The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History seeks applications from emerging to mid-career artists in painting/drawing for the Grant Wood Fellowship Program for the 204-25 academic year.

Fellowship Recipient Responsibilities

  • Teach one class per semester in the University of Iowa School of Art & Art History, Painting & Drawing 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 Printmaking.

Fellows receive:

  • An appointment as a Grant Wood Visiting Assistant Professor in Painting & Drawing.
  • $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 painting/drawing at the time of application or have an equivalent combination of education and experience, evidence of a national exhibition record, university level teaching experience outside of graduate career, demonstration of a promising program of creative research that contributes to the current needs of the undergraduate and graduate painting and drawing population.

Desirable Qualifications

Demonstrates an understanding of a variety of conceptual and material approaches in the teaching of painting/drawing and proficiency in critical theory.

Submission Information

Candidates should submit applications online at:  http://jobs.uiowa.eduSearch requisition #75089.  Review of applications will begin on February 1st, 2024

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

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to University facilities. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply for all employment vacancies.

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Shea Hembrey

Shea Hembrey's work questions reality. He seriously explores our best current understanding of the structure of reality while simultaneously playing trickster. He routinely fictionalizes in both making and presenting art: sometimes he twists identity (he has invented over 140 fictional artists and...Read more

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