Check Out the 2025 Employee Art Show

—The 2025 Employee Art Show opened Friday, April 18 with a reception and awards ceremony in the south lobby of CRMH. 

All Carilion employees, volunteers, retirees and immediate family members were invited to participate and compete for cash prizes. 

Centered on the theme, “Bridging Healing,” representing the connections built in the process of healing between patients and healthcare workers, family members or within the community, art is being publicly displayed in the CRMH lobby atrium through May 10. 

The Employee Art Show is an initiative of the Dr. Robert L.A. Keeley Healing Arts Program in partnership with The National Arts Program®. 

This year, we had two sets of awards—National Arts Program Awards and the Community Impact Awards.

National Arts Program Awards

Adult—Amateur

• First Place: “The Priest” by Robert Taylor, employee, Imaging, CRMH
• Second Place: “Starry Night Roanoke 1” by Kathy Smith, employee, Graduate Medical Education
• Third Place: “Wood Inc.” by Richard Bierce, employee, Orthopaedics
• Honorable Mention: “Curious Cookie” by Timothy Morgan, family member of Judith Morgan, Center for Healthy Aging
• Honorable Mention: “To Be There” by Glenn Parker, family member of Sharon Parker, Hospice

Adult—Intermediate

• First Place: “Spring Air” by Jessica Holloway, P.A., employee, Pediatric Urology
• Second Place: “Interconnected II” by Jeff Sheppard, employee, Respiratory Care, CNRV
• Third Place: “Close Encounter with a Polar Bear” by Rachel Heletz, N.P., employee, Family and Community Medicine
• Honorable Mention: “Shaking off the Day” by Heather McGlothlin, employee, Finance
• Honorable Mention: “Orbit Opus 1” by Courtney Rocovich, D.O., employee, Emergency Medicine

Adult—Professional

• First Place: “Underneath It All” by Lynn Donihe, employee, Artist-in-Residence, Morningside Urban Farm
• Second Place: “My Baby Born” by Matthew Mosley, employee, Artist-in-Residence, CRMH
• Third Place: “Kingfisher” by Jason Hutchens, employee, Human Resources
• Honorable Mention: “Cloud Escape” by Stephen Fisher, employee, Dialysis, CRMH
• Honorable Mention: “Quiet Time” by Sarah McMillan, employee, Carilion Design and Construction Management

Adult—Best in Show

• “Labyrinth II” by Genevieve Neice, employee, Pharmacy

Youth (Ages 12 and under)

• First Place: “The Humming Bird” by Dithvi Odeti, family member of Shyam Odeti, M.D., Hospital Medicine
• Second Place: “Louie the Christmas Cat” by Abigail Heletz, family member of Rachel Heletz, N.P., Family and Community Medicine
• Third Place: “Seasoned Chicken” by Avery Bona, family member of Danielle Bona, Care Management
• Honorable Mention: “The Flag” Anthony Bona, family member of Danielle Bona, Care Management
• Honorable Mention: “Nura’s Specialty” by Senura Sparrow, family member of Crystal Hinmon, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Teen (ages 13-18)

• First Place: "Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland" by Eve Heletz, family member of Rachel Heletz, N.P., Carilion Family Medicine
• Second Place: “Escape Room” by Mea Sparrow, family member of Crystal Hinmon, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
• Third Place: “Texas Tornado” Clay Watkins, family member of Mae Beth Watkins, 12 South, CRMH
• Honorable Mention: “Untitled” by Grace Li, family member of Wendy Li, Resource Pool 
• Honorable Mention: “Charley” by Cambria Bradshaw, family member of Catherine Sarver, Care Management

Art Education (Best in Show for the Youth and Teen categories)

• "God’s Promise" by Lanie Taylor, family member of Vickie Miller, Pharmacy

Community Impact Awards

Adult—Amateur

• "A Bridge to Healthcare" by Twila DiMarco, employee, Health Analytics
• "Starry Night Roanoke 1" by Kathy Smith, employee, Graduate Medical Education

Adult—Intermediate

• "The Blossoming Brain: Cultivating Hope and Healing" by Caroline Booth, employee, Cardiology
• "Interconnected II" by Jeff Sheppard (employee), Respiratory Care—CNRV

Adult—Professional

• "Labyrinth 2" by Genevieve Neice, employee, Pharmacy
• "Four Souls" by Stefanie Sarine, employee, CTaC
• "Heart of the Community" by Stefanie Sarine

Youth (ages 12 and under)

• "Seasoned Chicken" by Avery Bona, family member of Danielle Bona, Care Management

Teen (ages 13-18)

• "Escape Room" by Mea Sparrow, family member of Crystal Hinmon, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
• "God's Promise" by Lanie Taylor, family member of Vickie Miller, Pharmacy

Questions?

For more information about the Employee Art Show, contact Lisa Linger, Healing Arts, at lmlinger@carilionclinic.org.