2013 Mary Sawyers Baker Prize Winners
Jonathan Latiano
Jonathan Latiano is an installation artist with an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. His surreal work incorporates elements of biology, astronomy, physics and geology to create surreal spaces and dreamlike experiences. “It is an incredible honor to receive the Mary Sawyers Baker Prize,” says Jonathan. “I owe so much to my fellow artists and friends here in the Baltimore art scene, their dedication to their practice and incite into the material and mediums in which they work set a constant bar that I aim to reach in my own studio on a daily basis. Its groups of colleagues like this and awards like the Baker Prize that make Baltimore such an invigorating place to be an artist right now.”
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Dariusz Skoraczewski
Dariusz Skoraczewski is the Baltimore Symphony’s principal cellist and the laureate of various international competitions such as the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, the Leonard Rose Competition in Washington, D.C., and the Rostropovich Competition in Paris. As a soloist he has performed with numerous orchestras in the US including the Montgomery Symphony, Alexandria Symphony, Arlington Philharmonic, Lancaster Symphony, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He has also been featured at the Great Hall in Baltimore, the Barge Music Festival in New York City, and the prestigious Carnegie Hall.
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Lynne Parks
Lynne Parks is a self-taught visual artist with a BA from Hollins University and an independent major in creative writing/ theater/film studies. “I’m grateful to the Baker Artist Awards for many reasons,” says Lynne. “As a self-taught artist without affiliations and few resources, Baker has provided me with exposure and encouragement that I would have been hard pressed to find elsewhere. Opportunities have arisen for shows, collaboration, feedback, and camaraderie. The community they have created is hugely supportive and inspirational. I am deeply honored to be a recipient of a Mary Sawyers Baker Award.”
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ABOUT THE MARY SAWYERS BAKER PRIZE
In 1964, Mary Sawyers Baker established the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund in honor of her husband. In 2008, the Governors of the Fund established Mary Sawyers Baker Prize to honor her civic involvement & devotion to the arts.
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Shodekeh Talifero
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