NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant offered in 15 disciplines to artists living in New York State or within one of its Tribal Nations.
Established in 1985, the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is one of NYFA’s flagship programs for individual artists. Since its inception, it has supported more than 5,000 artists in various fields in the visual arts, literature, and performing arts at critical stages throughout their careers.
Fellows include artists who are acclaimed and respected around the world who have addressed pressing issues and touched the lives of many through their art.
The program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional funding is provided by the Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Deutsche Bank, and individual donors.
See recent Fellows below and click here for a PDF of all past Fellows.
Fellows:
Elina Alter
Eleanor Henderson
Clementina Ojie
Finalists:
Raluca Albu
Panelists:
Naomi Guttman
Allison Escoto
Pedro Ponce
Hannah Aizenman
Amanda K. Horn
Jeffrey Rotter
Fellows:
Mohammad Aghebati
Nariman Asanov
Nils R. Caspersson
Samantha Jacobs
Finalists:
Panelists:
Ling Tang
Anne Rappaport
Maxine Montilus
Hayden Haynes
Fellows:
LEIMAY*
Finalists:
Panelists:
Ayana Evans
Frank WANG Yefeng
Jaamil Olawale
sTo Len
Fellows:
Day Brierre
Kari Cholnoky
Finalists:
Christina Nicodema
Panelists:
Beth Sutherland
Yaling Chen
Esteban Cabeza de Baca
Kirby Crone
Mie Yim
Yevgeniya Baras
Alisa Sikelianos-Carter
Fellows:
Mehrnoush Alia
Dina Amer
Xin Fang*
Daniel Hymanson
Lyle Ravi Kash
Crystal Kayiza
Bayley Sweitzer and Adam Khalil*
Patrick Wang
Finalists:
Panelists:
Judy Lei
Ash Goh Hua
Jeff Preiss
Eve Sussman
Gabriele Capolino
*Collaborative Artists
**Deutsche Bank Americas Fellow
Fellows:
Dora Budor
Sarah Oppenheimer
Finalists:
Panelists:
Sascha Mallon
LuLu Meng
Kristen Mills
Tom Montan
David B. Smith
Fellows:
Art Jones
Finalists:
Panelists:
Mattia Casalegno
Carl J Lee
Mimi Onuoha
Fernando Orellana
Rebekkah Palov
Fellows:
Ellyn Gaydos
Sarah Wang
Finalists:
Tan A Lin
Panelists:
K Chiucarello
Jen Lue
Lucy Sante
Nathalie Thill
Eric Dean Wilson
Fellows:
Rachel Han
S. K. Kim***
David Mills
sadé powell
imogen xtian smith
Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
Finalists:
Panelists:
Bethany Dixon
Sarah Giragosian
Jil Hanifan
Iris McCloughan
Stacy Szymaszek
Fellows:
Christopher Culver
Finalists:
Panelists:
Mary Ellen Bartley
Pamela Drix
Laura McGough
Miwa Susuda
Heather Swenson
*Collaborative Artists
**Deutsche Bank Americas Fellow
***Shelly Pinz Fellow
Fellows:
Alian Ruiz
Amanda Schachter & Alexander Levi*
Finalists:
Dasha Khapalova & Peter Ballman*
Mo Kong
Anika Todd
Panelists:
Christina Fluman
Joyce Hwang
Sarah Oppenheimer
Elsa Ponce
Richard Rosa
Fellows:
DNA*
Pat Ghizamboule Robinson***
Finalists:
John Heginbotham
Cameron McKinney
Loni Landon
Panelists:
Jenise Anthony
Kim Brandt
Tiffany Rea-Fisher
Wynton Rice
Christy Williams
Fellows:
Descendent***
Dafna Naphtali
Ben Vida
Finalists:
Henry Fraser
Mary Prescott
David Watson
Panelists:
Peer Bode
Alison Simcox
Ann Maury Warde
Audra Wolowiec
Fellows:
Finalists:
Dannielle Bowman
Mateo Ruiz Gonzalez
Kadar R. Small
Panelists:
Andrea Frank
Jan Nagle
Christie Neptune
Victor Abraham Rivera
Miriam Romais
Fellows:
David Jaeil Kim
Jingjing Tian****
Finalists:
Shalemar Coloma
Allie Scully
Malcolm Tariq
Panelists:
Nick Attanasio
Juliet Giglio
Max Reuben
Aoise Stratford
Catherine Yu
*Collaborative Artists
**Joy of Giving Something Fellow
*** Department of Cultural Affairs Fellow
**** Geri Ashur Screenwriting Award
Fellows:
Lyn Di Iorio
Finalists:
Malcolm Hansen
Jen Lue
Christina Milletti
Panelists:
Bino A. Realuyo
Ernesto Quiñonez
Kris Jansma
Haifa Vijayalakshmi Mahabir
Sarah Cedeño
Fellows:
Horla Kutte
Hee Jung Han
Richard J Koski
Julia Loiza Gutiérrez-Rivera**
Hayden Haynes
Finalists:
Andres Jimenez
Victor Murillo
Yacouba Sissoko
Panelists:
Jake Shulman-ment
Violeta Palchik
Aaron Paige
Karen Canning
Martha Idalia Chew Sánchez Ph.D.
