2019/2020 James Weinstein Memorial Fellowship and Fred Endsley Memorial Fellowships Recipients Announced
The Department of Photography is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019/2020 James Weinstein Memorial Fellowship and the Fred Endsley Memorial Fellowships. Thank you all for your participation in this process!
Jenny Rafalson
The family and friends of James Weinstein established the James Weinstein Memorial Fund for Photographic Artists in 1994 at the School of the Art Institute. The James Weinstein Memorial Fellowship is awarded to a second-year graduate student in the Department of Photography to aid MFA candidate with his/her/their thesis exhibition.
Weinstein Committee:
Marzena Abrahamik, Aimee Beaubien, Jonas Becker, Alan Labb, Kate O’Neill, Sasha Phyars-Burgess, Oliver Sann, Jan Tichy
Laura Petersen
Jennifer Villanueva
Vivian Wan
Joel Whitely
The Endsley Memorial Fellowships in memory of former faculty member Fred Endsley, are awarded every year to graduating BFA candidates whose emphasis has been in the Photography Department. The awards are intended to facilitate the completion of a Fall or Spring BFA Thesis Exhibition.
Endsley Committee:
Marzena Abrahamik, Jesse Avina, Aimee Beaubien, Jonas Becker, Robert Clarke-Davis, Barbara Diener, Robert Heishman, Alan Labb, Mayumi Lake, Jessica Pierotti, Sasha Phyars-Burgess, Oliver Sann, Chris Schneberger, Sonja Thomsen, Jan Tichy
In celebration of alum Georgia O’Keeffe: My New Yorks opening current SAIC students were invited to submit artworks inspired by O’keeffe and the city of Chicago.
An image from the exhibition opening of “My Chicagos: SAIC Students Honor Georgia O’Keeffe.”