Exhibitions

The First Annual Awards in the Visual Arts Exhibition/AVA 1

May 7, 1982 – August 8, 1982

Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and G Streets, NW
Washington, DC

3rd Floor

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Visit 52 works by 10 artists who are winners of the first annual Awards in the Visual Arts (AVA). Selected by jurors from 10 regions in the U.S., the winners were judged emerging artists and are the recipients of fellowships.

The artists are: Terry Allen, Fresno, CA; Maurie Kerrigan, Philadelphia, PA; Richard Bosman, New York City; Michael Luchs, Holly, MI; Douglas Bourgeois, Gonzales, LA; Stephen Schultz, Iowa City, IO; Marsha Burns, Seattle, WA; Richard Shaffer, Arlington, TX; Edward C. Flood, Brooklyn, NY; Michael Singer, Wilmington, VT.

The AVA program is administered by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, in consultation with NMAA.

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