THE ALDEN MASON FOUNDATION AWARD

The Alden Mason Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Alden Mason Grand Prize Award and two Special Recognition Awards recognizing Washington state artists in the discipline of painting. The Grand Prize Award grants $12,000 to an outstanding painter, and two additional painters of merit receive Special Recognition Awards of $1,000 each.

The Selection Panel included esteemed curators José Carlos Diaz and Shamim M. Momin; and painter Anthony White. After careful deliberation the panelists selected the following artists for awards:

Grand Prize Award: Ko Kirk Yamahira, Seattle, WA
Special Recognition Award: JoEllen Wang, Seattle, WA
Special Recognition Award: Juventino Aranda, Walla Walla, WA

The Alden Mason Foundation Award Selection Panel thoroughly evaluated 242 eligible applications, assessing each artist’s ability to meet or exceed the Selection Criteria based solely on their submitted work samples and statements. The blind review process, which excluded the artists’ names and resumes, ensured an unbiased focus on artistic merit.