The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation

About the foundation

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation was created in 1955 by Charles Glass Greenshields, Q.C., a distinguished Montreal lawyer and amateur artist, in memory of his mother, Elizabeth.

Mr. Greenshields firmly believed that discipline, hard work and serious training in the traditional means of artistic expression were fundamental to the growth and development of the artist. His determination to help dedicated young artists and students pursue the mastery of the traditional techniques and workmanship in painting and sculpture prompted him to establish and endow a foundation for this purpose.

To date, the Foundation has provided financial assistance to more than 2000 students and artists from 80 countries.

Mr. Greenshields personally directed the Foundation that he created for the first 13 years of its existence and remained active in its organization until his death, in 1974. His vision and his mission live on through the foundation that he so generously endowed.

In recognition of its unwavering commitment to supporting students and emerging artists in representational art since 1955, the Foundation was awarded the Excellence in Fine Art Education Award from the Portrait Society of America in 2016 and the Gari Melchers Memorial Medal from the Artists' Fellowship in 2021.

Mr. Greenshields directed that the funds of the Foundation be used to help young artists acquire the necessary training, skills and competence in the traditional artistic methods, specifically excluding all grants to those “who show clearly a disposition to use the purely abstract or non-objective method in their work.”

The philosophy outlined by Mr. Greenshields in his endowment has informed the mission of the Foundation over the previous 68 years and it continues to do so to this day.

The Foundation provides financial assistance, by way of grants, to young artists who are pursuing their studies or are in the early stage of their career, are working in a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking, and demonstrate the determination and talent to pursue a lifetime career in their art practice.The Foundation does not provide funding for the pursuit of abstract or non-objective art.

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant is one of the most prestigious grants available to emerging representational artists, as well as one of the most substantial. It is one of the longest standing, with an illustrious history of recipients spanning more than half a century. It is also unique in its scope, in that it is available to students and artists around the world.

The Foundation's grantees are renowned artists, both nationally and internationally, as well as highly respected art professors, teachers and mentors. The Foundation is extremely proud of its grantees and of their accomplishments. A selection of the works of some of the Foundation’s previous grantees can be found in the Gallery.

First grants are in the amount of CAD $17,000 each. Subsequent grants are in the amount of CAD $20,000 each. Grants are made directly to the beneficiaries, not to or through other organizations.

Grantees may not receive more than three grants in their lifetime.

Grants are awarded based solely on the information contained in the Application Form and the supporting documentation and material submitted with it. The Foundation does not conduct personal interviews. The decision of the Foundation is final and is not subject to review or appeal.

“The generous support of The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation has allowed me a year of focus, self-discipline, and creativity as I continue to explore my practice in the Masters of Fine Arts program at the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design. Your grant will allow me to continue to fund my artistic development in ways that would otherwise have been impossible.”
— Elizabeth (Liz) Toohey-Wiese (2013 / 2014 Grantee)

“…The support I received from The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation was fundamental early in my career as a painter. I couldn't have got my early shows done without the financial assistance of the Foundation. I was able to concentrate 100% on my paintings rather than constantly worry about finding the money to be able to paint for the exhibitions I'd been offered.”
— Jenny Saville (1993 / 1996 Grantee)

“…Can I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude to The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. The award allowed me to paint solidly, intensely and without interruption for over two years after leaving Oxford. That period kick-started my career in a way that I have never forgotten.”
— Sarah Gillespie (1985 Grantee)

“Receiving your grant has enabled me to meet, befriend and learn from the largest living influence on my work. The grant has also allowed me to gain publicity, meet the family of another enormous influence, travel the world, and, of course, make many more paintings than I would have been able to without the Foundation’s generosity and kindness. I am forever indebted to you. The past year has felt like a dream. Words cannot adequately express my gratitude."
— Matthew Adelberg (2013 Grantee)

“I am deeply grateful for the support of The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and am overjoyed to report the tremendous impact it has had on my artistic career over the past year. I have met or exceeded all of the goals I set for myself during this funding period. I have created a large body of work that represents a new phase in my artistic output. This work has also garnered the type of attention that means that the audience for my work has grown substantially, and will continue to grow in the future.”
— Kristy Gordon (2009 / 2013 / 2015 Grantee)

Grantees

The following talented young artists and art students were recently awarded grants by the Foundation.

Javed Akhtar, India
3rd Grant, Painting

Luke Baggott, South Africa
3rd Grant, Painting
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Sudeep Bashyal, Nepal
3rd Grant, Printmaking

Jacob Broussard, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Ludovic Cléroux, Canada
3rd Grant, Painting
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Yolande Heijnen, Netherlands
3rd Grant, Painting
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Sebastian Hosu, Romania
3rd Grant, Painting
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Aubrey Levinthal, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Danica Lundy, Canada
3rd Grant, Painting
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Michelle MacKinnon, Canada
3rd Grant, Drawing
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Erik Nieminen, Canada
3rd Grant, Painting
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Esteban Ocampo Giraldo, Colombia
3rd Grant, Painting
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Mary Sauer, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Sara-Jeanne Bourget, Canada
2nd Grant, Drawing
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Kevin Brisco, United States
2nd Grant, Painting

Marcelo Daldoce Gomes, Brazil
2nd Grant, Painting
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Pierre Durette, Canada
2nd Grant, Sculpture
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Anna Freeman Bentley, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Painting
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Robin Gleason, United States
2nd Grant, Printmaking
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Yedidya Hershberg, Israel
2nd Grant, Painting
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Stephanie Temma Hier, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Gabrielle Hill, Canada
2nd Grant, Sculpture

