People’s Choice Award: Awarded to Priyangi Malaviarachchi for her painting titled Colors of Life. Priyangi is a Clinical Research Coordinator at UAMS.
Email: pamalaviarachchi@uams.edu
Bio: Clinical Research Associate, UAMS
Artist Statement: I am a self-taught artist exploring different mediums to create ideas and enjoy life. Most of my art is based on nature depicting my own photographs. I believe art has the power to create, imagine, and hope, which is why I use my versatile artwork for fundraising animal shelters. “I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees” – Henry D. Thoreau