Innovate Grant
Winners

Innovate Grant
Winners

Summer 2021

Spring 2021

Joanna Wierzbicka

Joanna Wierzbicka

Grant Recipient — Art
Switzerland
joannawierzbicka.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Switzerland
joannawierzbicka.com

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Innovate Grant Winner Joanna Wierzbicka

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Joanna Wierzbicka's
Somatic Practice

Joanna Wierzbicka's Somatic Practice

Innovate Grant Winner Joanna Wierzbicka

Joseph Rovegno

Joseph Rovegno

Grant Recipient — Photography
New York, NY
josephrovegno.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
New York, NY
josephrovegno.com

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Innovate Grant Winner Joseph Rovegno

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Joseph Rovegno on Trial and Error

Joseph Rovegno on Trial and Error

Innovate Grant Winner Joseph Rovegno

Spring 2021

Spring 2021

Parham Ghalamdar

Parham Ghalamdar

Grant Recipient — Art
Manchester, United Kingdom
ghalamdar.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Manchester, United Kingdom
ghalamdar.com

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Parham Ghalamdar on the Pause of the Picture Plane

Parham Ghalamdar on the Pause of the Picture Plane

Innovate Grant Winner Parham Ghalamdar

Trenity Thomas

Trenity Thomas

Grant Recipient — Photography
New Orleans, Louisiana
504degrees.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
New Orleans, Louisiana
504degrees.com

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Explore the Work

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Trenity Thomas on the Warmth and Richness of Visual Storytelling

Trenity Thomas on the Warmth and Richness Visual Storytelling

Innovate Grant Winner Trenity Thomas

Winter 2021

Winter 2021

Andrew Gray

Andrew Gray

Grant Recipient — Art
Baltimore, MD
andrewgrayart.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Baltimore, MD
andrewgrayart.com

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Innovate Grant Winner Andrew Gray

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Andrew Gray on Magic and the Act of Creating

Andrew Gray on Magic and the Act of Creating

Innovate Grant Winner Andrew Gray

Sydney M. King

Sydney M. King

Grant Recipient — Photography
Brooklyn, NY
sydneymking.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
Brooklyn, NY
sydneymking.com

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Innovate Grant Winner Sydney M. King

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Sydney M. King on Conceptualizing Her Body as a Container of Personal and Ancestral Memory

Sydney M. King on Conceptualizing Her Body as a Container of Personal and Ancestral Memory

Innovate Grant Winner Sydney M. King

Fall 2020

Fall 2020

Yannick Lowery

Grant Recipient — Art
Philadelphia, PA
severepaper.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Philadelphia, PA
severepaper.com

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Yannick Lowery on How Layering Paper Allows Him to Explore the Parallels of Time Specifically Focused on the Black American Experience

Yannick Lowery on How Layering Paper Allows Him to Explore the Parallels of Time Specifically Focused on the Black American Experience

Innovate Grant Winner Yannick Lowery

Giulia Parlato

Grant Recipient — Photography
Palermo, Italy & London
giuliaparlato.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
Palermo, Italy & London
giuliaparlato.com

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Innovate Grant Winner Giulia Parlato

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Giulia Parlato on Histories, Myths and Cultural Heritage

Giulia Parlato on Histories, Myths and Cultural Heritage

Innovate Grant Winner Giulia Parlato

Summer 2020

Summer 2020

Bianca Barandun

Grant Recipient — Art
London and Zürich
bianca-barandun.com

Grant Recipient — Art
London and Zürich
bianca-barandun.com

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Explore the Work

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Bianca Barandun on Shifting Materials, Experimenting, and Constantly Learning

Bianca Barandun on Shifting Materials, Experimenting, and Constantly Learning

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Torrance Hall

Grant Recipient — Photography
Baltimore, Maryland
torrancehall.com

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Innovate Grant Winner Torrance Hall Photography

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Torrance Hall on Discovering the Art of the Self-Portrait and Reconstructing the World Around Him

Torrance Hall on Discovering the Art of the Self-Portrait and Reconstructing the World Around Him

