Adonna Khare won the big $200,000 prize for the 2012 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids for her pencil drawing 'Elephants.'
From her ArtPrize profile page:
Raised in a small town in Iowa, I've been drawing my family and animals since I was three. I create using the pencil, the eraser and a sock as my tools. The drawings are not pre-planned rather they evolve through my experiences with people and the absurdities of life.
Michigan Radio's Lindsey Smith reported on the announcement last night.
Here's a video of her installing her entry at the Grand Rapids Art Museum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V7pF-FvOTo&feature=player_embedded#!
