"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 Iow, 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
What It Means to Be a Fellow
The Grant Wood Fellowship program currently provides three one-year fellowships in painting, 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 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
Visit our Giving page for information about sponsoring a Public Art or Art History Fellowship at the University of Iowa.
Painting & Drawing
COVID-19 placed unforeseen limitations on the current Painting & Drawing Fellow's experience this year. Consequently, the School of Art and Art History has extended his contract through the 2021-22 academic year. The University will not be hiring a new Grant Wood Fellow in Painting & Drawing until the 2022-23 academic year.
Printmaking
COVID-19 placed unforeseen limitations on the current Printmaking Fellow's experience this year. Consequently, the School of Art and Art History has extended her contract through the 2021-22 academic year. The University will not be hiring a new Grant Wood Fellow in Printmaking until the 2022-23 academic year.
Interdisciplinary Performance
The performing arts fellowship rotates between the three departments in the Division of Performing Arts: the Department of Dance, the Department of Theatre Arts, and the School of Music.