This week, we announced the 2025 Joan Mitchell Fellows: 15 US artists working in the evolving fields of painting and sculpture. 🎉 Here, we share details about the selection process and jurors for this year’s awards. Artists are selected for the Fellowship through a nomination and jury process. Each spring, the Foundation invites a diverse group of artists and arts professionals from all corners of the US to nominate artists who are making important contributions to artistic discourse, are deserving of greater national recognition, and would find the Fellowship to be impactful on their lives and careers. For 2025, the Foundation engaged 81 nominators hailing from 41 states and Puerto Rico and received 157 nominations. The nominated artists are then invited to submit online applications, which are evaluated by an outside jury of artists and arts professionals who consider the following criteria: Does the artist’s work present a strong and clear artistic vision? Is this a pivotal moment for the artist, when the award could have a significant impact? Is the artist interested in engaging with peers in a community of practice? The jurors for the 2025 Fellows were: Amir H. Fallah @amirhfallah, Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas @kaitlingarciamaestas, Kahlil Robert Irving @kahlilrobertirving, Janet Zweig @janetzweig. Christine Y. Kim @see_why_kay_en_why_sea additionally participated in the first round of application review. “It was an honor to help select the 2025 Joan Mitchell Fellows alongside such thoughtful and engaged fellow jurors,” said Amir H. Fallah. “With over 150 applicants from across the country, narrowing the list to just 15 Fellows was no easy task. The artists we selected are pushing boundaries, telling important stories, and reflecting the complexity of this moment that we are all living through.” Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas noted, “Many of the awarded artists in this remarkable cohort have sustained their studio practices for decades and serve as vital creative leaders within their communities. Rooted in conceptual rigor and material innovation, their practices underscore the vital role of the studio as a space for discourse, care, and transformation. (fb)

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 recipients of Joan Mitchell Fellowships! These 15 artists from across the United States will each receive $60,000 in unrestricted funds, distributed over five years. The multi-year financial support is interwoven with regular opportunities for skills development, peer exchange, and network building—all critical resources that artists need to sustain their practices. The 2025 Joan Mitchell Fellows are: Gerald Clarke, Anza, CA #geraldclarkeart Cathy Della Lucia, Boston, MA @cathy_dellalucia Bob Dilworth, Providence, RI @dilworthbob Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez, Lincoln, NE @nancyfriedemannsanchez Sahar Khoury, Oakland, CA @saharkhoury2010 Sammy Seung-min Lee, Denver, CO @sammy_seungmin_lee Brenda Mallory, Portland, OR @brenmallory Suchitra Mattai, Los Angeles, CA @suchitramattaistudio Troy Montes Michie, Los Angeles, CA @troymmichie Sara Rahbar, Great Neck, NY @sara_rahbar_ Eric-Paul Riege, Gallup, NM @ericpaulriege Juvana Soliven, Honolulu, HI @juvanasoliven Linda Rotua Sormin, New York, NY @lindasormin Lan Tuazon, Chicago, IL @Lan_Tuazon Anthony White, Seattle, WA @culturalcrisis This year’s Fellowship awards represent a $900,000 monetary commitment to the 15 artists, augmented by more than $400,000 in non-monetary services offered over the five years of the program. Follow the link to read more about the Fellowship, the selection process, and the artists in this year's cohort. We’ll be highlighting each artist and their work here in the coming weeks through our Meet the Fellows series—follow along! (fb)