Penumbra Foundation is pleased to announce the 2020 Workspace Program artists.
US based artists:
Christine Elfman & Whitney Hubbs
Image © Christine Elfman. Courtesy of the artist.
Image © Whitney Hubbs. Courtesy of the artist.
NYC based artists:
Adama Fawundu & Martyna Szczęsna
Image © Adama Delphine Fawundu. Courtesy of the artist.
Image © Martyna Szczęsna. Courtesy of the artist.
NYC based artists:
Arash Fewzee & Robin Crookall
Image © Arash Fewzee. Courtesy of the artist.
Image © Robin Crookall. Courtesy of the artist.
The 2020 jury included Monique Deschaines (Director of Euqinom Gallery, CA), Odette England (Artist and Educator, RI) and Arthur Ou (Artist and Educator, NY). In speaking to the selection process, the jurors had this to say:
Our selections reflect a careful evaluation of artistic ambition, clarity of statements and future plans, the developed sensitivity to the handling of materials (beyond technical skill alone), conceptual resonance, cultural significance, critical standpoint, artistic experimentation, and a willingness and ability to go beyond the boundaries of traditional process. [...]
In addition to selecting two US based workspace residents – and in lieu of selecting any internationally based artists this year – the Jury has instead suggested, with Penumbra Foundation's agreement, to select two additional NYC based artists for this year's program.
Penumbra Foundation would like to earnestly thank all of the artists who applied this year, and we hope that those whose work was not selected at this time will continue to apply to the Workspace Program in the future.
Scroll down for more information about each of the selected artists.
SPONSORS
This program is supported by The Henry Nias Foundation, The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation and Roz Leibowitz.
Thanks to the following artists for their support to Penumbra Foundation and in particular to the 2020 Penumbra Workspace Program:
Sophie Barbasch, Erica Baum, Marina Berio, Rachelle Bussières, Tim Carpenter, Dillon DeWaters, Larry Fink, Jenia Fridlyand, Theresa Ganz, Edward Grazda, Aspen Mays, Raymond Meeks, Andrew Moore, Adam Putnam, Meghann Riepenhoff, Almudena Romero, Liz Sales, Victoria Sambunaris, Victor Sira, Joni Sternbach, Eric Taubman, Pedro Weiner and Samira Yamin.