2023/24 MCAD–Jerome Fellowship Exhibition Opening Reception

Exhibition: January 17–March 1, 2025
Panel Discussion: Thursday, February 27, 6:00–7:00 p.m., Moderated by writer Juleana Enright

On behalf of the Jerome Foundation, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) is pleased to announce the four recipients of the 2023/24 MCAD–Jerome Foundation Fellowships for Early Career Artists: Zoe Cinel, Leeya Rose Jackson, Prerna, and Ziba Rajabi. The Jerome Foundation has generously supported this fellowship program since its inception in 1981.

The artists were selected from 94 Minnesota-based applicants by a panel of arts professionals that included Alex Buffalohead (Bdewakantowan Dakota), Director of Communications, Branding, and Partnerships at the Native American Community Development Institute and All My Relations Arts Gallery; Carol A. Stakenas, Director and Chief Curator of Providence College Galleries; and Jade Yumang, artist and Associate Professor in the Department of Fiber and Material Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Jade Yumang stated: “I am excited to see the rise of early-career artists coming from Minnesota, especially with the caliber of applications we saw. There is an intense dedication to research and craft. They are pushing their work with such inventiveness and thought-provoking questions. I can't wait to experience the diverse worlds that they open up.”

This competitive fellowship provides a $12,000 award to each recipient for the production of new work. In addition to being featured in a group exhibition at the MCAD Gallery, fellows will have an opportunity to meet with visiting critics over the course of the fellowship year, write an essay about their work for the exhibition catalog, and participate in a public panel discussion.

The Jerome Foundation has generously supported this fellowship program since its inception in 1981.

Learn More about

• The Jerome Foundation
• Past Recipients