Support for exploration and research are critical in an artist's career. SMFA has a strong history of providing those opportunities, none more important or enduring than the SMFA Traveling Fellows program. Since 1899, this program has awarded funds to select artists for post-graduate work and travel. Over the years these awards have recognized the most innovative, ambitious work, including notable alumni Nan Goldin, Mike and Doug Starn, Ellen Gallagher, Omer Fast, Cliff Evans and Rachel Perry Welty.

Current Exhibition
Of the 10 Traveling Fellows from 2011, Ridley Howard (MFA '99) was selected to hold a one-person exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, May 11, 2013–October 27, 2013. Read a Q+A with Ridley on our blog.

Current Fellows
A jury comprised of Ambreen Butt, Boston-based artist; Katherine French, director of the Danforth Museum of Art and Anthony Greaney, gallery owner, awarded 10 fellowships from a pool of 134 alumni applicants:

Matthew Arnold (SD '05) Shannon Carroll (BFA '10) Lana Citowsky (MFA '09) Mark Joshua Epstein (BFA '02) Gonzalo Fuenmayor (MFA '04)

Sheila Gallagher (MFA '96) Joo Lee Kang (MFA '11) Aaron Luckman (BFA '04) Shelley Reed (SD '84) Angela Stempel (BFA '11)

The 10 recipients have approximately one year to complete their travels. At the conclusion of those travels, their works will be reviewed again and one artist from this distinguished group will be selected for a solo presentation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to be held in the spring of 2015.

2014 Exhibition
Evelyn Rydz (MFA '05) has been selected from the 2012 Traveling Fellows to present an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in the spring of 2014.

Read a q+a with Evelyn on the SMFA blog.
Read more about Evelyn and the upcoming exhibition.

Application
The deadline for the 2014 application, June 3, 2013, has passed. Stay tuned for the 2015 application.