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THE OUTWIN

On view at NPG March 12, 2016 – January 8, 2017

2016
Prize Winners
An African American girl with a bright red had and a large tea cup and saucer.
First Prize
Amy Sherald

Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance)

Oil on canvas
A large wooden cube, with an elderly face drawn on it in charcoal.
People's Choice Awardee
Adrián Román ("Viajero")

Caja De Memoria Viva II: Constancia Colón de Clemente

Charcoal on wood, audio recording, mixed media, and artifacts
Small girl stares accusingly from the darkness of the backseat of a car.
Second Prize
Cynthia Henebry

Mavis in the backseat

Inkjet print
A charcoal and graphite portrait of a black man seated and facing the viewer.
Third Prize
Joel Daniel Phillips

Eugene #4

Charcoal and graphite on paper
Oil painting self portrait of Sedrick Huckaby's expressionless face.
Commended
Sedrick Huckaby

Sedrick, Sed, Daddy

Oil on canvas
A woman, turned to face the viewer, sits in a rocking chair breastfeeding a child.
Commended
Jessica Todd Harper

Becky, June, Jessica, and Mary

Pigment print
A self portrait of Jess Dugan presenting herself as masculine in a muscle shirt.
Commended
Jess T. Dugan

Self-portrait (muscle shirt)

Pigment print
Two young women, one black and one white, standing together with an arm draped around each others shoulders.
Commended
Daniel James McInnis

Heidi and Lily, Ohio 2014

Inkjet print from 8 x 10 color negative

Finalists
A set of twins, sculpted from plaster and painted with acrylic.
John Ahearn

The Rodriquez Twins

Acrylic paint over plaster (diptych)
A cast sculpture bust of a balding old man with eyes closed.
Dean Allison

“What would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared?”

Cast glass, resin, and paint
A portrait of an old sepia photograph of a woman.
Wendy Arbeit

A Moment In Time

Daguerreotype, tintypes, C-prints, and black-and-white print
A Down Syndrome man in a Superman onesie lying asleep on a couch, shelves of books in the background.
Rick Ashley

Michael #145973

Inkjet print
Two transgender teens embracing on a bed.
Evan Baden

Florence and Daniel

Pigment print on aluminum
A woman in Islamic garb, seated and holding her daughter on her lap.
Claire Beckett

April and her daughter Sarah

Inkjet print
A pencil drawing of an older woman smoking a cigarette, with an ashtray on the counter before her.
Claudia Biçen

Jenny Miller

Pencil on drawing and glassine papers
A portrait of a woman in an apron, a rooster held in one arm, a glove held in her other hand.
Kelly Carmody

Woman with Rooster

Oil on canvas
A black man with grey hair and in a yellow and navy plaid suit.
Marti Corn

Johnny Jones

Pigment print
A charcoal portrait of and older woman, her skin depicted with a pebbly texture.
Ray Dicapua

Phyllis

Charcoal on paper
A man in sunglasses sitting in a chair, garbed in a red and white striped shirt, a red-white-and-blue striped hat, and a scarf of red-white-and-blue puff balls.
Tim Doud

American Prize

Oil on linen
A photo little girl on a bike in the middle of the street, turning and frowning at the camera.
Maureen Drennan

Shannan

Inkjet print
Two women in jackets, one with a black cap, and the other with a bright yellow hat, gloves and purse.
Paul D’Amato

Margaret and Marquetta Tisdell, Original Providence Baptist Church

Inkjet print
A sepia-toned portrait of a man, hair pulled back from his face, with a short beard and glasses casting shadows on his cheeks as light shines on him from above.
Gaspar Enríquez

John from De Puro Corazon series

Acrylic on paper
A multi-media and patterned portrait of a boy standing between two trees in a pink shirt.
Lucy Fradkin

Arthur Dreams of India

Acrylic gouache, collage, pencil, and metallic thread on paper
A photo of a boy wearing a boxer's outfit, taken just after he's finished a fight.
Jona Frank

James, Post–Wirral Fight

Pigment print
An oil painting of a woman helping guide two Mexican immigrants (a man and a woman) out of a river to finish crossing the border into Texas.
Rigoberto A. González

La Guía (“The Guide”)

Oil on linen
A dark, sepia-toned portrait of a ghostly African American couple standing in an eerie swamp.
Allison Janae Hamilton

Haints at Swamp II.

C-print
An oil painting in yellow hues, of an older woman from the waist up, expressionless and naked, her hair flowing and her eyebrows raised.
Anne Harris

Invisible (Yellow)

Oil on linen
An oil painting depicting the naked torso of an obese woman wearing a hawk necklace, her breasts fallen in symmetry with the soft folds of the fat and smooth skin of her stomach.
Clarity Haynes

Janie

Oil on linen
A girl asleep on a couch in an impoverished home.
Dave Jordano

Diane Sleeping, Poletown, Detroit, 2013

Pigment print
A graphite and mixed-media 3-dimensional collage (in primarily black & white with blue accents) of a woman kneeling in front of a wall looking at herself in a mirror, while behind her,
Riva Lehrer

Alison Bechdel

Charcoal, mixed media, and 3-D collage on paper
A white teen girl sitting in the driver's seat of a sedan at night with the interior light illuminating her.
Jarod Lew

Audrey (2014)

Pigment print
A graphite drawing of a white woman in a wedding dress with her hair drawn up behind her head.
Michael Meadors

Agnes

Graphite and enamel on paper
A watercolor portrait of an older black man wearing a beige turtleneck, a blue jacket and a grey boater hat.
Dean Mitchell

Artist Bob Ragland

Watercolor on board
A portrait of a little girl standing alone in a kitchen, her eyes closed, a red bow in her hair and in a white dress covered in little red hearts.
Thu Nguyen

The Valentine Dress

Oil on panel
A black woman with an afro looking unamused. On a wall behind her is writing that says *I LOVE YOUR HAIR*.
Tim Okamura

I Love Your Hair

Oil and mixed media on canvas
A black woman sitting in a dignified manner in an art studio gazing intently at the viewer.
Christine Osinski

Atisha at the Cooper Union School of Art

Inkjet print
An oil painting of two older white men with glasses, sitting together on a beige couch bordered in a dark-stained wood.
Paul Oxborough

Harvey and Teddy

Oil on linen
A black and white portrait of a woman lying face down on a bed, gazing off to the side.
Louis Palu

Deported

Pigment print
A portrait of a teen white girl in a striped dress with patterned accent spots.
Carolyn Sherer

Lucy, 15 Years Old

Pigment print
A black & white portrait of a black woman seated in a chair in her art studio.
Donita Simpson

Gilda Snowden in Her Detroit Studio

Pigment print
A portait of a black girl with a wrist brace wearing a pink tanktop and shorts while sitting on a the edge of a truck bed.
Mike Smith

Watauga, TN 2014

Inkjet print
An image of a collection of student portraits hung on a wall.
Naoko Wowsugi

Thank You for Teaching Me English

Inkjet prints on canvas, antique frames, and plaque
An oil portrait of an old white man sitting at a table with a flourishing garden at his back.
Brenda Zlamany

Portrait #138 (David Hockney)

Oil on panel
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