Congratulations to LAUREN KALMAN, a finalist for the Museum of Arts And Design’s Burke Prize. Awarded to a contemporary artist under the age of forty-five working in glass, fiber, clay, metal, and/or wood the finalists represent emerging voices expanding the disciplines at the core of American studio craft movement whose highly accomplished work demonstrates a strong use of materials, innovative processes, and conceptual rigor and relevance. Named for Marian and Russell Burke, two passionate collectors of craft and longtime supporters of MAD, the Burke Prize is an unrestricted award of $50,000.
image: Flourish, 2019. Giclee. 28 x 20 inches