Innovate Grant Winners

Innovate Grant
Winners

Summer 2023

Summer 2023

Winners

Winners

Adèle Aproh

Adèle Aproh

Grant Recipient — Art
Paris, France
@aprohdite

Grant Recipient — Art
Paris, France
@aprohdite

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Explore the Work

Adele Aproh Innovate Grant Winner

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Adèle Aproh’s Major Arcana

Adèle Aproh’s Major Arcana

Adèle Aproh Innovate Grant Recipient

Hannah Altman

Hannah Altman

Grant Recipient — Photography
Boston, MA 
hannahaltmanphoto.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
Boston, MA 
hannahaltmanphoto.com

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Explore the Work

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Hannah Altman's Photographic Storytelling

Hannah Altman’s Photographic Storytelling

Hannah Altman Innovate Grant Recipient

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mentions

Gina Bolle

Gina Bolle

Honorable Mention — Art
Lausanne, Switzerland
ginabolle.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Lausanne, Switzerland
ginabolle.com

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Gina Bolle’s Bodily Autonomy

Gina Bolle’s Bodily Autonomy

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Dane Patterson

Honorable Mention — Art
San Antonio, TX
danepatterson.com

Honorable Mention — Art
San Antonio, TX
danepatterson.com

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Dane Patterson’s Insomnia Notes

Dane Patterson’s Insomnia Notes

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Ellen Hanson

Honorable Mention — Art
Mexico City and Chicago, IL 
ellenrhanson.com

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Ellen Hanson's Swimmers

Ellen Hanson's Swimmers

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Shawn Powell 

Honorable Mention — Art
Kent, OH
shawnkpowell.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Kent, OH
shawnkpowell.com

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Shawn Powell's Aerial Views

Shawn Powell's Aerial Views

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Sam Gulliver

Sam Gulliver

Honorable Mention — Photography
Detroit, Michigan
@_sam_gulliver_

Honorable Mention — Photography
Detroit, Michigan
@_sam_gulliver_

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Sam Gulliver's Midwest Attractions

Sam Gulliver's Midwest Attractions

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Naomieh Jovin

Honorable Mention — Photography
Philadelphia, PA
@njovn

Honorable Mention — Photography
Philadelphia, PA
@njovn

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Naomieh Jovin's Gathering

Naomieh Jovin's Gathering

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Sander Vos

Honorable Mention — Photography
London, UK sandervosphoto.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
London, UK
sandervosphoto.com

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Sander Vos’s Light and Shadows

Sander Vos's Light and Shadows

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Diana Cheren Nygren

Honorable Mention — Photography
Brookline, MA
dianacherennygren.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Brookline, MA
dianacherennygren.com

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Diana Cheren Nygren's Mother Earth

Diana Cheren Nygren's Mother Earth

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Spring 2023

Spring 2023

Winners

Winners

Kacy Jung

Kacy Jung

Grant Recipient — Art
San Francisco, California
kacyjung.com

Grant Recipient — Art
San Francisco, California
kacyjung.com

Kacy Jung Innovate Grant Winner Art

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Kacy Jung’s Weight of Souls

Kacy Jung’s Weight of Souls

Kacy Jung Innovate Grant Winner Art

Brian Van Lau

Brian Van Lau

Grant Recipient — Photography
Seattle, Washington
brianvanlau.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
Seattle, Washington
brianvanlau.com

Brian Van Lau Innovate Grant Winner Art

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Brian Van Lau's Family Archive

Brian Van Lau's Family Archive

Brian Van Lau's Family Archive

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mentions

Nicholas Moenich

Nicholas Moenich

Honorable Mention — Art
Brooklyn, NY
nicholasmoenich.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Brooklyn, NY
nicholasmoenich.com

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Nicholas Moenich on Dividing the Space

Nicholas Moenich on Dividing the Space

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention Nicholas Moenich

Reeha Lim

Honorable Mention — Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI
reeha.art

Honorable Mention — Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI
reeha.art

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Reeha Lim's Diasporic Memories

Reeha Lim's Diasporic Memories

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Saul Acevedo Gomez

Honorable Mention — Art
Denver, CO
saulaceart.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Denver, CO
saulaceart.com

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Saul Acevedo Gomez's Balanced Imperfection

Saul Acevedo Gomez's Balanced Imperfection

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Dance Doyle

Honorable Mention — Art
Oakland, CA
dancedoyle.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Oakland, CA
dancedoyle.com

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Dance Doyle's Free Form Weave

Dance Doyle's Free Form Weave

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention Dance Doyle

Arief Priyono

Arief Priyono

Honorable Mention — Photography
Kediri, Indonesia
ariefpriyono.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Kediri, Indonesia
ariefpriyono.com

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Arief Priyono's Visual Aura

Arief Priyono's Visual Aura

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Paola Fiterre

Honorable Mention — Photography
New York City, NY
@paola_fiterre

Honorable Mention — Photography
New York City, NY
@paola_fiterre

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Paola Fiterre's Cyborg Perception Tool

Paola Fiterre's Cyborg Perception Tool

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention Paola Fiterre

Victoria Crayhon

Honorable Mention — Photography
Providence, Rhode Island
victoriacrayhon.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Providence, Rhode Island
victoriacrayhon.com

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Victoria Crayhon's Descriptive Markers

Victoria Crayhon's Descriptive Markers

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention Victoria Crayhon

Farren van Wyk

Honorable Mention — Photography
Netherlands
 @farrenvwyk

Honorable Mention — Photography
Netherlands
 @farrenvwyk

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Farren van Wyk's Golden Era

Farren van Wyk's Golden Era

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention Farren van Wyk

Winter 2023

Winter 2023

Winners

Winners

Maya Fuji

Maya Fuji

Grant Recipient — Art
San Francisco, CA
mayafuji.com

Grant Recipient — Art
San Francisco, CA
mayafuji.com

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Maya Fuji Innovate Grant Winner Art

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Maya Fuji’s Hybrid World

Maya Fuji's Hybrid World

Maya Fuji Innovate Grant Winner Art

Akshay Mahajan

Akshay Mahajan

Grant Recipient — Photography
Goa, India
akshaymahajan.in

Grant Recipient — Photography
Goa, India
akshaymahajan.in

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Akshay Mahajan Innovate Grant Winner Photography

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Akshay Mahajan’s Street Haunting

Akshay Mahajan's Street Haunting

Akshay Mahajan Innovate Grant Winner Photography

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mentions

Kayla Witt

Kayla Witt

Honorable Mention — Art
Los Angeles, CA
kaylawitt.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Los Angeles, CA
kaylawitt.com

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Kayla Witt's Grounding Inspiration

Kayla Witt's Grounding Inspiration

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention Kayla Witt

Xie Rong

Honorable Mention — Art
Surrey, UK
echomorgan.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Surrey, UK
echomorgan.com

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Xie Rong’s Gesture, Body, and Voice

Xie Rong’s Gesture, Body, and Voice

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention Xie Rong

Antonio Vidal de Lascurain

Honorable Mention — Art
Mexico City, Mexico antoniovidallascurain.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Mexico City, Mexico antoniovidallascurain.com

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Antonio Vidal de Lascurain’s Connection to the Earth

Antonio Vidal de Lascurain’s Connection to the Earth

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention Antonio Vidal de Lascurain

Jaka Teršek

Jaka Teršek

Honorable Mention —Photography
Ljubljana, Slovenia
jakatersek.com

Honorable Mention —Photography
Ljubljana, Slovenia
jakatersek.com

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Jaka Teršek’s Escape from the Ordinary

Jaka Teršek’s Escape from the Ordinary

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention Jaka Tersek

Alex Delapena

Honorable Mention — Photography
Los Angeles, CA
alexdelapena.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Los Angeles, CA
alexdelapena.com

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Alex Delapena’s Mirages for the Camera

Alex Delapena’s Mirages for the Camera

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Constanze Han

Honorable Mention — Photography
Brooklyn, NY
constanzehan.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Brooklyn, NY
constanzehan.com

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Constanze Han’s Shared Experiences

Constanze Han’s Shared Experiences

Innovate Grant Honorable Mention Constanze Han

Fall 2022

Fall 2022

Winners

Winners

Elke Foltz

Elke Foltz

Grant Recipient — Art
Berlin, Germany
elkefoltz.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Berlin, Germany
elkefoltz.com

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Explore the Work

Elke Foltz Innovate Grant Winner Art

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Elke Foltz’s Search for Balance

Elke Foltz’s Search for Balance

Elke Foltz Innovate Grant Winner Art

Glauco Canalis

Glauco Canalis

Grant Recipient — Photography
London, UK and Milan, Italy
glaucocanalis.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
London, UK and Milan, Italy
glaucocanalis.com

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Explore the Work

Glauco Canalis Innovate Grant Winner Photography

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Glauco Canalis’s Coming of Age

Glauco Canalis’s Coming of Age

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Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mentions

