Hockenberry to speak

Avardzwinning journalist Join Heckenberry will be the eynote speaker. Hockenberry was paralyzed by a spinal cord injury when he was 19

[A correspondent far “Date- line NBC." Hlockenberry is a two-time Peabody Aveard wine ‘et, one ofthe highest honors in Journalism, He ts also a member ofthe hoard of directors of VOR, (ery Special Ars) 4 national

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