Oliver Doriss Chosen as GTCF Community of Art Award Winner

Congratulations to Oliver Doriss, who was named this week as the winner of the 2012 Foundation of Art Award Winner. Doriss is both an amazing artist and a gallerist, showcasing the works of others at the Fulcrum Gallery. While other galleries have opened and closed over the last few years, Oliver has kept his doors open and interesting since 2007. From the press release:

Congratulations to glass artist Oliver Doriss, our 2012 Foundation of Art winner! As the winner, Oliver will receive a $7,500 award and create a commissioned art piece for the Community Foundation, to be unveiled in December 2012 at a culminating art show featuring the work of Foundation of Art Award nominees from the past five years.

“Oliver is deeply committed to art in Tacoma, both as an artist and a gallerist,” said Jeremy Mangan, former Foundation of Art Award winner and the Foundation of Art Committee member who nominated Doriss for the Award. “His own glass work is as unique and risky as it is beautiful, and Fulcrum Gallery is a vital and dynamic venue where art and community meet in the best way.”

“I was flattered just to be nominated,” said Doriss. “I couldn’t have done a better job at identifying the creative community than in the artists that were nominated. To be selected as the winner and have that recognition is very validating.”

To read more about Doriss and other award nominees, visit the GTCF Foundation of Art Award page. There’s more than one familiar name listed among the nominees. Congratulations to Oliver, and to all the nominees.