Afonso Rocha

Afonso Rocha

Honorable Mention — Art
Porto, Portugal
afonsorochastudio.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Porto, Portugal
afonsorochastudio.com

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Afonso Rocha’s Dialogue Between Epochs

Afonso Rocha’s Dialogue Between Epochs

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Alexis Granwell


Alexis Granwell

Honorable Mention — Art
Philadelphia, PA
alexisgranwell.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Philadelphia, PA
alexisgranwell.com

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Alexis Granwell’s Visual Tactility

Alexis Granwell’s Visual Tactility

Alexis Granwell Honorable Mention

Mamie Young


Mamie Young

Honorable Mention — Art
Los Angeles, CA
mamieyoung.studio

Honorable Mention — Art
Los Angeles, CA
mamieyoung.studio

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Mamie Young on Where the Unexpected Resides

Mamie Young on Where the Unexpected Resides

Mamie Young Honorable Mention

Adib Chowdhury

Adib Chowdhury

Honorable Mention —Photography
London, UK
adibphotography.com

Honorable Mention —Photography
London, UK
adibphotography.com

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Adib Chowdhury’s Sense of Journey

Adib Chowdhury’s Sense of Journey

Adib Chowdhury Innovate Grant Honorable Mention

Devin Lunsford


Devin Lunsford

Honorable Mention — Photography
Birmingham, Alabama
devinlunsford.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Birmingham, Alabama
devinlunsford.com

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Devin Lunsford’s When We Break, How We Shine

Devin Lunsford’s When We Break, How We Shine

Devin Lunsford Innovate Grant Honorable Mention

Tyler Frigge


Tyler Frigge

Honorable Mention — Photography
Brooklyn, NY
tylerfrigge.cargo.site

Honorable Mention — Photography
Brooklyn, NY
tylerfrigge.cargo.site

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Tyler Frigge’s Domestic Fortuity

Tyler Frigge’s Domestic Fortuity

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Summer 2022

Summer 2022

Winners

Winners

Shingo Yamazaki

Shingo Yamazaki

Grant Recipient — Art
Los Angeles, CA
shinyamazaki.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Los Angeles, CA
shinyamazaki.com

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Shingo Yamazaki Innovate Grant Winner in Art

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Shingo Yamazaki Innovate Grant Winner in Art

Anton Kuehnhackl

Anton Kuehnhackl

Grant Recipient — Photography
Sebastopol, CA
antontonton.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
Sebastopol, CA
antontonton.com

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Innovate Grant Winner Anton Kuehnhackl in Photography

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Innovate Grant Winner Anton Kuehnhackl in Photography

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mentions

Maya Fuji

Maya Fuji

Honorable Mention — Art
San Francisco, CA
mayafuji.com

Honorable Mention — Art
San Francisco, CA
mayafuji.com

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Noah Greene-Lowe

Honorable Mention — Art
Chicago, IL
noahgreenelowe.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Chicago, IL
noahgreenelowe.com

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Noah Greene-Lowe Innovate Grant Honorable Mention

Alina Tenser

Honorable Mention — Art
Queens, NY
alinatenser.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Queens, NY
alinatenser.com

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Alina Tenser Innovate Grant Honorable Mention

Ekaterina Zhingel

Ekaterina Zhingel

Honorable Mention —Photography
London, UK
ekaterina-zhingel.tilda.ws

Honorable Mention —Photography
London, UK
ekaterina-zhingel.tilda.ws

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Ekaterina Zhingel Innovate Grant Honorable Mention

Rory Hamovit

Honorable Mention — Photography
Los Angeles, CA
roryhamovit.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Los Angeles, CA
roryhamovit.com

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Read the Interview

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Sam Margevicius

Honorable Mention — Photography
Brooklyn, NY
sammargevicius.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Brooklyn, NY
sammargevicius.com

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Read the Interview

Sam Margevicius Innovate Grant Honorable Mention

Spring 2022

Spring 2022

Winners

Winners

Nadia Wolff

Grant Recipient — Art
Miami, Florida
nadiawolff.cargo.site

Grant Recipient — Art
Miami, Florida
nadiawolff.cargo.site

Nadia Wolff

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Nadia Wolff

Amy Yeminne Kim

Grant Recipient — Photography
Odessa, Texas
amyyeminnekim.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
Odessa, Texas
amyyeminnekim.com

Amy Yeminne Kim

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amy yeminne kim

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mentions

Debbi Kenote


Debbi Kenote

Honorable Mention — Art
Brooklyn, New York
debbikenoteart.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Brooklyn, New York
debbikenoteart.com

