Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award

Klaire Lockheart in Studio. Photo by Aaron C Packard.

​The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation awarded grants to 29 artists worldwide, including South Dakota painter Klaire Lockheart. Over 2,000 artists from 80 countries have received grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation since it was founded in 1955 by Charles Glass Greenshields in honor of his mother. This Canadian organization supports young representational artists so they can experiment and dedicate themselves to developing their artistic voices. 

When Lockheart learned that she was selected as a Summer 2025 Grantee, she was elated. This is her second grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, and the funding will allow her to create complex oil on canvas paintings depicting dudes in man caves. This is part of Lockheart’s series of brodalisques, which satirizes classic works of art by replacing lounging odalisques with contemporary bros. She began this series about 5 years ago when she was awarded her first grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation.

“I owe the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation a huge debt of gratitude,” Klaire Lockheart stated, “It’s an honor to be supported by such a generous organization! I’m incredibly happy that I get to continue to work as a full-time artist thanks to their financial support.”