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Lanzendorf PaleoArt Prize

The John J. Lanzendorf PaleoArt Prize was created in October 1999 to recognize outstanding achievement in paleontological scientific illustration and naturalistic art. Annual awards are supported through the generosity of PaleoArt collector John J. Lanzendorf.

PaleoArt is broadly defined as the scientific or naturalistic rendering of paleontological subject matter pertaining to vertebrate fossils. PaleoArt is one of the most important vehicles for communicating discoveries and data among paleontologists, and is critical to promulgating vertebrate paleontology across disciplines and to lay audiences.

Categories

Scientific Illustration: works that typically would be regarded as text-figures within the body of a scientific paper or as online supplementary material.
2-Dimensional Art: works that typically would NOT be regarded as text-figures within the body of a scientific paper or as online supplementary material.
3-Dimensional Art: works that exist in the 3D physical (not digital) realm (e.g., sculpture).

Note on digital artwork: Work that is 100% computer-generated is welcomed in either the Scientific Illustration or 2-Dimensional Art categories, but still must adhere to the submission guidelines below. There currently is no accommodation for accepting animations, although a single frame or a series of frames assembled as a single work is acceptable.

Submission Guidelines

ALERT! A new method for submissions is being instituted this year for the Lanzendorf Paleoart Prize Award. Entries must be submitted by either mail or courier service to the committee chair as per the instructions below.

Do NOT e-mail or fax any award submission materials to the committee chair. Any materials sent by e-mail or fax will not be reviewed.

Submissions are limited to one example of work completed within the last two years that has not been previously submitted for Lanzendorf Paleoart Prize.

Awards are not limited to any particular vertebrate group, such as dinosaurs.

Applicants do not need to be members of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.

What to Submit

Applicants will need to submit six (6) copies of their work, following these guidelines:

Copies should be on standard letter size paper (8.5" X 11" or A4). If a larger-sized paper is required, because of the nature of the illustration, keep in mind that the submission will be folded when it is distributed to the Lanzendorf Paleoart Prize Committee.
In the case of 3-D art, up to three (3) images for each piece may be submitted to provide different perspectives.
8.5" X 11" photographs are acceptable. Slides of artwork are unacceptable.
On the back of each of copy that is submitted, applicants should print, fill out and affix an identification label. Information on this label consists of the contact information for the artist, award category that the work is to be entered in and the medium or technique used for the work.

Submissions should be sent by mail or courier service to Lanzendorf Paleoart Prize Committee Chair Farish A. Jenkins, as per below:

Farish A. Jenkins
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge, MA 02138-1232 USA

Any questions regarding the award may be directed to Lanzendorf Paleoart Prize Committee Chair Farish A. Jenkins at:

Phone: 617/ 495-2499
E-mail: mjohnsen@oeb.harvard.edu (Dr. Jenkin’s assistant)

Prize

For 2008, a single prize of $600 USD will be given in each of the three categories. Prizes will be presented at the SVP Annual Meeting. Winners in each category will be informed by June 1 so that they might make plans to attend the meeting and receive their award.

Deadline for Consideration

Submissions will be accepted starting February 18, 2008.
Submissions must arrive, or be postmarked, on or before April 18, 2008.

View Past Lanzendorf PaleoArt Prize Recipients