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Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellowship



Established in 1986, the Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Teaching Fellowship promotes the exhibition of contemporary art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, as well as the teaching of contemporary art principles in the Sam Fox School. The fellowship centers around two core components: teaching in the College of Art and producing work for a solo exhibition for the museum’s Currents series.



Fellowship Criteria


  • Open to visual artists working in all media.
  • Each fellow receives $45,000 (inclusive of flights, car rental, lodging, food, and incidentals)
  • Fellows travel to St. Louis twice. In the first year, fellows are in residence in St. Louis for the fall semester, during which time they teach one class of their design in the art program as well as have studio visits with graduate students, an artist talk, etc. The fellow is given an on-campus studio space and full access to our shops, facilities, and libraries. The fellow works with the Saint Louis Art Museum staff in conceptualizing their solo exhibition to be held in the following year. The fellow returns the second year for two weeks to install their exhibition and deliver a public lecture there.
  • Applicants apply online through Interfolio. Applicants will submit a resume, examples of work, teaching statement, artist statement, reference contacts, and website link (if available).

Currents Exhibitions

Past Freund Teaching Fellows

Clarissa Tossin (2025-26)
Blas Isasi Gutiérrez (2024-25)
Crystal Z Campbell (2023-24)
Tamara Johnson (2022-23)
Meleko Mokgosi (2021-22)
Jess T. Dugan (2020-21)
Dana Levy (2019-20)
Dave Hullfish Bailey (2018-19)
Jennifer Bornstein (2017-18)
Shimon Attie (2016-17)
Andréa Stanislav (2015-16)
Mariam Ghani (2014-15)
Won Ju Lim (2013-14)
Renata Stih + Frieder Schnock (2012-13)
Chelsea Knight (2011-12)
Ian Monroe (2010-11)
Bruce Yonemoto (2009-10)
Claudia Schmacke (2008-09)
Sarah Oppenheimer (2007-08)
Angelina Gualdoni (2006-07)
Cameron Martin (2005-06)
Matthew Buckingham (2004-05)
Francis Cape (2003-04)
Ellen Gallagher (2002-03)
Catherine Opie (2000)
Phil Robinson (1998)
Michael Byron (1996)

Support

The fellowship is supported by the Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Art Endowment Fund.