February 16 Award Winners
Vermont Studio Center is pleased to announce the following February 16 award winners:
Dedalus Award
Three fellowships for painters in the modernist Motherwell tradition.
• Jamie Allen, Painter, NJ
• Suzanne Bennett, Painter, NY
• Nathalie Collins, Painter, AK
Golden Award
One merit-based award open to all painters.
• Ethan Hayes-Chute, Painter, ME
Joan Mitchell Foundation
Ten fellowships for artists of outstanding talent and demonstrated need.
• Emily Bowser, Sculptor, PA
• Joyce Lee, Painter, MD
• Joshua Lefchick, Painter, MD
• Joseph Netta, Sculptor, PA
• Sandra Ono, Sculptor, CA
• Shannon Rankin, Painter, ME
• Kathi Smith, Painter, NH
• Leigh Van Duzer, Photographer, PA
• Ian Warren, Sculptor, OH
• Noah Wilson, Photographer, CA
Pavlis
Two artists and one writer from a traditionally African American school.
• Richard Peacock, Fiction, FL
• Sarah Smith, Photographer, MD
• Mareshah Yisrael, Painter, NY
Pollock-Krasner
Four visual artists of outstanding talent.
• Neil Berger, Painter, NY
• Christine Howard Sandoval, Sculptor, NY
• Heather Ramsdale, Sculptor, PA
• Alison Wilder, Sculptor, NY
Craig H. Nielsen Foundation
Three artists or writers living with a spinal cord injury.
• Elizabeth Gilbert, Playwright, TX
• Heather Mattoon, Painter, CA
• Lyena Strelkoff, Non-fiction, CA
Wheels for Wheels
One fellowship for an outstanding artist or writer with mobility issues.
• Rachel Cann, Fiction, MA
Ohio Arts Council
One artist and one writer from eligible Ohio OAC fellows.
• John Thorndike, Non-fiction, OH
• Garie Waltzer, Photographer, OH
The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics and Writers (ALSCW)
One fellowship for an outstanding writer.
• Kami Corban, Non-fiction, OR
Evans
One fellowship for an poet.
• Honoree Jeffers, Poet, OK
Zell University of Michigan MFA Program
One fellowship for an University of Michigan graduate student in poetry.
• Russell Brakefield, Poet, MI
Zoland
Two fellowships for one poet and one translator.
• Sean Hill, Poet, KY
• Ellen Dore Watson, Translator, MA
VSC Fellowships
These fellowships are open to all artists and writers based on merit as represented in their portfolio or manuscript.
• Julie Babcock, Fiction, MI
• Katie Baldwin, Printmaker, PA
• Carmiel Banasky, Fiction, NY
• Bridget Beck, Sculptor, WI
• Zac Benson, Sculptor, TN
• Keith Bentley, Sculptor, ON, Canada
• Maria Britton, Painter, NC
• Hannah Chalew, Painter, LA
• Nicole Duennebier, Painter, MA
• Julianne Gadoury, Printmaker, NY
• Elizabeth Hall, Sculptor, CT
• Meghan Kirkwood, Photographer, IA
• Robyn Moore, Photographer, MS
• Anna Ortiz-Neustrup, Painter, NY
• Marc Richardson, Fiction, PA
• Kathleen Sheeder, Poet, PA
• Rebecca Stafford, Poet, FL
• Elizabeth Thorp, Sculptor, CO