Morgan Irons, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Natalia Kalicki, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Peggy Kouroumalos, Canada
2nd Grant, Drawing / Sculpture
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Lydia Larson, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Maud Madsen, Canada
2nd Grant, Drawing
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Bradley Milligan, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Arcmanoro Niles, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Kyle Scheurmann, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Ivana Stulic, Croatia
2nd Grant, Painting

Anna Weyant, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Catherine Ade, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Jonathan Aller, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Tania Alvarez, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Davis Arney, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Bridget Bailey, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Alicia Brown, Jamaica
1st Grant, Painting
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Lizi Budagashvili, Georgia
1st Grant, Painting

Stella Cade Rotstein, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Katelyn Chapman, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Bee Chessman, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Camilla Marie Dahl, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Scultpure
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Gaurab Das, Bangladesh
1st Grant, Sculpture

Mantu Das, India
1st Grant, Painting

Michael Loren Diaz, United States
1st Grant, Drawing / Painting
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Mollie Douthit, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Alyssa Ebinger, United States
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Holly Fedida, Canada
1st Grant, Painting

Aaron Feltman, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Juraj Florek, Slovakia
1st Grant, Painting
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Jemma Gunning, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Clare Haward, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Erick Alejandro Hernández, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Daina Higgins, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Aisling Jelinski, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Mark Johnsen, United States
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Vanessa Jones, Ireland / United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Kanchan Karjee, India
1st Grant, Sculpture

Sophie Lourdes Knight, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Anna Kristensen, Australia
1st Grant, Painting
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Marie-Claude Lacroix, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Vincent Larouche, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Junyi Liu, China
1st Grant, Painting
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Sarah Lubin, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Shannon Lucy, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Rachel MacFarlane, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Arnela Mahmutovic, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Lindsey Mclean, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Selma Arely Morales Roberts, Mexico
1st Grant, Painting
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Margarita Moreno, Colombia
1st Grant, Drawing

Rajashree Nayak, India
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Eryn O'Neill, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Tim Patrick, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Lydia Pepi, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Alexandre Pépin, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Aurora Ioana Popescu, Romania
1st Grant, Drawing
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Narbi Price, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Anne Carney Raines, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Danielle Roberts, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Abbey Rosko, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Jose Guadalupe Sanchez III, United States
1st Grant, Painting

Polly Seip, United States
1st Grant, Painting

Edward Steffanni, United States
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Lauren Stevens, United States
1st Grant, Printmaking

Sandra Strele, Latvia
1st Grant, Painting
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Jenna Tooley, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Anna van der Ploeg, South Africa
1st Grant, Painting
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Megan Ashley Waller, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Jiannan Wu, China
1st Grant, Sculpture
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Simeon Youngmann, United States
1st Grant, Drawing
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Shangkai Kevin Yu, Taiwan
1st Grant, Painting
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Yuri Yuan, China
1st Grant, Painting
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Nikita Zadorozhnyy, Ukraine
1st Grant, Painting
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Catherine Ade, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Printmaking
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Priscilla Aleman, United States
1st Grant, Sculpture
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Bix Archer, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Vera Autiero, Venezuela
1st Grant, Drawing / Painting
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Polina Barskaya, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Ofir Begun, Israel
1st Grant, Painting
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Lydia Blakeley, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Painting
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Keiran Brennan Hinton, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Lizi Budagashvili, Georgia
2nd Grant, Painting
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Stephanie Buer, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Drawing
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Elizabeth Butto, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Ivana Carman, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Anne Carney Raines, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Haleigh Collins, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Liam Corcoran, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Véronique Chagnon Côté, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Jackson Denahy, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Stephanie Dishno, United States
1st Grant, Sculpture
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Regiane Donadio, United States
1st Grant, Sculpture
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Abigail Dudley, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Laurel Dugan, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Julie Dumont, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Soul Eom, South Korea
2nd Grant, Painting
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Madelyn Foutz, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Santiago Galeas, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Emily Gillbanks, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Jennifer Globush, Canada
1st Grant, Drawing
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Jemma Gunning, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Printmaking
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Austin Harris, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Christopher Hartmann, Germany
1st Grant, Painting
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Daina Higgins, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Eli Hill, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Georgia Hinaris, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Kevin Hopkins, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Laura Hudspith, Canada
1st Grant, Sculpture
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Monica Ikegwu, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Shabnam Jannesari, Iran
1st Grant, Drawing / Painting
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Lori Johnson, United States
2nd Grant, Drawing
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Tatsiana Karpachova, Belarus
2nd Grant, Painting
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Anosha Khan, Canada
2nd Grant, Sculpture
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Sophie Knight, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Konstantina Krikzoni, Greece
1st Grant, Painting
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Viswanath Kuttum, India
1st Grant, Painting

Yann Lacroix, France
1st Grant, Painting
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Michelle Lassaline, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Alessandro Levato, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Jessica Lincoln, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Ishmael Lipman, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Klaire A. Lockheart, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Larry Madrigal, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Kirubel Abebe Mandefro, Ethiopia
1st Grant, Painting
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Brian Mthobisi Maphumulo, South Africa
1st Grant, Drawing
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Taylor Maroney, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Graham Martin, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Grace Mattingly, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Quentin James McCaffrey, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Neil McClelland, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Vanessa McKernan, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Heather McLeod, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Julia Medynska, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Hannah Murray, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Rajashree Nayak, India
2nd Grant, Printmaking
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Clio Newton, United States
3rd Grant, Drawing
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Iva Pesic, Serbia
1st Grant, Painting
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Kate Pincus-Whitney, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Novembra Raymond, United States
1st Grant, Sculpture

Catherine Repko, Ireland
1st Grant, Painting
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Danielle Roberts, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Gonzalo Rodríguez Gómez, Spain
1st Grant, Painting

Tajh Rust, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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José Sarmiento, Colombia
1st Grant, Painting
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Agomoni Sen, India
1st Grant, Painting

