Anna Gray & Ryan Wilson Paulsen - 1 of 7 Finalists for The Brink Award

Congratulations to Anna Gray & Ryan Wilson Paulsen - one of the seven finalists for the 2011 Brink Award.

The Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington is delighted to announce the short list of candidates for The Brink, an award for emerging artists in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. The 2011 finalists are Grant Barnhart (Seattle, WA), Debra Baxter (Seattle, WA), Dawn Cerny (Seattle, WA), Andrew Dadson (Vancouver, BC), Tannaz Farsi (Eugene, OR), Allison Hrabluik (Vancouver, BC), and artist team Anna Gray and Ryan Wilson Paulsen (Portland, OR).

This new award is now in its second biennial cycle, following 2009’s winner, Isabelle Pauwels (Vancouver, BC.) The selection committee will conduct studio visits with the eight artists in late March and early April.

In partnership with long-time Henry Art Gallery benefactors and Seattle art supporters John and Shari Behnke, the Henry confers this biennial prize of $12,500 to one of these artists, all of whom are at the beginning stages of a promising professional career. The recipient will also be given a solo exhibition at the Henry, and a work of his or her art will be acquired for the museum’s permanent collection. The winner of The Brink will be announced Friday, April 22, 2011, at 7PM.