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william cordova awarded the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship 2025
19.07.2025
We are proud to announce that William Cordova has been awarded the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship for 2025, one of the institution’s most prestigious recognitions for visual artists.
Cordova is one of only 14 artists selected internationally to conduct research at the National Museum of the American Indian as part of a project titled “Sacred Geometries”. He will explore how abstraction and geometry appear as integral elements of Indigenous resistance and cultural expression. Through research into American Indian newspapers from the era of the American Indian Movement (AIM), along with images of AIM offices and related artifacts, he will examine how forms of abstraction, ritual and protest continue to resonate today.
This award highlights the depth of his practice and his continued commitment to broadening cultural narratives through art.
Congratulations to William on this exceptional achievement!
Cordova is one of only 14 artists selected internationally to conduct research at the National Museum of the American Indian as part of a project titled “Sacred Geometries”. He will explore how abstraction and geometry appear as integral elements of Indigenous resistance and cultural expression. Through research into American Indian newspapers from the era of the American Indian Movement (AIM), along with images of AIM offices and related artifacts, he will examine how forms of abstraction, ritual and protest continue to resonate today.
This award highlights the depth of his practice and his continued commitment to broadening cultural narratives through art.
Congratulations to William on this exceptional achievement!