SaraNoa Mark, Nyeema Morgan, Julia Phillips Win Chicago Artadia Awards 2023
Three artists have been selected for the Chicago Artadia Awards 2023, each receiving an unrestricted $15,000 grant. SaraNoa Mark (b.1991, New York) works with carved stone tablets and wall graffiti to explore time and collective memory. Nyeema Morgan (b.1977, Philadelphia) combines text and visual sources to critique knowledge construction in popular culture. Julia Phillips (b.1985, Hamburg), who had a solo show at MoMA PS1 in 2018, uses functional objects as metaphors for social and psychological experiences. The awards are open to artists living in Cook County for at least two years. Other finalists included Bobbi Meier, Jacqueline Surdell, and Orkideh Torabi. Founded in 1999, Artadia has awarded over $6 million to more than 380 artists across seven US cities.
Key facts
- SaraNoa Mark, Nyeema Morgan, and Julia Phillips won Chicago Artadia Awards 2023.
- Each artist receives an unrestricted $15,000 grant.
- Artadia Awards are open to artists living in Cook County for at least two years.
- SaraNoa Mark was born in 1991 in New York.
- Nyeema Morgan was born in 1977 in Philadelphia.
- Julia Phillips was born in 1985 in Hamburg and had a solo show at MoMA PS1 in 2018.
- Other finalists: Bobbi Meier, Jacqueline Surdell, Orkideh Torabi.
- Artadia has awarded over $6 million to over 380 artists since 1999.
Entities
Artists
- SaraNoa Mark
- Nyeema Morgan
- Julia Phillips
- Bobbi Meier
- Jacqueline Surdell
- Orkideh Torabi
Institutions
- Artadia Awards
- MoMA PS1
Locations
- Chicago
- Cook County
- New York
- Philadelphia
- Hamburg
- Atlanta
- Boston
- Houston
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco