GrantJuly 23, 2021
Latinx Artist Fellowship 2021
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation announced the creation of the Latinx Artist Fellowship to support Latinx artists—people of Latin American or Caribbean descent who live and work in the US and have made significant and vital contributions to American culture. Yet, these artists have lacked visibility and received little of the philanthropic or institutional support necessary to secure their place in the United States’ art history.
The foundations have committed a combined $5 million to the initiative, administered by the US Latinx Art Forum (USLAF) in collaboration with the New York Foundation for The Arts so that the Latinx Artist Fellowship can award 15 unrestricted $50,000 grants to each of the selected Latinx artists each year.
This Fellowship is the first phase of three, of the Latinx Art Visibility Initiative, created by the Andrew W. Mellon and Ford Foundations. Subsequent phases will include support for museums dedicated to the collection and study of Latinx art and the establishment of partnerships with academia to support professors and students committed to the study of Latinx art and artists.
The foundations also announced the first 15 artists (five emerging, five mid-career, and five well-known) to receive the Fellowship in 2021, who were selected by the jury: Rita González of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Marcela Guerrero of the Whitney Museum in New York, Mari Carmen Ramírez of the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), Cesáreo Moreno of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Rodrigo Moura of El Museo del Barrio in New York and Sylvia Orozco of the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, as well as an independent curator, art historian Yasmin Ramírez. The Latinx artists were chosen to reflect Latino diversity and represent various backgrounds, from Chicano and Afro-Latino to mestizo and indigenous communities.
Artists: Elia Alba, multidisciplinary artist (lives and works in NY); Celia Alvarez Muñoz, artist and activist (lives and works in Arlington, Texas); Carolina Caycedo, multidisciplinary artist (lives and works in Los Angeles); Adriana Corral, multidisciplinary artist (lives and works in Houston, Texas); Rafa Esparza, multidisciplinary artist (lives and works in Los Angeles); Christina Fernandez, artist and activist (lives and works in Los Angeles); Coco Fusco, interdisciplinary artist and writer (lives and works in NY); Yolanda Lopez, visual artist (lives and works in San Francisco); Miguel Luciano, multimedia artist (lives and works in NY); Guadalupe Maravilla, transdisciplinary artist, choreographer and healer (lives and works in Brooklyn, NY); Carlos Martiel, performance artist (lives and works in NY and Havana); Michael Menchaca, multidisciplinary artist (lives and works in San Antonio, TX); Delilah Montoya, engraver and photographer (lives and works in Houston); Vick Quezada, interdisciplinary artist (lives and works in Northampton); and Juan Sanchez, artist (lives and works in NY).
More information about each of the artists and their work: Click here
The foundations have committed a combined $5 million to the initiative, administered by the US Latinx Art Forum (USLAF) in collaboration with the New York Foundation for The Arts so that the Latinx Artist Fellowship can award 15 unrestricted $50,000 grants to each of the selected Latinx artists each year.
This Fellowship is the first phase of three, of the Latinx Art Visibility Initiative, created by the Andrew W. Mellon and Ford Foundations. Subsequent phases will include support for museums dedicated to the collection and study of Latinx art and the establishment of partnerships with academia to support professors and students committed to the study of Latinx art and artists.
The foundations also announced the first 15 artists (five emerging, five mid-career, and five well-known) to receive the Fellowship in 2021, who were selected by the jury: Rita González of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Marcela Guerrero of the Whitney Museum in New York, Mari Carmen Ramírez of the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), Cesáreo Moreno of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, Rodrigo Moura of El Museo del Barrio in New York and Sylvia Orozco of the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, as well as an independent curator, art historian Yasmin Ramírez. The Latinx artists were chosen to reflect Latino diversity and represent various backgrounds, from Chicano and Afro-Latino to mestizo and indigenous communities.
Artists: Elia Alba, multidisciplinary artist (lives and works in NY); Celia Alvarez Muñoz, artist and activist (lives and works in Arlington, Texas); Carolina Caycedo, multidisciplinary artist (lives and works in Los Angeles); Adriana Corral, multidisciplinary artist (lives and works in Houston, Texas); Rafa Esparza, multidisciplinary artist (lives and works in Los Angeles); Christina Fernandez, artist and activist (lives and works in Los Angeles); Coco Fusco, interdisciplinary artist and writer (lives and works in NY); Yolanda Lopez, visual artist (lives and works in San Francisco); Miguel Luciano, multimedia artist (lives and works in NY); Guadalupe Maravilla, transdisciplinary artist, choreographer and healer (lives and works in Brooklyn, NY); Carlos Martiel, performance artist (lives and works in NY and Havana); Michael Menchaca, multidisciplinary artist (lives and works in San Antonio, TX); Delilah Montoya, engraver and photographer (lives and works in Houston); Vick Quezada, interdisciplinary artist (lives and works in Northampton); and Juan Sanchez, artist (lives and works in NY).
More information about each of the artists and their work: Click here
