Fellows in Focus: Lucas René Ramos
Lucas René Ramos is investigating the transnational networks that shaped Italy’s queer activism as a Rome Prize Fellow at the American Academy.
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The Queer Jubilee: 25 Years of Resistance
New Insights on Roman Economy and Society
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Wangechi Mutu, Shavasana I, 2019 Bronze 9 1/2 x 83 x 53 inches (24.1 x 210.8 x 134.6 cm) Edition of 3 + 2 APs Signed and dated © Wangechi Mutu Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone
Wangechi Mutu – “Shavasana I” at the American Academy in Rome
June 10–September 14, 2025
Friday & Saturday, 4:00–7:00pm
Closed between July 6 and September 8
Rome
In Memoriam: Milo H. Thompson
Milo H. Thompson (1965 Fellow), an award-winning architect, educator, and founding principal of the influential architectural firm Bentz/Thompson/Rietow (BTR), died on April 10, 2025.
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Rome Prize
Time and Space to Think and Work
For over a century, the Rome Prize has supported innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities. Each year, the prize is awarded to about thirty artists and scholars who represent the highest standard of excellence and who are in the early or middle stages of their careers.
Meet the Fellows
Sheila Pepe
Visual Arts
Julia Rose Katz
Renaissance & Early Modern Studies
Jonah Nuoja Luo Haven
Musical Composition
Nona Faustine
Visual Arts
Jacob Shores-Argüello
Literature
Brigitte A. Keslinke
Ancient Studies
Anthony Acciavatti
Landscape Architecture
Daria Scia
Musical Composition
Giancarlo Tursi
Modern Italian Studies
Crystal Rosenthal
Ancient Studies
Amy Revier
Design
Matthew Connors
Visual Arts
David Costanza
Architecture
Craig Perry
Medieval Studies
Emily C. Mitchell
Ancient Studies
Krupali Krusche
Historic Preservation & Conservation
Lucas R. Ramos
Modern Italian Studies
Giuseppe Grant
Architecture
Carol E. Harrison
Modern Italian Studies
Katherine L. Beaty
Historic Preservation & Conservation
Lex Brown
Visual Arts
Claire Dillon
Medieval Studies
Shannah Rose
Renaissance & Early Modern Studies
Vassiliki Panoussi
Ancient Studies
Jenny Lin
Tsao Family Rome Prize
Richard Mosse
Visual Arts
Jen Shyu
Musical Composition
Michelle JaJa Chang
Architecture
Megumi Aihara & Dan Spiegel
Landscape Architecture
Devon Dikeou
Visual Arts
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