Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle 2026 Travel Fellowship

Recognizing the impact that travel can have on an artist’s career, the Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Foundation has established the Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Travel Fellowship. In the fall of 2026, two awards of $5,000 each will be distributed to visual artists working and residing in the state of Texas, enabling the recipients to complete a research trip to further their artistic practice.

About the Fellowship

Recognizing the impact that travel can have on an artist’s career, the Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Foundation has established the Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Travel Fellowship. In the fall of 2026, two awards of $5,000 each will be distributed to visual artists working and residing in the state of Texas, enabling the recipients to complete a research trip to further their artistic practice.

Dorothy Antoinette “Toni” LaSelle, a pioneer of Modernism in Texas, traveled to Europe in 1927-28, after completing her MA at University of Chicago. She explored the art of England, Italy and France during this trip, which would not have been possible without a “study fund” she was awarded for works included in the First Student Art Exhibition at the Renaissance Society in 1926.

About the Juror

The guest juror this year is Lana Meador. Lana Meador joined the San Antonio Museum of Art’s Curatorial department in 2015 and currently serves as the Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. She has organized over a dozen exhibitions and installations at SAMA including Texas Women: A New History of Abstract Art (2020) as co-curator and Gateway, an ongoing project series for which she commissioned site-specific murals from Carlos Rosales-Silva (Pase Usted, 2023) and Marisa Morán Jahn (Tipsy, 2025). Additionally, Lana has served as a juror for artist awards from the City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts and Culture, the International Color Awards, Texas Sculpture Group, and the Utah Artist Fellowship, among others. Lana received her BA in English from The University of Texas at Austin and MA in Art History from Texas Christian University.  

1. Must currently reside in the state of Texas and have lived there for the past year.
2. Be a practicing professional visual artist with at least 3 solo or group exhibitions in the past 3 years. BFA/MFA and juried exhibitions are eligible.
3. Must currently hold a degree in the arts.
4. There is no application fee.

• Artwork does not need to be for sale, although question is required on portfolio submission.

Required Application Materials:

• Image thumbnails of a maximum of (4) works with identifying title, date, medium, and dimensions
• Artist CV
• Reference Contact list with 2 reference names, email addresses/phone numbers and relationship to the artist
• Project proposal (2000 characters or less) including:
  • A statement on why the fellowship would be important to you and your practice
  • A statement about your goals for the travel fellowship
    • Please include when the proposed travel would take place
• Copy of valid Texas drivers license or proof of one year Texas residency

For all application questions please email info@lasellefoundation.org.

The Dorothy Antoinette LaSelle Travel Fellowship is designed as a research travel fellowship open to practicing visual artists with a degree in the arts who hold proof of Texas residence for at least one year.

Award Details

Two $5,000 awards will be distributed.

Awardees will be notified by November 2, 2026.