FELLOWSHIP AWARDS

For two decades, this competition has been a magnet for exceptionally talented artists from the U.S. and around the world. Fellowship winners each receive a $3,000 cash stipend, unlimited round-the-clock use of Kala’s studio and equipment for up to six months, and a number of professional development and exhibition opportunities. Hosting nine new international artists at Kala each year helps to ensure that the artistic energy and vision of Kala’s entire community of artists in residence is continually re-energized and rejuvenated.

Each year the Fellowship competition is juried by Kala's Directors and an invited Bay Area arts professional. This year Kala welcomed Jens Hoffmann as the esteemed juror for the Fellowship awards. Mr. Hoffman is an internationally acclaimed writer and curator and is the Director of the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts at the California College of the Arts.

Kala is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Fellowship awards:

Elisheva Biernoff, San Francisco, CA
Maude Léonard Contant, Montréal, Canada
Renee Gertler, San Francisco, CA
Jessica Ingram, Oakland, CA
Jennie Ottinger, San Francisco, CA
Genevieve Quick, San Francisco, CA
Zachary Royer Scholz, San Francisco, CA
Youngsuk Suh, Davis, CA
Frances Young, Brighton, UK

Honorable Mentions Awards:

Santina Amato, Melbourne, Australia
Francesca Pastine, San Francisco, CA
Doug Williams, Oakland, CA
Noah Wilson, Oakland, CA

The selection of only nine artists from a highly competitive pool of talented applicants is a very difficult decision. Kala has selected an additional four artists to receive Honorable Mention Awards. This acknowledgement provides each of these artists with a complimentary one-month studio residency at Kala. These Honorable Mention residencies are meant to recognize the high quality of these artists’ work and provide support for their current projects through the use of Kala’s studio and equipment.