Divyangi Shukla, India
3rd Grant, Sculpture

Kelsey Shwetz, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Jackson Slattery, Australia
1st Grant, Painting
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Serena Stevens, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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David Stewart, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Emily Strong, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Matthew Tarini, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Joani Tremblay, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Parker Lily Tuson-Morse, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Madison Vander Ark, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Paloma Vianey, Mexico
1st Grant, Painting
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Lukey Walden, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Edward Walsh, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Thomas Walton, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Lauren Whearty, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Bryan Wilson, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Georg Wilson, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Mohammad Abbasi, Iran
1st Grant, Painting
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Tania Alvarez, United States
2nd Grant, Painting/Mixed Media
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Konstantinos S. Argyroglou Argyropoulos, Greece
1st Grant, Painting
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Davis Arney, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Marcus Banuelos, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Marion Bataillard, France
1st Grant, Painting
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Patrick Bayly, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Megan Bowyer, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Drawing
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Kevin Brisco, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Alicia Brown, Jamaica
2nd Grant, Painting
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Jelena Bulajic, Serbia
3rd Grant, Painting
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Antonia Caicedo, Colombia
1st Grant, Painting
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Katelyn Chapman, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Camilla Marie Dahl, United States
2nd Grant, Painting/Sculpture
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Mollie Douthit, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Antônia de Oliveira Bara, Brazil
1st Grant, Drawing
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Kathleen Eastwood-Riaño, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Bryan Fernandez, United States
1st Grant, Mixed Media/Painting
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Jake Garfield, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Emma Gerigscott, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Emily Gillbanks, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Painting,
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Louise Giovanelli, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Kainoa Gruspe, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Sandra Gustafson (Szandra None), United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Samuel Guy, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Austin Harris, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Charlotte Healey, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Erick Hernandez, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Kevin Hopkins, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Andréanne Hudon, Canada
1st Grant, Painting/Drawing
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Jidai Izumitani, Japan
1st Grant, Drawing/Painting

Adam Lupton, Canada
3rd Grant, Painting
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Bradley Milligan, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Ivana Stulic, Croatia
3rd Grant, Painting/Drawing
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Robert Jinkins, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Vanessa Jones, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Jasmine (Jazz) Keillor, Canada
1st Grant, Drawing/Painting
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Steffen Kern, Germany
1st Grant, Drawing
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Heraa Khan, Pakistan
1st Grant, Painting
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Preslav Kostov, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Kira Layton-Magaloni, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Emily Legleitner, United States
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Daniel Leyland, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Jocelyn Licwinko, United States
1st Grant, Mixed Media
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Mercedes Llanos, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Shannon Lucy, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Sarah Lubin, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Shoora Majedian, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Emily Mannion, Ireland
1st Grant, Painting
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Paloma (Vianey) Martinez, Mexico
2nd Grant, Painting/Sculpture/Printmaking
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Heather McLeod, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Julia (Tyrell) Medynska, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Megan Menzies, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Kelly Micca, United States
1st Grant, Painting/Sculpture
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Erin Milez, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Shantel Miller, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Mina Mohtasham, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Walter Moodie, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Evan Morse, United States
2nd Grant, Sculpture
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Ruth Murray, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Paul Nadeau, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Sofia Nifora, Greece
1st Grant, Drawing
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Kent O'Connor, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Eryn O'Neill, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Francesca Onesti, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Meghna Patpatia, India
1st Grant, Drawing
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Hanne Peeraer, Belgium
1st Grant, Painting/Drawing
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Nilisha Phad, India
1st Grant, Painting
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Visakha Jane Phillips, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Emma Pierson, United States
1st Grant, Painting

Marc Prats, Spain
1st Grant, Painting
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Michela Roman, Canada
1st Grant, Sculpture/Drawing
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Jennifer Roper, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Laura Rosengren, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Paloma Ruiz Chong, Mexico
1st Grant, Painting
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Sequoia Scavullo, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Jess Self, United States
1st Grant, Sculpture
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Kelsey Shwetz, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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John Singletary, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Alexis Soul-Gray, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Drawing/Painting
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Sandra Strele, Latvia
2nd Grant, Painting
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Lauren Szabo, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Anna van der Ploeg, South Africa
2nd Grant, Painting
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Dave Walsh, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Jeffrey Wood, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Mikey Yates, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Manuel Aja Espil, Argentina
1st Grant, Painting
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Mark Thomas Anderson, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Drawing
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Nicole Irene Anderson, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Mixed Media
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Amy Applegate, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Melanie Barnett, Canada
1st Grant, Sculpture
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Marion Bataillard, France
2nd Grant, Painting
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Polina Barskaya, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Curtis Botham, Canada
2nd Grant, Drawing
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Keiran Brennan Hinton, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Stephanie Buer, United States
2nd Grant, Drawing
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Lelia Byron, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Erlisa Çerkini, Kosovo
1st Grant, Painting
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Matthew Cole, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Emanuel De Carvalho, Portugal
1st Grant, Painting
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Abigail Dudley, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Mara Eagle, Canada
2nd Grant, Printmaking
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Soul Eom, South Korea
3rd Grant, Painting / Drawing
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Austin T. Fickel, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Laurena Finéus, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Juraj Florek, Slovakia
2nd Grant, Painting
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Martin Geiger, United States
2nd Grant, Drawing / Painting
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Meenakashi Ghadial, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Jemma Gunning, United Kingdom
3rd Grant, Drawing / Printmaking
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C'naan Hamburger, United States
1st Grant, Drawing / Painting

Char Healey, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting / Drawing
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Elisabeth Honey, Australia
1st Grant, Painting /Drawing / Mixed Media

