McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship Past Recipients Image Since 1982 the McKnight Fellowships for Visual Artists has rewarded talented Minnesota visual artists whose work is of exceptional artistic merit and who are at a career stage beyond emerging.Each year six fellowships in the visual arts category are awarded. The focus of the fellowship program is to connect fellows to national and international visiting critics, participate in a McKnight Discussion Series featuring fellows and invited critics, and work with each fellow to pursue additional professional development opportunities. Check out the archive of past recipients' work, panel discussions, and more. 2024Rachel Breen, Sophia Chai, Dahn Gim, Alison Hiltner, R. Yun Matea, and Chris Rackley2023Tia-Simone Gardner, Kaamil A. Haider, Keren Kroul, Sieng Lee, Mark Ostapchuk, and Lindsay Rhyner2022Ruthann Godollei, Pao Houa Her, Amanda Lovelee, Lamar Peterson, Emmett Ramstad, and Jonathan Thunder2021David Bowen, Mara Duvra, Ben Moren, Rotem Tamir, Dyani White Hawk, and Dream the Combine2020Eric J. Garcia, Seitu Ken Jones, Catherine Meier, Teo Nguyen, Meg Ojala, and Maria Cristina ("Tina") Tavera2019Leslie Barlow, Mary Griep, Alexa Horochowski, Joe Sinness, Melvin R. Smith, Tetsuya Yamada2018Hend Al-Mansour, Sean Connaughty, Jim Denomie, Alison Hiltner, Chris Larson, Shanai Matteson, Mohamud Mumin, Jovan C. Speller2017Harriet Bart, Andy DuCett, David Goldes, Terry Gydesen, Jeremy Lundquist, Tamsie Ringler, Piotr Szyhalski, and Bruce Tapola2016Erik Benson, Julie Buffalohead, Leah Edelman-Brier, Tia-Simone Gardner, Monica Haller, Jay Heikes, Pao Houa Her, and Caroline Kent2015Gregory Euclide from Le Sueur, Kristina Estell from Duluth, and Luis Fitch, Tracy Krumm, Alexandros Lindsay, Scott Nedrelow, Kelly O'Brien and Selma Fernandez Richter2014David Bowen of Duluth, Sam Gould, Alexa Horochowski, Michael Hoyt, Alison Malone, Lamar Peterson, Joe Smith, and Tetsuya Yamada2013Catherine Meier of Duluth, and Joe Sinness, Amy Toscani, and Dyani White Hawk2012Jim Denomie of Shafer, MN, and Chris Larson, Ruben Nusz, and Natasha Pestich2011Christine Baeumler, Liz Miller, Elizabeth Simonson, and Marcus Young2010 Matthew Bakkom, Cameron Keith Gainer, Aaron Spangler, and Andréa Stanislav2009Michael Kareken, Aldo Moroni, Carolyn Swiszcz, and Piotr Szyhalski2008Jennifer Danos, Janet Lobberecht, Margaret Pezalla-Granlund, and Megan Rye2007Andrea Carlson, Stacey Davidson, Amy DiGennaro, Megan Vossler2006David Bartley, Gladys Beltran, Jan Estep, Chris Walla2005David Lefkowitz, Suzanne Kosmalski, Aaron Van Dyke, Jay Lance Wittenberg2004Ana Lois-Borzi, Rollin G. Marquette, Erika Olson, Joe Smith2003Bruce Charlesworth, Alexa Horochowski, Robert Patrick, Christopher Santer, Jenny Schmid2002Julie Buffalohead, Valerie Jenkins, Chris Larson, Margaret McGee, Martin Meersman2001Brian Fink, Freddy Muñoz, Kathryn Nobbe, Anne Sugnet, Amy Toscani2000Patricia Canelake, Jean Humke, Barbara Kreft, David Rathman, Bruce Tapola1999Harriet Bart, Stacey Davidson, Colette Gaiter, Clarence Morgan, Chris Allen-Wickler1998Thomas Cowette, Stuart Mead, Todd Norsten, Robert Perkins, Kay Ruane1997Daniel Bruggeman, Shana Kaplow, Jeff Loehlein, Rod Massey, James Ockuly1996Philip Barber, Arlene Burke-Morgan, Frank Gaard, Daniel Kaniess, Shannon Kennedy, Mike Lynch1995Terence Accola, Diane Katsiaficas, Thomas Rose, Linda Rother, Rochelle Woldorsky, Mara Zoltners1994Suzanne Kosmalski, Barbra Nei, Judy Onofrio, T.L. Solien, Bruce Tapola, Steven Woodward1993Bruce Charlesworth, Colette Gaiter, Jeff Millikan, Melba Price, David Rathman, Lynn Wadsworth1992Doug Argue, Frank Big Bear, Kate Hunt, David Lefkowitz, Rik Sferra, Judith Yourman1991Andy Baird, Brian Frink, Herb Grika, Shana Kaplow, Mark Ostapchuk, Scott Seekins, Lauren Stringer, James Tanner1990Linda Christianson, David Dick, Carole Fisher, Seitu Jones, Michael Mercil, Viet Ngo, David Pelto, Richard Posner1989Virginia Bradley, Richard Brewer, Lisa Cicotte, Susan Fiene, Daniel Kaniess, Timothy Miske, James Ockuly, Randy Reeves1988Scott Brennan, Remo Campopiano, Patricia Canelake, Rosa Kittsteiner, Carrie Pierce, Brian Roehrdanz, Amy Sabrina, John Snyder1987Frank Gaard, Terry Hildebrand, Gendron Jensen, Kathy Hemingway Jones, Walter Jost, Mike Lynch, Zoran Mojsilov, Aldo Moroni1986Bruce Charlesworth, Lou Ferreri, Brian Foster, James Kielkopf, Ken Moylan, Rosalyn Schwartz, Kaveh Shakikan, T.L. Solien1985Doug Argue, Dorit Cypis, Georgiana Kettler, Lance Kiland, Suzanne Lacy, Andrew Leicester, David Madzo, William Raaum1984Matt Brown, Ronald Dahl, Ken Feingold, Fred Hagstrom, Jacqueline Kielkopf, Scott Seekins, Stanley Shetka1983Kinji Akagawa, Barbara Kreft, Bruce Charlesworth, Frank Gaard, Mike Lynch, Daniel Mason, Mary Walker, Peter Williams1982Steven Beyer, Leif Brush, Cork Marcheschi, Aldo Moroni, Tom Rose, Stan Shafer, Scott Stack, Leonard Titzer