A major solo exhibition opens at Musée National Picasso–Paris in October 2024.

Jackson Pollock in East Hampton, NY, September 1953. Photo: Tony Vaccaro. © Tony Vacarro Archives

Kasmin announces exclusive global representation of the artwork of Jackson Pollock (1912–1956) through the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Pollock was an Abstract Expressionist painter and defining figure of postwar American art, whose paintings and visionary techniques rank among the most recognizable and influential in the 20th century. In just under three decades, Pollock revolutionized the modes of art making for generations to come. 

Pollock’s representation marks an artistic reunion between his work and that of Lee Krasner (1908-1984), which Kasmin has represented through the Pollock-Krasner Foundation since 2016. This is the first time in a half century that these legendary American painters will share a gallery. Pollock joins the gallery’s roster alongside 20th-century artist estates and foundations including William N. Copley, JB Blunk, Max Ernst, Leonor Fini, Barry Flanagan, Jane Freilicher, Lee Krasner, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, Robert Motherwell, George Rickey, James Rosenquist, and Dorothea Tanning. 

This October, the Musée National Picasso–Paris will mount Jackson Pollock: The Early Years, 1934–1947 (October 15, 2024–January 19, 2025). This major exhibition, the first of Pollock’s work in France since 2008, focuses on the diverse array of influences in the artist’s early career as reflected in over 100 works including loans from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Tate, United Kingdom and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalogue.

Also in October, Kasmin will present a selection of previously unexhibited works on paper at Frieze Masters in London to foreground a pivotal chapter in the artist’s early career. Employing Surrealist techniques of automatic drawing, Pollock’s experimental works on paper reveal the psychological force driving his working method in the early 1940s and set the stage for the physiological drips that would define a major cultural breakthrough by the end of the decade. Pollock’s embrace of Carl Jung’s theories of the unconscious was at its strongest at this time, and his artistic output on paper documents a key technical transition in medium leading to a sophisticated mastery of the line. Rapid mark making in multicolored pencil and crayon become detailed linework and crosshatches in pen and ink, illustrating multiple images on a single support. Pollock’s imagery in these years reflects a myriad of formative influences, from Picasso to the Mexican Muralists and indigenous visual cultures. Pollock would soon cover entire surfaces to “veil the imagery,” in his words, giving way to powerful constellations that blur figure and ground as in his landmark painting Mural, commissioned by Peggy Guggenheim in 1943 and now held by the Stanley Museum of Art.

Ronald D. Spencer, Chairman & CEO of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, said: “We are pleased to continue our collaboration with Kasmin through their representation of the works of Jackson Pollock. The significance of Jackson Pollock’s contributions to the art historical canon cannot be overstated, and we look forward to Kasmin’s support in continuing to share his legacy with the world—in concert with our collective championing of the work and legacy of Lee Krasner.” 

Eric Gleason, Head of Sales at Kasmin, says: “To unite Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock under the same gallery roof once again, and to be able to further strengthen the mission of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, is truly an honor. Jackson Pollock is the most iconic artist of the post-war era, and yet there are substantive elements of his life and oeuvre that remain thoroughly under-recognized. In the coming years, beginning with the revelatory exhibition set to open at the Musée National Picasso–Paris, Kasmin will work with the Foundation and a series of major institutions to develop exhibitions and scholarship that broaden our collective understanding of this titan of modern art.” 

Nicholas Olney, President at Kasmin, says: “Kasmin’s representation of the work of Jackson Pollock through the Pollock-Krasner Foundation marks a keystone moment in the gallery’s history, exemplifying our commitment to rigorous artistic and intellectual inquiry. The forthcoming presentations of Pollock’s work offer a profound window into the artist’s early psyche as he processed the unconscious imagery that would go on to drive one of the greatest creative breakthroughs of the 20th century.”

Pollock’s work can be found in world-renowned collections including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; Dallas Museum of Art; Glenstone, Potomac, MD; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; Stanley Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA; Artizon Museum, Tokyo, Japan; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Fondation Beyeler, Basel; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; National Gallery of Art, Canberra, Australia; Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice; Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Tate, London, and many others.

About Jackson Pollock
Best known for the drip painting technique he innovated in the late 1940s, Pollock’s work rerouted the trajectory of art history. Often covering the entirety of the canvas with house paint dripped and splattered from all angles, Pollock achieved international renown for his powerful abstractions that traced poured lines of paint, disregarding conventions of composition. In recent years, his early and late figurative works have received renewed critical attention, revealing a constant interplay between abstraction and figuration in his paintings.

Pollock drew from his varied interests, ranging from Picasso and the European avant-garde to Mexican muralism, Indigenous symbolism, Jungian psychoanalysis, and jazz. He gravitated toward Surrealist automatism early in his career, a hallmark of his sketchbook drawings including those created while undergoing psychoanalysis. Echoing the formal developments of his canvas paintings, Pollock’s works on paper capture key innovations throughout his career

Among the first Americans to be considered on the same tier as the European modern masters, Pollock paved the way for wider institutional recognition for his Abstract Expressionist contemporaries and his legacy stretches the globe. The work and writing of the next generation of artists, including Allan Kaprow, Donald Judd, the Gutai group in Japan cemented his wider influence and placed him amid the most influential artists of the 20th century.

Born in Wyoming and raised in Arizona and California, Pollock arrived in New York in 1930 and studied with muralist Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League before working for the WPA Federal Arts Project and in David Alfaro Siqueiros’ workshop over the next decade. In 1945, two years after his first solo exhibition, Pollock married artist Lee Krasner and moved to Springs, NY, where he made many of his landmark paintings on the floor of his barn studio. With crucial support from Krasner, gallerist and collector Peggy Guggenheim, influential critic Clement Greenberg, and others, Pollock’s international recognition would rise to an unprecedented height for an American artist by the 1950s, despite his struggle with alcoholism. After Pollock’s unexpected death in a car accident in 1956, Krasner would continue to champion his art, facilitating major exhibitions and acquisitions of his work.

In his lifetime, Pollock was the subject of solo exhibitions at Art of This Century, New York; Arts Club of Chicago; Betty Parsons Gallery, New York; Sidney Janis Gallery, New York and Museo Correr, Venice, among other venues. He participated in influential group exhibitions including the Venice Biennale (1948, 1950, 1956) and the historic Ninth Street Show (1951). Following his death, solo exhibitions of his work have been staged at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1956, 1967, 1968, 1998, 2015-16), IV Bienal de São Paulo (1957, circulated by MoMA International Council through 1959), Moderna Museet, Stockholm (1963), Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1982); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1997-98), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2005-06, 2020), National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (2012), Tate Liverpool (2015), Kunstmuseum Basel (2016) and Musée National Picasso–Paris (2024-25), among many other museums.

About the Pollock-Krasner Foundation
For nearly four decades, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has supported working artists and cultural organizations internationally. Established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner, one of the foremost abstract expressionist painters of the 20th century, the Foundation is a leader in providing resources to emerging and established artists. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than 5,100 grants totaling over $90 million in 80 countries. The Foundation continues to accept applications for its individual grant program year-round; for more information, including guidelines for grant applications, visit the Foundation’s website: www.pkf.org. To learn more about Pollock-Krasner Foundation grantees, and the artistic legacies of Krasner and Pollock, visit the Foundation’s Instagram (@pollockkrasnerfoundation).

