Amon Carter Museum of American Art Fellowship

Jane Anne CarrollJane Anne Carroll

Jane Anne Carroll is pursuing a master’s degree in art history and a certificate in art museum education. As an emerging museum professional, she has developed exhibitions for The Grace Museum, Abilene, Texas; the Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas; and Texas State Parks. She has also collaborated on projects through MuseWork Exhibition Planning and Design LLC in Austin, Texas. Carroll is excited to work with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art as a 2026-27 Onstead Fellow.
 
 
 
 
 

Erin IveyErin Elisabeth Ivey

Erin Elisabeth Ivey is a UNT graduate student pursuing a Master of Arts in art education and a certificate in art museum education. In 2024, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in education with a minor in Art History from UNT. Ivey is a museum educator in Fort Worth and a former intern at the Layland Museum of History in Cleburne, Texas. She has organized exhibitions including “Those That Cannot Do, Teach” at UNT’s Paul Voertman Gallery and “Medical Marvels: Artifacts of the 19th and 20th Century” at the Layland Museum of History. Her interests include how museums function as community spaces and how art can create lasting engagement and meaning in gallery settings. Ivey also participates in community theater and credits that experience with strengthening her ability to connect with others through the arts.
 

Greater Denton Arts Council Fellowship

Nasrin TorkNasrin Tork

Nasrin Tork is a multidisciplinary conceptual artist, curator and educator pursuing a Ph.D. in Art Education with a minor in museum art education at UNT. Her artistic and curatorial work has been featured internationally, including exhibitions in Iran, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy and the United States. Tork earned a Bachelor of Arts in sculpture from the Tehran University of Art in Iran in 2014. She completed an M.F.A. in installation art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium, in 2018, followed by a post-master’s program in curatorial studies in 2019. During her 2022-23 fellowship at the CVAD Galleries, Tork launched K-Kommunity, a community-based research project that began with “Conversations With/On Coffee & Tea,” a series of generative gatherings exploring the intersectionality of everyday life. As a 2025-26 Texas Fashion Collection fellow, she expanded the project to examine the micropolitical dynamics of objects, archival materials and methods used in working with collections.
 

Andres BrionesAndres Briones

Andres Briones is pursuing an M.A. in Art Education at UNT. He earned a B.F.A. in Art Education with a minor in Art History from UNT. Briones was also selected for the Latino Art, Museums and Preservation Fellowship through the UNT Institute of Museum and Library Services and its partner, the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute in San Antonio, Texas, for Summer 2025. His teaching approach connects classroom learning with experiences in the broader world. He wants to teach art in ways that encourage students to think critically about their experiences and respond creatively as they apply their skills within their communities. Briones looks forward to working with the Greater Denton Arts Council during the school year and continuing his community engagement.
 

Kinfolk House Fellowship in Community Art Education

Bria MaidenBria Maiden

Bria Maiden is a Ph.D. student in Art Education at UNT and founder of SupaFly Studio, a nonprofit community arts organization that empowers young people through hip-hop dance and creative expression. She earned an M.A. in Art Education at UNT and a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and journalism from North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina. Maiden combines her experience in the arts, education and community engagement to create transformative learning opportunities.
 
 
 
 

CVAD Texas Fashion Collection Fellowship in Collections Research

Brianna MangrumBrianna Mangrum

Brianna Mangrum is a Ph.D. student in history at UNT whose research explores the intersections of Black identity, fashion history and education. She studies how dress and self-presentation have served as forms of cultural expression and sites of institutional control for Black students in American schools. Mangrum also examines clothing and material culture as evidence of experiences that written records often overlook.
 
 
 
 
 

Natalie BennettNatalie Bennett

Natalie Bennett is a student in UNT’s history Ph.D. program. She earned a master’s degree in U.S. history from UNT in 2026. Bennett studies 20th-century American cultural history, with a particular interest in cultural artifacts and places. Her creative arts background informs her research and her understanding of culture’s significance in history. She is especially interested in using this historical perspective to reveal the stories of people frequently excluded from traditional narratives.
 
 
 
 
 

Sid Richardson Museum Fellowship

Lelaina AguirreLelaina Aguirre

Lelaina Aguirre is a graduate student pursuing a Graduate Academic Certificate in art museum education at UNT. Aguirre earned a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in music with a minor in art history from Texas Woman’s University. As an undergraduate, Aguirre studied Korean art history in South Korea. Aguirre’s interests include cross-cultural intersectionality in the United States, with an emphasis on the Mexican American and Korean American diasporas. Aguirre also seeks to create safe spaces where members of marginalized communities can learn about art and discuss shared experiences. Aguirre looks forward to growing as an educator at the Sid Richardson Museum this year.