Fellowships
The Processing Foundation Fellowships support artists, coders, and collectives in visionary projects that conceive a new direction for what Processing as a software and a community can do. Fellowships are an integral part of the Processing Foundation’s work toward developing tools of empowerment and access at the convergence of art and technology. Fellowships emphasize projects that expand Processing and its affiliated projects, as well as the evolution of a Fellow’s practice. Work done by Fellows is supported through funding and mentorship from The Processing Foundation. Scroll to the bottom of the page for all past Fellows.
At the Processing Foundation Medium, you can read a series of articles on the Fellows, in their own words. More information about the origins and development of the Fellowship program can be found here.
About us
Processing Foundation’s mission is to promote software literacy within the visual arts, and visual literacy within technology-related fields — and to make these fields accessible to diverse communities.
Processing Foundation is committed to diversity in its programming and in nurturing a community culture and environment that is reflective of the diversity of the US as well as the global community networks we operate within. We aspire to create a climate where diversity is an asset for creativity and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants representing a range of differences that include — but are not limited to — age, national origin, ethnicity, race, religion, ability, sexual orientation, gender and sexual identity. Processing will consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and New York City Fair Chance Act.
Further questions?
Contact foundation@processing.org.
Fellowships 2023
Zainab Aliyu, Joanne Amarisa with Mei Leong, Septia Nurmala, Echa Amalia, Arshi Saleh, and Larissa Serafina, Bobby Joe Smith III and Nat Decker, Kendra Krueger and Zahra Hassan, Nhan Phan, Kelly Chen and Olivia McKayla Ross, Liam Baum, and Stephanie T. Jones
Fellowships 2022
aarón montoya-moraga, Atilio Barreda II, Bhavik Singh (Teaching Fellow), coralys carter, Gregg Mudhuwiwa (Teaching Fellow), Joslenne Peña (Teaching Fellow), Minne Atairu (Teaching Fellow), Morgan P. Vickers, Rolando Vargas, Sierra Gilliam (Teaching Fellow), Yadira Sánchez in collectivity with David Marcelino Cayetano, Yen Ching Lu and Munus Shih.
Fellowships 2021
Adekemi Sijuwade-Ukadike (Teaching Fellow), Computational Mama, Angi Chau (Teaching Fellow), Chia Amisola, Cy X, Felipe Santos Gomes, Julia Brasil, Katherine Finn Zander, Marcela Mancino, Indigemoji, Omar Verduga, Shawn Patrick Higgins (Teaching Fellow), and Ted Davis (Teaching Fellow)
Fellowships 2020
ml5.js Fellows: Achim Koh, Emily Martinez, Bomani Oseni McClendon, Andreas Refsgaard; 2020 Fellows: Aren Davey, Abdellah Iraamane, Michael O’Connell, George Profenza, Kalila Shapiro, and Inhwa Yeom & Seonghyeon Kim
Fellowships 2019
Stalgia Grigg and Evelyn Masso (p5.js Fellows); Layla Quinones and Emily Fields (Teaching Fellows); Prince Steven Annor; Manaswini Das, Nancy Chauhan, and Shaharyar Shamshi; Doeke Wartena; Matilda Wysocki; and Qianqian Ye.
Fellowships 2018
Vijith Assar, George Boateng, Mathura Govindarajan and Luis Morales-Navarro, Saber Khan, Jose Orea (Teaching Fellow), Courtney Morgan (Teaching Fellow), Kenneth Lim, Ari Melenciano, Kaitlyn M. O’Bryan, Kate Lockwood, and Thomas J. Reinartz Jr., Kirit Tanna
Fellowships 2017
Cassie Tarakajian, Andrew Nicolaou, DIY Girls, Gottfried Haider, Niklas Peters, Saskia Freeke, Susan Evans
Fellowships 2016
Allison Parrish, Claire Kearney-Volpe, The Digital Citizens Lab, Jessica Klein and Atul Varma, Tega Brain and Luisa Pereira
Fellowships 2013
Wilm Thoben, Lauren McCarthy, Greg Borenstein

The Processing Foundation Fellowship Program is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts.