Maya Lin is part of the Confluence Project, a Vancouver-based heritage and cultural organization that is creating a series of six public art installations at significant points along the Columbia River system. Lin has been involved in planning most of the sites – four have been built so far – although Seattle architect Johnpaul Jones designed the Vancouver Land Bridge.
NEW YORK — Artist and environmentalist Maya Lin is the recipient of the prestigious Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.
The $300,000 prize is one of the largest cash awards in the arts.
Lin’s designs include the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
She will receive the prize at a private event in New York City on Nov. 12.
It recognizes individuals who have “made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind’s enjoyment and understanding of life.”
