In 2022, USLAF launched the artist mentorship program to support an intergenerational skill exchange amongst six pairs of visual artists. Recipients adopt expansive approaches to considering what a skill exchange can entail in relation to the specific needs of their practices. 

Click on the headshots below to learn more about each exchange.

2023-2024 Participants

Roxana Barba & Daniel Arturo Almeida

Jessica Fuentes & Christian Cruz

Natalia Villanueva Linares & Alan Poma

Shellyne Rodriguez & Roy Baizan

Jimena Sarno & Julia Masvernat

Frisly Soberanis & Génesis Mancheren Ab’äj

Fall 2022 Participants

Fernando Andrade and Guadalupe Hernandez 

Juan-Carlos Perez and Josh Friedman 

Pepe Coronado and Palén Obesa

Winter 2022 Recipients 

Sandra de la Loza and Jessica Gudiel

Elsa Muñoz and Juan Molina Hernandez

Carlos Jesus Martinez Dominguez and Sydney Rahimtoola