Resident Alum, Kathy Liao, Awarded 2023 Joan Mitchell Fellowship
Studios Inc is ecstatic to announce that our resident alum, Kathy Liao, is one of the recipients of this year’s Joan Mitchell Fellowship! Kathy is one of fifteen artists from across the United States who will receive $60,000 in unrestricted funds, distributed over five years alongside flexible professional development and convenings that facilitate community building and peer learning. Congratulations, Kathy!
Kathy Liao (Kansas City, MO; b. 1984) creates paintings and installations that document the fluidity with which absence informs presence, and seeks to capture how our memories of the past are entangled with the here and now. Currently also in training to be a mental healthcare provider, Liao’s fellowship will provide crucial time and space to reflect and weave throughlines towards future artistic practice, alongside the aspiration to create more opportunities, support, and access to mental health resources for BIPOC creatives.
The 2023 Joan Mitchell Fellows are:
Ash Arder, Detroit, MI
Raheleh Filsoofi, Nashville, TN
Nicholas Galanin, Sitka, AK
Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork, Los Angeles, CA
Ana María Hernando, Niwot, CO
Mala Iqbal, Brooklyn, NY
William Lamson, Brooklyn, NY
Kathy Liao, Kansas City, MO
Anina Major, New York, NY
Demond Melancon, New Orleans, LA
Javier Orfon, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Mikayla Patton, Pine Ridge, SD
Naomi Safran-Hon, Brooklyn, NY
Sable Smith, New Jersey
Jayoung Yoon, Beacon, NY
To learn more about the Joan Mitchell Fellowship recipients, go to https://www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/journal/announcing-the-2023-joan-mitchell-fellows.