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Announcing the 2025 GAP Recipients!
Published: October 21, 2025
Categories: Artists | Featured | Grants & Fellowships
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Grants for Artist Projects (GAP)! A total of $97,500 will be directly invested in 65 Washington State artists through unrestricted project-based grants of $1,500 each. The full lists of 2025 GAP recipients and panelists are below.
For the second year running, we received a record-breaking number of applications, making 2025 the most competitive GAP cohort in the program’s 36-year history. At a time when arts funding across the country is being reduced or eliminated, we’re proud to have increased our reach across Washington State and to support these 65 incredible artists. We can’t wait to see their impact in communities statewide. Funding will reach artists living and working across all of Washington State to support project related needs including, but not limited to, materials, space rental, travel for research, and professional development opportunities.
With public arts funding increasingly under threat in the United States, support from Artist Trust feels especially significant. I’m accepting this award with profound gratitude and commitment to honor the investment in my work.”
–Wendy Oleson, Literary, Walla Walla County
Titus Ross (Pierce County)
Madison Judkins (Thurston County), is’-kum ote-lagh; “Raven Steals the Light”, delica beads, 12″ wide by 4.5″ long, 2023
Nikita Ares (King County), i’m sorry but I kinda like carrie bradshaw, acrylic paint on canvas, 24×36 inches
Shruti Ghatak (King County), Can I hold the bird?, terracotta mounted on wood, 16×12 inches, 2025. Photo: Shruti GhatakThis award is more than recognition. It’s a reminder that the work I’m doing matters. As a self-taught artist who started with limited resources, opportunities like this show me that resilience and vision can create real impact. It means having the support to keep building platforms for others, especially those who don’t always see themselves represented in fashion. To me, this award isn’t just about my growth as a designer, it’s about carrying my community with me and proving that our stories deserve the spotlight.”
–Titus Ross, Visual, Pierce County
2025 GAP Recipients (by discipline)
Literary
Marika Francisco, King County
Elyse Hauser, King County
Esther Lin, King County
Deborah Lloyd, King County
Alexa Luborsky, King County
Ruby Hansen Murray, Wahkiakum County
Wendy Oleson, Walla Walla County
Zach Powers, Pierce County
Heidi Seaborn, King County
Jay Stoneking, King County
Tien Taylor, Thuston County
Taylor Roseweeds, Whitman County
Haines Whitacre, King County
Jeremy Whittington, Spokane County
Shuxuan Zhou, King County
Media
Luke Brown, King County
Molly Burke, King County
Salenna Green, King County
Tobi Iverson-Halliday, Pierce County
Oliver Dickson, Thurston County
Renzi Li & Tianxing Yan, Snohomish County
Mel McCarthy, King County
Ali Victoria Pressler, King County
Jake Morgan-Scharhon, Whatcom County
Zona Zanjeros & Justin Lazar, Thurston County
Visual
Nikita Ares, King County
Sofya Belinskaya, King County
Court Burrow, King County
Alizée Castel, King County
Ling Chun, Snohomish County
Maia Erickson, Mason County
Sheila Evans, Spokane County
Kathy Fridstein, Jefferson County
Shruti Ghatak, King County
Angie Hinojos, King County
Nikki Jabbora-Barber, King County
Madison Judkins, Thurston County
Arlo Sage King, King County
Aidan Lancaster, Kittitas County
Ryana Lawson, King County
Asenath Lizárraga, Thurston County
Ryan Allen McDonald, King County
Yoshi Nakagawa, Pierce County
Yaminee Patel, King County
Malia Peoples, King County
Titus Ross, Pierce County
E.R. Saba, King County
Twyla Sampaco, King County
Laura C. Wright, King County
Judith Yeo, King County
Performing
Miguel del Aguila, King County
Andre Bouchard, Thurston County
Vania C. Bynum, King County
Erin Guinup, Pierce County
J. Henry, King County
Michito Iwata, King County
Adrienne Mackey, King County
Jamie Maschler & Gabriel Hall-Rodrigues, King County
Stacy Lovejoy, King County
Michael James Peterson, King County
hannah ramone, King County
Deborah Chava Singer, Clark County
Raya Tuffaha, King County
Naomi Wachira, Yakima County
Clara Zornado, King County
Miguel del Aguila, King County
Andre Bouchard, Thurston County
Vania C. Bynum, King County
Erin Guinup, Pierce County
J. Henry, King County
Michito Iwata, King County
Adrienne Mackey, King County
Jamie Maschler & Gabriel Hall-Rodrigues, King County
Stacy Lovejoy, King County
Michael James Peterson, King County
hannah ramone, King County
Deborah Chava Singer, Clark County
Raya Tuffaha, King County
Naomi Wachira, Yakima County
Clara Zornado, King County
2025 GAP Selection Panelists
Literary Panel
Armin Tolentino, Clark County
Juan Carlos Reyes, King County
Leah Hampton, Whitman County
Media Panel
Diamond Beverly-Porter, Whitman County
Derek Nunn, Pierce County
Laura Luna Castillo, King County
Performing Panel
Aimee Chou, Snohomish County
CarliAnn Forthun-Bruner, Spokane County
JR Rhodes, King County
Visual Panel
Laura Gunnip, Okanagan County
Paige Pettibon, Pierce County
Michael Hong, King County
Raya Tuffaha (King County), Raya Tuffaha and Anthony Duckett in Henry VI, GreenStage, 2024, Photo credit: Ken Holmes
Photo credit: J. Henry (King County), Photo: @onsightretroFunding
2025 Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) are made possible thanks to generous support from Artist Trust’s individual donor community.
Eve and Chap Alvord, Joan Alworth and Peter Ackroyd, Reed Atkin, Shari Behnke, Mark Butler and Leslie Pierson, Christopher Lee Campbell, Delaney and Justin Dechant, Will Dieterle, Marilyn Dix, Rebecca Ebsworth*, Stephanie Ellis-Smith and Doug Smith, Chris Flick*, Michelle Friars and Bruce Funkhouser, Helen Gamble, Katharyn Gerlich, Anthony Gipe and Yoshiteru Kinjo, Phyllis Hatfield, Susan Hillman, Mattie Iverson, Franny Ketcham Mead and Casey Mead, Leonard and Norma Klorfine, Kevin and Motomi Kudo-King, Alida and Christopher Latham, Rebecca Lawler, Linda Lewis*, Nancy Mee and Dennis Evans, Krista Mirhoseini, Patrick Niemeyer*, Sumi Paranjape and Will Chapman, Susan Payne, Tim Pfeiffer*, Mary Pigott, Colin Plank and Ronit Feinglass Plank, Katy Hannigan and Roy Powell, Sherry and James Raisbeck, Leslie Ray Bernstein and Michael Bernstein, Paula Riggert, Jennifer and Christopher Roberts, William Schwartz, Cynthia Sears, Jon Shirley and Kim Richter Shirley, Nicole Stellner and Peter Eberhardy, Rebecca and Alexander Stewart, Nya Stilwell, Christian Swenson and Abigail Halperin, Sally Sykes-Wylie, David and Dana Taft, Betty Tong, Sarah Traver* and Charlie Rush, Ernest Vogel and Barbara Billings, Peter and Ali Vogt, Barbara and John Vynne, Susan Wagner, Merrill Wagner Ryman, and Donald and Mary Wieckowicz
* Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Auction Sponsors
2025 GAP Recipients (alphabetical)
Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) 2025
Jamie Maschler & Gabriel Hall-Rodrigues
King County
Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) 2025
Deborah Chava Singer
Clark County
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Image: Peggy Piacenza, 2024 Fellowship Recipient