ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
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| Philip Campbell in his studio. Image courtesy of The Indianapolis Star |
Philip Campbell has won the online readers' poll for the 2016 Alpha Omega Prize - Artist of the Year for his woodcut "
Rising From the Fire." The Christian artist, in an interfaith field of ten finalists that includes those who identify as Buddhist, atheist, and Jewish, won with a majority of
subscriber votes when the month-long poll closed yesterday (Oct. 1-31). Campbell placed ahead of the other finalists in the following order:
R. Crumb,
Tom Torluemke,
Walter McConnell,
Tobi Kahn,
Armando Adrian-Lopez,
Scott Brooks,
J.C. Lewis, and
Michele Castagenetti. First awarded in 2008, the
Alpha & Omega Prize for Contemporary Religious Arts recognizes contemporary visual art that promotes religious dialogue in America, for better or worse.
This is the ninth consecutive round of the Alpha Omega Prize. The ten finalists are determined by the highest page views for news posts of the previous 365 days. The Artist of the Year will receive a crystal award and a purchase prize of up to $500 for acquiring an original of their work or publication of such work. The list of annual winners features many contemporary art giants: from
Kehinde Wiley (2008) to
Donald Jackson (2015), and
Helen Zughaib (2009) to
Banksy (2011).
Alpha Omega Arts’ editors will choose the other two award categories: Clergy of the Year and Museum Exhibition of the Year and will announce those winners in Sunday's
e-newsletter.
