Amuri Morris, a sophomore at Virginia Commonwealth University majoring in Studio Art, received a $2,000 Fine Art Scholarship from the Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation. She is from Richmond, Virginia. In her student statement that accompanied her application she explained what inspires her.  When I first faced homelessness I envisioned that my self-worth […]

Madison Taylor Duran from Hendersonville, North Caroline was awarded an Art History Scholarship for the Fall 2019 from The Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation.  In her student statement, accompanying her application, Madison wrote: As a junior at St. Olaf College, I am pursuing a degree in Art History with concentrations in Management and […]

Ryanne Phillips, a junior at Laguna College of Art+Design, was awarded a Fine Arts Scholarship from The Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Foundation for Fall 2019. Ryanne is majoring in Fine Arts. She lives in Brea, California. Her professional goal is to become a studio artist who also conducts workshops open to a community […]

    Bethany Habegger, a junior at Indiana University, was awarded an honorable mention in the Fine Art Scholarship category for Fall 2019. She is in Indiana University’s BFA painting program. This is the second honorable mention Habegger has received from the Whitaker Foundation. She was awarded one in her freshman year.     In her student […]

Ann Hewitt, a junior at Mount Holyoke College, won a $2,000 Art History Scholarship  for Spring 2019 from the Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker Scholarship Foundation for her essay. She is majoring in Museum Studies, Anthropology, and Ancient Studies. In her student statement she wrote:  “Each time I enter a Museum I am thrown […]

Maria Bueno, a junior at Arizona State University,  won a $2,000 Fine Arts Scholarship from The Whitaker Foundation for Spring 2019. She is majoring in  In her student statement accompanying her application she wrote:  “I am an aspiring illustrator currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in Painting at Arizona State University. My philosophy is that art should […]