Ann Street Gallery Names 2025 Emerging Artist Fellows in Newburgh

 Safe Harbors of the Hudson’s Ann Street Gallery is pleased to announce its 2025 Emerging Artist Fellows: William PK Carter, Ana Maria Farina, and Bridget Vasquez. The three fellows were selected by a jury led by Ann Street Gallery Director Alison McNulty with members of the region’s arts community from applications submitted during an annual open call.

Now in its fourth year, the Ann Street Gallery Emerging Artist Fellowship program aims to provide a supportive platform for early-career or under-recognized artists in Newburgh and the Hudson Valley, with a focus on artists from historically marginalized communities. The six-month fellowship provides three artists with opportunities for mentorship, networking, and professional development as well as a $2,000 materials and supplies allowance, a cohort exhibition in the gallery during Newburgh Open Studios, and individual guidance toward identifying goals and further opportunities. The 202 program is led by Gallery Director, Alison McNulty and includes the mentorship of regional artists and arts professionals in the form of workshops, conversations, presentations, critiques, studio visits, and trips to regional art institutions and spaces.

William PK Carter

William PK Carter is a quilter and puppet artist based in Central Valley, New York. She bridges the puppet and fine art worlds by fabricating wondrous creatures that exist at the intersection of queerness and blackness. She received her Bachelor of Science in Studio Art from Skidmore College in 2023, and her work has been exhibited at venues including Puppet Showplace Theater (Brookline, MA), La Mama Experimental Theatre Club (New York, NY), Dixon Place (New York, NY), The Old Stone House of Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY), The Ritz Theatre (Newburgh, NY), and The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery (Saratoga Springs, NY). Carter is the recipient of Skidmore College’s President’s Racial Justice Award (2021), the Van Dewater Memorial Award (2022), and the John P. Heins Award: Outstanding Senior Thesis Exhibition (2023), and she is a part of the 2025 cohort of Puppet Showplace’s Creative Residency for Black Puppeteers. williampkcarter.com @baeslleaf

Ana Maria Farina

Ana Maria Farina is a Brazilian artist now based in the Hudson Valley, New York. Her work has been featured on New American Paintings, Hyperallergic, Highlands Current, I Like Your Work Podcast, Visionary Art Collective, and in venues around the world such as the SPRING/BREAK Art Fair, Future Fair, the Wassaic Project, the Garrison Art Center, the Dorsky Museum, Paradice Palase, Abigail Ogilvy, Susan Eley Fine Art, Woman Made Gallery, Woodstock Museum, Subject Matter Art Gallery (London, UK), and Casa de Criadores (SP, Brazil). Farina attended Columbia University and SUNY New Paltz for her graduate studies and she is the 2021 recipient of the national CAA Fellowship in Visual Arts.anamafarina.com @anamafarina

Bridget Vasquez

Bridget Vasquez is a multidisciplinary artist based in Newburgh, NY, whose practice centers on acrylic painting while extending into printmaking, sculpture, wearable art, and scenic design. A 2024 BFA graduate from the Painting and Drawing program at SUNY New Paltz, Vasquez brings a material curiosity and visual intensity to her work, navigating themes of transformation, girlhood, and diaspora through richly textured surfaces, saturated palettes, and symbolic forms. Influenced by folklore, medieval iconography, and organic structures, Vasquez constructs visual narratives that feel both ancient and immediate. Her compositions frequently feature imposing vessels, layered textures, and evocative shapes, offering a tactile exploration of identity and cultural memory. Vasquez’s commitment to accessibility and community engagement is reflected in her participation in alternative art spaces throughout the Hudson Valley, including the Cirque Du Creep’s night markets and collaborative exhibitions. Her recent work also includes features at Curio Cabinet of the Hudson Valley, joint gallery shows, and scenic painting for theatrical productions—further extending her interdisciplinary reach.batstonguearts.com @batstongue

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