Rema Hort Mann Foundation is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2018 Emerging Artist Grant in Los Angeles: Beatriz Cortez, Daniel T. Gaitor-Lomack, Haena Yoo, Janiva Ellis, Kang Seung Lee, Kelman Duran, Walker Tate, and Young Joon Kwak.
Seven artists will receive a $10,000 unrestricted grant for demonstrating critical and rigorous work in the field of contemporary art, as well as an ability and commitment to making future substantial contributions to the visual arts. For the third year, RHMF is offering the Stanley Hollander Award in honor of Stanley Hollander, a passionate supporter and collector of emerging artists who helped RHMF grow in Los Angeles since 2013. The Stanley Hollander Award is given to one of the eight LA Grantees for a grant award that totals $15,000.
The 2018 Stanley Hollander Award winner is Janiva Ellis.
Through a closed-call nomination process, which included over 50 distinguished LA-based curators and arts professionals, 100 artists were invited to apply for the grant. An independent jury selected the eight grant recipients through a competitive selection process. Jurors for the 2018 Emerging Artist Grant in Los Angeles included Catherine Taft, Deputy Director & Curator, LAXART; Susan Hort, Co-founder, Rema Hort Mann Foundation; Keith Mayerson, Artist & Professor of Art, USC; Travis Diehl, Writer & Critic; and Max Presneill, Artist and Curator, Torrance Art Museum.
Since 1996, Rema Hort Mann Foundation has awarded the Emerging Artist Grant to cutting-edge visual artists. The goal of the Emerging Artist Grant is to support an artist at a critical time in the development of their practice. To read the full press release click here.
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