2008-09 Freeman Fellowship Winners
Posted on 06/03/2008 by VSC
VSC Freeman Fellowship 2008-2009 Winners, Alternates and Honorable Mentions
The Asian Artists Program at Vermont Studio Center, founded in 1992 and funded by the Freeman Foundation, provides two-month residencies to one outstanding artist from each of eleven countries in Asia. In addition to the benefits of cultural exchange as part of VSC’s international creative community, each Freeman Fellow receives roundtrip airfare, materials and shipping allowances, health insurance, a small stipend, and a cultural trip to New York.
We are pleased to announce the Winners, Alternates, and Honorale Mentions, listed below:
| China | Winner | Xuan Yi, Painter |
| Alternate | Wei Weng, Painter | |
| Honorable Mention | Guanwei Qin, Painter, Ming Zhou, Painter, Xuegang Chen, Painter | |
| Hong Kong | Winner | Tam, Kar Wing, Painter |
| Alternate | Chung Wai Lun, Sculptor | |
| Indonesia | Winner | I Made Arya Dwita Dedok, Printmaker |
| Alternate | Muhammad Faisal, Painter | |
| Japan | Winner | Kazue Taguchi, Sculptor |
| Alternate | Rina Kato, Sculptor | |
| Honorable Mention | Michinori Maru, Painter | |
| Korea | Winner | Jaeho Jung, Painter |
| Alternate | Maeng Gyun You, Painter | |
| Honorable Mention | Gyaeyoung Song, Painter | |
| Malaysia | Winner | Kean Thai Yeoh, Painter |
| Alternate | Marvin Chan Yew Soon, Painter | |
| Philippines | Winner | Julio Jose Austria, Painter |
| Alternate | Ma Cristina Valdezco, Sculptor | |
| Honorable Mention | Jesus Genotiva, Painter, Eugene Jarque, Painter | |
| Singapore | Winner | Steven Low Thia Kwang, Sculptor |
| Alternate | Kiat Sing Quek, Painter | |
| Taiwan | Winner | Szuhui Lee, Painter |
| Alternate | Jia-Jen Lin, Sculptor | |
| Honorable Mention | Chien-Chiang Hua, Painter | |
| Thailand | Winner | Chaiwat Kudapun, Sculptor |
| Alternate | Kittipan Sikared, Printmaker | |
| Honorable Mention | Athiwuth Ngamnisai, Sculptor, Nibonth Phokachang, Painter | |
| Vietnam | Winner | Kinh Tai Le, Painter |
| Alternate | Tran Huu Nhat, Painter | |
| Honorable Mention | Doan Hoang Kien Painter |
