Astraea Commissioned Print Artist receives MacArthur "Genius Award"

Nov 2, 2008 | Location: New York, NY | Category: General

New York, NY, Nov 2, 2008—The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice is proud to congratulate Joan Snyder, a contributing artist to Astraea's commissioned print series, on her MacArthur Foundation Fellows Award. Commonly called the "Genius Award," the MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.

My Maggie (an edition of 60) is a 20" x 24" lithograph-etching on rag wove paper

Joan Snyder created My Maggie, the 2nd in a series of Astraea commissioned prints in 2000 to benefit the Astraea Foundation. In addition to numerous solo shows and exhibitions, Snyder's works are in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Metropolitan Museum of Art among others. In 2005, the Jewish Museum in New York showed a retrospective of Snyder's work.

 

Astraea's commissioned print series also includes works by artists Deborah Kass and Miriam Hernandez.

To read learn more about Joan Snyder and the award, and to watch an interview with her, click here.

To purchase the Joan Snyder Limited Edition Print or other commissioned prints, email ifarley@astraeafoundation.com or call 212-529-8021 x17.