Kevin Hopkins, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Shabnam Jannesari, Iran
2nd Grant, Painting
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Vanessa Jones, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Shivangi Kalra, India
1st Grant, Painting
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Andrea Kastner, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Abbi Kenny, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Zachary Lank, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Sophia Lapres, Canada
1st Grant, Painting / Drawing
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Eva Lewis, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Jose Santiago Llanos Gutierrez, Chile
1st Grant, Painting
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Tiffani Love, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Junyi Lu, China
1st Grant, Painting
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Alice Macdonald, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Aaron Maier-Carretero, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Michael McCaffrey, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Quentin James McCaffrey, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Andrew James McKay, Canada
3rd Grant, Mixed Media
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Brittany Miller, United States
1st Grant, Painting,
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Celia Mora Garcia, Spain
1st Grant, Painting
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Hannah Murray, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Painting
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Dominic Musa, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Paul Nadeau, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Ellie Kayu Ng, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Nicole Parker, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Tim Patrick, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Painting
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Michelle Peraza, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Chrystal Phan, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Adam Phong, Malaysia
1st Grant, Drawing / Painting
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Paula Querido, Brazil
1st Grant, Painting

Jobelle Quijano, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Pratik Raut, India
1st Grant, Painting
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Audrey Rodriguez, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Sculpture
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Michela Roman, Canada
2nd Grant, Sculpture
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Bryan Sanchez, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Joel Seow, Singapore
1st Grant, Painting
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Alexis Soul-Gray, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Painting
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Kat Spears, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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David Stewart, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Hannah Stoll, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Rebekah Stoneberg, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Li Wang, China
1st Grant, Painting
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Julia Wess, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Kat Wiese, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Mixed Media
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Bryan Wilson, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Georg Wilson, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Painting / Mixed Media
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Rei Xiao, Turkey
1st Grant, Painting
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Yuri Yuan, China
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Emmanuel Aboagye, Ghana
1st Grant, Painting

Manuel Aja Espil, Argentina
2nd Grant, Painting
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Tania Alvarez, United States
3rd Grant, Painting / Mixed Media
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Davis Arney, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Kate Bang, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Polina Barskaya, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Mark Bletcher, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Kathryn Blommel, United States
1st Grant, Drawing
Website

Silas Borsos, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Amy Bravo, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Mixed Media
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Ben Bui, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Katie Butler, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Valerie Camila, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Andie Carver, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Sofía Centurión, Uruguay
1st Grant, Painting / Drawing
Website

Erlisa Çerkini, Kosovo
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Helia Chitsazan, Iran
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Juan Correa, United States
1st Grant, Drawing / Printmaking
Website

Jennifer Cronin, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Marie-Danielle Duval, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Stephano Espinoza Galarza, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Sculpture
Website

Luke Fair, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Laurena Finéus, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Jared Friedman, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Jake Garfield, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Printmaking
Website

Touba Golshani Mehr, Iran
1st Grant, Painting

Samuelle Grande, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
Website

C'naan Hamburger, United States
2nd Grant, Drawing / Printmaking / Painting

Patrick F. Henry, Canada
1st Grant, Sculpture
Website

Daina Higgins, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Georgia Hinaris, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Jonah Hoffman, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Drawing
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Jordan Horton, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Jidai Izumitani, Japan
2nd Grant, Drawing
Website

Olivia Jia, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Ashley Johnson, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Josephine Johnson, Canada
1st Grant, Drawing

Graesen Joyce, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Shivangi Kalra, India
2nd Grant, Painting
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Sara Khan, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting / Mixed Media
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Preslav Kostov, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Alison Kruse, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Athenkosi Kwinana, South Africa
1st Grant, Drawing / Printmaking
Website

Danny Leyland, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Maud Madsen, Canada
3rd Grant, Painting
Website

Aaron Maier-Carretero, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Nasim Makaremi Nia, Iran
1st Grant, Drawing / Painting
Website

Kirubel Mandefro, Ethiopia
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Eeman Masood, Pakistan
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Sylvie Mayer, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Julia Medynska, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Brittany Miller, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Puja Mondal, India
1st Grant, Painting

Celia Maria Mora Garcia, Spain
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Mohadese Movahed, Iran
1st Grant, Painting / Drawing
Website

Matthew Napoli, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Amaldev S Narayanan, India
1st Grant, Sculpture
Website

Rajashree Nayak, India
3rd Grant, Printmaking
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Ana Neifeld, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Jackson O'Brasky, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Tessa Greene O'Brien, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Michelle Paterok, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Elisabeth Perrault, Canada
1st Grant, Sculpture
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Sabrina Pinksen, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Grace Qian, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Paula Querido, Brazil
2nd Grant, Painting
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Areeba Qureshi, Pakistan
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Afonso Rocha, Portugal
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Paloma Ruiz-Chong, Mexico
2nd Grant, Painting
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Ryan Schroeder, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Tom Scotcher, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
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Kelsey Shwetz, Canada
3rd Grant, Painting
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Ellen Siebers, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Justine Skahan, Canada
1st Grant, Painting / Drawing
Website

Madeline Sturm, United States
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Corri-Lynn Tetz, Canada
3rd Grant, Painting
Website

Joani Tremblay, Canada
3rd Grant, Painting
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Annika Tucksmith, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Paloma Vianey, Mexico
3rd Grant, Painting
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Dave Walsh, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Emma White, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Mikey Yates, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Mohammad Abbasi, Iran
2nd Grant, Painting
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Isabel Acuna Marin, Colombia
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Jesse Akele, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Hamid Amiri, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Nicole Irene Anderson, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Bix Archer, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Madeleine Baird, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Marcus Banuelos, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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James Bartolacci, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Drawing
Website

