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Edwin Austin Abbey Mural Workshop Fellowship

The National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the 2009 recipients of The Edwin Austin Abbey Mural Workshop Fellowship. The twelve artists selected are each awarded a $1,200 stipend, and are currently participating in an intensive, four-week mural workshop at the National Academy. The primary objective of the workshop is to prepare the artists to compete for mural commissions: to develop detailed proposals, create maquettes, and hone oral presentations.

The 2009 Recipients of The Edwin Austin Abbey Mural Workshop Fellowship:

JOAN BACKES, Seekonk, MAED BISESE, College Park, MD. SANDY GELLIS, New York, NY. PETER GERAKARIS, New York, NY . LES JOYNES, New York, NY. CARLOS ENRIQUE MARTINEZ, New York, NY. JORDANNE RENNER, Columbus, OH . MONIQUE SCHUBERT, Brooklyn, NY. ROY SECORD, New York, NY. MICHAEL SHERMAN, Brooklyn, NY. DRAGA SUSANJ, Long Island City, NY. ROBIN TEWES, New York, NY.

Led by Grace Graupe-Pillard, the 2009 Abbey Mural Workshop includes critiques and lectures provided by several noted artists, architects, art historians and public art administrators including Stephen Antonakos, Louise Dunn, R.M. Fischer, Andrew Ginzel, Richard Haas, Dean Hartung, Kendal Henry, Keir Johnston, Joyce Kozloff, Ellen Lanyon, John Post Lee, Jennifer McGregor, Tom Moran, Bernard Olshan, Kelly Pajek, Alberto Quinones, and Dorothea Rockburne.

2009 Abbey Mural Workshop Fellows “The National Academy’s Abbey Mural workshop is a unique opportunity for visual artists not only to speak directly with public arts experts but also to step-by-step create a project that enable them to successfully compete for public arts projects. It both demystifies the process and gives the artist the tools necessary to develop strong visual proposals that relate both to the community and the artist’s own work.” - Les Joynes www.lesjoynes.com
"The idea of generating site-specific painted murals in the public context is heady and this program prepares one for both the vicissitudes and joys of that process." – Peter Gerakaris www.petergerakaris.com
"The Abbey Mural Workshop was an experience that I cannot stop telling everyone about. The flooding of experience from the lecturers, Grace Graupe-Pillar, and the other fellowship recipients was an incredible educational experience that sprung a wealth of personal artistic growth for me. It was incredible and I feel so honored to have been rewarded with such an experience.” – Jordanne Renner www.jordannerenner.com
"I spent the month of my fellowship floored by the depth and breadth of the information provided. Daily presentations by public art administrators, curators and artists opened my eyes to the fabulous world of public art. The presentations focused not only on the wide variety of work and brilliance of artists making public art today but encouraged the fellows to be active participants. ” – Ed Biese www.edbisese.com
"The Abbey Fellowship was a fascinating, educational intensive in public arts opportunities procurement as well as practical working methodology and application. I was honored to be an active participant. Intriguing lectures, field trips, and facilitator mentorship made this instructional program an exemplary platform for the professional artist interested in pursuing the field of public art.” – Roy Secord www.roysecord.com