Coco Fusco, professor in the School of Art, and Juan Sánchez A’77 have been named Latinx Artist Fellows and will receive a grant of $50,000 in unrestricted funds to support their work. The newly established and first-of-its-kind fellowship recognizes 15 of the most compelling Latinx visual artists (individuals of Latin American or Caribbean descent, born or living in the United States) that are working in the United States today. Artists were selected by a jury of art historians, scholars, and curators at partner organizations.

Despite a centuries-long history of contributions to American art, Latinx artists have been consistently marginalized within American art history. The new fellowship aims to address this systemic lack of support, visibility, and patronage of Latinx visual artists. It is supported by the The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation and administered by the U.S. Latinx Art Forum (USLAF) in collaboration with the New York Foundation for the Arts.