AwardJuly 12, 2024
The U.S. Latinx Art Forum (USLAF) awards Latinx artist fellowships to fifteen artists working across the United States and Puerto Rico
Fifteen artists living and working across the United States and in Puerto Rico have been awarded the 2024 Latinx Artist Fellowships by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum (USLAF), a nonprofit organization formed in 2015 to address the underrepresentation and underfunding of Latinx art.
As part of the year-long Latinx Artist Fellowship program, each artist receives $50,000 in unrestricted funding to support their creative work, as well as opportunities to participate in public programs cohosted by USLAF.
The 2024 cohort of fellows represent nine cities across the United States and Puerto Rico, and reflects the varied racial, ethnic, and gender identities within the Latinx community; the cohort includes AfroLatinx, women-identified, queer, and transgender artists. Their artistic practices span painting, installation, ceramics, printmaking, photography, sound art, social practice, and performance, as well as site-responsive interventions.
“It is an honor to welcome this year’s Latinx Artist Fellows, who represent the rich cultural tapestry of Latinx identity in the United States,” said Adriana Zavala, Ph.D., Executive Director, U.S. Latinx Art Forum.
The awarded artists are: Alberto Aguilar (Chicago, IL); Yreina D. Cervántez (Los Angeles, CA); Lizania Cruz (New York, NY); Jenelle Esparza (San Antonio, TX); Fronterizx Collective (Jenea Sanchez & Gabriela Muñoz), (Phoenix, AZ); Joel Gaitan (Miami, FL); Guillermo Gómez-Peña (San Francisco CA); Maria Maea (Los Angeles, CA); Charo Oquet (Miami, FL); Pepón Osorio (Philadelphia, PA); Elle Pérez (Bronx, NY); Gadiel Rivera Herrera (San Juan, PR); Sandy Rodriguez (Los Angeles, CA); John Valadez (Los Angeles, CA) and Chris E. Vargas (Los Angeles, CA / Bellingham, WA)
Established in 2021 with an initial five-year, combined commitment of $5 million from the Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation, the Fellowship is part of the Latinx Art Visibility Initiative, which is led by both foundations. USLAF administers the fellowship in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts.
As part of the year-long Latinx Artist Fellowship program, each artist receives $50,000 in unrestricted funding to support their creative work, as well as opportunities to participate in public programs cohosted by USLAF.
The 2024 cohort of fellows represent nine cities across the United States and Puerto Rico, and reflects the varied racial, ethnic, and gender identities within the Latinx community; the cohort includes AfroLatinx, women-identified, queer, and transgender artists. Their artistic practices span painting, installation, ceramics, printmaking, photography, sound art, social practice, and performance, as well as site-responsive interventions.
“It is an honor to welcome this year’s Latinx Artist Fellows, who represent the rich cultural tapestry of Latinx identity in the United States,” said Adriana Zavala, Ph.D., Executive Director, U.S. Latinx Art Forum.
The awarded artists are: Alberto Aguilar (Chicago, IL); Yreina D. Cervántez (Los Angeles, CA); Lizania Cruz (New York, NY); Jenelle Esparza (San Antonio, TX); Fronterizx Collective (Jenea Sanchez & Gabriela Muñoz), (Phoenix, AZ); Joel Gaitan (Miami, FL); Guillermo Gómez-Peña (San Francisco CA); Maria Maea (Los Angeles, CA); Charo Oquet (Miami, FL); Pepón Osorio (Philadelphia, PA); Elle Pérez (Bronx, NY); Gadiel Rivera Herrera (San Juan, PR); Sandy Rodriguez (Los Angeles, CA); John Valadez (Los Angeles, CA) and Chris E. Vargas (Los Angeles, CA / Bellingham, WA)
Established in 2021 with an initial five-year, combined commitment of $5 million from the Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation, the Fellowship is part of the Latinx Art Visibility Initiative, which is led by both foundations. USLAF administers the fellowship in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts.
