[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 165 (Friday, November 6, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2745]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING SONOMA TREASURE ARTIST OF THE YEAR LIN LIPETZ

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                               california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 6, 2009

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today with my 
colleague, Representative Lynn Woolsey, to honor Lin Lipetz, the Sonoma 
Treasure Artist of the Year. Selected by the city's Cultural and Fine 
Arts Commission, Ms. Lipetz was chosen for her talents as a teacher and 
an artist as well as for her contributions to the community.
  With an MFA from the University of Washington in ceramics, painting 
and textiles, a bachelor's degree in art from the University of 
Washington, and a bachelor's degree from San Jose State University in 
interior architecture, Lipetz has the academic credentials to back up 
her long experience as an artist. With drawings and beautifully 
colorful and joyous paintings ranging from abstract to landscape, she 
has exhibited frequently, both as a solo artist and with groups.
  Her work is in numerous collections, and she has also won honors and 
grants including Friends of the Crafts in Seattle, Washington; National 
Endowments for the Arts High School Art Instruction in Missoula, 
Montana; and the Art Across the Valley Tour through the Sonoma Valley 
Museum of Art.
  Her contributions to the City of Sonoma enrich the lives of its 
residents and add to the vibrancy of its arts community. She teaches 
painting and intuitive drawing at the Sonoma Community Center, is 
active with the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art and served as a 
commissioner on the Cultural Fine and Arts Commission.
  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to celebrate Lin Lipetz's selection 
as Sonoma Treasure Artist of the year. We join the Sonoma community in 
our appreciation of her talents and her contributions.

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