Announcing the Selected Fellows for the Inaugural ISLAA Research Fellowship Program 

The Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) is thrilled to announce the five fellows selected for the inaugural ISLAA Research Fellowship Program. Launched in early 2025, the program supports emerging scholars whose work engages with understudied artists, collectives, archives, and exhibition histories in modern and contemporary Latin American art. 

We were honored to receive a large number of outstanding applications from doctoral candidates across the United States, reflecting the depth, diversity, and vibrancy of current research in the field. The selection process was highly competitive, and we are grateful to all who applied and shared their thoughtful proposals. 

The 2025–2026 fellows will each conduct short-term research residencies at ISLAA’s offices in New York City, where they will engage with our archival collections, library resources, and research community. We warmly congratulate the following scholars: 

Lucía Neirotti (PhD candidate, University of Chicago) 
Research focus: Centro de Arte y Comunicación (CAYC) 
Fellowship period: Early Fall 2025 

Sofía Silva (PhD candidate, Stanford University) 
Research focus: Feliciano Centurión 
Fellowship period: Late Fall 2025 

Catalina Cherñavvsky Sequeira (PhD candidate, University of Texas at Austin) 
Research focus: Galería Liloray, Instituto Di Tella, Josefina Geiger, and CAYC 
Fellowship period: Early Spring 2026 

Oriele Benavides (PhD candidate, Princeton University) 
Research focus: Movimiento Arte Porno 
Fellowship period: Late Spring 2026 

Bruno Franco (PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins University) 
Research focus: Movimiento Arte Porno and Feliciano Centurión 
Fellowship period: Summer 2026 

We look forward to welcoming these exceptional researchers to ISLAA and to supporting their work as they delve into the archival and artistic histories that continue to shape Latin American art.