Fellowships
Fellowships at Dieu Donné
Dieu Donné currently offers two fellowship programs: the Marabeth Cohen-Tyler Print/Paper Fellowship and the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship. These fellowships support research, experimentation, and innovation in the field of papermaking. Open to experienced visual artists residing in the U.S., the fellowships provide opportunities to expand artistic practice by gaining practical experience working in a professional hand papermaking studio that focuses on collaboration.
For details on each fellowship, including application cycles and requirements, see below.
Marabeth Cohen-Tyler Print/Paper Fellowship
The Marabeth Cohen-Tyler Print/Paper Fellowship is awarded annually to a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, person of color) or underrepresented printmaking postgraduate or professional printer. Through research and experimentation, the fellow will develop custom papers for different printing methods and explore creative techniques in the papermaking process to enhance imagery.
This fellowship is available by nomination only. Candidates must be nominated by professional printers or graduate school faculty.
Kenneth Tyler and Dieu Donné are honored to have established this Fellowship in memory of Marabeth Cohen-Tyler.
2026 FELLOWship recipient - ANDREW BETANCOURT
Andrew Betancourt is the 2026 Marabeth Cohen-Tyler Print/Paper Fellow. His eight-month fellowship began in January, 2026.
Andrew G.H. Betancourt is a Chicano artist and fine art editions printmaker born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He earned his BFA in Printmaking and Ceramics graduating with honors from the University of Texas at El Paso, where he also worked as a studio and teaching assistant in printmaking under professor and mentor, Kim Bauer. He was the recipient of the Manuel Acosta Memorial Art Scholarship and the Carl and Margaret Jackson Fellowship, and was twice awarded Best Print at the Rubin Center of Visual Arts’ annual juried student art exhibition.
Following his undergraduate studies, Andrew apprenticed under Master Printer, Brian Shure at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village, Colorado, completing a three-plus year apprenticeship with Anderson Ranch Editions. Through this experience, he developed a solid technical foundation and collaborative approach to printmaking, printing high-quality editions for artists including Meleko Mokgosi, Elliott Hundley, Steve Locke, Elinor Carucci, and Felipe Baeza.
Beyond his work in editions, Andrew has spent multiple summers assisting and mentoring students across a wide range of printmaking processes, fostering an inclusive studio environment. This engagement with fellow artists and educators has deepened his confidence as a technician and has pushed his creative spirit as he works fluidly across the many languages of printmaking. His artistic practice was further enriched through participation in the printmaking residency at Officina Stamperia del Notaio in Tusa, Italy during October of 2025. Website
Past Fellowship recipients
Caroline Ongpin
2025
Alejandra Arias Sevilla
2024
Nazanin Noroozi
2022-2023
WEST BAY VIEW FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP
Established in 2018, the West Bay View Foundation Fellowship is an immersive, full-time, six-month studio position for a visual artist with papermaking experience and a strong desire to use handmade paper as an art form. Fellows work alongside Dieu Donné master papermakers, gaining practical experience working in a professional papermaking studio that focuses on artistic collaboration.
This fellowship provides mentorship from our studio directors, Amy Jacobs and Tatiana Ginsberg, a stipend to support transportation and living expenses in NYC for the six months of the fellowship, and a week in the professional studio with one of the studio directors to realize a larger or more complex project than could be achieved alone.
Mika Obayashi in Dieu Donné’s Studio
2025 Fellowship Recipient: Mika Obayashi
Mika Obayashi is the 2025 West Bay View Foundation Fellow. Her six-month fellowship began in September, 2025.
Mika Obayashi is a fiber and sculpture artist from Michigan. She earned her BA from Amherst College in 2019 and her MFA from Tyler School of Art and Architecture in 2025. Obayashi has shown her work at GalleryGallery (Kyoto, Japan), Jewett Gallery at Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA), Carvalho Park (Brooklyn, NY), Chautauqua Institution (Chautauqua, NY), Fjord (Philadelphia, PA), and 5U Space (Philadelphia, PA), among others. She has received grants from the American Craft Council, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the St. Botolph Club Foundation and has attended residencies at Studio Kura, Women’s Studio Workshop, and the Vermont Studio Center.
Past Fellowship recipients
Lauren Krukowski
2024
SR Lejeune
2023
Jaz Graf
2022
Anela Oh
2021
Katharine L. DeLamater
2020
Candy Alexandra González
2019
Anna Hendrick Karpatkin Benjamin
2018
Dieu Donné Archive & Collection Fellowship
The Dieu Donné Archive & Collection Fellowship was a two-year fellowship that focused on the care and presentation of the archive and collection with an emphasis the research and documentation of artistic methods and materials. This fellowship was supported by an anonymous foundation.
Eliana Blechman
2021-2023