Jaden Kyung-Moon Bauch, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Lu Beltrán, Colombia
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Lakshya Bhargava, India
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Jarvis Boyland, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Stephanie Buer, United States
3rd Grant, Painting / Drawing
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Lelia Byron, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Miguel Caba, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Andie Carver, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Daniela Chaparro, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Katelyn Chapman, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Yu Cheng, China
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Damien Cifelli, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Alexandria Couch, United States
1st Grant, Printmaking / Mixed Media
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Arjun Das, India
1st Grant, Sculpture
Website

Zita David, Hungary
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Santanu Debnath, India
1st Grant, Painting
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Tristen Demmett, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Eric Diehl, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Holly Dudley, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Drawing
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Renée Estée, Australia
1st Grant, Painting
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Freddie Famiglietti, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Bryan Fernandez, United States
2nd Grant, Mixed Media
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Elizabeth Flood, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Jane Forrest, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Eustace Mamba Francis, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Xiaoyi Gao, China
2nd Grant, Painting
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Braxton Garneau, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Samuelle Grande, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Anna Gregor, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Claire HarnEnz, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Andréanne Le. Hudon, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Michael Igwe, Nigeria
1st Grant, Painting
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Maria Ivancsics, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Robert David Jinkins, United States
3rd Grant, Painting / Drawing
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Jeremiah Jossim, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Claire Kambhu, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Graham Krenz, Canada
1st Grant, Sculpture
Website

Athenkosi Kwinana, South Africa
2nd Grant, Drawing
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Jun Li, China
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Arel Lisette, United States
1st Grant, Drawing
Website

Mercedes Llanos, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Tiffani Love, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Nour Malas, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
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Emilio Bartolome Martin, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Sylvie Mayer, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Vanessa McKernan, Canada
2nd Grant, Painting
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Erin Milez, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Amanda Case Millis, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Khadijah Morley, Canada
1st Grant, Printmaking
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Liam Murphy-Torres, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Ruth Murray, United Kingdom
2nd Grant, Painting
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Paul Nadeau, Canada
3rd Grant, Painting
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Tessa Greene O'Brien, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Victor Olaoye, Nigeria
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Katarzyna Pacholik, Poland
1st Grant, Drawing
Website

Tim Patrick, United Kingdom
3rd Grant, Painting
Website

Piero Penizzotto, United States
1st Grant, Sculpture
Website

Nilisha Phad, India
2nd Grant, Painting
Website

Cait Porter, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Areeba Qureshi, Switzerland
2nd Grant, Painting / Drawing
Website

Anne Carney Raines, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
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Emelie Robertson, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Anna Rocke, United Kingdom
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Kaushik Saha, India
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Bryan Ali Sanchez, United States
2nd Grant, Painting
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Abishi Sarkar, India
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Ketaki Sarpotdar, India
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Jess Self, United States
2nd Grant, Sculpture
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Baran Shafiey, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Hannah Steele, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Jay Stern, United States
1st Grant, Painting
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Annie Thompson, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Sylvia Trotter Ewens, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Ekaterina Vanovskaya, United States
3rd Grant, Painting
Website

Alexis Villanueva Niebles, Colombia
1st Grant, Printmaking
Website

Danielle Vincent, Canada
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Selina Wagner, United States
1st Grant, Drawing
Website

Agnieszka Wielewska, Poland
1st Grant, Painting
Website

London Williams, United States
1st Grant, Painting / Drawing
Website

Georg Wilson, United Kingdom
3rd Grant, Painting
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Francesca Woolson, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Nasir Young, United States
1st Grant, Painting
Website

Yuri Yuan, China
3rd Grant, Painting
Website

Barry Yusufu, Nigeria
1st Grant, Painting
Website

News from our Grantees

Georg Wilson (UK, 2020 / 2022 / 2024) is part of two group exhibitions in London, UK this fall: Realms, on view at Carl Freedman Gallery from September 29 to November 10, 2024; and Enchanted Alchemies: Magic, Alchemy, and the Occult in Art, at Lévy Gorvy Dayan Gallery, from October 1 to December 22, 2024.

Danielle Roberts (Canada, 2019 / 2020) has a solo exhibition, Phosphorescence and Gasoline, at Fredericks and Freiser New York, New York from October 24 to December 7, 2024.

Larry Madrigal (USA, 2017 / 2018 / 2020) has a solo exhibition, Quickies, at Nicodim Upstairs, Los Angeles, California from September 21 to November 2, 2024.

Shivangi Kalra (India, 2022 / 2023) is one three artists awarded the Royal Award for Modern Painting 2024 from the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.

Into the Woods, a solo exhibition by Flora Yukhnovich (UK, 2013 / 2016) will be on view at the Ordrupgaard Museum, Charlottenlund, Denmark from September 18 to January 19, 2025.

Elisabeth Perraut (Canada, 2023) is part of a two-person exhibition, Who Counts the Steps of the Sun, on view at Carvalho Park, New York, New York from September 20 to November 2, 2024.

Manuel Aja Espil (Argentina, 2022 / 2023) has a solo exhibition, Teluricos, at Balcony Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal from September 21 to November 23, 2024.

Transhumance, the first solo exhibition of Ishbel Myerscough (UK, 1991 / 1993 / 1999) to be held in Hong Kong, will be on view at Flowers Gallery Hong Kong from October 31, 2024 to January 4, 2025.

Sophia Lapres (Canada, 2022) has a solo exhibition, Mixed Blessings, at Towards, Toronto, Ontario from October 10 to November 16, 2024.

Zohar Fraiman (Israel, 2013) is part of a group exhibition, Timeless Innovation, at Priska Paquer Gallery, Paris, France from October 12 to November 10, 2024.

Nicole Irene Anderson (USA, 2022 / 2024) has a solo exhibition, A Tangled Coexistence, at Johansson Projects, Oakland, California from November 1, 2024 to January 4, 2025.