About Kasmin

Founded in New York in 1989, Kasmin represents over 40 international artists and estates, revealing through lines across generations and disciplines. The gallery has long championed artists with an independent vision, and its commitment to innovative painting, sculpture and photography has anchored its mission through an evolution in leadership, with Kasmin appointing long-standing director Nicholas Olney as President, Eric Gleason as Head of Sales, and Edith Dicconson and Mariska Nietzman as Executive Directors. Situated in the heart of Chelsea since 2000, Kasmin’s two primary galleries accommodate major exhibitions and inaugurated the rooftop Kasmin Sculpture Garden in 2018, expanding its history of engaging the public with monumental projects. Kasmin participates in leading international art fairs, and its artists regularly exhibit at premier museums and institutions. The gallery encourages critical discourse through its publishing programs, Kasmin Books and The Kasmin Review.

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Toba Tucker Receives 2024 Lee Krasner Award in Recognition of Lifetime of Artistic Achievement

Toba Tucker, CANYONLANDS Utah #6061 (2014), Dead Horse Point, West Rim View, Archival ink jet print. 

New York, NY, July 25, 2024 – Today, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation announces that it awarded $3,066,000 to 97 artists and nonprofit organizations during its July 2023–June 2024 grant cycle, providing essential support to artists in the United States and around the world. The geographic reach of this year’s grant cycle spans 10 countries—including 12 states and Washington, D.C. in the U.S.—with grantees from South Dakota, New York, Spain, and India, among other locations globally. The Lee Krasner Award, given by the Foundation to an individual in recognition of a lifetime of artistic achievement, is presented to Toba Tucker, a contemporary American photographer who has worked within a lens-based practice for over 50 years.

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation has awarded more than 5,100 grants totaling over $90 million in 80 countries since its establishment in 1985. Approaching its 40^th anniversary in 2025, the Foundation provides funding to professional artists internationally to support the creation of new works and the advancement of their practices. Applications for the Pollock-Krasner Foundation’s individual grant program are accepted year-round; for more information or to apply, please visit www.pkf.org. 

“Lee Krasner established the Pollock-Krasner Foundation as a demonstration of her commitment to supporting generations of visual artists to follow,” said Ronald D. Spencer, Chairman and CEO of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “For almost forty years, the Foundation has provided artists with vital funding through which they can create new works, expand their practice, and contribute to the field as a whole.”

The 2024 recipient of the Lee Krasner Award, Toba Tucker, documents continuity and change in American culture through her work. Born in New York City and now based in Greenport, NY after living and working in Santa Fe, NM, Tucker joins a distinguished group of honorees recognized for their significant contributions to the arts through the Lee Krasner Award, which was established in 1991. Tucker’s photographs predominately focus on Native American populations and communities, with other subjects that include street portraits of pedestrians in New York City and Minneapolis, Minnesota; residents of a drug rehabilitation program; African American members of the First Baptist Church of Riverhead, New York; and others. In recent years, Tucker has photographed the landscape of the American West, referencing the work of 19th-century photographers.

Her work is in the collections of major arts libraries and institutions such as The Beinecke Library at Yale University; Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Musée français de la Photographie in Paris, France; Museum of Modern Art in New York; National Museum of The American Indian in New York; New York Public Library; and The Poeh Museum in Pojoaque, New Mexico, among others.

“The Pollock-Krasner Foundation established the Lee Krasner Award over thirty years ago as a tribute to Lee Krasner’s dedication and commitment to the visual arts. Through this award, we are honored to celebrate artists working today that carry the same passion,” said Caroline Black, Executive Director of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “The Foundation is delighted to honor Toba Tucker as this year’s awardee. Her contributions to the field of photography through her poignant images of the American West and of Native American culture and history embody the power that art can hold.” 

The Lee Krasner Award distributes funds to recipients in three installments. Recent award winners Oliver Lee Jackson and Josely Carvalho received additional installments of their award during this grant cycle. 

To amplify the work of cultural institutions who provide direct support to artists, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has awarded grants to 23 organizations. Nonprofits that have received grants include Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City, MO to support its residency program; Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in New York, NY for its Charles C. Bergman Fellowship; Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, NY to support several visual artist residencies; and the Musée National Picasso-Paris in France to support the English and French versions of the exhibition catalogue for the presentation Jackson Pollock: The Early Years 1934-1947, opening October 15, 2024. This past spring, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation supported the Portland Art Museum’s presentation of Jeffrey Gibson’s exhibition, the space in which to place me, for the U.S. Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, which is on view through November 24, 2024.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation 2023-24 Artist Grantees: 

• Ebtisam Abdulaziz, Washington D.C.
• Ekta Aggarwal, Pasadena, CA 
• Manuel Aja Espil, Madrid, Spain
• Elena Alonso, Madrid, Spain
• Brett Amory, Oakland, CA
• Claudia Angelmaier, Berlin, Germany
• Paolo Arao, West Shokan, NY
• Javier Arce, Barcelona, Spain
• Aryz, Barcelona, Spain
• Alice Attie, New York, NY
• Steven Baris, Havertown, PA
• Jill Baroff, Newburgh, NY
• Betty Beaumont, New York, NY
• Lucas Blok, Carmel, CA
• Ernesto Caivano, New York, NY
• Alex Callender, Easthampton, MA
• Nicolas Camino, Madrid, Spain
• Josely Carvalho, Hoboken, NJ
• Claudio Correa, Madrid, Spain
• Lucas de la Rubia, Madrid, Spain
• Debsuddha, Kolkata, India
• Chris Dorland, New York, NY
• Navine G. Dossos, Aegina, Greece
• John Edmonds, Brooklyn, NY
• Gregory Edwards, Ridgewood, NY
• Lola Flash, New York, NY
• Christian Fuchs, Lima, Peru
• Paul Graham, New York, NY
• Ken Greenleaf, Waldoboro, ME
• Magalie Guérin, Marfa, TX
• Camilo Guinot, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Santiago Hernandez, Weymouth, MA
• Meg Hitchcock, Lake Peekskill, NY
• Mariko Hori, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Malleshi HV, Vadodara, India
• Oliver Lee Jackson, Oakland, CA
• Jason Jägel, San Francisco, CA
• Zahra Quaid Jewanjee, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Kim Jones, New York, NY
• Darina Karpov, Brooklyn, NY
• Jason Kowalski, Monument, CO
• Klaire A. Lockheart, Vermillion, SD
• Amanda C. Mathis, Surprise, NY
• David McDonald, Culver City, CA
• Harold Mendez, Los Angeles, CA
• Melissa Meyer, New York, NY
• Anne Minich, Philadelphia, PA
• Andrew Moore, Kingston, NY
• Sana Musasama, St. Albans, NY
• Paul Noble, London, England
• Inka Nowoitnick, Braunschweig, Germany
• Aleksandar Popovic, Brooklyn, NY
• Nathlie Provosty, Long Island City, NY
• Raquel Rabinovich, Rhinebeck, NY
• Daniel Ramos, New York, NY
• Adam Raymont, Berlin, Germany
• Renaud Regnery, Berlin, Germany
• Lorna Ritz, Amherst, MA
• Leslie J. Roberts, Brooklyn, NY
• Sanjay Roy, New Delhi, India
• Ben Schwab, Clifton Park, NY
• Manjari Sharma, Pasadena, CA
• Satya Dheer Singh, Delhi, India
• Michael E. Smith, Cranston, RI
• Michelle Stitzlein, Baltimore, OH
• Pradeep Sukumaran, Thiruvananthapuram, India
• Oscar Tuazon, Alhambra, CA
• Toba Tucker, Greenport, NY
• Todd Williamson, West Hollywood, CA
• Mark Wilson, West Cornwall, CT
• Steven Woodward, Ellison Bay, WI
• William Yackulic, Oakland, CA
• Isabelle Young, London, England
• Kim Zumpfe, Long Beach, CA

Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 2023-24 Organization Grantees: 

• American Federation of Arts, New York, NY
• Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
• Art Omi, Ghent, NY
• ArtTable, New York, NY
• Artadia, Brooklyn, NY
• The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
• Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO
• Creative Capital, New York, NY
• Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Provincetown, MA
• International Foundation for Art Research, New York, NY
• International Studio & Curatorial Program, Brooklyn, NY
• MacDowell, New York, NY
• Musée National Picasso-Paris, Paris, France
• Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
• National Portrait Gallery, London, England
• New York Foundation for the Arts, Brooklyn, NY
• Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
• Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, New York, NY
• Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
• Villa Bergerie, Huesca, Spain
• Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
• Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock, NY
• Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY

ABOUT POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION

For nearly four decades, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has supported working artists and cultural organizations internationally. Established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner, one of the foremost abstract expressionist painters of the 20th century, the Foundation is a leader in providing resources to emerging and established artists. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than 5,100 grants totaling over $90 million in 80 countries. The Foundation continues to accept applications for its individual grant program year-round; for more information, including guidelines for grant applications, visit the Foundation’s website: www.pkf.org. To learn more about Pollock-Krasner Foundation grantees, and the artistic legacies of Krasner and Pollock, visit the Foundation’s Instagram (@pollockkrasnerfoundation).

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From October 15, 2024, to January 19, 2025, the Musée national Picasso-Paris presents a  new temporary exhibition devoted to the American artist Jackson Pollock. The first  exhibition in France since 2008, it will focus on his early works, from 1934 to 1947. 

The exhibition Jackson Pollock: The Early Years (1934-1947) looks back at the early career of  Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), marked by the influence of Regionalism and Mexican muralists,  through to his first drippings in 1947. This body of work, rarely exhibited, bears witness to the  diverse sources that nourished the young artist’s research, crossing the influence of Native  American arts with that of the European avant-gardes, among which Pablo Picasso figures  prominently. Compared by critics to the Spanish painter and the great names of European  painting, Pollock was quickly established as a true icon of American painting. In so doing, he  became isolated from the complex networks of exchanges of influences that fostered his work  during his New York years. The exhibition aims to present these years in detail, which were the  basis of his work, by restoring the artistic and intellectual context from which both Picasso and  Pollock developed their work.  

The exhibition focuses on several key moments in young Pollock’s artistic and intellectual  development during these years of experimentation. By calling on key figures in his artistic career  (Charles Pollock, William Baziotes, Lee Krasner, André Masson, Pablo Picasso, and Janet Sobel),  the exhibition highlights the intensity and singularity of his work in its various dimensions such as  painting—incorporating everyday materials—engraving, and sculpture.  

The exhibition will feature about a hundred works from prestigious international institutions such  as New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Centre Pompidou, the  Tate, and the Stedelijk Museum. 

Key figures: 

⁻ Nearly 100 works on display
⁻ 30 lenders (19 from the U.S. and 11 from other countries: Germany, Netherlands, UK,  Italy, France, Portugal)
⁻ 37 pieces of documentation 

The exhibition catalogue will be available in French and English.
The exhibition, Jackson Pollock: The Early Years (1934-1947), receives exceptional  support from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. 

Oliver Lee Jackson Receives 2023 Lee Krasner Award in
Recognition of Lifetime of Artistic Achievement

Oliver Lee Jackson No. 1, 2020 (6.14.20), 2020

New York, NY – July 20, 2023 – Today the Pollock-Krasner Foundation announces it has awarded $2,657,400 to 93 artists and nonprofit organizations during its July 2022-June 2023 grant cycle, providing essential support to U.S.-based and international artists. From Austin, Texas to New York City, and from Argentina to India, the latest grant and award recipients comprise artists from 14 states and territories and 15 countries. The Foundation’s Lee Krasner Award, given in recognition of a lifetime of artistic achievement, is awarded to Oliver Lee Jackson. Jackson is a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and draftsman who is recognized for his innovative multi-disciplinary practice over the last six decades.

Since the Foundation was established in 1985, it has awarded more than 5,000 grants totaling over $87 million in 79 countries. Providing funding to professional artists around the globe, the grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation support artists in creating new work and advancing their practice. The Foundation continues to accept applications year-round for its individual grant program; for more information or to apply, please visit www.pkf.org.

“Through Lee Krasner’s commitment to supporting the generations of visual artists who would come after her, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has provided funding to artists for nearly four decades,” said Ronald D. Spencer, Chairman and CEO of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “Krasner understood firsthand the critical importance of support in an artist’s career, and we are proud to continue her legacy of generosity.”

This year’s Lee Krasner Award recipient, Oliver Lee Jackson, joins a group of distinguished awardees recognized by the Foundation since 1991 for their important contributions to the arts. Jackson has served as an instructor, lecturer, and professor of art, philosophy, and Pan-African studies at St. Louis Community College, Southern Illinois University, Washington University in St. Louis, Oberlin College, and California State University, Sacramento. With work grounded in figuration that exists within a dynamic field that straddles realistic depiction and abstraction, Jackson incorporates a wide range of influences in his works, from music, dance, renaissance paintings, and African art.

“In honor of Lee Krasner’s lifetime dedication to her craft, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation presents the Lee Krasner Award to Oliver Lee Jackson for his remarkable body of work and his outstanding contributions to the arts,” said Caroline Black, Executive Director of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “We are so pleased to recognize Jackson’s innovative experimentation in his practice, his deep commitment to community engagement, his teaching, and his leadership in the arts community with this award for a lifetime of outstanding achievement.”

Funds from the Lee Krasner Award are given to recipients in three installments. Previous Lee Krasner Award recipients Josely Carvalho, Rita McBride, and Cheryl Ann Thomas received additional installments of their award during the 2022-2023 cycle. Announced earlier this year, visual artist Shahzia Sikander received the Pollock Prize for Creativity in support of her multimedia exhibition Havah…to breathe, air, life which was presented this spring at Madison Square Park in New York before travelling to Houston, Texas in June 2023. This year, the Brooklyn-based artist María Elena González received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant and was awarded The Brian Wall Foundation Grant for Sculptors. The $25,000 prize recognizes an exceptional sculptor and is awarded by The Brian Wall Foundation and administered by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.

