Exhibition of 2011 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Program Recipients Opens at CUE Art Foundation
June 7 - July 28, 2012
Opening reception: Thursday, June 7th, 6pm - 8pm
CUE Art Foundation
511 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212 206 3583
www.cueartfoundation.org
Summer Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 5pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
The Joan Mitchell Foundation, in collaboration with CUE Art Foundation,
is pleased to announce an exhibition of its 2011 MFA Grant Program
Recipients. From June 7 - July 28, the 15 recipients will be showing
current artwork at CUE Art Foundation.
The
annual MFA Grant Program was created in 1997 to assist painters and
sculptors who are receiving their MFA degrees. With these grants the
Foundation aims to further the recipients' artistic careers and to aid,
upon graduation, in the transition from academic to professional studio
work. A complimentary catalogue, available at CUE's gallery, has
been published on the occasion of this exhibition. The catalogue
features works and bios for each artist and essays on their work by
three writers: Kareem Estefan, Megan Hoetger, and Wendy Vogel.
2011 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Recipients and their MFA Programs:
Sarah Awad, University of California, Los Angeles
Marissa Lee Benedict, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Jason E. Carter, Cranbrook Academy of Art
David Finegan, Hunter College, CUNY
Narangkar Glover, University of California, Berkeley
Jacqueline Gordon, Stanford University
Daniel Jackson, University of Delaware
Daniel Luchman, Carnegie Mellon University
Carmen Niichel, Indiana University
Aay Preston-Myint, University of Illinois at Chicago
Luis F. Ramírez Celis, Stony Brook University
Jerome Reyes, Stanford University
Jonathan Runcio, California College of the Arts
Kim Sheridan, Queens College, CUNY
Samantha Wall, Pacific Northwest College of Art
This
year's MFA Grant Recipients Exhibition marks the tenth year of the Joan
Mitchell Foundation's collaboration with CUE Art Foundation. CUE's
generous contributions toward this partnership have enabled us to
annually showcase the work of all MFA recipients.
The MFA Grant Program:
Each recipient received an MFA Grant in the amount of $15,000. To date
the Joan Mitchell Foundation has awarded over 190 MFA Grants. These
grants are given in recognition of artistic quality to artists chosen
from a body of candidates put forth by nominators from the academic art
community across the United States. In 2011, over 60 graduate programs
were asked to nominate their top students. The nominated candidates'
images were viewed for grant consideration through an anonymous process
by a jury panel of artists and curators.
The Joan Mitchell Foundation:
The
Joan Mitchell Foundation was established in April 1993 as a
not-for-profit corporation following the death of Joan Mitchell in
October 1992. The Foundation celebrates the
legacy of Joan Mitchell and expands her vision to support the
aspirations and development of diverse contemporary artists. We work to
broaden the recognition of artists and their essential contributions to
communities and society.
Additional programs undertaken by the Foundation include free art
classes for New York City youth, an annual grant to painters &
sculptors, and grants to artists and arts communities in need of
emergency support after a disaster. The Foundation has
established the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, which will be
starting an artist in residence and currently offers programming that
engages the local community.
For further information about the Foundation and the MFA Grant Program please visit
www.joanmitchellfoundation.org
Contact: Allison Hawkins at 212.524.0100 or ahawkins@joanmitchellfoundation.org
