Vilcek Foundation

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Vilcek Foundation
Founded2000
Founder Jan and Marica Vilcek
TypePrivate Nonprofit Foundation
Focus Arts, biomedical science, immigration
Location
Key people
Jan Vilcek (Co-founder), Marica Vilcek (Co-founder), Rick Kinsel (President)
Revenue (2014)
$19,837,752 [1]
Expenses (2014)$4,822,527 [1]
Website www.vilcek.org

The Vilcek Foundation is an American nonprofit organization. [2] The foundation's programs include the Vilcek Foundation Prizes.

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The Foundation was established in 2000 by Jan and Marica Vilcek, immigrants from the former Czechoslovakia. [3] The mission of the Foundation was inspired by the couple's respective careers in biomedical science and art history, as well as their appreciation for the opportunities offered to them as newcomers to the United States. [4]

Prizes

Vilcek Prizes

The Vilcek Prizes are awarded to foreign-born permanent residents of the United States, with significant accomplishments in the arts and sciences. The Foundation awards two Vilcek Prizes annually, one in biomedical science and the other in the arts and humanities. Each prize consists of a $100,000 cash award and a commemorative sculpture designed by Austrian-born graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister. [5]

Vilcek Prize for Excellence

The Vilcek Prize for Excellence, introduced in 2019, recognizes immigrants who have profoundly impacted American society and world culture or individuals who champion immigrant causes. The recipients receive a $100,000 cash award and a commemorative diploma designed by the &Walsh agency. [6]

Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise

The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise are awarded to foreign-born individuals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement during the early stages of their careers. The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise are awarded each year in the field of biomedical science and a selected art field. Creative Promise applicants are required to submit essays, personal statements, and examples of their work. To be eligible for the prize, applicants must have been born abroad, reside permanently in the United States, and be within the specified age limit. As of 2013, three prizes each were to be awarded in biomedical science [7] and a designated art field. [8] Each recipient is awarded a $50,000 cash prize and a commemorative plaque.

Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History

In 2024, the Vilcek Foundation announced a new prize, The Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History. The prize is named for the Foundation's co-founder Marica Vilcek's career in art history. The prize is awarded to foreign-born art history and museum professionals whose work has had a profound impact on their institutions, and on their field or area of scholarship and curatorial work more broadly. In its inaugural presentation in 2024, three prizes of $100,000 each were awarded to Monika Bincsik, Pierre Terjanian, and Wolfram Koeppe. [9]

The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Curatorial Work recognize immigrant professionals whose work has a profound impact in their field, and on arts and culture more broadly. [10]

Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare

In 2019, the Vilcek Foundation partnered with the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to create a joint award, the Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare. The award is given to a foreign-born individual in the United States who has demonstrated an extraordinary impact on humanism in healthcare through their professional achievements.

The 2019 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare was given to Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha for her advocacy and interventions in addressing the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. [11] Dr. Vivek Murthy, 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States, was the recipient of the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare. Dr. Jirayut 'New' Latthivongskorn and Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez were the joint recipients of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare. [12]

New American Perspectives

Since 2007, the Vilcek Foundation has been a sponsor of the New American Perspectives (formerly the "New American Filmmakers") program at the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF). Curated and presented in collaboration with HIFF, the program celebrates foreign-born filmmakers' contributions to cinema in the United States. [13]

Prize recipients

Vilcek Prizes

NameYearCategoryCountry of Birth
Luciano Marraffini [14] [15] 2024Biomedical ScienceArgentina
Ramon Tejada [16] [17] 2024DesignDominican Republic
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado [18] [19] 2023 Biomedical Science Venezuela
Du Yun [20] [21] 2023 Music China
Angélique Kidjo [22] [23] 2023 Music Benin
Vishva M. Dixit [24] 2022 Biomedical Science Kenya
Soledad Barrio [25] 2022 Dance Spain
Ruth Lehmann [26] 2021 Biomedical Science Germany
Rodrigo Prieto [27] [28] 2021 Filmmaking Mexico
Xiaowei Zhuang [29] 2020 Biomedical Science China
Edwidge Danticat [30] 2020 Literature Haiti
Angelika Amon [31]
2019 Biomedical Science Austria
Marcus Samuelsson [32] 2019 Culinary Arts Ethiopia
Alexander Rudensky [33]
2018 Biomedical Science Russia
Teddy Cruz [34] 2018 Architecture Guatemala
Lily Jan [35]
Yuh Nung Jan [35]
2017 Biomedical Science China
Nari Ward [36] 2017 Fine Arts Jamaica
Dan Littman [37] 2016 Biomedical Science Romania
Blanka Zizka [37] 2016 Theatre Czech Republic
Peter Walter [38] 2015 Biomedical Science Germany
Andrew Bolton [39] 2015 Fashion United Kingdom
Thomas Jessell [40] 2014 Biomedical Science United Kingdom
Neri Oxman [41] 2014 Design Israel
Richard Flavell [42]
Ruslan Medzhitov [42]
2013 Biomedical Science United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Yo-Yo Ma [43] 2013Contemporary MusicFrance (to Chinese parents)
Carlos Bustamante [44] 2012 Biomedical Science Peru
Mikhail Baryshnikov [44] 2012 Dance Latvia (to Russian parents)
Titia de Lange [45] 2011 Biomedical Science Netherlands
Charles Simic [46] 2011 Literature Yugoslavia
Alexander Varshavsky [47] 2010 Biomedical Science Russia
José Andrés [48] 2010 Culinary Arts Spain
Huda Zoghbi [49] 2009 Biomedical Science Lebanon
Mike Nichols [50] 2009 Filmmaking Germany
Inder Verma [51] 2008 Biomedical Science India
Osvaldo Golijov [50] 2008 Music Argentina
Rudolf Jaenisch 2007 Biomedical Science Germany
Denise Scott Brown [52] 2007 Architecture Zambia
Joan Massagué [53] 2006 Biomedical Science Spain
Christo and Jeanne-Claude [50] 2006 Fine Art Bulgaria, Morocco (to French parents)

Vilcek Prizes for Excellence

NameYearCategoryCountry of Birth
Katalin Karikó [54] 2022Biotechnology Hungary
Andrew Yang 2021 Public Service United States
Robert A. Katzmann 2020Administration of Justice United States
Carmen C. Bambach [55]
2019Art History and Museum Work Chile

Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise

NameYearCategoryCountry of Birth
Gerta Hoxhaj [56] 2024Biomedical ScienceAlbania
Tomasz Nowakowski [57] 2024Biomedical SciencePoland
Takanori Takebe [58] 2024Biomedical ScienceJapan
Wael Morcos [59] 2024 Design Lebanon
Juan Carlos Noguera [60] 2024 Design Guatemala
Maryam Turkey [61] 2024 Design Iraq
Edward Chouchani [62] 2023 Biomedical Science Canada
Biyu J. He [63] 2023 Biomedical Science China
Shixin Liu [64] 2023 Biomedical Science China
Arooj Aftab [65] 2023 Music Saudi Arabia (to Pakistani parents)
Juan Pablo Contreras [66] 2023 Music Canada
Ruby Ibarra [67] 2023 Music Philippines
Markita del Carpio Landry [68] 2022 Biomedical Science Canada
Hani Goodarzi [69] 2022 Biomedical Science Iran
Harris Wang [70] 2022 Biomedical Science China
Tatiana Desardouin [71] 2022 Dance Switzerland
Tamisha Guy [72] 2022 Dance Trinidad
Leonardo Sandoval [73] 2022 Dance Brazil
Juan Pablo González [74] 2021 Filmmaking Mexico
Miko Revereza [75] 2021 Filmmaking Philippines
Nanfu Wang [27] 2021 Filmmaking China
Mohamed Abou Donia [76] 2021Biomedical Science [28] Egypt
Ibrahim Cissé [77] 2021Biomedical ScienceNiger
Silvi Rouskin [78] 2021Biomedical ScienceBulgaria
Kivanç Birsoy [79] 2020 Biomedical Science Turkey
Viviana Gradinaru [80] 2020 Biomedical Science Romania
Martin Jonikas [81] 2020 Biomedical Science France
Yaa Gyasi [82] 2020LiteratureGhana
Valeria Luiselli [83] 2020LiteratureMexico
Jenny Xie [84] 2020 Literature China
Amit Choudhary2019Biomedical ScienceIndia
Jeanne T. Paz2019Biomedical Science Georgia
Mikhail G. Shapiro2019Biomedical ScienceRussia
Tejal Rao2019 Culinary Arts United Kingdom
Fabian von Hauske Valtierra2019Culinary ArtsMexico
Nite Yun 2019Culinary ArtsCambodia
Polina Anikeeva 2018Biomedical ScienceRussia
Sergiu P. Pașca 2018Biomedical ScienceRomania
Feng Zhang 2018Biomedical ScienceChina
Mona Ghandi2018 Architecture Iran
James Leng2018ArchitectureChina
Jing Liu2018ArchitectureChina
Michaela Gack2017Biomedical ScienceGermany
Michael Halassa2017Biomedical ScienceJordan
Ahmet Yildiz 2017Biomedical ScienceTurkey
Iman Issa 2017 Fine Arts Egypt
Meleko Mokgosi 2017Fine ArtsBotswana
Carlos Motta 2017Fine ArtsColombia
Fernando Camargo2016 Biomedical Science Peru
Roberta Capp2016Biomedical ScienceBrazil
Houra Merrikh 2016Biomedical ScienceIran
Sarah Benson2016 Theatre United Kingdom
Desdemona Chiang 2016TheatreTaiwan
Yi Zhao2016TheatreChina
Sun Hur2015Biomedical ScienceSouth Korea
Rob Knight 2015Biomedical ScienceNew Zealand
Franziska Michor2015Biomedical ScienceAustria
Siki Im2015 Fashion Germany, to Korean parents
Natallia Pilipenka2015FashionBelarus, to Ukrainian parents
Tuyen Tran2015FashionVietnam
Antonio Giraldez2014Biomedical ScienceSpain
Stavros Lomvardas2014Biomedical ScienceGreece
Pardis Sabeti 2014Biomedical ScienceIran
Yasaman Hashemian2014 Design Iran
Mansour Ourasanah2014DesignTogo
Quilian Riano2014DesignColombia
Hashim Al-Hashimi2013Biomedical ScienceLebanon
Michael Rape2013Biomedical ScienceGermany
Joanna Wysocka 2013Biomedical SciencePoland
James Abrahart [43] 2013Contemporary MusicUnited Kingdom
Samuel Bazawule [43] 2013Contemporary MusicGhana
Tigran Hamasyan [43] 2013Contemporary Music Armenia
Alice Ting [85] 2012Biomedical ScienceTaiwan
Michel Kouakou [44] 2012 Dance Ivory Coast
Yibin Kang [86] 2011Biomedical ScienceChina
Dinaw Mengestu [87] 2011LiteratureEthiopia
Harmit Malik [88] 2010Biomedical ScienceIndia
Varin Keokitvon [89] 2010 Culinary Arts Laos
Howard Chang2009Biomedical ScienceTaiwan
Ham Tran [90] 2009 Filmmaking Vietnam

