The WVCN Fellowship Alumni
The Tamarack Foundation for the Arts fosters in depth relationships with creatives across generations.
From our Creative Entrepreneur Fellows (formerly known as "Emerging Artists"), who often go on to open businesses and work in community-based arts, to our Literary Arts Fellows, who learn to master the professional side of their artistic lives, these individuals pay homage to the continued legacy of arts in Virginia.
We are honored to celebrate the work of our fellows, and watch them grow in their artistry over the years.
Please select the a year below to view the respective fellows.
2016 - 2017 Emerging Artist Fellows
Rosalie Haizlett
Nature illustrator & Author
Hannah Lenhart
Ceramacist
2020 Emerging Artist Fellows
Jes Reger Davis
Watercolorist
Jessie McClanahan
Multidisciplinary (ceramics, textiles, printmaking, storytelling)
Psychoflauge
Collage artist
Nevada Tribble
Fiber artist
Jaci Rice
Painter
2021 Emerging Artist Fellows
Nichole Westfall
Painter, muralist
Emily Prentice
Multidisciplinary (illustration, textiles, zines)
Suzan Morgan
Textile artist
Kelsie Tyson
Ceramicist
Blake Wheeler
Painter, muralist
Brandy Jefferys
Painter
2022 Emerging Artist Fellows
Mary Roy
Embroidery artist
Fierce Sonia
Mixed media artist, painter
Rachel Dennison
Painter
Robb Shobe
Mixed media artist
Steven Hughart
Blacksmith, Sculptor
2023 Creative Entrepreneur Fellows
Kylie Proudfoot-Payne
Painter
Mickayla Pence
Silversmith, makeup artist
Anthony Peyton Young
Multidisciplinary (ceramics, drawing, collage, painting)
Hannah Watters
Multidisciplinary (painting, sculpture)
Leah Gore
Culinary artist
Leslie Norris
Printmaker
2024 Creative Entrepreneur Fellows
Sara Cottingham
Printmaker, painter
Kristen Colebank
Watercolorist
Matt Smith
Painter, illustrator
Zach Fitcher
Printmaker
Peyote Nikolai
Multidisciplinary (printmaking, woodworking)
Amanda Jane Miller
Multidisciplinary (textiles, printmaking, painting)
2025 Creative Entrepreneur Fellows
Caitlynn Buckler
Printmaker, ceramics
Ned Dougherty
Playwright
Savannah Schroll Guz
Mixed media sculptor and painter
Hannah Hedrick
Printmaker, textile artist
Josh Perry
Multidisciplinary (ceramics, metal, woodworking, digital fabrication)
Hayley Summers
Mixed media
Kellie White
Stained glass
Cecil Ybanez
Mixed media
2025 Literary Arts Fellows
Tucker Riggleman
Poetry
Lydia Epp Schmidt
Nonfiction writing
Anna Rollins
Nonfiction Writing
L. Renée
Poetry
Lisa Tignor
Fiction Writing
Jeff Webb
Fiction Writing
