Elena Nosyreva wins Best of Show honor.

Dr. Elena Nosyreva, an Instructor of Neuroscience and Physiology and regular entrant in the On My Own Time art show, earned four awards at this year’s 17^th annual employee art show, including the coveted Best of Show honor.

Dr. Nosyreva, who loves spending time nearly every day in her home studio, is mostly self-taught as an artist. The 10-year faculty member has expanded her interests with workshops in a variety of genres and techniques.

In addition to winning the Best of Show Award – for an Enhanced Photography/Computer Art piece called Tea Time – she was recognized for the same piece with a first-place award in the amateur division of her category. In the Mixed Media category, another of her works, called Urban Sketch, earned the 2017 Sustainability Award plus an honorable mention in the amateur division.

“At first thought, you may think of art and science as dichotomous,” Dr. Nosyreva said, “but the desire to experiment, be curious and creative to build on the body of knowledge, demonstrates that art and science have much in common.”

Best of Show honors were determined by a panel of judges who viewed the more than 100 artworks entered in the show.

Her hours spent doing her art “on her own time” has generated a satisfying body of work which is recognized with awards in many of the juried shows in which she participates.

“Each year, the high quality of the OMOT art entries reflects not only the talents of our people, but also UT Southwestern’s standards for excellence,” said Courtney Crothers, Art Curator at UT Southwestern. “I am proud of the pieces that will represent us at this year’s regional show. The OMOT participants did some really outstanding work.”

On My Own Time Art Show Honors

Best in Show – Dr. Elena Nosyreva, Tea Time (Enhanced Photography/Computer Art)

People’s Choice – Cindy Nguyen, Winter in Bloom (Works on Paper)

Sustainability – Dr. Elena Nosyreva, Urban Sketch (Mixed Media); Honorable Mention: Paula Walker, The Incredible, Inedible Gourd (Textiles and Fiber Art)

Works on Paper – Professional: Ambereen Ahmed, Wooden Towers; Honorable Mention: Edwin Montes, Sunset at the Beach; Amateur: Toni Jones, 3D Perspective; Honorable Mention: Zheng Ma, Choc

Works on Canvas – Professional: First Place: Ambereen Ahmed, Lake Phthalo; Honorable Mention: Tommy Wolfrum, Tired of Remembering; Amateur: First Place: Ann Chisholm, untitled painting; Honorable Mention: Cyd Olson, Snowboarder

Color Photography – Professional: Sean Britt, Grandeur Point; Amateur: First Place, Joanne Sanders, Marfa; Honorable Mention: Randy Neely, Tranquility

Black and White Photography – Professional: First Place: Mark Smith, Hubbard Bicycle; Amateur: First Place: Jeffrey Kahn, Manhattan Bridge; Honorable Mention: Christine Pybus, Contemplation

Enhanced Photography/Computer Art – Professional: First Place: Mark Smith, untitled entry; Honorable Mention: Melanie Levin, After the Flood; Amateur: First Place: Dr. Elena Nosyreva, Tea Time; Honorable Mention: Shari Hunt, You Are Here

Ceramics, Glass, and Wood – Amateur: First Place: Arden Tubbs, Copper Raku Vase; Honorable Mention: Roopashri Holehonnur, Vintage Beauty Cabinet

Mixed Media – Professional: First Place: Ambereen Ahmed, The Lone Traveler; Honorable Mention: Dhruba Deb, Transformation and Genesis. Amateur: First Place: Rudy Rodriguez, The Light Within; Honorable Mention: Dr. Elena Nosyreva, Urban Sketch

Textiles and Fiber Art – Amateur: First Place: Courtney Rice, Bloom Stitchery; Honorable Mention: Roopashri Holehonnur, Tradition in Vogue

Video – First Place: Shelly Xie, Neglected: A Story of Schistosomiasis Infection in Ghana 

Literary Art

The On My Own Time organization also announced its honorees across the organization, with the following UT Southwestern Medical employees winning recognition:

Creative Nonfiction – Second Place: Heather Svokos, Trains, Pains and Other Dreams

Open Verse Poetry – First Place: Cayce Smith, Eleven/19