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White Hawk named Artist of the Year by the Star Tribune, along with Julie Buffalohead, Andrea Carlson, Heid Erdrich, Louise Erdrich, and Delina White, all Minnesota artists who contributed work to the Hearts of Our People exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art
From the article: “Like the exhibition at Mia, her works rearrange the hierarchy, “recognizing the legacies of Indigenous women to the history of abstraction and to women at large to the history of abstraction,” White hawk said. “Because both are overlooked and undervalued.”

White Hawk selected as 2019 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow
From press release: “The Jerome Foundation is pleased to announce the first recipients of the new Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships program. 60 Fellowships are being awarded (10 each in the disciplines of dance, film/new media, literature, music, theater/performance/spoken word, and visual arts) to early-career artists based in Minnesota and New York City.”

White Hawk selected as 2019 United States Artist Fellow in Visual Art
From press release: “The 2019 USA Fellows range in age from their 20s through their 70s, hail from 20 states across urban, suburban, and ruralcommunities, each making significant contributions to their respective fields as architects, ceramicists, choreographers,filmmakers, podcasters, composers, playwrights, weavers, sculptors, journalists, and more.”

White Hawk selected as 2019 Eiteljorg Fellowship for Contemporary Art
From press release: “Five prominent Native American and First Nations artists have been selected for the 2019 Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship. Curator-chosen selections of their work – including installations, paintings, video, and mixed media – will go on exhibit Nov. 16, 2019, at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.”

White Hawk selected as 2019 Forecast for Public Art Mid-Career Professional Development Grant
Supports Minnesota-based mid-career artists seeking to expand or advance their careers in the field of public art, through a project idea or participation in career-enhancing activities (made possible by funding from McKnight Foundation)

Mayer of Munich to Franklin Avenue
White Hawk will attend a residency opportunity at the Franz Mayer of Munich studios in Munich, Germany. The residency provides artists the ability to experiment and learn about the materials and processes of public art mosaic and glass work. In partnership with Mayer of Munich and Seward Redesign, White Hawk will utilize this opportunity to design a public artwork to be installed at the Five Square building on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis.

White Hawk selected as 2018 Nancy Graves Grant for Visual Arts recipient
From press release: “NEW YORK, NY (December 13, 2018) – The Nancy Graves Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual Nancy Graves Grant for Visual Artists. Established by the artist, the Nancy Graves Grant for Visual Artists supports artists wishing to work in a technique, medium or discipline that is different from the one for which they are primarily recognized.

White Hawk selected as 2018 MRAC Next Step Grant recipient
Grant to support production of works to be featured in first solo museum exhibition opening April, 2019 at the University of Nevada Reno Art Museum.