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O'Connor named Individual Artist Fellowship Awardee in Painting 2026 - New Jersey State Council on the Arts

The NJ State Council on the Arts awards artists whose work is found to be of "very high artistic quality" in their respective fields.

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"Lost in a Landscape" - wins Best Video Art Work, Best Composer and Best Music Video

The music video and composition "Lost in a Landscape" won Best Art Video at the URTIcanti Music, Film & Video Festival in Bari, Italy in October 2025 and was selected for screening at the Toronto Short Film Festival March 19, 2026. The video also garnered the "Best Composer" award from the LA Indies Festival, "Best Music Video" from the San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival, and was a semi-finalist in the Kyoto Independent Film Festival, London International Filmmakers Festival, and the Austin International Art Festival.