Yesterday, the 50 USA Fellows for 2011 were announced and we are proud to say we have worked with six of them (That’s 12%!)

Once a year, the philanthropic organization United States Artists selects 50 exceptional artists as fellows, giving them $50,000 each. Fellows are nominated by an anonymous group, which changes each year, consisting of individuals who are well versed in the arts and live throughout the United States. Prizes are awarded to artists in Architecture & Design, Crafts & Traditional Arts, Dance, Literature, Media, Music, Theater Arts, and Visual Arts.

According to the official USA website, artists must have: “Expert artistic skills, Artistic education or training (formal or informal), A history of deriving income from those skills, A history of active engagement in creating artwork and presenting it to the public.�

Are you familiar with any of our friends?!

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If you’re in NYC this Friday, February 5, stop by the opening of Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle’s new show at Max Protech Gallery from 6 – 8 PM.  Called Happiness is a state of inertia, it is inspired by the materials and design of Mies van der Rohe’s unbuilt House with Four Columns (or 50×50 House, 1951), and it  functions as a working fish tank.

If you can’t make it this weekend, its on view through March 27.

If you find yourself in Madrid, visit Galleria Soledad Lorenzo where Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle‘s  solo exhibition just opened.  Beautiful photos here.

Not planning a trip to Spain? You can see his work on this side of the pond at Max Protetch in New York after February 6 when his solo exhibition opens there.

Photo of Gravity is a Force to be Reckoned With by Arthur Evans