Fellows:
sTo len**
Finalists:
Dora Budor
Aliza Shvarts
Kiyan Williams
Panelists:
Baseera Khan
Rebekah Tolley
Tali Hinkis-Lapidus
Ben Altman
Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow
Fellows:
Mie Yim
Osamu Kobayashi
Minshik Shin
Clayton Schiff
Yevgeniya Baras
Finalists:
Akira Ikezoe
Fernanda Mello
Tsai-ling Tseng
Panelists:
Maia Cruz Palileo
Emily Mae Smith
Gabe Brown
Amy Talluto
Raymond Bonilla
Fellows:
Finalists:
James Bascara
Suneil Sanzgiri
Patrick Smith
Panelists:
Ariana T. Gerstein
Soudabeh Moradian
Shayok Mukhopadhyay
Sarah Knobel
J. Xavier Velasco
* Collaborative artists
**Gregory Millard Fellows
*** Deutsche Bank Fellow
Fellows:
Ignacio Gonzalez-Lang
Finalists:
David Henderson
Asif Mian
Rowan Renee
Panelists:
Jim Osman
Sharif Bey
Annalisa Barron
Padma Rajendran
Esperanza Cortes
Fellows:
Finalists:
Bang Geul Han
Dev Harlan
DOTDOT (Kate Stevenson and Christopher White)*
Panelists:
Ella Gant
Anna Scime
Andrew Demirjian
Ziyang Wu
Qin Han
Fellows:
Patrick Arden
Ge Gao
Shahnaz Habib
Finalists:
Suzanne Cope
Pardiss Kebriaei
Kristen Radtke
Panelists:
Caitlin Cass
Joseph Bruchac
Nadia Owusu
Eve Dunbar
Mychal Denzel Smith
Fellows:
Albert Abonado
Ama Codjoe
Joseph O. Legaspi
Ricardo Alberto Maldonado
Shane McCrae
Finalists:
Pamela Hart
Sahar Muradi
Christina Olivares
Panelists:
Jacqueline Jones LaMon
Gbenga Adesina
Alison Meyers
Kendra Sullivan
Grisel Y Acosta
Fellows:
Carlos Manuel Llobet Montealegre
Finalists:
Lori Nelson Field
Komikka Patton Martian
Deborah Wasserman
Panelists:
Justin Sanz
Sun Young Kang
Charles Wilkin
Charlotte Schulz
Kakyoung Lee
*Collaborative
**DCLA Fellow
***Deutsche Bank Fellow
Fellows:
Yeju Choi and Chat Travieso – Yeju & Chat*
Finalists:
Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels
Justin Brice Guariglia
Pascale Sablan
Panelists:
Ann Reichlin
Ekene Ijeoma
Nina Cooke John
Victoria Palermo
Fellows:
Justina Grayman****
Panelists:
Marie Poncé
Trebien Pollard
Robin Collen
Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp
Kota Yamazaki
Fellows:
Arthur Moon
Washboard XT
Finalists:
Lily Henley
Earl Howard
Tobaron Waxman
Panelists:
Sarah Hennies
John Morton
Elio Villafranca
Margaret Anne Schedel
Toni Blackman
Fellows:
Yasser Aggour
Tim Davis******
Rachel Granofsky*****
Daesha Devón Harris******
Jiatong Lu******
Victor Rivera******
Letha Wilson******
Finalists:
Mike Crane
Julianne Nash
Dana Stirling
Panelists:
Penelope Umbrico
Nydia Blas
Sinan Tuncay
Lida Suchy
Carmen Lizardo
Fellows:
Sol Crespo****
Michael Mejias
Joey Merlo
Keil Troisi
Craig T. Williams
Finalists:
Iquo B. Essien
Becca Roth
Sheri Wilner
Panelists:
Randall Dottin
David Ebeltoft
Sheila Curran Bernard
Clarence Coo
Julie Casper Roth
* Collaborative artists
** Geri Ashur Screenwriting Award
*** Joanne Y. Chen Taiwanese American Artist Fellow
**** Gregory Millard Fellows made with the support of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; Gregory Millard Fellowships are awarded annually to New York City residents chosen in several categories. The award was established by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in 1984 in memory of poet and playwright Gregory Millard, who served as Assistant Commissioner of Cultural Affairs from 1978 until his death in 1984 and championed the causes of individual artists.
