Assistant Professor Caroline Kent awarded the Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize

Caroline Kent, Assistant Professor in Weinberg College’s Department of Art, Theory, and Practice, was recently awarded The Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize by The Studio Museum in Harlem.

According to The Studio Museum in Harlem, “The Wein Prize recognizes and honors the artistic achievements of an African-American artist who demonstrates great innovation, promise, and creativity.”

Established in 2006 by musician and philanthropist George Wein, the prize is one of the most significant awards given to individual artists in the United States today. The recognition includes an unrestricted $50,000 gift, along with a presentation later this year at the Studio Museum’s fall Gala.

Caroline Kent (b. 1975) received a B.A. at Illinois State University (1998) and received her M.F.A. from The University of Minnesota (2008). Kent has exhibited nationally at The Flag Art Foundation, NY, The Walker Art Center, MN, The Depaul Art Museum, Chicago, The California African American Museum, LA, The Suburban, Chicago, and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.

Kent has received grants from The Pollock Krasner Foundation, The McKnight Foundation and The Jerome Foundation. In 2018, she was a Paint School fellow, a New York based program of Shandaken Projects. Most recently she is a 2020 Artadia Foundation Chicago Awardee.

Learn more about the The Studio Museum in Harlem on their website.