To support cultural institutions that engage directly with artists, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation awarded grants to thirteen organizations this year, including: ArtTable in New York, NY for its Artist Talk Series; Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, NY in support of PKF Grantee Stanley Whitney’s retrospective monograph; Villa Bergerie in Laguarres, Spain for residency program expenses; and Wave Hill in Bronx, NY for artist residency and exhibition expenses. Over the past year, a number of Pollock-Krasner Foundation supported projects have come to fruition, including the exhibition Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-70 at Whitechapel Gallery in London, which featured Lee Krasner’s work.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation 2022-23 Artist Grantees:

• Isabel Aguera, Montreuil, France
• Ian Andrews, Birmingham, England
• Miguel Arzabe, Oakland, CA
• Rogelio Báez Vega, San Juan, PR
• Joan Bankemper, New York, NY
• Yevgeniya Baras, Long Island City, NY
• Jagoda Bednarsky, Berlin, Germany
• Anna-Sophie Berger, Brooklyn, NY
• Laura Bielau, Berlin, Germany
• Vicente Blanco, Lugo, Spain
• Renée Bouchard, Bennington, VT
• Sarah Cale, Brussels, Belgium
• Josely Carvalho, Hoboken, NJ
• Sydney Cash, Marlboro, NY
• Sofía Clausse, London, England
• Armen Daneghyan, Yerevan, Armenia
• Josh Dorman, New York, NY
• Ben Durham, Richmond, VA
• Karina El Azem, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Rehab El Sadek, Austin, TX
• Sarah Faux, Brooklyn, NY
• Alanna Fields, Upper Marlboro, MD
• Avram Finkelstein, Brooklyn, NY
• Emanuela Fiorelli, Rome, Italy
• Linda Fleming, Benicia, CA
• Farima Fooladi, Spring, TX
• Bernhard Fuchs, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Bastian Gehbauer, Berlin, Germany
• Ina Gerken, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Nicola Ginzel, Brooklyn, NY
• María Elena González, Brooklyn, NY
• Jesús Hdez-Güero, Madrid, Spain
• Alex Heilbron, Los Angeles, CA
• Mary Henderson, Philadelphia, PA
• Hong Hong, Beverly, MA
• Patricia Hurl, Roscrea, Ireland
• Oliver Lee Jackson, Oakland, CA
• Bethany Johnson, Austin, TX
• Yongjae Kim, Brooklyn, NY
• Felix Kultau, Berlin, Germany
• Elvira Lantenhammer, Triefenstein, Germany
• Georges Le Chevallier, Garner, NC
• Kakyoung Lee, Brooklyn, NY
• Miguel Ángel Madrigal, Morelos, Mexico
• Junko Maruyama, Yokosuka, Japan
• Christina Massey, Brooklyn, NY
• Miroslaw Maszlanko, Rychliki, Poland
• Rita McBride, Los Alamos, CA
• Gideon Mendel, London, England
• Jeffrey Meris, New York, NY
• Mark Milroy, Brooklyn, NY
• Nicholas Moenich, Brooklyn, NY
• Bidemi Oloyede, Toronto, Canada
• Ingrid Olson, Chicago, IL
• Steve Parker, Austin, TX
• Aviva Rahmani, Vinalhaven, ME
• Rachel Rotenberg, Tekoa, Israel
• Jayanta Roy, Kolkata, India
• Frauke Schlitz, Stuttgart, Germany
• Davide Sgambaro, Turin, Italy
• Dee Shapiro, Great Neck, NY
• Shahzia Sikander, New York, NY
• Cary Smith, Farmington, CT
• Tracey Snelling, Berlin, Germany
• Cammie Staros, Los Angeles, CA
• Kazumi Tanaka, Beacon, NY
• Yukiko Terada, Berlin, Germany
• Cheryl Ann Thomas, Ventura, CA
• Francine Tint, New York, NY
• Sara VanDerBeek, Brooklyn, NY
• Madhu Venugopalan, Ernakulam, India
• Patrick Waterhouse, London, England
• Chuck Webster, Ridgewood, NY
• Birgitta Weimer, Gummersbach, Germany
• Ellen Wetmore, Groton, MA
• Richard C. Whitten, Cranston, RI
• Kevin Wixted, New York, NY
• Ralf Ziervogel, New York, NY
• Matthias Zinn, Berlin, Germany

Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 2022-23 Organization Grantees:

• ArtTable, New York, NY; support for its Artist Talk Series
• Artadia, Brooklyn, NY; funding for artist award grant
• Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY: support for Artist in Marketplace Program
• Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo, NY: support for PKF Grantee Stanley Whitney Retrospective monograph support
• Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Provincetown, MA; residency program support
• MacDowell, New York, NY; support for its residency program
• New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY; funding for online resources for artists
• SculptureCenter, Long Island City, NY: funding for In Practice Program
• The Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, East Hampton, NY: funding for program support
• Villa Bergerie, Laguarres, Spain; funding for residency program
• Wave Hill, Bronx, NY; support for its artist residency and exhibition program
• Whitechapel Gallery, London, England: funding for Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-70 exhibition
• Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY; residency program funding

ABOUT POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION      

For nearly four decades, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has supported working artists and cultural organizations internationally. Established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner, one of the foremost abstract expressionist painters of the 20th century, the Foundation is a leader in providing resources to emerging and established artists. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than 5,000 grants totaling over $87 million in 79 countries. The Foundation continues to accept applications for its individual grant program year-round; for more information, including guidelines for grant applications, visit the Foundation’s website: www.pkf.org.

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New York, NY – January 17, 2023 – The Pollock-Krasner Foundation announced today that the Pollock Prize for Creativity is awarded to Shahzia Sikander, a visual artist examining language, empire, and migration through feminist perspectives, questioning colonial and imperial power structures. The $50,000 award honors Sikander’s multimedia exhibition, Havah…to breathe, air, life, at Madison Square Park and at the neighboring Courthouse of the Appellate Division, First Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. The work is Sikander’s first major, site-specific outdoor exhibition in sculptural form and will be on view from January 17 through June 4, 2023, before traveling to Houston, Texas.

The Pollock Prize for Creativity was established by the Foundation in 2016 to honor Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock’s legacy and is awarded to an artist whose work embodies high creative standards and has a substantive impact on individuals and society.

Havah…to breathe, air, life features two new large-scale sculptures by Sikander—one within the park that can be animated through augmented reality and another atop the Courthouse rooftop, the first female figure to adorn one of its ten plinths—as well as a recent video animation that will visually link the distinct elements. The exhibition, a culmination of Sikander’s exploration of female representation in monuments, is co-commissioned by Madison Square Park Conservancy and Public Art of the University of Houston System (Public Art UHS).

“The Pollock Prize for Creativity honors artists who make a difference in how we understand our world, our communities, and ourselves,” said Ronald D. Spencer, Chairman and CEO of Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “Shahzia Sikander creates thought-provoking works that probe questions about representation, power, and justice, and with this Prize we recognize her continuing focus on issues that resonate throughout history. We are pleased to help bring her new work to audiences and visitors in New York.”

“Representation of women as active agents in traditionally patriarchal spaces, and especially spaces that are centered on delivering justice and adjudicating power, is a much-needed restorative in civic life,” said Shahzia Sikander. “Havah…to breathe, air, life both raises the question of why only men have been depicted as lawgivers and enables us to imagine women not simply as Lady Justice with her scales, but as active thinkers and participants in this sphere. To be recognized by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation for my body of work—and to receive their support for Havah…to breathe, air, life—is an honor.”

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation was established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner to provide grants to artists that allow them to create new work. The Pollock Prize for Creativity was launched in 2016 and previous winners include Beili Liu, Gideon Mendel, Amy Sherald, and Todd Williamson. The Foundation also honors artists with the Lee Krasner Award, recognizing a lifetime of distinguished artistic achievement. Recipients of the Lee Krasner Award have included Mel Chin, Chris Drury, Alfred Leslie, Don Nice, Morgan O’Hara, and Masami Teraoka. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded $85 million to nearly 5,000 grantees in 79 countries. These grants can be used by artists to create new work and prepare exhibitions.

