b'Not So Still Life in Progress, 2018. Work in progress. Artwork and photo by Aldwyth. at a private foundation. In 2010, the fund cameCarolina Elizabeth ONeill Verner Governors to The Pittsburgh Foundation, where it will beAward for the Arts. administered in perpetuity. Her latest collage, A not so Still Life in a Artists do not apply for the award, butLandscape (minimal) with Figures, sort of was rather are nominated each year by a rotatingcompleted with the help of her newly hired assis-pool of nominators from archaeology programstant, Torry Lusik, and was included in a juried and established nonprofit arts and culturalexhibition at the South Carolina State Museum. organizations. Awardees are selected by aThe piece won the purchase prize and is now in Pittsburgh-based committee. the museums permanent collection. Aldwyth The award has been a crucial sourcehas concepts in mind for the other pieces but of support to artists who have becomedoesnt like speculating about final products. masters in their fields, including 1948 winnerWhen you talk about it, I find you dont do Jackson Pollock.it, she says. Its not knowing whats going to Aldwyth more than meets the awardshappen and what its going to be exactly, and the requirement of having produced significantexploration, that makes it exciting.work in her field and demonstrating specialAldwyth began painting as a young adult. promise for future achievement. Her work hasFrustrated by the high cost of frames, she started been recognized through solo exhibitions andbuilding her own from stretcher bars, which are prestigious awards, including the 2015 Southpieces of plain wood over which artists wrap'