Repost from the University of Rochester Dept of English FB
The Lillian Fairchild Award Centennial Celebration with honoree artist G. Peter Jemison at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester on Monday, April 7, 2025!
Jemison is this year’s winner of the award, which recognizes a resident of the Rochester area who has produced “the most meritorious and praiseworthy creation of art, poetry, or literature of the imagination” within the previous calendar year. It was created in 1924 by U of R Professor Herman L. Fairchild as a tribute to the artistic endeavors of his daughter, Lillian.
Jemison, of the Heron Clan from the Cattaraugus Territory, Seneca Nation, is a mixed-media artist and writer whose work has been shown around the world, including at the MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Jemison’s work in MAG’s collection, Crow in the Shadow, will be on view in the museum’s introductory gallery.
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Jemison for this latest award recognizing your outstanding service!
