Fellowship recipient responsibilities

  • Teach one class per semester in the University of Iowa School of Art, Art History, and Design, Printmaking Area. The candidate may teach either an introductory course or an advanced course depending on their strengths and the needs of the program.
  • Present a public lecture about their work
  • Participate in limited public outreach activities (e.g.: workshops, discussion of your work with a local arts organization)
  • Shared exhibition at end of year with the Grant Wood Fellow in Painting & Drawing.

Additional information

Fellows receive

  • An appointment as a Grant Wood Visiting Assistant Professor in Printmaking.
  • $40,000 salary and benefits
  • Private studio
  • Furnished housing (in off- campus residences—one and two bedroom apartments depending on needs)

Required qualifications

The applicant will have received an MFA in printmaking at the time of appointment or have an equivalent combination of education and experience, evidence of a national exhibition record, university level teaching experience, demonstration of a promising program of creative research that contributes to the current needs of the undergraduate and graduate printmaking population.

 

Desirable qualifications

Demonstrates an understanding of a variety of conceptual and technical approaches to the practice and teaching of printmaking. Proficiency in critical/theoretical frameworks of contemporary art.

Application information

Applications must include:

  • C.V. including phone number, email address, mailing address, and link to artist’s website providing digital documentation of recent work (at least 20 images with slide script/description of work)
  • Letter of interest
  • One-page artist’s statement
  • 3 professional references – names and contact information only

Fellowship Program

Join a vibrant community of artists at the University of Iowa. The application window is open annually in January.

Printmaking fellow projects

Bee Project

The Bee Project

Learn about the Bee Project by artist Elena V. Smyrniotis, a former Grant Wood Printmaking Fellow.

Current fellow

Get to know our current fellow and explore their work below.

Current fellow

Elizabeth Claire Rose stands in a garden

Elizabeth Claire Rose

Title/Position
Printmaking Fellow, 2025-2026

Past fellows

Explore profiles and work created by former fellows during their time at the Grant Wood Art Colony.

Latest news

man showing prints of his artwork at a table during a well-attended event

GW Fellow Matthew Willie Garcia Presents at MACP

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Current Grant Wood Printmaking Fellow Matthew Willie Garcia presented at the MAPC 2024 Conference hosted by Kansas State University on October 4, 2024.
Art piece by former GW Fellow Terry Conrad during solo show at Opalka Gallery

Former GW Fellow Terry Conrad Opens Solo Show at Opalka Gallery

Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Opalka kicks off new year with solo exhibition from Terry James Conrad, Grant Wood Printmaking Fellow (2015-16), including The Iowa Booth, which started while in residency.

Questions?

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Questions?

Portrait of Maura Pilcher, Director of the Grant Wood Art Colony

Maura Pilcher

Title/Position
Director