Grant Winner Archives - The Hopper Prize

M'hammed Kilito

M'hammed Kilito on early turning points, understanding oases in the face of climate change, & exploring new perspectives.

Grant Winner, Interview, M'hammed Kilito

Olivia Booth

Olivia Booth on early role models in art, integrating multiple approaches, & working with ideas about transparency & opacity.

Grant Winner, Interview, Olivia Booth

Emily Kraus

Emily Kraus on finding freedom within confinement, responding to isolation, & working towards a major upcoming exhibition.

Emily Kraus, Grant Winner, Interview

Jennifer Sirey

Jennifer Sirey on constructing living sculptures, a practice that incorporates immediate, intuitive responses, & manipulations inside the body.

Grant Winner, Interview, Jennifer Sirey

Emily Weiner

Emily Weiner on recurring symbols and geometries, images and stories shared across generations, and finding synchronicity in colors and forms.

Emily Weiner, Grant Winner, Interview

In June Park

In June Park on the desire to assess and analyze the given environment, finding a new community through painting, & meditating on points of contact where the inside meets the outside.

Grant Winner, In June Park, Interview

Brittany Miller

Brittany Miller on making work for an upcoming solo exhibition, using line in a rhythmic way, & exploring dreams, mythology, & magic.

Brittany Miller, Grant Winner, Interview

Britt Ransom

Britt Ransom on a practice shifting to focus on family history, exploring other species and our declining climate, and interrogating computerized attempts to replicate complex forms in nature.

Britt Ransom, Grant Winner, Interview

Eli Durst

Eli Durst on falling in love with photography, a practice centered on discovering things in the world, and publishing a second monograph.

Eli Durst, Grant Winner, Interview

Galina Kurlat

The artist discusses working while under the influence of limitations, distilling the body’s presence, and a non-linear trajectory.

Galina Kurlat, Grant Winner, Interview

Anya Roberts-Toney

Anya Roberts-Toney discusses making art at a very young age, exploring ideas of the visibility / consumability of the female body, & a process that involves reacting intuitively to each painting.

Anya Roberts-Toney, Grant Winner, Interview

Julia Gutman

Julia Gutman on growing up in a creative house, working towards a major solo exhibition, & embroidery as an expressive & subversive power.

Grant Winner, Interview, Julia Gutman

Hasani Sahlehe

Hasani Sahlehe on making paintings that address spirituality, art as a means to initiate healing, & creating a universe that has an ever-expanding language.

Grant Winner, Hasani Sahlehe

Laura Berger

Laura Berger discusses art as an avenue for healing, making new work in anticipation of Art Miami, painting as a way to touch upon emotions, & the psychology of color & spatial reslationships.

Grant Winner, Laura Berger

Abi Salami

Abi Salami discusses creating art as a full-time career, making new works with complex compositions & topics, working in series as a means to convey a message, & completing a residency at Field Projects.

Abi Salami, Grant Winner

Susan Chen

Susan Chen on spending countless hours at art museums, painting portraits over Zoom, making work in response to social & psychological issues, & the many avenues available for discovering new work.

Grant Winner, Susan Chen

Yannick Lowery

Yannick Lowery discusses early memories of making art, exploring analog animations of paper collages, the way we use digital gestures to communicate a collective of understanding, & a practice rooted in commonalities.

Grant Winner, Yannick Lowery

Akihiro Boujoh

Akihiro Boujoh on architecture as an entry point to art, a constantly evolving practice, making work that responds to the natural world, & finding inspiration in daily life.

Akihiro Boujoh, Grant Winner

Christopher Desanges

Christopher Desanges on developing a photographic voice, light as a form of art-making, reflecting on a complicated campus experience, & photography as a tool to convey feelings of discomfort and anxiety.

Christopher Desanges, Grant Winner

Kira Dominguez Hultgren

Kira Dominguez Hultgren discusses a diverse education, the intimacy of weaving & the impact of mentorship, the performance of identity, & evolving cultural touch points.

Grant Winner, Kira Dominguez Hultgren

Journal

M'hammed Kilito on early turning points, understanding oases in the face of climate change, & exploring new perspectives.

Olivia Booth on early role models in art, integrating multiple approaches, & working with ideas about transparency & opacity.

Emily Kraus on finding freedom within confinement, responding to isolation, & working towards a major upcoming exhibition.

Jennifer Sirey on constructing living sculptures, a practice that incorporates immediate, intuitive responses, & manipulations inside the body.

Emily Weiner on recurring symbols and geometries, images and stories shared across generations, and finding synchronicity in colors and forms.

In June Park on the desire to assess and analyze the given environment, finding a new community through painting, & meditating on points of contact where the inside meets the outside.

Brittany Miller on making work for an upcoming solo exhibition, using line in a rhythmic way, & exploring dreams, mythology, & magic.

Britt Ransom on a practice shifting to focus on family history, exploring other species and our declining climate, and interrogating computerized attempts to replicate complex forms in nature.

Eli Durst on falling in love with photography, a practice centered on discovering things in the world, and publishing a second monograph.

The artist discusses working while under the influence of limitations, distilling the body’s presence, and a non-linear trajectory.

Anya Roberts-Toney discusses making art at a very young age, exploring ideas of the visibility / consumability of the female body, & a process that involves reacting intuitively to each painting.

Julia Gutman on growing up in a creative house, working towards a major solo exhibition, & embroidery as an expressive & subversive power.

Hasani Sahlehe on making paintings that address spirituality, art as a means to initiate healing, & creating a universe that has an ever-expanding language.

Laura Berger discusses art as an avenue for healing, making new work in anticipation of Art Miami, painting as a way to touch upon emotions, & the psychology of color & spatial reslationships.

Abi Salami discusses creating art as a full-time career, making new works with complex compositions & topics, working in series as a means to convey a message, & completing a residency at Field Projects.

Susan Chen on spending countless hours at art museums, painting portraits over Zoom, making work in response to social & psychological issues, & the many avenues available for discovering new work.

Yannick Lowery discusses early memories of making art, exploring analog animations of paper collages, the way we use digital gestures to communicate a collective of understanding, & a practice rooted in commonalities.

Akihiro Boujoh on architecture as an entry point to art, a constantly evolving practice, making work that responds to the natural world, & finding inspiration in daily life.

Christopher Desanges on developing a photographic voice, light as a form of art-making, reflecting on a complicated campus experience, & photography as a tool to convey feelings of discomfort and anxiety.

Kira Dominguez Hultgren discusses a diverse education, the intimacy of weaving & the impact of mentorship, the performance of identity, & evolving cultural touch points.

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