On January 13, the 91st Annual Award Winners Exhibition opened at the NSS Gallery in New York City. The exhibition is a showcase of the award winning sculptures from the 90th Annual which had been on view at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina from May through July and at Indy Art Center from August through December 2024.  In July, a Jury of Awards convened on the garden grounds to choose the prize winners and this year included:  NSS Fellow John Belardo; Ann Malphrus, Sculptor; and Helena Fox, Owner/Director Helena Fox Fine Art (Charleston, SC).

The 91st Annual Award Winners Exhibition will be on view at the NSS Gallery through March 21, 2025.  The sixteen prize winners in the exhibition are:

1. NSS Gold Medal and Charlotte Geffken Prize of $4,000. For best overall sculpture in the exhibition (First Place, “Best in Show”)

              Bred for the Plowland by Sandy Scott, FNSS

 

2. NSS Silver Medal and Maurice B. Hexter Prize of $3,000. For the second-best sculpture in the exhibition (Second Place)

              Tiburtinus I by Brendan Johnston

 

3. NSS Bronze Medal and Andre Harvey Award of $2,500. (Third Place)

              Classic with a Twist by Mick Doellinger, FNSS

 

4. The Anna Hyatt Huntington Award of $1,000. and a Brookgreen Medal. For a work in any medium displaying high quality in concept, design, and execution.

             Don Quixote by Rett Longmore

 

5. Fred and Cheryl Newby Patrons Award of $1,000.

             Apparition by Diane Collins

 

6. Marcel Jovine President’s Prize of $1,000. For a realistic work, preferably in the form of a bas-relief.

            Sliders, Down by Jeremiah Welsh, NSS

 

7. Marilyn Newmark Memorial Award of $1,000. For a realistic sculpture done in the classical tradition.

           Attitude by Anthony Antonios, FNSS

 

8. Marion and Gilbert Roller Memorial Prize of $1,000.

          Wary Wake by Darrell Davis, FNSS

 

9. Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Prize of $750. For an outstanding work, either carved or cast.

           Flowing Torso by Ryoichi Suzuki, FNSS

 

10. The Susan and Robert Polack Prize of $1,000. Recognizing artistic achievement by a first-time exhibitor.

          Bloom by Malynda Cooper

 

11. Agop Agopoff Memorial Prize of $500. For a classical sculpture.

           Sunshine by Gwen Marcus, FNSS

 

12. Ortmayer/Corcoran Teacher Inspiration Award of $500.

           Caw of the Wild by Jeremy Bradshaw, NSS

 

13. Jane B. Armstrong Memorial Award of $400.

           Anahit by Stephen Saxenian

 

14. Margaret Hexter Prize of $300. For a creative sculpture in the round.

            Board Meeting by Ken Rowe, FNSS

 

15. Edith H. And Richman Proskauer Prize of $300. For a non-traditional sculpture

           Inhale by Sherry Rossini

 

16. Beverly Hoyt Robertson Memorial Award of $200. and Gloria Medal. For the work of the highest quality by a young sculptor (age 40 or younger)

           Shelter I & II by Taylor Fawcett