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Read the Interview

Debbi Kenote

Martin Delabano

Martin Delabano

Honorable Mention — Art
Dallas, Texas
delabano.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Dallas, Texas
delabano.com

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Read the Interview

Martin Delabano

Shawn Bush


Shawn Bush

Honorable Mention — Photography
Casper, Wyoming
shawnbush.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Casper, Wyoming
shawnbush.com

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Read the Interview

Shawn Bush

Tristan Martinez


Tristan Martinez

Honorable Mention — Photography
New York, NY
tristanmartinezphoto.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
New York, New York
tristanmartinezphoto.com

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Read the Interview

Tristan Martinez

Winter 2022

Winter 2022

Winners

Winners

Rune Bering

Rune Bering

Grant Recipient — Art
Copenhagen, Denmark
runebering.dk

Grant Recipient — Art
Copenhagen, Denmark
runebering.dk

Rune Bering Innovate Grant Winner

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Rune Bering Innovate Grant Winner

Rebecca Drolen

Rebecca Drolen

Grant Recipient — Photography
Fayetteville, AR
rebeccadrolen.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
Fayetteville, AR
rebeccadrolen.com

Rebecca Drolen Innovate Grant Winner

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Rebecca Drolen Innovate Grant Winner

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mentions

Monique S. Desto

Monique S. Desto

Honorable Mention — Art
Nuremberg, Germany
monique-s-desto.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Nuremberg, Germany
monique-s-desto.com

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Monique S. Desto Innovate Grant Honorable Mention

Anya Kotler


Anya Kotler

Honorable Mention — Art
Hoboken, NJ
anyakotler.com

Honorable Mention — Art
Hoboken, NJ
anyakotler.com

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Read the Interview

Anya Kolter Innovate Grant Honorable Mention

Marta Galmozzi


Marta Galmozzi

Honorable Mention — Photography
Italy
martagalmozzi.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Italy
martagalmozzi.com

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Read the Interview

Marta Galmozzi Innovate Grant Honorable Mention

Harvey Castro


Harvey Castro

Honorable Mention — Photography
Oakland, California
harveycastro.co

Honorable Mention — Photography
Oakland, CA
harveycastro.co

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Fall 2021

Fall 2021

Winners

Winners

Mahsa Merci

Grant Recipient — Art
Toronto, Canada
mahsamerci.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Toronto, Canada
mahsamerci.com

Mahsa Merci

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Read the Interview

Mahsa Merci

Arielle Gray

Arielle Gray

Grant Recipient — Photography
New Haven, CT
ariellegray.net

Grant Recipient — Photography
New Haven, CT
ariellegray.net

Arielle Gray

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Read the Interview

Arielle Gray

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mentions

CheongA Kang

CheongA Kang

Honorable Mention — Art
Sejong, South Korea
@cheonga__art

Honorable Mention — Art
Sejong, South Korea
@cheonga__art

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Read the Interview

CheongA Kang

Elise
Thompson


Elise Thompson

Honorable Mention — Art
Brooklyn, NY
@eeehhhhlise

Honorable Mention — Art
Brooklyn, NY
@eeehhhhlise

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Read the Interview

Elise Thompson

Austin Cullen


Austin Cullen

Honorable Mention — Photography
Lincoln, Nebraska
austincullen.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Lincoln, Nebraska
austincullen.com

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Read the Interview

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Alexander
Komenda


Alexander Komenda

Honorable Mention — Photography
Helsinki, Finland
alexanderkomenda.com

Honorable Mention — Photography
Helsinki, Finland
alexanderkomenda.com

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Read the Interview

Alexander Komenda

Summer 2021

Summer 2021

Grant Recipient — Photography
New York, NY
josephrovegno.com

Grant Recipient — Photography
New York, NY
josephrovegno.com

Innovate Grant Winner Joseph Rovegno

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Read the Interview

Innovate Grant Winner Joseph Rovegno

Spring 2021

Spring 2021

Grant Recipient — Art
Manchester, United Kingdom
ghalamdar.com

Grant Recipient — Art
Manchester, United Kingdom
ghalamdar.com

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Read the Interview

Innovate Grant Winner Parham Ghalamdar

Trenity Thomas

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

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

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Read the Interview

Innovate Grant Winner Trenity Thomas

Winter 2021

Winter 2021

Fall 2020

Fall 2020

Summer 2020

Summer 2020

Spring 2020

Spring 2020

Winter 2020

Winter 2020

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Fall 2019

Summer 2019

Summer 2019

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Spring 2019

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Winter 2019

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