***** Deutsche Bank Fellow
******Joy of Giving Something Fellow
Fellows:
Diane Chang
Susanna Horng
Jennifer Sears
Kelli Trapnell
Finalists:
YZ Chin
Adalena Kavanagh
Yahaira Lawrence
Panelists:
Roohi Choudhry
Janet McNally
Anne Panning
Edward Schwarzschild
Cathie Wright-Lewis
Fellows:
Douglas Barr
Tashi Dhondup Sharzur (Techung)
Finalists:
Martin P Macica
Halyna Maria Shepko
Alicia Svigals
Panelists:
Mary Tooley Parker
Blanka Amezkua
Naomi Sturm
Elinor Levy
Carrie Hill
Fellows:
Finalists:
Keren Benbenisty
Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Aida Sehovic
Panelists:
Matt Bua
David Court
Glendalys Medina
Rachel Fein-Smolinski
Jaimie Warren
Fellows:
Maria Berrio
Finalists:
Jordan Casteel
Clayton Schiff
Don Voisine
Panelists:
Mie Yim
Franklin Evans
Elliot Green
Julia Whitney Barnes
Sarah McCoubrey
Fellows:
Finalists:
Melanie Crean
Case Jernigan
Nikyatu Jusu
Panelists:
Justin Ambrosino
Zia Anger
Megan Roberts
Bhawin Suchak
Shirley Bruno
* Collaborative artists
Fellows:
Robert Bittendender
Finalists:
Jarrod Beck
Panagiotis Mavridis
Susan Meyer
Fellows:
Finalists:
Mattia Casalegno
Camel Collective*
DeeDee Halleck
Panelists:
Peter Burr
Heather Bursch
Moo Kwon Han
Gabriela Monroy
Boryana Rossa
Fellows:
Humera Afridi
Katherine Zoepf
Finalists:
Brian Castner
Lisa Chen
Rong Xiaoqing
Panelists:
Shahnaz Habib
Abeer Hoque
Annie Lanzillotto
Thaddeus Rutkowski
Eben Wood
Fellows:
Jennifer Barlett
Wo Chan
Alan Davies
Jacob Matkov
Uche Nduka
Bridget Talone
Finalists:
Ana Bozicevic
Krystal Languell
Asiya Wadud
Panelists:
Albert Abonado
Rachel Mckibbens
Stacy Szymaszek
Matvei Yankelevich
Fellows:
Finalists:
Oasa DuVerney-Gaspar
Nicole Maloof
Debra Priestly
Panelists:
Perry Angelora
Gil Avineri
George Hrycun
Svetlana Rabey
Jen Ray
* Collaborative artists
Fellows:
Finalists:
Charles Goldman
Coralina Meyer
Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong
Panelists:
Marsha Ginsberg
Dewitt Godfrey
Wennie Huang
Alois Kronschlaeger
Chris Oliver
Fellows:
Luciana Achugar
Evvie Allison
Robert Kocik*
Michael Silverstone
Finalists:
Walter Dundervill
Alexander Escalante
Koosil-ja
Panelists:
Jonathan Gonzalez
Iréne Hultman
Stefanie Nelson
Arturo Vidich
Gwen Welliver
Fellows:
Anthony Gatto
Finalists:
Andrew Drury
Scott Wollschleger
Panelists:
Laura Andel
Christina Campanella
Daniel Davis
Satoshi Kanazawa
Recipients:
Ruth Lauer Manenti
Edward Morris (The Canary Project)*
Susannah Sayler (The Canary Project)*
Lida Suchy
Shen Wei
Finalists:
Brooke DiDonato
Andrew Lichtenstein
Jennifer Williams
Panelists:
