LeadingAge New York Art Competition & Exhibit Art Show 2017 Larger Booklet | Page 16

Group Project
Butterflies in the Field
Cornelia Cottrone, Sylvia Doran, Mary Fazio,
Mary Fess, Paul Firlit, Rita Hirschler,
Jeanne McConkey, Josephine Orlando,
Violante Pessia, Jolande Pincelli, George Weidrick,
Beverly Wing
Edna Tina Wilson Living Center, Rochester
THE JUDGES
Nancy McKiernan, Baptist Health Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center
Nancy is currently a marketing associate at
Baptist Health. Her lifelong interests in art,
science and people led her to study art education
and also become a certified physical therapist
assistant. She is an advocate of including art in
programs for people of all ages, helping them
discover their hidden talents. She recognizes the
value of art as a means of healing and tapping
into memories. She enjoys drawing, painting,
printmaking and doing freelance graphic design.
Baptist Health Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Judges Award Winner:
Harvest
Michael Stephens, registrant, 78
Gurwin Adult Day Health Program, Commack
Brigid Rockwell,
Shaker Pointe at Carondelet
Brigid Rockwell is activities director at Shaker
Pointe at Carondelet. A seasoned director of
activities in the health care industry, she taught
painting and pottery at the Arts Center of the
Capital Region and Catholic Charities before
beginning work in activities programming for
Nancy McKiernan (left), Baptist Health Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center and Brigid Rockwell, Shaker
Pointe at Carondelet
seniors in 2010, first at The Eddy Memorial as
an activities coordinator, The Pines National
Healthcare’s Assisted Living as activities director
and now for Shaker Pointe at Carondelet. She
enjoys painting and pottery.
Shaker Pointe at Carondelet Judges Award
Winner:
Whirlpools
Susan Howell, resident, 70
Jewish Home of Rochester, Rochester