The Grant Wood Fellowship has been a wonderful experience. Teaching motivated students at the stunning Art Building West designed by Steven Holl, researching at the library, being part of the distinguished School of Art & Art History at the University of Iowa, and experiencing the distinctive character of Iowa City while having the space to work and reflect on my practice has been generative in ways that will stay with me for years to come.
-Mariangeles Soto-Diaz, Fellow 2011-12

The Grant Wood Fellowship program currently provides three one-year fellowships in painting & drawing, printmaking, and interdisciplinary performance. Fellows are selected through a national competition and provided with furnished living quarters at the Grant Wood Art Colony. The application process is open in January of each year, with selections made in April.

During the academic year, each fellow will teach a total of two courses at the University of Iowa, leaving the rest of the time for the artist’s own work and research. A teaching salary, benefits, and studio are provided.

Fellows culminate their Fellowship with an end-of-year exhibition. Previous years' catalogs can be found below:

Hartmut Austen-Jeremy Lundquist, 2012-13
Sabotage: New Work in Visual and Performance Art, 2013-14
Return|Beyond, 2014-15

 

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Painting & Drawing

The University of Iowa School of Art, Art History, and Design is currently seeking applications from emerging to mid-career artists in painting/drawing for the Grant Wood Fellowship Program for the 2025-26 academic year. The application window for this Grant Wood Fellowships is currently open. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on February 10, 2025.

Printmaking

The University of Iowa School of Art, Art History, and Design is currently seeking applications from emerging to mid-career artists in printmaking for the Grant Wood Fellowship Program for the 2025-26 academic year. The application window for this Grant Wood Fellowships is currently open. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on February 10, 2025.