For Immediate Release
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
Individual Support Grant Recipients, Spring 2026
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation in New York City announces the selection of twenty artists to receive its 49th annual Individual Support Grants. A panel of four independent jurors reviewed applications submitted to the Foundation by 850 artists from 45 countries. Each of the following visual artists was chosen to receive an award of $25,000:
Agathe DeBailliencourt
Berlin, Germany
Deborah Druick
Bronx, NY
Ben Durham
Richmond, VA
Anindita Dutta
New Haven, CT
Peter Gallo
Hyde Park, VT
Lanie Gannon
Nashville, TN
Nereida García Ferraz
Miami, FL
Chuck Holtzman
Boston, MA
Ivelisse Jiménez
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Howard Johnson
Hudson, MA
Holly Lane
Merced, CA
Charles Matson Lume
St. Paul, MN
Edouard Prulhière
Malakoff, France
Blake Rayne
Brooklyn, NY
Matheus Rocha Pitta
Berlin, Germany
Scott Short
Plain City, OH
Ken’ichiro Taniguchi
Berlin, Germany
Travis Townsend
Lexington, KY
Johnathan VanDyke
Brooklyn, NY
Josephine Wood
London, United Kingdom
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Individual Support program was established in 1976 to encourage and recognize mature painters, sculptors, and printmakers who have dedicated their lives to developing their art regardless of their level of commercial success.
The Foundation also administers the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program, which offers assistance to mature visual artists who have suffered a current or recent catastrophic event. More information about the Foundation and its programs can be found here. Links to an application form for each program may likewise be found on the website.
For additional information, contact Petra Pankow, Grants Manager, at (212) 226-0581 or ppankow@gottliebfoundation.org.