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“Yei Healer”
by Melvin John, Navajo (Diné)
Description: Acrylic paint on canvas.
About this Award: Awarded for excellence in vision in any two-dimensional art media.
Juror’s Comments:
Polly Folwell, Terry DeWald, and Rachel Sahmie: Polly: What I saw was the use of lighting in a dark way—which is almost an oxymoron, because usually when people try to use light you see it really light or the lack of light. Terry: and the vision of the sky as far as the sunrise or sunset, and you’re looking right through the figure there into a night sky with a crescent moon – wonderful imagination. Rachel: and just the size, the coloring of the whole canvas Polly: almost makes it feel lifelike Terry: Spooky, dude! [laughter]