2017 Guggenheim fellows include artists Harry Dodge & Sandeep Mukherjee
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced 173 fellowships on Friday to artists, writers, scholars, and scientists, including California performer and video artist Harry Dodge, featured in the 2014 “Made in L.A.” Biennial at the Hammer Museum, and Art Department alumnus Sandeep Mukherjee, (MFA ’99).
The winners were culled from nearly 3,000 applicants and represent 49 disciplines and artistic fields, 64 academic institutions and 27 states and the District of Columbia. The recipients range in age from 27 to 79.
The size of grants vary and are given for six months to one year, depending on the scope of the project. The foundation was established in 1925 and has awarded more than $350 million in fellowships to more than 18,000 people who, according to the organization’s website, “have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.” — Jessica Gelt, Apr. 7, 2017
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