Our Fellowships support the development and presentation of outstanding art and research projects by international, emerging artists, writers, scholars, and activists. With each Biennial Focus, a new VLC Fellowship Cohort is appointed for two years.

The New School’s Jane Lombard Prize for Art and Social Justice is awarded by the Vera List Center for Art and Politics to an artist or a group of artists in recognition of a particular project’s long-term impact, boldness, and artistic excellence. International in scope, it constitutes a unique meeting of scholars and students, the general public, and globally significant artists. The prize initiative unfolds over a two-year period and provides a multi-layered platform for artists as agents of social and political change. Key features of the prize initiative include the Jane Lombard Prize as well as the Jane Lombard Fellowships, bestowed on the prize finalists. 

The Jane Lombard Prize for Art and Social Justice, formerly the Vera List Center Prize for Art and Politics, was renamed for the 2018–2020 cycle in gratitude to Jane Lombard, whose generous donations to the Vera List Center make possible the continuation of the aforementioned efforts and initiatives, It is also made possible by Founding Supporters of the prize, James Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach, Elizabeth R. Hilpman and Byron Tucker, Jane Lombard, Joshua Mack, and The New School.

The inaugural recipient was artist Theaster Gates for Dorchester Projects during the 2012–2014 cycle. The 2014–2016 prize was awarded to Abounaddara, an anonymous film based in Syria. Brazilian artist Maria Thereza Alves was awarded the 2016–2018 prize for Seeds of Change. The 2018–2020 prize was presented to the collective Chimurenga for their Pan-African Space Station. The 2020–2022 prize was awarded to Avni Sethi for Conflictorium, a museum based in Ahmedabad, India. Brisbane-based urban Aboriginal collective proppaNOW received the 2022–2024 prize for OCCURRENT AFFAIR.

The 2025–2027 Jane Lombard Prize recipient is Brazilian artist, educator, and researcher Rosana Paulino. Coinciding with the Vera List Center’s two-year research cycle Matter of Intelligence, Paulino is awarded the prize for the significance and impact of her 2016 artist book ¿História Natural?. Read the announcement, including jury statement, and more about Paulino here.

2025–2027 Jane Lombard Fellows:
ArTree Nepal for Tikā Chedna Angana (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Stephanie Dinkins for Conversations with Bina48 (New York, US)
Jason Edward Lewis for Abundant Intelligences (Montreal, Canada)
Jenna Sutela for nimiia cétiï (Berlin, Germany)

2022–2024 Jane Lombard Fellows:
Another Roadmap Africa Cluster (Kampala, Nyanza, Lubumbashi, Kinshasa, Maseru, Johannesburg, Lagos, and Cairo)
Colectivo Cherani for Cherani Cultural Center (Cherán, Michoacán, Mexico);
KUNCI Study Forum & Collective for School of Improper Education (Yogyakarta, Indonesia);
Khalil Rabah for Palestinian Museum of Natural Sciences and Humankind (Ramallah, Palestine)

2020–2022 Jane Lombard Fellows:
Jorge González for Escuela de Oficios (Puerto Rico) 
NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati for Nepal Picture Library (Lalitpur, Nepal)
Emeka Okereke for Invisible Borders (Lagos, Nigeria, and elsewhere)
Underground Resistance for Submerge Project (Detroit, U.S.)

2018–2020 Jane Lombard Fellows:
Emily Jacir, Annemarie Jacir, and Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Dar Yusuf Nasri Jacir for Art and Research (Bethlehem, Palestine)
Liz Johnson Artur for The Black Balloon Archive (London, England)
Tiffany Chung for The Vietnam Exodus Project
Naine Terena de Jesus for Oráculo Comunicação (Brazil)
Jasmeen Patheja for Blank Noise (Bangalore, India)