Ken Currie (UK, 1982) has a solo exhibition, The Crossing, at Flowers Gallery Cork St., London, UK from October 9 to November 16, 2024.

Daina Higgins (USA, 2019 / 2020 / 2023) is part of a group exhibition, Flora and Fauna, at Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, Ohio from September 26 to November 14, 2024.

Nour Malas (Canada, 2024) is part of a group exhibition, Daffodils Baptized in Butter, held at the Arts Club, London, UK from September 26, 2024 to January 2025.

Piero Penizzotto (USA, 2024) has a solo exhibition, Good Company, on view at Primary, Miami, Florida from October 19 to November 16, 2024.

David Begbie (UK, 1981) has a solo exhibition, Steel Lives, at LDR22 Art Glance III, Milan, Italy from September 18 to December 17, 2024.

Facing Survival, an exhibition of portraits of Holocaust survivors by David Kassan (USA, 2017) is on view at the Holocaust Museum of Houston, Houston, Texas from July 12, 2024 to January 5, 2025.

FAQ

The information provided in the FAQ is a valuable resource for all users, whether they are considering applying for a grant, have filed an application or have received a grant. The answers to most questions regarding eligibility, grants and their use, the application process and what to expect once an application is filed or a grant is awarded, are found in the FAQ.

ELIGIBILITY Open all

I am not sure if I am eligible to apply. How can I find out?

The Foundation will only fund young artists who are pursuing their studies or in the early stage of their career and studying/working in painting, sculpture, printmaking, or drawing in the figurative/representational tradition. No other disciplines or activities are funded.

Please carefully review the “Eligibility” section of our website and the FAQs below to determine whether you are eligible..

How can I know if my work is within the mandate of the Foundation?

The Foundation is only permitted to fund painting, sculpture, printmaking or drawing in the figurative/representational tradition. Abstract or non-objective art is not within the Foundation’s mandate.

To determine whether your work is eligible, we suggest that you view the works of our grantees found in the “Gallery” section as well as those of recent grantees on our Instagram, and carefully review the “Eligibility” section of our website.

The following are not eligible for a grant: installation art; public art; murals; textile art; illustration; graphic design; photography; animation; video art; film; digital art; crafts; decorative arts; any work that uses a photograph or digital image as the principal medium or that is produced using computer software or graphics; and any work or activity or that falls primarily into any of the foregoing categories.

Is there an age limit for applicants? I’m not sure if I am considered to be in the early stage of my career.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible to apply and they may not be older than 41 years of age at the time of submitting their application for a first grant. Candidates who have previously received a grant may apply for a further grant after the age of 41, provided that they continue to meet all other eligibility requirements, particularly as regards the mandate of the Foundation.

The Foundation’s grants are primarily intended as training and development grants for students who are pursuing their art training or education and emerging young professional artists who are in the process of launching their career. Grants are not intended as work or project grants for more experienced or mature artists.

Does the Foundation give grants to students and artists outside of Canada?

Yes, grants are available to students and artists around the world. The Foundation has no geographic, citizenship or residency restrictions.

AMOUNT OF THE GRANT AND USE OF FUNDS Open all

How much is the grant?

The amount of the grant is a fixed amount; it is not dependent on needs or means. A first grant is $17,000 Canadian dollars, and second and third grants are $20,000 Canadian dollars. When preparing your budget for your application, you must explain how you would use the full amount of the grant. The Foundation reserves the right to award grants in lesser amounts and to disburse funds in whole or in part, as it deems advisable. Payment of the grant is made in Canadian dollars to recipients in Canada. Recipients outside of Canada receive the US dollar equivalent of the amount of the grant.

What can I use the funds for?

Grants are intended to assist eligible applicants in the study or practice of their art and the payment of associated costs, such as tuition, studio rental, model wages, art supplies, travel and living expenses.

Grants are not intended for any of the following purposes or pursuits, and proposals based on any of these will result in the automatic rejection of the application:

the purchase, construction or improvement of any land or building;
the purchase of materials or equipment of a permanent nature or that have a life beyond the project described in the Artistic Proposal (other than paints, brushes and similar working tools and accessories required in connection with the specific project undertaken);
studies or training in architecture, design, art education, art therapy, museology, and art restoration or conservation;
studies or training in any of the artistic pursuits not otherwise funded by the Foundation;
the payment of fees to third parties for the promotion, marketing or sale of artworks;
works created or carried out by a group or collective;
the creation, production or installation of work that is commissioned or ordered by others; and
the payment or reimbursement of expenses that have already been incurred, loans or other debts.

Can I use the grant to pursue my studies?

Yes, however not all types of studies are covered. Eligible courses of study or training include undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate studies and diploma programs in fine arts or studio arts from accredited institutions, recognized residencies, apprenticeships/internships and studio training. The Foundation does not fund studies or training in architecture, design, art education, art therapy, museology, art restoration or conservation, nor in any of the artistic pursuits not otherwise funded by the Foundation.

Can the grant be used to study abroad?

Yes, provided the proposed course of study is otherwise eligible (see previous question).

Can I use the funds to buy materials and equipment that I need for my studio or work?

Paints, brushes and similar working tools and accessories required in connection with the specific project described in the Artistic Proposal included in the application are eligible. However, grants are not to be used for the purchase of any materials or equipment of a permanent nature or that have a life beyond the project described in the Artistic Proposal, such as computers, cameras, tools, machinery, etc.

Can I use the grant to establish myself in a studio?

The grant can be used to pay studio rent, but not to buy, build or improve a studio.

I need funds to prepare for an exhibition. Is this something that you fund?

The grant can be used to support you while you are working to prepare for an exhibition, but not to pay fees to third parties for the promotion, marketing or sale of artworks.

I have been commissioned to produce a work, but I need funding to support myself while I am working on this project. Can you help?

