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James Renwick Fellowships in American Craft

The James Renwick Alliance supports scholarly research in contemporary American craft.  Since 1988 the Alliance has contributed to the support of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery fellowship program by funding over thirty James Renwick Fellowships in American Craft. These fellowships are residential and support full-time independent and dissertation research in art and visual culture of the United States.

For information about future fellowship opportunities, visit the Smithsonian American Art Museum at AmericanArt.si.edu/fellowships.
2013-2014
Sarah Warren
(senior fellow)
Craft between Modernism and Counterculture: Rhinebeck and the Studio Craft Movement
2011-2012
Bibiana Obler
​(post-doctoral fellow)
The Anti-Craft Tradition
2009-2010
Dana Byrd
​(pre-doctoral fellow)
Reconstructions: The Material Culture of the Post-bellum Plantation, 1861–77
2008-2009
Janneken Smucker
​(pre-doctoral fellow
)
From Rags to Riches: Amish Quilts and the Crafting of Value
2008-2009
Caroline Hannah
​(pre-doctoral fellow)
Between Art, Craft, and Design:  Henry Varnum Poor and the Making of a Modern American Artist
2007-2008​
Cynthia A. Fowler
​(post-doctoral fellow)
Hooked Rugs and American Modernism
2006-2007
Marie Frank
​(post-doctoral fellow)
Denman Ross and American Formalist Aesthetics in the Early Twentieth Century
2006-2007
Kimberly Hyde
​(pre-doctoral fellow)
Louis C. Tiffany and the Business of Art
​2002-203
Vicki Halper (senior fellow)
Voices in Studio Crafts
​2003-2004
Oscar P. Fitzgerald
​(post-doctoral fellow)
"In Their Own Words: The History of Studio Furniture Makers, 1925 to Present
2002-2003
Tacey A. Rosolowski
​(post-doctoral fellow)
Articulate Touch: Creating a Critical Language of Contemporary Art Jewelry
2002-2003
Heidi Nasstrom Evans
​(pre-doctoral fellow)
The Aesthetic Evolution of Simple Living in Jane Byrd McCall Whitehead’s Artistic Environs, 1860—1930
2001-2002
Elissa Auther
​(post-doctoral fellow)
​Material that Makes a Difference: Non-Art Media and the Hierarchy of Art and Craft in the 1960s and 1970s
1999-2000
​Justine Walden
​(graduate fellow)
​American Textiles: Art, Craft, Design, and Industry, 1930—1950
1998-1999
Elissa Auther
​(pre-doctoral fellow)
Material that Makes a Difference: Fiber in Art and the Cultural Hierarchy of Art and Craft in the 1960s and 1970s
1998-1999
​Anna Fariello
​(post-doctoral fellow)
​The Appalachian Craft Revival: Production and Distribution Model for American Craft
1997-1998
Kevin Melchionne
​(post-doctoral fellow)
A Philosophical Inquiry into the Crafts
1996-1997
J. Susan Isaacs
​(post-doctoral fellow)
History of Twentieth-Century American Craft (concentration on post-1945)
1996-1997
Jo Buffalo (senior fellow)
Ceramic Plates and their Makers​
1995-1996
Nancy Owen (senior fellow)
Culture and Consumption: Rookwood Pottery, 1876—1917
1994-1995
Jane Addams Allen
​(senior fellow)
Modern American Studio Craft: A Quest for Identity
1994-1995
Gerry Craig (senior fellow)
Sensation and Spirit: Pre-Verbal Philosophies
1993-1994
​Margaret Carney (senior fellow)
Charles Fergus Binns: His Life, Writings, Ceramics, and Justification of the Title, “Father of American Studio Ceramics”
1993-1994
Lynn Jones Ennis
​(pre-doctoral fellow)
Penland School of Crafts: The Early Years
1992--93
Mary Douglas (senior fellow)
The Craftsman as Yeoman: An Ideology of Craft
1991--92
Susan L. F. Isaacs
​(senior fellow)
“Authenticity” and “Tradition”: The Meaning of Hand-Made Objects in Contemporary Society
1991--92
Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada (senior fellow)
The Development of Shibori/Tie-Dye/Shaped-Resist Dyeing in the U.S.A.
1989-1990
Matthew Kangas
​(senior fellow)
Two Aspects of American Ceramics: Sculpture, Text
1989-1990
Winifred Owens-Hart
(senior fellow)
Black on Brown: African-American Clayworkers and Their Impact on American Culture
1988-1989
Patricia Malarcher (senior fellow)
An Investigation of Critical Approaches to Art in Craft Materials
1988-1989
Nancy Corwin (senior fellow)
A Critical History of Fiber Art as Part of the Post-World War II Crafts Revival in America

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  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Awards >
      • Masters of the Medium
      • Distinguished Educators
      • Chrysalis Award
      • One-Of-A-Kind
    • Renwick Gallery Support
    • Volunteer / Employment
  • Upcoming
    • JRACraft Events
    • Spring Craft Weekend
    • Distinguished Artist Series
    • JRA Day
    • Travel
    • Community Craft Calendar
  • Membership
    • Join / Renew
    • Artist Members
  • News
    • JRACraft News
    • Craft Quarterly
    • Sign up for our eNewsletters
  • DONATE