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ABOUT SHAHZIA SIKANDER
Shahzia Sikander (American, b. Pakistan 1969) expands and subverts pre-modern and classical Central and South-Asian painting traditions through a broad range of materials and methods, including miniature painting, works on paper, video, mosaic, and sculpture. Distinguished for launching the neo-miniature movement, Sikander investigates conceptual premises in language, trade, empire, migration through feminist perspectives, colonial, and imperial power structures through her far-reaching practice.

Sikander’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her traveling exhibition on the first 15 years of her art practice, Extraordinary Realities, opened at The Morgan Library in New York in 2021 and traveled to the RISD Museum and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Shahzia Sikander: Unbound, opened in 2021 at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, and explored the artist’s innovative use of manuscripts.

Sikander is a 2006 MacArthur Foundation Fellow and received the United States Medal of Arts in 2012. The artist became a Fukuoka Laureate in 2022 as a recipient of the Arts and Culture Prize from Fukuoka City, Japan. She earned her B.F.A. from National College of Arts in Lahore, an M.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design, and participated in Glassell School of Art’s CORE Program at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

ABOUT THE POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION

For more than three decades, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has supported working artists and not-for-profit organizations internationally. Established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner, one of the foremost abstract expressionist painters of the 20th century, the Foundation is a leader in providing resources to emerging and established artists. To date, the Foundation has awarded nearly 5,000 grants totaling $85 million in 79 countries. For more information, including guidelines for grant applications, visit the Foundation’s website: www.pkf.org.

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New York, NY – January 11, 2023 – The Pollock-Krasner Foundation announced today the appointment of Caroline Black as the organization’s Executive Director following her distinguished tenure as Program Director of the Foundation. During Black’s more than two decades with the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, she has overseen $65 million in grants, spearheaded the extension of the Foundation’s mission to encompass funding for organizations that directly engage with artists, and launched the Foundation’s Photography Program. As Executive Director, Black will advance the Foundation’s service to the arts community, develop new initiatives, and strengthen the Foundation’s work to further the legacies of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner.

“Caroline’s passion for supporting artists and arts organizations, her energetic embrace of new ideas, and her many years with our organization give her the ideal combination of experience and vision to lead the Pollock-Krasner Foundation’s program into the future,” said Ronald D. Spencer, Chairman and CEO of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “We congratulate Caroline on her new role as Executive Director with enthusiasm, and we greatly thank her for the many years of dedicated work and program leadership that have positioned the Foundation for an exciting future.”

“The Pollock-Krasner Foundation has made a vital difference in the lives of hundreds of artists since our founding,” said Samuel Sachs II, President of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “I can think of no one more capable to advance Lee Krasner’s legacy of generosity than Caroline. With her inspired leadership, we will make an even greater contribution to the arts community in the years ahead.”

“The role of artists is absolutely critical in a vibrant civic society, and support for their work becomes more important with each passing year,” said Caroline Black, Executive Director of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “It is deeply meaningful and inspiring for me to honor Lee Krasner’s commitment to fostering the work of the generations of artists who would come after her.”

Prior to joining the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in 1997, Black managed the David Beitzel Gallery in Soho, championing emerging and mid-career artists. Prior to that post, she served in the curatorial department at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, CT, conducting research for future exhibitions. Black serves on the Board of Directors of the Artists’ Legacy Foundation and the Sculpture Advisory Committee of the Fund for Park Avenue. Black earned her M.A. in Art History from Columbia University and her B.A. and honors in Art History from Connecticut College in New London, CT.

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ABOUT THE POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION
For more than three decades, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has supported working artists and not-for-profit organizations internationally. Established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner, one of the foremost abstract expressionist painters of the 20th century, the Foundation is a leader in providing resources to emerging and established artists. To date, the Foundation has awarded nearly 5,000 grants totaling $85 million to working artists and arts organizations in 79 countries. For more information, including guidelines for grant applications, visit the Foundation’s website: www.pkf.org.

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New York, NY – December 8, 2022

I want to share the news that after more than 35 years of service with the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Kerrie Buitrago has retired as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. Kerrie joined the Foundation in its early days, collaborating with PKF’s Chairman and CEO Charles C. Bergman to develop a critical source of support for visual artists and organizations around the world. Kerrie’s many years of dedicated work have been instrumental to the success of the Foundation, which today has provided nearly 5,000 grants totaling more than $84 million to working artists and arts organizations in 79 countries. Her commitment to advancing the legacy of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock is unparalleled.

Kerrie’s contributions span from the Foundation’s beginnings to the present. It is thanks to Kerrie’s leadership that such an incredible number of artists received financial resources at critical moments in their work. I can think of no greater service to the field.

Kerrie shares this message:

It is with a deep sense of pride that I look back on my years at the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Over the decades I have seen the enrichment of spirit that artists give to all of us. It has been the greatest privilege of my life to help facilitate the artistic process and to honor the generosity of Lee Krasner. I want to thank you for your support over the decades—for your collaboration, your camaraderie, and your friendship.

I know you all will want to join me in thanking Kerrie for her unflagging commitment to making a difference in the lives of artists and people throughout the arts community.

Sincerely,
Ronald D. Spencer
Chairman & CEO
Pollock-Krasner Foundation

106 Grants Awarded to Artists and Nonprofit Organizations Internationally

New York, NY – August 2, 2022– Today, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation announces it awarded $2,685,000 to 106 artists and nonprofit organizations during its July 2021-June 2022 fiscal year grant cycle, providing essential support to U.S.-based and international artists. Spanning Los Angeles to India, the latest iteration of grant and award recipients comprise artists from 14 states and 16 countries. Since the Foundation’s establishment in 1985, it has awarded nearly 5,000 grants totaling over $84 million in 79 countries. Particularly critical during the continuing global health crisis, the Foundation’s ongoing funding imparts professional support to artists around the globe, allowing the grantees to create new work, purchase materials, rent studio space, prepare for and mount exhibitions, attend residencies, and offset living expenses. The Foundation continues to accept applications year-round for its individual grant program; for more information or to apply, please visit www.pkf.org.

“As we continue to support Lee Krasner’s legacy, our 2021-22 grant and award recipients illustrate the Foundation’s philanthropy thanks to the generosity of Krasner herself,” said Ronald D. Spencer, Chairman and CEO of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “She understood how important it is to give artists the funding they need to continue to create new work, and we are proud to expand the opportunities available to our recipients through support for their exhibitions and residency programs.”

This year, the Lee Krasner Award—bestowed in recognition of a lifetime of artistic achievement—is awarded to first time recipient Josely Carvalho. A São Paulo-born multimedia artist, Carvalho maintains studios in Rio de Janeiro and New York, and through her work seeks to highlight memory, women’s issues, and social justice. In addition to Carvalho, other Lee Krasner Award recipients include Laddie John Dill, Rita McBride, and Cheryl Ann Thomas, who were previously recognized and received additional support from the Foundation during the 2021-22 cycle. In addition to being the 2022 recipient of the Pollock Prize for Creativity, Beili Liu was awarded The Brian Wall Foundation Grant for Sculptors. The $25,000 prize identifies an exceptional sculptor and is awarded by The Brian Wall Foundation and administered by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Both awards support Liu’s project Dreams of the High North: Between Survival and Belonging, on view at Hå Gamle Prestegard, a Norwegian National Arts and Cultural Institution, June 2023 through September 2023.