No. The creation, production or installation of work that is commissioned or ordered by others is not funded.

APPLYING FOR A GRANT Open all

How do I apply for the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant?

You must complete the online application form and upload all the required materials and documentation. Please carefully review the “How to Apply” section of the website, as well as the instructions provided within the application site.

How many grants does the Foundation give each year?

The Foundation does not give a set number of grants per year; it will give grants for as many worthy applications as it receives, within its financial capacity.

Is there a deadline for applying?

Yes, there are four deadlines per year. Applicants must apply in advance of the start date of their project. See “When should I apply” below for more information and the Apply section of the website for the deadlines for each application cycle.

When should I apply?

Please refer to the table in the Apply section for the open and close dates for each application cycle. We have specified the earliest date on which your grant period/project can start for each cycle; your grant period/project cannot start more than five months after this date (or, 10.5 months from the application cycle open date). Grant periods may not exceed two years. Only expenses incurred during the grant period are eligible for funding.

If you are applying to fund your education, please see the table in the Apply section for term-specific deadlines.

When will I receive a response on my application?

You will receive a response on your application before the date specified as the earliest grant period start date for the cycle in which you have applied.

How will I be notified of the Foundation’s decision?

You will be notified or our decision by email. Applicants are required to keep their email address up to date to remain eligible and have their application considered.

Will you reject my application if it is not properly completed?

The Foundation reserves the right to reject applications that do not comply with the Application Task instructions.

REJECTED APPLICATIONS AND RE-APPLYING FOR A GRANT Open all

I don’t understand why my application was rejected and would like to do better next time. Can you explain the reasons to me so that I can improve?

The Foundation does not provide advice or explanations to applicants, and its does not disclose information regarding the decision made by it with respect to a candidate’s application.

I would like you to reconsider my application in light of certain circumstances.

We do not reconsider applications. The decisions of the Foundation are final and are not subject to review or appeal.

When can I reapply?

This depends on whether or not you have been awarded a grant in the past.

If you have previously applied for but never received a grant from the Foundation and continue to meet the eligibility requirements, you are eligible to reapply within the same cycle two years later.

If you have previously received a grant from the Foundation, have complied with the terms and conditions of your grant(s), and continue to meet the eligibility requirements, you are eligible to reapply within the same cycle one year later, whether or not your most recent application was successful.

If you applied prior to the implementation of application cycles and the date on which you are eligible to reapply falls within an application cycle, you will be eligible to reapply as of the open date of that cycle.

Please contact the Foundation if you are unsure about the date on which you are eligible to reapply.

Can I reapply as many times as I want?

There is no formal prohibition in this regard. However, as a practical matter, if you have not been successful after several applications, it is very unlikely that you will be in the future. Moreover, with time, you will most likely cease to meet our eligibility requirements.

GRANTEES Open all

I have been awarded a grant. What’s next?

If your application is successful, you will need to return to our online application site to accept the grant, and its terms and conditions. You will also be asked to provide the necessary banking and personal information to allow for payment. Payment of the grant is done by wire transfer.

What are the terms and conditions for accepting a grant?

If you accept the grant, you will be required to comply with the following terms and conditions:

To acknowledge the support of The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation in your CV and biography, and in any promotional material relating to the work that you may produce during the period covered by the grant awarded to you, in the manner specified by the Foundation;
To use the grant in the manner and for the purpose described in the Artistic Proposal and Budget included with your application;
To provide a detailed report on your artistic activity and development forthwith upon completion of the proposed work, project or course of study or training described in your Artistic Proposal. Failure to do so automatically disqualifies you from applying for a further grant in the future;
To allow the Foundation to include your name and certain information on you in its communications and promotional materials.

When do I need to submit my report to the Foundation and what should it include?

Your activity report must be submitted forthwith upon completion of the proposed activity/undertaking described in the Artistic Proposal that forms part of your application. The failure to provide the required report automatically disqualifies you from applying for a further grant at a future date.

Your report should, in particular, describe the activity undertaken and discuss its impact on your artistic development and your future. It should also include a portfolio of the works created during the project. Reports can vary in length, from one page to several, depending on the magnitude of the project. The report must be submitted in PDF format.

How likely is it that I will receive a second or third grant if I reapply?

Each application for a grant is judged on its own merits. Receiving a grant does not ensure that an application for a second or third grant will be successful. In fact, only a limited number of grantees receive further grants, as the bar is set very high for second and third grant applications. The applicant must demonstrate significant development/progression in his or her work. Although it is possible to apply for another grant as early as one year following the previous grant, we recommend that applicants wait at least two years or more before applying for a second or third grant. Applicants must continue to meet the eligibility criteria, particularly regarding the Foundation's mandate.

How many grants can an artist receive from the Foundation?

No more than three grants may be awarded to a candidate in his or her lifetime.

Application Cycle	Open Date	Close Date/Deadline	Earliest grant period start date*	Expenses related to studies starting in the following school term(s) are eligible for funding
in progress	October 1, 2024	December 13, 2024	February 15, 2025	Summer (May - August) 2025
1	January 1, 2025	February 28, 2025	May 15, 2025	Summer (May - August) 2025 Fall (September – December) 2025
2	April 1, 2025	May 30, 2025	August 15, 2025	Fall (September – December) 2025 Winter (January – April) 2026
3	July 1, 2025	August 29, 2025	November 15, 2025	Winter (January – April) 2026
4	October 1, 2025	November 28, 2025	February 15, 2026	Summer (May - August) 2026

