The American Medallic Sculptors Association (AMSA) has announced that Keiko Kubota-Miura has won the 2022 American Medal of the Year (AMY) award for her innovative work titled

Keiko describes her work as

is 6 x 6 x 3; Keiko delineates its production as follows:

While similar medals by Keiko sell for thousands of dollars, she has agreed to make up to 10 duplicates of priced at just $999 each plus $25 shipping. Orders and information can be obtained by contacting Ms. Kubota-Miura at keikokmny@gmail.com or (347) 513-0138. Note that since each medal must be hand assembled, each medal will be slightly different and unique.

The two other finalists are civil rights leader by Jim Licaretz, 3 ½ inches cast in bonded bronze and priced at $75.00 plus $7 shipping, and 4 x 2 inches cast in hydro-stone and hand-painted, by Eva Wohn, priced at $65 plus $7 shipping. To order, contact Licaretz at idolls@earthlink.net or (310) 686-0920, or Wohn atewohn@hotmail.com or(202) 341-3301.

All 39 AMY entries will be pictured in the next full color issue of AMSA's Members Exchange. Art medal collectors and designers are invited to learn about and join the American Medallic Sculpture Association at www.amsamedals.org.