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AMINAH FELLOWSHIP & RESIDENCY
AMINAH BRENDA LYNN ROBINSON FELLOWSHIP & RESIDENCY INAUGURAL AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST RECIPIENTS CHOSEN
On December 3, 2019, CMA, in partnership with the Arts Council, launched the Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Fellowship and Residency. The Fellowship is open to African American professional visual artists residing in Franklin County and provides an unrestricted grant of $15,000. The Residency is open to all African American professional visual artists residing in the United States and includes the opportunity to stay in Robinson’s home and participate in community outreach activities facilitated by the Museum and Arts Council. The inaugural Fellowship recipient was announced February 2020 and the inaugural Residency recipient March 2020. In addition to the generous support of The Columbus Foundation, support for the Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Fellowship and Residency has been provided by Loann Crane. The National Endowment for the Arts provided funding for the Aminah Robinson Legacy Project.
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Columbus artist Don “DonCee” Coulter was named the first recipient of the Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Fellowship. His fellowship runs March 2, 2020 through May 31, 2020 and includes a $15,000 unrestricted award. Coulter has been creating detailed, multi-layered fabric artworks for more than 20 years.
Being the first recipient of the Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Residency is nothing short of a tremendous honor. To live and work in Robinson’s home and studio is to be a part of a rich artistic legacy. – Johnathan Payne
Memphis-based artist Johnathan Payne was selected for the first Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Residency. Payne, a Houston native, earned a BA in art from Rhodes College and an MFA in painting and printmaking from the Yale School of Art. He describes himself as a Southern, African American, queer artist working in drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and weaving. Payne engages with themes of self-concept, tribalism, mental health, semiotics, and the complexities of being a marginal identity. He creates works within the traditions of geometric abstraction, post-minimalism, and fiber sculpture. He has exhibited widely in New York City, Memphis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New Haven. His residency will begin in late summer or early autumn.