[91] In 2013, the Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise were changed from recognizing one winner and four finalists to recognizing three winners in each category. The past finalists are listed below.

NameYearCategoryCountry of Birth
Konrad Hochedlinger2012 Biomedical Science Austria
Andreas Hochwagen2012Biomedical ScienceAustria
Songhai Shi2012 Biomedical Science China
Benjamin tenOever2012 Biomedical Science Canada
Fanny Ara2012 Dance Spain
Thang Dao2012 Dance Vietnam
Alice Gosti2012 Dance Italy
Pontus Lidberg2012 Dance Sweden
Katherine Fitzgerald 2011 Biomedical Science Ireland
Ekaterina Heldwein2011 Biomedical Science Russia
Galit Lahav2011 Biomedical Science Israel
Elina Zuniga2011 Biomedical Science Argentina
Ilya Kaminsky 2011 Literature Ukraine
Tea Obreht 2011 Literature Serbia
Vu Tran 2011 Literature Vietnam
Simon Van Booy 2011 Literature Wales
Iannis Aifantis2010 Biomedical Science Greece
Rustem Ismagilov2010 Biomedical Science Russia
Vamsi Mootha 2010 Biomedical Science India
Jin Zhang2010 Biomedical Science China
Michael Cheng2010 Culinary Arts Malaysia
Yoshinori Ishii2010 Culinary Arts Japan
Nandini Mukherjee2010 Culinary Arts India
Boris Portnoy2010 Culinary Arts Russia
Katerina Akassoglou2009 Biomedical Science Greece
Evgeny Nudler2009 Biomedical Science Russia
F. Nina Papavasiliou2009 Biomedical Science Greece
Aviv Regev 2009 Biomedical Science Israel
Almudena Carracedo 2009 Film Spain
Amin Matalqa2009 Film Jordan
Kirill Mikhanovsky 2009 Film Russia
Shih-Ching Tsou 2009 Film Taiwan

Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History

NameYearCitationCountry of Birth
Monika Bincsik [92] 2024"Monika Bincsik receives the Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History for her curatorial approach to Japanese decorative arts and textiles that highlights the interplay of Japanese and international trade, politics, and society on material culture over the past five centuries."Hungary
Wolfram Koeppe [93] 2024"Wolfram Koeppe receives the Marica Vilcek Award in Art History for his contributions to the study and curation of European decorative arts objects, and for his work to develop exhibitions and displays that engage and inspire audiences of all ages."Germany
Pierre Terjanian [94] 2024"Pierre Terjanian receives the Marica Vilcek Prize in Art History for his work to foster community, dialogue, and understanding through his leadership with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and for his thoughtful scholarship on objects of arms and armor."France

Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare

NameYearCitationCountry of Birth
Mona Fouad [95] 2022"For her leadership in health disparities research, and her career-long commitment to equity in healthcare. Fouad's work has been foundational in the development of rigorous research and interventions to make healthcare more accessible and equitable to historically underserved populations in the United States."Egypt
Jirayut 'New' Latthivongskorn [96] 2021"For providing a supportive path for undocumented immigrants to pursue careers in healthcare, and for advocacy in support of undocumented immigrants in the U.S." (Awarded jointly with Denisse Rojas Marquez). [96] Thailand
Denisse Rojas Marquez [96] 2021"For providing a supportive path for undocumented immigrants to pursue careers in healthcare, and for advocacy in support of undocumented immigrants in the U.S." (Awarded jointly with Jirayut 'New' Latthivongskorn). [96] Mexico
Vivek Murthy

[97]

2020"For leadership in addressing the opioid crisis and supporting public health education in the U.S." UK, to Indian parents
Mona Hanna-Attisha [98] 2019"For exposing lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan, through public water supply" [99] UK, to Iraqi parents

Art collections

The Vilcek Foundation holds several art collections that are promised gifts from founders Jan and Marica Vilcek. These collections include the American Modernism Collection, [100] which traces the development of artists such as Oscar Bluemner, Ralston Crawford, Stuart Davis, and Marsden Hartley, as well as the movement as a whole; the Native American Pottery Collection, [101] which consists primarily of objects by Acoma, Hopi, Cochiti, Kewa, Tesuque, Zia, and Zuni potters, dating from the 19th and 20th centuries; and the Pre-Columbian Collection, [102] which features objects from across the pre-Columbian world, with an emphasis on the art of Mesoamerica, and a Collection of Art by Immigrant Artists. [103]

Events and exhibitions

In 2019, the Vilcek Foundation opened its new headquarters on Manhattan's Upper East Side, which includes two floors of gallery space. [104] The gallery is the site of free, public exhibitions based on the Vilcek Foundation Art Collections. The Vilcek Foundation also partners with institutions throughout the United States and around the globe to develop and share exhibitions featuring work from the Vilcek Foundation Art Collections with the wider public.

Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery (2022-2025)

In July 2022, the Vilcek Foundation supported the development and opening of the exhibition, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [105] [106] The exhibition features works of Pueblo Pottery from the Vilcek Foundation Collection and from the collection of the Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research. The exhibition was curated by a group of more than 60 artists, historians, and stewards of Native American art, the Pueblo Pottery Collective, and is accompanied by a catalogue from Merrell Publishers. In July 2023, the exhibition opened in New York with works on view at the Vilcek Foundation and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [107] [108]

Nari Ward: Home of the Brave (2022-2023)

In May 2022, the Vilcek Foundation opened an exhibition, Nari Ward: Home of the Brave , featuring sculptures and installations by Jamaican-born artist and Vilcek Prize winner Nari Ward. [109] The exhibition was on view by appointment in the Vilcek Foundation headquarters through March, 2023.

Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War (2021-2022)

The Vilcek Foundation presented its second major exhibition featuring works by American Modernist Ralston Crawford, following Ralston Crawford: Adventurer in the Arts. Curated by Emily Schuchardt Navratil, this landmark exhibition collected an extensive group of drawings, paintings, and photographs that document the influence of Crawford's experiences in the U.S. military on his life and work. [110]

Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War centers on commissions Crawford undertook at the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Plant in Buffalo, New York, and his assignment to document nuclear weapons tests conducted by the U.S. Joint Army/Navy Task Force at Bikini Atoll for Fortune Magazine in 1946.

Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War opened at the Brandywine River Museum of Art in June 2021, where it was on view through September 2021. The exhibition subsequently opened at the Dayton Art Institute in October 2021, where it was on view through January 2022.

Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs (2019)

Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs was the first exhibition shown in the Vilcek Foundation's headquarters at 21 East 70th Street, New York, New York. [111] The exhibition features works by American Modernist Ralston Crawford. [112] Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs opened in April 2019, and was on view through November, 2019. A digital exhibition featuring selected works from the exhibition was shared on the Vilcek Foundation website from 2020 – 2021. [113]

Curated by Emily Schuchardt Navratil, Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs explores the national and international influences on the multifaceted Canadian-born artist. Although he earned acclaim early in his career for his Precisionist paintings of an industrialized America, Crawford devoted the latter part of his career to abstract painting with a remarkable emotional dimension. Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs focuses on two series—"Torn Signs" and "Semana Santa"—that the artist developed over the last two decades of his life.

