Gillian Waldo (MFA, 2024) has been named a recipient of a 2026 Creative Capital Award.
Creative Capital, the nonprofit organization dedicated to championing artistic freedom of expression by supporting individual artists across the United States, announced that it will award $2.9 million in grants to 109 artists residing in all 50 states and territories. Creative Capital Awards support the creation of risk-taking, groundbreaking new works by providing the awarded artist up to $50,000 in unrestricted project funding, plus professional development services and community-building opportunities.
The artists receiving the 2026 Creative Capital Award and the inaugural 2026 State of the Art Prize were selected from a pool of 4,546 applications from all 50 states and regions in the United States via a democratic, national open call.
Learn more on the Creative Capital Awards website.