2023 Utah Artist Fellowship Recipients


The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is delighted to announce the 15 Utah artists in design, performing, and visual arts who have been awarded $5,000 fellowships to recognize their individual artistic excellence and support their professional careers.

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Design Arts
Juror: Lee-Sean Huang 


A black-and-white head shot of a man with short hair and a close-cropped beard.
Henry Becker
A man in a ball cap and a beard stands in his design studio.
Creighton Elinski
A black-and-white photo of a young woman with long, dark hair.
Kylie Millward
A woman with medium-length brownish-reddish hair smiles at the camera.
Brooke Smart
A black-and-white photo of a smiling woman with short dark hair.
Elpitha Tsoutsounakis

Performing Arts
Juror: Osnat Netzer


A man wearing a hat and a long salt-and-pepper beard looks into the distance.
Ian Camp
A woman with curly hair in a blue sweater poses with her horn.
Lauren Hunt
A woman with dark hair and brown eyes smiles at the camera.
Miriam Padilla
A man with a mustache plays an acoustic guitar.
Nathan Royal
A woman in a blue sweater holds her stringed instrument.
Megan Simper

Visual Arts
Juror: Leilani Lynch


A blond man poses in front of his artwork.
Ron Linn
A woman with long, wavy dark hair smiles at the camera.
Vaimoana Niumeitolu
A man with a beard wearing a blue shirt smiles at the camera.
Horacio Rodriguez
A woman in a black sleeveless top stands in front of an artwork.
Amber Tutwiler
A woman with long dark hair poses in her art studio.
Jaclyn Wright