The Synchromists and Oscar Bluemner's Sonnet Series (2020-2022)

In early 2020, the Vilcek Foundation launched two concurrent exhibitions in the Vilcek Foundation's headquarters, The Synchromists, and Oscar Bluemner's Sonnet Series. [114]

The Synchromists includes works by Morgan Russell and Stanton Macdonald-Wright, the founders of Synchromism.

Oscar Bluemner's Sonnet Series comprises a series of sketches for paintings by Oscar Bluemner based on 12 sonnets by poet Eirene Mungo-Park.

The exhibitions were displayed at the Vilcek Foundation in the spring of 2020; as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation pivoted to launch these exhibitions online on the foundation's website. Both exhibitions are now part of the Vilcek Foundation's traveling exhibition initiative.

In Summer of 2022 The Synchromists opened at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. [115]

Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts (2021)

Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts debuted at the Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston, Maine in September, 2021. Curated by Emily Schuchardt Navratil, Marsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts brings together over 35 paintings and drawings spanning four decades of artwork by American Modernist Marsden Hartley.

To organize this unique exhibition, the Vilcek Foundation partnered with the Bates College Museum of Art, home to the Marsden Hartley Memorial Collection.

The exhibition is accompanied by a full-colour catalogue from Merrell Publishers.

Earlier events and exhibitions

The Vilcek Foundation's former headquarters, also on the Upper East Side, was the host of exhibitions and events featuring the work of immigrant artists, designers, filmmakers, and others. [116]

Exhibition/EventType of EventYearParticipant(s)Participant's Country of Birth
Brian Doan: hôme hôme hôme [117] Mixed-media Installation 2013Brian Doan Vietnam
Pivotal Works: The Vilcek Foundation Project [118] Series of Dance performances2012Michel Kouakou
Fanny Ara
Thang Dao
Alice Gosti
Pontus Lidberg
Ivory Coast
France
Vietnam
Italy
Sweden
I Am Your Mirror [119] Photography, Mixed-media Installation 2012 O Zhang China
Almost Undone [120] Mixed-media Installation 2011 Nicole Awai Trinidad
String Theater [121] Concert 2011 Mari Kimura Japan
The New Vernacular: Immigrant Authors in American Literature [87] Literature Reading2011 Dinaw Mengestu
Ilya Kaminsky
Téa Obreht
Vu Tran
Simon Van Booy
Liesl Schillinger (host)
Ethiopia
Russia
Yugoslavia
Vietnam
United Kingdom
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Caring and Advocating for Torture Survivors [122] Lecture2011Allen Keller (Lecturer)
Samten Dapka
Cheikhna Mahawa

Tibet
Mauritania
Senbazuru [123] Mixed-media Installation 2010Toshiko Nishikawa Japan
Transparency [124] Fashion Presentation2010Madina Vadache Russia
The Vilcek Foundation Celebrates LOST [125] Photography Installation, Exhibition of Original Props [126] 201024 Immigrant and First Generation Cast and Crew of ABC's LOST [127]
Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, England, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, South Africa, Philippines, South Korea, Tonga
Circumplex [128] Video Art Installation2009Kai-Duc Luong Cambodia
enTANGOed [129] Concert 2009 Peter Breiner Slovakia
MephistopheleanExhibition of Sculpture 2009Ryo Toyanaga Japan
Japanese Art Today: Takashi Murakami and "Superflat" in Context [130] Lecture2009Eleanor Heartney
Why 1960's Japanese Art? Global Implications for Contemporary Art History [131] Lecture2009 Reiko Tomii Japan
Asian American Artist and the Transmission of the East to the American Avant-Garde [132] Lecture2009Alexandra Munroe
American Immigrant Filmmakers on Profile [133] Film Screening2008Sarab Neelam
Sielu Avea
Stephane Gauger
Kai-Duc Luong
Christine Choy
Sherwood Hu
India
Samoa
Vietnam
Cambodia
China
China
The Gatekeeper of Emmyoin [134] Film Screening2008Reiko Tahara
Max Uesugi
Japan
Japan
Il Lee and Pouran Jinchi: Curated by Art Projects International [135] Exhibition of paintings and drawings2008 Il Lee
Pouran Jinchi
South Korea
Iran

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