Russell Frederick
Hans Gindelsberger
Pixy Yijun Liao
Adam Nadel
Nadia Sablin
Fellows:
Kathryn Benson
Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas
Peggy Shaw
Lloyd Suh
Catherine Yu
Finalists:
Keith J. Adkins
Jennie L. Allen
Lameece C. Issaq
Panelists:
Moon Molson
Carl Hancock
Emily Morse
Maggie Mancinelli Cahill
Jay Scheib
* Collaborative artists
Fellows:
Bill Cheng
Hilary Leichter
Tama Janowitz
Rajesh Parameswaran
Alanna Schubach
Finalists:
Mark Binelli
Shelly Oria
Kanishk Tharoor
Panelists:
Denise Burell-Stinson
Minju Pak
Bob Proehl
Ronna Wineberg
Susan Karwoska
Fellows:
Andriy Milavsky
Finalists:
Zhong-hua Lu
Benjamin Rosen
Camille Yeung
Panelists:
Emily Socolov
Mark Miyake
Julia Gutierrez-Rivera
Luz Pereira
Fellows:
Honglei Li*
Lily Xiying Yang*
Finalists:
Mira Hunter
Joe Nanashe
Justin Rancourt*
Charles Yatsuk*
Panelists:
Millie Chen
Michael Asbill
Nancy Davidson
Joseph Keckler
Matthew Northridge
Fellows:
Laura Shechter
Finalists:
Doron Langberg
Naomi Reis
Jamie Sneider
Panelists:
Vince Contarino
Wendy White
Jane Fine
Mariella Bison
Maya Brym
Fellows:
Justin Ambrosino
Yuanchen Liu
Finalists:
Mores McWreath
Jennifer Nuss
Ezra Wube
Panelists:
Phillip Hastings
Todd Chandler
Orit Ben-Shitrit
Tara Autovino
Jacqueline Tarry
* Collaborative artists
Fellows:
Anna Betbeze
Yoko Inoue
Norman Magnusson
Walter McConnell
Ryan Sarah Murphy
Michelle Segre
Gregroy Skochko
Jian-Jun Zhang
Finalists:
R.M. Fischer
Jane South
Jessica Stoller
Panelists:
Claire Watson
Linda Cordell
Hiroyuki Hamada
Charles McGill
Shari Mendelson
Fellows:
Finalists:
Faith Holland
Phillip Stearns
Katie Torn
Panelists:
Adam Daily
Christine Nadir
Michael Greathouse
Sophie Kahn
Moo Kwon Han
Recipients:
Colin Asher
Jonathan Blunk
Cynthia Carr
Jace Clayton
Will Hunt
Oona Patrick
Ned Sublette
Finalists:
Ava Chin
Robin Marantz Henig
Aurvi Sharma
Panelists:
Vivian Heller
Mary Emily O’Hara
Damian VanDenburgh
Gabrielle Selz
Catherine McKinley
Fellows:
Albert Abonado
Rosebud Ben-oni
Charity Coleman
John Coletti
Corina Copp
Amanda Davidson
BC Edwards
Dawn Lundy Martin
Judah Rubin
Stacy Szymaszek
Vincent Toro
Karen Weiser
Matvei Yankelevich
Finalists:
Michael Leong
Cynthia Manick
Idrissa Simmonds
Panelists:
Jose Perez Beduya
Nathaniel Otting
Marc Straus
Ellen Graf
Tonya Foster
Fellows:
Gil Avineri
Maria Elena Gonzalez
Gordon Moore
Douglas Navarra
Nicholas Vaughan*
Dale Williams
Finalists:
Cynthia Lin
Donald Powley
Jade Townsend
Panelists:
Chris Fritton
Takuji Hamanaka
Rosemarie Fiore
Mary Ting
Geoff Chadsey
* Collaborative artists