These biennial fellowships are made possible by the Brother Thomas Fund , established at the Boston Foundation in to honor the legacy of Brother Thomas Bezanson, a Benedictine monk and world-renowned ceramic artist. Fellowships are granted biennially through a multi-disciplinary nomination and review process led by F.
The Class of is the third class of Brother Thomas Fellows. Brother Thomas was a pioneer in pottery who lived for much of his adult life as a lay member of religious communitiesβfirst a monastery in Vermont and later a convent in Erie, Pennsylvaniaβand created works that are currently included in over 80 museums and a host of private collections.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston owns 16 of his works and was one of the first major museums to recognize the extraordinary quality of his ceramic art. Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Ambreen Butt is a multimedia visual and installation artist. Having spent years mastering the techniques of traditional Indian and Persian Miniature Painting, her recent multidimensional work incorporates the intricate and decorative patterning which characterizes this discipline through the use of both text and repeated objects.
She has been invited to join the Gallery at Pentacle in New York, an opportunity which will be made possible through the support of a Brother Thomas Fellowship. This opportunity will promote her work on the national stage, and allow Lorraine to focus on the generation of new work.
Through her company, Lorraine has created an apprenticeship program to support many of her young students at both the Ballet Arts Centre of Winchester and The Boston Conservatory. Sean started the tour as an understudy and quickly worked his way into the lead role. Ekua Holmes is a lifelong Boston resident and collage artist.
