The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), the nation’s largest provider of funding, information and services to individual artists, this year awarded 105 NYFA Fellows and 16 Finalists – all of whom were chosen from among over 3,692 applicants in five categories - including Crafts/Sculpture; Digital/Electronic Work; Nonfiction Literature; Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts, and Poetry. The Fellows were selected by peer panels, which were assembled with representatives from each artistic discipline.

NYFA's 2011 Artists' Fellowships are administered by NYFA with leadership support from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency. Additional support is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, the John Burton Harter Charitable Trust, the Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, and one anonymous donor.

Crafts/Sculpture
Afruz Amighi (Kings)
Michael Beitz (Monroe)
Jamie Bennett (Ulster)
Joe Brittain (Kings)
Oreen Cohen (Monroe)
Linda Cordell (Chautauqua)
Rachel Foullon (Kings)
David Hardy (Kings)
Janelle Iglesias (Queens)
Stephanie Liner (New York)
Michelle Lopez (Kings)
Yasue Maetake (Queens)
MaryKate Maher (Kings)
Joanna Malinowska (Kings)
Justin Matherly (Kings)
Mary Mattingly(New York)
David McQueen(Kings)
Shari Mendelson (Kings)
Matthew Northridge(Kings)
Karyn Olivier(Kings)
Mia Pearlman(Kings) – Robert Sterling Clark Visual Arts Space Award
Sarah Peters (Kings) – Buddy Fund Fellow
Ishmael Randall Weeks (Kings)
Barbara Smith (Ulster)
Jennifer Trask (Ulster)
Juana Valdes (New York)
Mike Womack (Kings)
Shai Zurim (New York)

Finalists: Crafts/Sculpture
Sam van Aken (Onondaga)
Liaung Chung Yen (Monroe)
Elisa Lendvay (Queens)

Panelists: Crafts/Sculpture
Diana Al-Hadid (Kings)
Talya Baharal (Ulster)
Michael Ferris Jr. (Bronx)
Jonathan Kline (Tompkins)
Tamara Kostianovsky (Kings)


Digital/Electronic Arts
Leonor Caraballo-Farman (Westchester) (Collaboration)
Abou Caraballo-Farman (Westchester) (Collaboration)
James Case-Leal (Kings)
Adam Daily (Washington)
Ella Gant (Oneida)
Michael Greathouse (Kings)
Sophie Kahn (Kings)
Michelle Mayer (Kings)
Gabriela Monroy (Kings) – Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Award
Jeremy Olson (Kings)
Tristan Perich (New York) – Gregory Millard Fellow
Emily Puthoff (Ulster)
Edward Schexnayder (Kings)
Karolina Sobecka (Kings)
Chin Chih Yang (Queens)

Finalists: Digital/Electronic Arts
Jason Bernagozzi (Monroe)
Marc Bohlen (Erie)
Thessia Machado (New York)

Panelists: Digital/Electronic Arts
Stefani Bardin (Erie)
Eric Corriel (Kings)
Tal Halpern (Kings)
Ernesto Klar (Kings)
Fernando Orellana (Schenectady)


Nonfiction Literature
Ryan Berg (Kings)
Andrew Blackwell (New York)
Akiko Busch (Dutchess)
Leah Carroll (Kings)
Carmela Ciuraru (Kings)
Boris Fishman (New York)
James Guida (Kings)
Vivian Heller (Dutchess)
Catherine McKinley (New York)
Honor Molloy (Kings)
Dustin Parsons (Chautauqua)
Donna Steiner (Oswego)
DS Sulaitis (Greene)
Gia-Bao Tran (Kings) – Gregory Millard Fellow
Damian Van Denburgh (New York)
Wesley Yang (Kings)

Finalists: Nonfiction Literature
Sarah Broom (New York)
Bette Ann Moskowitz (Ulster)
Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Chautauqua)

Panelists: Nonfiction Literature
Ducky DooLittle (New York)
Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts (Dutchess)
Ruthann Robson (Suffolk)
Ginger Strand (New York)
Joshua Swiller (Westchester)


Poetry
Desirée Alvarez (New York)
Ari Banias (Kings) – Gregory Millard Fellow
Jose Perez Beduya (Tompkins)
Cara Benson (Rensselaer)
Michael Burkard (Onondaga)
Ken Chen (Kings)
Barbara Cole (Erie)
Susan Deer Cloud (Broome)
Robert Fitterman (New York)
Tonya Foster (Kings) – Shelly Pinz Fellow in Poetry
Rigoberto Gonzalez (Queens)
James Hall (St. Lawrence)
Brenda Iijima (Kings)
Garrett Kalleberg (Suffolk)
Amy Lawless (Kings)
Ricardo Maldonado (New York)
Ryan Murphy (Dutchess)
Jacob Rakovan (Monroe)
Wendy S. Walters (New York)
* Wendy Walters was also nominated in Nonfiction Literature.

Finalists: Poetry
Urayoan Noel (Bronx)
Bruce Smith (Onondaga)
Stacy Szymaszek (Kings)

Panelists: Poetry
Jennifer Hayashida (Kings)
Anna Moschovakis (Delaware)
Willie Perdomo (New York)
Claudia M. Stanek (Monroe)
Paige Taggart (Kings)


Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts
Richard Baker (Kings)
Joseph Burwell (Kings)
Geoffrey Chadsey (Kings)– John Burton Harter Charitable Trust Fellow
Marti Cormand (Kings)
Paul Farinacci (Nassau)
Adam Fowler (Kings)
June Glasson (Nassau)
Ellen Grossman (New York)
Takuji Hamanaka (Kings)
John Hampshire (Rensselaer)
Matthew Hansel (Kings)
Dusty Herbig (Onondaga)
Frances Jetter (New York)
Dustin London (Kings)
China Marks (Queens)– Gregory Millard Fellow
Scott McCarney (Monroe)
Kirsten Nash (Queens)
Chris Nau (Kings)
Alex O’Neal (Kings)
Kristofer Porter (Kings)
Bianca Stone (Kings)
Allyson Strafella (Columbia)
Ilene Sunshine (New York)
Michael Tarbi (Kings)
Margaret Inga Wiatrowski (New York)
Sandy Winters (New York)
Karla Wozniak (Kings)

Finalists: Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts
Ernest Concepcion (Kings)
Ben Finer (Kings)
Jacob Margolin (Washington) (Collaboration)
Nicholas Vaughan (Washington) (Collaboration)

Panelists: Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts
Gulsen Calik (New York)
Lisbeth Firmin (Franklin)
Fay Ku (Kings)
Frederick Mershimer (Kings)
Kymia Nawabi (New York)