DMA Awards Go to UTA Alums

In May 2025, Dallas Museum of Art announced the 19 recipients of its 2025 Awards to Artists, an annual grant program that supports artists of all ages. Recent UTA painting alumni Grace Wilkinson (BFA ‘24) and Francisco Marquez (BFA ‘24) are on this list as the recipients of Arch and Anne Giles Kimbrough Fund Awards. The award in this category is available to artists under the age of 30 who reside in Texas. Maria Elena Ortiz, Curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth served as a guest juror. Dr. Anna Katherine Brodbeck, the DMA’s Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, remarked that this year museum has acknowledged a record number of recipients: “from experimental media to deeply rooted cultural research, these artists exemplify the rigor and innovation that continue to shape the future of contemporary art in our region.”

Grace Wilkinson and Francisco Marquez speak with Lilia Kudelia about their time at the UTA Studio Arts program and current projects