"The Forward Art Prize has had a tremendous impact on my life as a working artist in Wisconsin. Beyond the crucial financial support, the honor and validation of being selected worthy of this award has propelled my practice into a new notoriety and recognition within the state."
-Rebecca Kautz FAP Winner 2025
"The Forward Art Prize came to me at the tail end of a very challenging year. Receiving this award not only gave me financial stability but also validation that the work I was doing was important. This award gave me the freedom to get out of my own way and make the work I wanted to see."
-Ann Orlowski FAP Winner 2024
5-10-100: Women Artists Forward Exhibition, James Watrous Gallery (Summer 2024)
"The single most important benefit of receiving the Forward Art Prize is one of recognition within my community and I feel a deep responsibility to give back to the community what has nurtured my career."
-Jennifer Angus, FAP Winner 2019
""As a prize recipient, I have had the opportunity for achieve greater visibility with my work and to further professionalize my practice in many ways. These opportunities have helped me continue my commitment to creating art with purpose to positively impact underrepresented communities. Thank you to everyone involved in making the FAP possible and for continuing to empower women in the arts."
-Angelica Contreras, FAP Winner 2020
Women's Work 2023 Exhibition
"It makes me feel alive, recognized, accepted, part of the community. As an older woman, it makes me feel rich. My stories now have value. For me this prize means that now, people are seeing and hearing what I have to share. I cried a lot, I cried of joy and gratitude."
-Babette Wainwright, FAP Winner 2023
Women's Work Reception and 2022 Forward Art Prize Ceremony
"The Forward Art Prize honors and validates my commitment to my studio practice over the past three decades. The unrestricted funds enabled me to produce a catalog of my work to share with museums and galleries."
-Katherine Steichen Rosing, FAP Winner 2022
Women's Work Reception and 2021 Forward Art Prize Ceremony
"The Forward Art Prize liberated me from anxiety regarding my path as an artist. The Prize was confirmation that what I was doing was in the right direction and encouraged me with a message to 'not worry, just keep going'."
-Yeonhee Cheong, FAP Winner 2021
Being Forward Exhibition