About the foundation

Grantees

News from our Grantees

Gallery

MARIE-ÈVE MARTEL 2008 / 2009 / 2011 Grantee

JOHN FOX1955 / 1956 Grantee

SARAH GILLESPIE 1985 Grantee

LUCIANO GUARNIERI 1956 / 1957 Grantee

STEVEN ASSAEL 1979 / 1990 Grantee

JOHN HOWARD GOULD 1960 Grantee

JOHN SHERRILL HOUSER1962 Grantee

ROBERT MARCHESSAULT1977 Grantee

JENNIFER CARVALHO2007 / 2010 Grantee

TANVI PATHARE 2012 Grantee

CLAUDE PICHER1955 / 1963 / 1964 Grantee

MORGAN CRAIG2007 / 2011 Grantee

MARK JAMES LANG1994 / 1997 / 1998 Grantee

PAUL BÉLIVEAU1979 Grantee

LESLIE WATTS1986 / 2009 / 2013 Grantee

JENNY SAVILLE1993 / 1996 Grantee

CELESTE CHANDLER 1998 / 2004 Grantee

LORRAINE SIMMS1981 Grantee

JAMES LAHEY 1987 Grantee

DANIEL HUGHES1991 / 1995 Grantee

DAN N. STEEVES1981 Grantee

HOLLIS DUNLAP 2001 / 2003 Grantee

KRISTY GORDON2009 / 2013 Grantee

CHANTAL JOFFE1993 Grantee

MICHAEL THOMPSON1977 / 1978 Grantee

JOSEPH SIDDIQI2001 / 2004 Grantee

PAUL FENNIAK1993 / 1994 Grantee

MEDRIE MACPHEE1982 Grantee

DANIEL GREENE 1963 Grantee

JONATHAN KENWORTHY 1969 Grantee

RICHARD LACK1969 / 1970 / 1971 Grantee

ALEAH CHAPIN 2012 / 2014 Grantee

ELAINE DESPINS2008 Grantee

ALAN BATEMAN1988 / 1990 Grantee

VITALY MEDVEDOVSKY2005 / 2007 / 2013 Grantee

J. NELSON SHANKS 1960 / 1961 Grantee

ELENA PETEVA1997 / 2000 / 2005 Grantee

ANNE DESMET 1989 / 1996 / 2007 Grantee

ERIK NIEMINEN2011 / 2014 Grantee

MARION WAGSCHAL1975 Grantee

PETER D. HARRIS2005 / 2012 Grantee

RUDY SPARKUHL1976 Grantee

TIB BEAMENT1971 / 1975 Grantee

NEIL DREVITSON1968 / 1970 Grantee

MAYA BRODSKY2013 Grantee

JOHN R. (“JACK”) CHAMBERS1956 Grantee

DOUGLAS COCKER1968 Grantee

SOPHIE JODOIN1999 Grantee

ASHLEY LYON2011 / 2014 Grantee

JEAN-PIERRE SÉGUIN1975 Grantee

Eligibility

How to apply

FAQ

ELIGIBILITY Open all

AMOUNT OF THE GRANT AND USE OF FUNDS Open all

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MARIE-ÈVE MARTEL
2008 / 2009 / 2011 Grantee

JOHN FOX
1955 / 1956 Grantee

SARAH GILLESPIE
1985 Grantee

LUCIANO GUARNIERI
1956 / 1957 Grantee

STEVEN ASSAEL
1979 / 1990 Grantee

JOHN HOWARD GOULD
1960 Grantee

JOHN SHERRILL HOUSER
1962 Grantee

ROBERT MARCHESSAULT
1977 Grantee

JENNIFER CARVALHO
2007 / 2010 Grantee

TANVI PATHARE
2012 Grantee

CLAUDE PICHER
1955 / 1963 / 1964 Grantee

MORGAN CRAIG
2007 / 2011 Grantee

MARK JAMES LANG
1994 / 1997 / 1998 Grantee

PAUL BÉLIVEAU
1979 Grantee

LESLIE WATTS
1986 / 2009 / 2013 Grantee

JENNY SAVILLE
1993 / 1996 Grantee

CELESTE CHANDLER
1998 / 2004 Grantee

LORRAINE SIMMS
1981 Grantee

JAMES LAHEY
1987 Grantee

DANIEL HUGHES
1991 / 1995 Grantee

DAN N. STEEVES
1981 Grantee

HOLLIS DUNLAP
2001 / 2003 Grantee

KRISTY GORDON
2009 / 2013 Grantee

CHANTAL JOFFE
1993 Grantee

MICHAEL THOMPSON
1977 / 1978 Grantee

JOSEPH SIDDIQI
2001 / 2004 Grantee

PAUL FENNIAK
1993 / 1994 Grantee

MEDRIE MACPHEE
1982 Grantee

DANIEL GREENE
1963 Grantee

JONATHAN KENWORTHY
1969 Grantee

RICHARD LACK
1969 / 1970 / 1971 Grantee

ALEAH CHAPIN
2012 / 2014 Grantee

ELAINE DESPINS
2008 Grantee

ALAN BATEMAN
1988 / 1990 Grantee

VITALY MEDVEDOVSKY
2005 / 2007 / 2013 Grantee

J. NELSON SHANKS
1960 / 1961 Grantee

ELENA PETEVA
1997 / 2000 / 2005 Grantee

ANNE DESMET
1989 / 1996 / 2007 Grantee

ERIK NIEMINEN
2011 / 2014 Grantee

MARION WAGSCHAL
1975 Grantee

PETER D. HARRIS
2005 / 2012 Grantee

RUDY SPARKUHL
1976 Grantee

TIB BEAMENT
1971 / 1975 Grantee

NEIL DREVITSON
1968 / 1970 Grantee

MAYA BRODSKY
2013 Grantee

JOHN R. (“JACK”) CHAMBERS
1956 Grantee

DOUGLAS COCKER
1968 Grantee

SOPHIE JODOIN
1999 Grantee

ASHLEY LYON
2011 / 2014 Grantee

JEAN-PIERRE SÉGUIN
1975 Grantee