Innovate Grant Winner Torrance Hall Artist Portrait

Spring 2020

Spring 2020

Kylie Lockwood

Kylie Lockwood

Grant Recipient — Art
Detriot, Michigan
kylielockwood.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Detroit, Michigan
kylielockwood.com

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Kylie Lockwood Innovate Grant Winner

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Kylie Lockwood on Reconciling the Experience of Living in a Female Body with the History of Sculpture

Kylie Lockwood on Reconciling the Experience of Living in a Female Body with the History of Sculpture

Lindsey Kennedy

Lindsey Kennedy

Grant Recipient — Photography
Santa Fe, New Mexico
lindseyerinkennedy.com

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Lindsey Kennedy on the distorted yet familiar and the sensations she attempts to recreate through photography

Lindsey Kennedy on the distorted yet familiar and the sensations she attempts to recreate through photography

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Winter 2020

Winter 2020

Lynnea Holland Weiss

Lynnea Holland Weiss

Grant Recipient — Art
Cleveland, OH
lynneahollandweiss.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Cleveland, OH
lynneahollandweiss.com

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Lynnea Holland Weiss on the Symbiotic Nature of Dance and Painting in Her Body of Work

Lynnea Holland Weiss on the Symbiotic Nature of Dance and Painting in Her Body of Work

Dylan Hausthor

Grant Recipient — Photography
New Haven, CT
dylanhausthor.com

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Dylan Hausthor on Music and Creating Emotional Tonality through Photography

Dylan Hausthor on Music and Creating Emotional Tonality through Photography

Fall 2019

Fall 2019

Christine Atkinson

Grant Recipient — Art
Los Angeles, CA
catkinson.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Los Angeles, CA
catkinson.com

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Christine Atkinson on the evolving nature of the landscape, ideas, and the materials that comprise
her work

Christine Atkinson on the evolving nature of the landscape, ideas, and the materials that comprise her work

Christine Atkinson - Innovate Grant Winner - Art

Brendon Kahn

Grant Recipient — Photography
Dallas, TX
brendonkahn.com

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Brendon Kahn reflects upon the visual curiosities of his existence

Brendon Kahn reflects upon the visual curiosities of his existence

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Summer 2019

Summer 2019

Joe Hedges

Joe Hedges

Grant Recipient — Art
Pullman, WA
joehedges.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Pullman, WA
joehedges.com

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Joe Hedges Innovate Grant Winner Summer 2019

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Joe Hedges expands upon the lens of "technology" and the importance of creating space for reflection

Joe Hedges expands upon the lens of "technology" and the importance of creating space for reflection

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Leafy Yeh

Grant Recipient — Photography
Los Angeles, CA
leafyyeh.com

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Leafy Yeh on being a responsible artist, female self-empowerment, and making spiritually transportive work

Leafy Yeh on being a responsible artist, female self-empowerment, and making spiritually transportive work

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Spring 2019

Spring 2019

Margaret Jacobs

Grant Recipient — Art
Enfield, NH
margaretjacobs.com

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Margaret Jacobs Innovate Grant Winner Spring 2019 Art

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Margaret on How Her Native American Heritage Inspires Pieces Charged with Power, Strength, & Beauty

Innovate Grant Winner Spring 2019 Margaret Jacobs

Ceaphas Stubbs

Grant Recipient — Photography
Newark, NJ
ceaphas.com

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Ceaphas Stubbs Innovate Grant Winner Spring 2019 Photography

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Ceaphas on Balancing the Nostalgic and Afro-futuristic in a Diverse & Dynamic Photography Practice

Ceaphas Stubbs Innovate Grant Spring 2019 Winner in Photography

Winter 2019

Winter 2019

Taylor O. Thomas

Grant Recipient — Art
Tampa, FL
taylorothomas.com

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Taylor Takes Us Inside Her Studio and Process of Unifying Self-Expression with Ongoing Discovery

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Shane Lavalette

Grant Recipient — Photography
Syracuse, NY
shanelavalette.com

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Shane Lavalette Innovate Artist Grant Winner Recipient Photography

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Shane Expands on His Photography Practice, Chance, Circumstance, & Light

Shane Expands on His Photography Practice, Chance, Circumstance, & Light

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