In addition, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation also awarded grants to cultural institutions that engage directly with artists. This year’s organization grantees include: Villa Bergerie in Laguarres, Spain for residency program expenses; Wave Hill in Bronx, NY for artist residency and exhibition expenses; and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT in support of PKF grantee Milano Chow’s solo exhibition, Prima Facie.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation 2020-21 Artist Grantees and Lee Krasner Award Recipients:

• Roya Amigh, Cambridge, MA
• Miroslav Antic, West Palm Beach, FL
• Anthony Aziz and Sammy Cucher, Brooklyn, NY
• Lou Baltasar, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Monia Ben Hamouda, Milan, Italy
• David Benarroch, Madrid, Spain
• Ruth Beraha, Bologna, Italy
• Hermes Berrío, Miami, FL
• Shane Bradford, London, England
• Kathe Burkhart, New York, NY
• Josely Carvalho, New York, NY
• Christopher Hart Chambers, New York, NY
• Marta Chilindron, New York, NY
• Jeane Cohen, Brunswick, ME
• Cesar Cornejo, Manchester, England
• Janet Culbertson, Shelter Island Heights, NY
• Edith Derdyk, São Paulo, Brazil
• Claudia Desgranges, Cologne, Germany
• Laddie John Dill, Los Angeles, CA
• Kerstin Drechsel, Berlin, Germany
• Merion Estes, Yucca Valley, CA
• Rodney Ewing, San Francisco, CA
• Maura Falfan, New York, NY
• Jes Fan, Brooklyn, NY
• Elisa Filomena, Turin, Italy
• Anna Franceschini, Milan, Italy
• Malado Francine, Los Angeles, CA
• Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Miami Shores, FL
• Ted Gahl, Litchfield, CT
• Surya Suran Gied, Berlin, Germany
• Alison Goodyear, Bedford, England
• Ashok Kumar Gopalan, Kerala State, India
• Jude Griebel, Sundre, Canada
• Matthias Grotevent, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Jennifer Gunlock, Los Angeles, CA
• Takuji Hamanaka, Brooklyn, NY
• Christopher E. Harrison, Brooklyn Park, MN
• Saba Hasan, New Delhi, India
• Judith Henry, Brooklyn, NY
• Claudio Herrera, Santiago, Chile
• Christine Hughes, Ravena, NY
• Faiza Huma, Bhopal MP, India
• Fox Hysen, Norfolk, CT
• Fumi Ishino, Los Angeles, CA
• David N. Jackson, Tarboro, NC
• Chris Jagmin, Phoenix, AZ
• Samuel Jeffery, Berkhamsted, England
• Ervin A. Johnson, Chicago, IL
• Pantea Karimi, San Jose, CA
• Sharon Kelly, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Shila Khatami, Berlin, Germany
• Duk Ju L. Kim, Chicago, IL
• Daehong Kim, Busan, South Korea
• Christina Kral, Frankfurt, Germany
• Perla Krauze, Mexico City, Mexico
• David Krippendorff, Berlin, Germany
• Sandra Lapage, São Paulo, Brazil
• Makode Linde, Berlin, Germany
• Beili Liu, Austin, MI
• Beth Livensperger, Ridgewood, NY
• Rita McBride, Los Alamos, CA
• Raymond Meeks, Rhinebeck, NY
• Christopher Meerdo, Denton, TX
• Elias Mendel, London, England
• Stuart Middleton, Glasgow, Scotland
• Lavely Miller, Cambridge, MD
• Penny Olson, Vallejo, CA
• Bundith Phunsombatlert, Brooklyn, NY
• Luisa Rabbia, Brooklyn, NY
• Ransome, Rhinebeck, NY
• Michael Reafsnyder, Orange, CA
• Hunter Reynolds, New York, NY
• David Rhodes, New York, NY
• Nathaniel Robinson, Brewster, NY
• Benjamin Rubloff, Berlin, Germany
• Rose Salane, Queens, NY
• Lynn Saville, New York, NY
• Ghita Skali Lami, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Janice Sloane, New York, NY
• Harold Smith, Kansas City, KS
• Cheryl Ann Thomas, Ventura, CA
• Strijdom van der Merwe, Stellenbosch, South Africa
• Virginia Verran, London, England
• Leigh Wells, Sausalito, CA
• Pedro Wirz, Zürich, Switzerland
• Kathy Wright, Sarasota, FL
• Caitlin Yardley, London, England
• Vasantha Yogananthan, Marseille, France 

Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 2021-22 Organization Grantees:

• Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT; support for PKF grantee Milano Chow’s exhibition
• ArtTable, New York, NY; support for its Women Artists’ Breakfast and Perspective Series
• Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue, Brooklyn, NY; funding for artist award grant
• Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO; residency program support
• Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Provincetown, MA; residency program support
• International Studio & Curatorial Program, Brooklyn, NY; residency program funding
• Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland; support for PKF Grantee Daniel Turner’s upcoming exhibition
• MacDowell, New York, NY; support for its residency program
• Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; support for its residency program
• New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY; funding for online resources
• Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, New York, NY; funding for Charles C. Bergman Fellowship
• Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT; support for its residency program
• Villa Bergerie, Laguarres, Spain; funding for residency program
• Wave Hill, Bronx, NY; support for its artist residency and exhibition program
• Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock, NY; residency program artists’ expenses
• Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY; residency program funding

ORGANIZATION SUPPORT REALIZED  

In addition to the 2021-22 grant recipients, over the past year a number of Pollock-Krasner Foundation supported projects have come to fruition, including Detroit-born artist and PKF grantee Matthew Angelo Harrison’s exhibition, Proto, at Kunsthalle Basel, his first solo exhibition at a European institution. The Foundation also supported the production of Harrison’s first monograph, created to accompany the exhibition. Additionally, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation contributed funding to the Musée National d’Art Moderne Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, for the 352-page catalogue for the Women in Abstraction exhibition. Published by Editions du Centre Pompidou, the publication features five essays, 15 thematic topics, and 112 texts analyzing abstraction and the artistic impact of the women in the exhibition, as well as the cultural and feminist history of abstraction.

ABOUT POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION      

For more than three decades, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has supported working artists and cultural organizations internationally. Established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner, one of the foremost abstract expressionist painters of the 20th century and widow of Jackson Pollock, the Foundation is a leader in providing resources to emerging and established artists. To date, the Foundation has awarded nearly 5,000 grants totaling over $84 million in 79 countries. The Foundation continues to accept applications for its individual grant program year-round; for more information, including guidelines for grant applications, visit the Foundation’s website: www.pkf.org.

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$50,000 Prize Supports Liu’s Project “Dreams of the High North: Between Survival and Belonging” at Hå Gamle Prestegard, a Norwegian National Arts and Cultural Institution, on view from June through September 2023

New York, NY – January 26, 2022 – The Pollock-Krasner Foundation announced today that the Pollock Prize for Creativity is awarded to Beili Liu, a visual artist who creates site-specific installations and performances that address themes of migration and cultural memory, as well as labor, social, and environmental concerns. The $50,000 award is directed towards Liu’s sculptural installation and performance series Dreams of the High North: Between Survival and Belonging, a solo exhibition at the Norwegian national arts and cultural institution Hå Gamle Prestegard, on view from June 2023 through September 2023. The Pollock Prize for Creativity, established in 2016 to honor the artistic legacies of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock, is given to an artist whose work embodies high creative standards and has a substantial impact on individuals and society.

Liu currently serves as the 2021-22 Fulbright Arctic Chair, a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Fellowship, an award that is among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholarship Program. She will be conducting research in Tromsø, Norway and teaching at UiT, the Arctic University of Norway. This research will serve as the basis for her new series, Dreams of the High North: Between Survival and Belonging. The series aims to increase awareness of the fragile balance between human actions and the environment through an exploration of indigenous narratives of the past, present, and future. Born in China and working in the United States, Liu’s cross-cultural experience informs her work, which focuses on topics such as being part of a diaspora, assimilation, survival, and the ultimate question of otherness versus our shared need for belonging.

“Beili Liu is an immense talent whose work is both innovative and striking. From addressing environmental concerns to cultural narratives, in her work she encourages new ways of thinking and grappling with our shared histories,” said Ronald D. Spencer, Chairman and CEO of Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “Fostering new work from visual artists is at the core of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation’s mission, and we are delighted to help support her work and exhibition in Norway in the coming year.”

“Throughout my career as a visual artist, I have been committed to international and interdisciplinary exchange,” said Beili Liu. “I admire Pollock-Krasner Foundation’s inclusive, global-facing mission of supporting artists to develop new work, mount exhibitions, and most importantly, to grow. I am deeply honored and humbled to have received the Pollock Prize for Creativity. The prize will provide essential support for my Arctic research and the development of a pivotal new body of work, Dreams of the High North: Between Survival and Belonging. I hold immense gratitude for this recognition at a significant juncture of my career. I know for certain that my experience and research in the High North will be life-changing and profoundly impact all my future work.”

Established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner, the Foundation provides grants to artists that allow them to create new work. Previous Pollock Prize winners include Todd Williamson, Amy Sherald, and Gideon Mendel. The Foundation also honors artists with the Lee Krasner Award, recognizing a lifetime of distinguished artistic achievement. Recipients of the Lee Krasner Award have included Mel Chin, Chris Drury, Alfred Leslie, Don Nice, Morgan O’Hara, and Masami Teraoka. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded $82 million to nearly 5,000 grantees in 78 countries. These grants can be used by artists to create new work, rent studio space, and prepare exhibitions.

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ABOUT BEILI LIU
Liu’s work has been exhibited in countries around the world, among them Norway, Finland, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Lithuania, China, Poland, Taiwan, and across the United States. Her solo exhibitions include shows at: Hå Gamle Prestegard; Norwegian National Art and Culture Museum; Galerie an der Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany; Museo di Villa Bernasconi, Como, Italy; Elisabeth de Brabant Art Center, Shanghai, China; Chinese Culture Foundation, San Francisco, CA; and the Crow Museum of Asian Art, Dallas, TX, among others. Her work has received support from numerous grants, fellowships, and awards including: Fulbright Arctic Chair, a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award, Norway (2021-2022); New York Foundation for the Arts Fiscal Sponsorship (2021); Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant (2016); National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Grant through the Museum of Southeast Texas (2014); and Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Artistic Innovation and Collaboration Grant through Women & Their Work Gallery (2013). Liu received her MFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2003). Liu is the Leslie Waggener Professor in the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is also a current Institute for the Humanities Fellow. Liu’s teaching has been recognized by a Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (2011), selected across the nine institutions of the University of Texas System.

ABOUT POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION      

For more than three decades, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has supported working artists and not-for-profit organizations internationally. Established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner, one of the foremost abstract expressionist painters of the 20th century and widow of Jackson Pollock, the Foundation is a leader in providing resources to emerging and established artists. To date, the Foundation has awarded nearly 5,000 grants totaling $82 million in 78 countries. For more information, including guidelines for grant applications, visit the Foundation’s website: www.pkf.org.

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137 Grants Awarded to Artists and Nonprofit Organizations Internationally

New York, NY – June 22, 2021 – Today, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation announces it awarded $3,350,000 to 137 artists and nonprofit organizations during its 2020-21 grant cycle, providing essential support to U.S.-based and international artists. Spanning from San Francisco, CA to Bulleen, Australia, the latest iteration of grant and award recipients comprise artists from 17 states, Puerto Rico and 14 countries. Since the Foundation’s establishment in 1985, it has awarded nearly 5,000 grants totaling $82 million in 78 countries. Particularly critical during the 2020-21 global health crisis, the Foundation’s ongoing funding imparts professional support to artists around the globe, allowing the grantees to create new work, purchase materials, rent studio space, prepare for and mount exhibitions, attend residencies, and offset living expenses.

“As we continue to fulfill Lee Krasner’s vision of supporting working artists internationally, we are proud to provide artists the opportunity to practice and advance their work,” said Ronald D. Spencer, Chairman and CEO of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. “This year, we are also honored to have provided funding to the Musée National d’Art Moderne Centre Pompidou for its ‘Women in Abstraction’ catalogue that accompanies its exhibition of the same title. Significantly, the exhibition presents the work and elevates the profile of many artists, including Krasner.”

This year, the Lee Krasner Award—bestowed in recognition of a lifetime of artistic achievement—is awarded to first-time recipients Rita McBride and Cheryl Ann Thomas in honor of their illustrious careers. In addition to McBride and Thomas, other Lee Krasner Award Recipients include Squeak Carnwath, Blane De St. Croix, Laddie John Dill and Morgan O’Hara, who were recognized and received additional support from the Foundation during the 2020-21 cycle, building on their initial acknowledgement. Also in 2021, PKF Grantee Alex Schweder was awarded The Brian Wall Foundation Grant for Sculptors. This year’s $30,000 prize that identifies an exceptional sculptor is awarded by The Brian Wall Foundation and administered by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.

In conjunction with its support for individual artists, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation also awarded grants to nonprofit institutions that engage directly with artists and work to extend the legacies of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock through scholarship opportunities and exhibitions of Krasner and Pollock’s work. This year’s organization grantees include: the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York for the 2022 Whitney Biennial artists’ production expenses; Musée National d’Art Moderne Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, for the Women in Abstraction exhibition 352-page catalogue; and Kunsthalle Basel in Basel, Switzerland, for PKF Grantee Matthew Angelo Harrison’s exhibition, Proto, and the associated monograph.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation 2020-21 Artist Grantees:

• Øystein Aasan, Berlin, Germany
• Alessandro Agudio, Berlin, Germany
• Bettina Allamoda, Berlin Germany
• David Amico, Los Angeles, CA
• Todd D. Anderson, Clemson, SC
• Shaji Appukuttan, Ernakulam, India
• Kenseth Armstead, Brooklyn, NY
• Micol Assaël, Rome, Italy
• Olga Balema, Brooklyn, NY
• Gary Batty, Gardiner, NY
• Aviv Benn, Chicago, IL
• Laurenz Berges, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Alessandro Biggio, Cagliari, Italy
• Miguel Borrego, Manises, Spain
• Benni Bosetto, Montevecchia, Italy
• Greg Bray, Chicago, IL
• Riley Brewster, New Haven, CT
• Jessica Brilli, Quincy, MA
• Anne Buckwalter, Philadelphia, PA
• Astrid Busch, Berlin, Germany
• Peter Callas, Belvidere, NJ
• Squeak Carnwath, Oakland, CA
• Othon Castaneda, Brownsville, TX
• Jeff Chapman-Crane, Eolia, KY
• Mike Childs, Bronx, NY
• Il-Jin Choi, Frankfurt, Germany
• Michael Combs, Greenport, NY
• Gianluca Concialdi, Palermo, Italy
• Jeff Cowen, Berlin, Germany
• Mithun Dasgupta, Kolkata, India
• Anna U. Davis, Washington D.C.
• Lisa Corinne Davis, Brooklyn, NY
• Blane De St. Croix, Brooklyn, NY
• Steve DiBenedetto, New York, NY
• Laddie John Dill, Los Angeles, CA
• Michael Dunbar, Springfield, IL
• Vanessa Enriquez, Berlin, Germany
• Ettore Favini, Cremona, Italy
• Amy Feldman, Brooklyn, NY
• Fredone Fone, Vitoria, Brazil
• Peter Fraser, London, England
• Joanne Freeman, New Yok, NY
• Eric French, San Juan, PR
• Annette Frick, Berlin, Germany
• Gabriel Garcilazo, Cuernavaca, Mexico
• Linda Geary, Oakland, CA
• Francesco Gennari, Milano, Italy
• Melissa Gordon, Brussels, Belgium
• Assaf Gruber, Berlin, Germany
• Diego Gualandris, Albino, Italy
• Olivier Guesselé-Garai, Berlin, Germany
• Hannah Hallermann, Berlin, Germany
• Paul Harbutt, Hudson, NY
• Daesha Devón Harris, Saratoga Springs, NY
• Matthew Angelo Harrison, Detroit, MI
• Stef Heidhues, Berlin, Germany
• Alison Hiltner, Minneapolis, MN
• Hipkiss, Panjas, France
• Akira Ikezoe, New York, NY
• Jay Isaac, Toronto, Canada
• Alexander Iskin, Berlin, Germany
• Caro Jost, Munich, Germany
• Sidharthan K, Ernakulam, India
• Selena Kimball, Brooklyn, NY
• John Kleckner, Berlin, Germany
• Susan Klein, Charleston, SC
• Cyrill Lachauer, Berlin, Germany
• Patricia Lambertus, Bremen, Germany
• Shaun Leonardo, Brooklyn, NY
• Sharon Lockhart, Los Angeles, CA
• Katherine Lubar, London, England
• Marius Lüscher, Bern, Switzerland
• Maggie Madden, Dublin, Ireland
• Yeni Mao, New York, NY
• Sonia Martin, London, England
• Nicola Martini, Milano, Italy
• Rita McBride, Santa Monica, CA
• Catalina Mena, Santiago, Chile
• Yonas Million, Toronto, Canada
• Ranu Mukherjee, San Francisco, CA
• Vitesh Naik, Fatorda, India
• Shervone Neckles, Queens Village, NY
• Luca Nejedly, Bern, Switzerland
• Valerio Nicolai, Gorizia, Italy
• Ramekon O’Arwisters, San Francisco, CA
• Nela Ochoa, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
• Morgan O’Hara, New York, NY
• Kristina Page, London, England
• Alessandro Pessoli, Los Angeles, CA
• Olivia Petrides, Chicago, IL
• Dustin M. Pevey, Marfa, TX
• Alyssa Pheobus Mumtaz, Williamstown, MA
• Andrea Pichl, Berlin, Germany
• Peter Reginato, New York, NY
• Doug Reina, Stony Brook, NY
• Elliott Jamal Robbins, Tucson, AZ
• Gamaliel Rodriguez, Cabo Rojo, PR
• Terri Rolland, Santa Fe, NM
• Alexander Ross, Great Barrington, MA
• Carol Rowan, Nobleboro, ME
• Donna Ruff, Miami Beach, FL
• Katia Santibañez, New York, NY
• Bojan Sarcevic, Paris, France
• Irene Schubiger, Zollikofen, Switzerland
• Alex Schweder, Brooklyn, NY
• Joydip Sengupta, Kolkata, India
• Rick Shaefer, Fairfield, CT
• Namsal Siedlecki, Seggiano, Italy
• Katrín Sigurdardóttir, Long Island City, NY
• David Slater, Sag Harbor, NY
• Hans Stalder, Bern, Switzerland
• Seth Tane, Portland, OR
• Cheryl Ann Thomas, Ventura, CA
• Antony Valerian, Berlin, Germany
• Asim Waqif, New Delhi, India
• Brigid Watson, South Boston, MA
• Suse Weber, Berlin, Germany
• Marjorie Welish, New York, NY
• Paul White, Bulleen, Australia

Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 2020-21 Organization Grantees:

• ArtTable, New York, NY; support for its Women Artists’ Breakfast and Perspective Series
• Artadia, Brooklyn, NY; funding for artist award grant
• The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY; AIM program funding
• Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO; residency program support
• Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts, New York, NY; monograph funding
• International Studio & Curatorial Program, Brooklyn, NY; residency program funding
• Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland; support for PKF Grantee Matthew Angelo Harrison’s exhibition, Proto, and accompanying monograph
• La Napoule Art Foundation, Portsmouth, NH; support for its residency program
• MacDowell, New York, NY; support for its residency program
• Musée National d’Art Moderne Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; funding for the Women in Abstraction exhibition catalogue
• Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; support for its residency program
• New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY; funding for online resources
• SculptureCenter, Long Island City, NY; support of its In Practice open call program
• Villa Bergerie, Laguarres, Spain; funding for residency program
• Wave Hill, Bronx, NY; support for its Winter Workspace Residency and Sunroom Project Space
• Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; funding for the Whitney Biennial artists’ production expenses
• Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock, NY; residency program artists’ expenses
• Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY; residency program funding

ORGANIZATION SUPPORT REALIZED  

In addition to the 2020-21 grant recipients, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has provided support for a virtual exhibition, titled Seeing Past the Future, which features the work of 2019-2020 Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant recipients. Unveiled on June 10, Seeing Past the Future was conceived by Shimon Attie, the inaugural Charles C. Bergman Endowed Visiting Professor of Studio Art at Stony Brook University’s College of Arts and Sciences, and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. The visiting professorship was created in honor of the late Charles C. Bergman, who served as the Pollock-Krasner Foundation’s Executive Vice President and subsequently Chairman and CEO from the organization’s inception in 1985 until his death in 2018. Made possible by an endowment from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the visiting professorship includes the commitment of collaborating with the Director of the House and Study Center on educational programming like Seeing Past the Future.

Through the presentation of contemporary works by PKF grant recipients, Seeing Past the Future emphasizes how Pollock and Krasner’s legacy remains vibrant and relevant and continues through the practice of working artists today. The exhibition, which comprises 50 works in a wide range of media, is available for online viewing on the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center’s and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation’s websites: www.pkhouse.org and www.pkf.flywheelstaging.com.

ABOUT POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION      

For more than three decades, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has supported working artists and not-for-profit organizations internationally. Established in 1985 through the generosity of Lee Krasner, one of the foremost abstract expressionist painters of the 20th century and widow of Jackson Pollock, the Foundation is a leader in providing resources to emerging and established artists. To date, the Foundation has awarded nearly 5,000 grants totaling $82 million in 78 countries. For more information, including guidelines for grant applications, visit the Foundation’s website: www.pkf.flywheelstaging.com.

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