We cultivate the study and appreciation of Joan Mitchell’s life and work while providing resources for visual artists.

About the Foundation

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Now Available: 4k Restoration of Marion Cajori's Film "Joan Mitchell: Portrait of an Abstract Painter"

February 12, 2025

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Joan Mitchell smiles in a darkened library room sitting for an interview. She is an older white woman with tinted glasses and brown hair in a blunt bob.
A grid of 35 artworks of diverse aesthetics and media

Announcing the 2025 Joan Mitchell Center Artists-in-Residence

We are pleased to announce the dynamic group of artists that will participate in...

Joan Mitchell smiles and holds a cigarette, leaning against a railing, overlooking a lush landscape with trees and the river Seine. She is a white woman in her mid-50s, wearing sunglasses and a loose dress shirt, and has a shoulder length bob.

Celebrating Mitchell’s Centennial in 2025

Throughout 2025, we are celebrating the centennial of Joan Mitchell’s birth with...

Michele Brierre smiles warmly in an office filled with plants. She is , a Black woman medium skin tone and long gray braids, wearing a silver necklace and geometric patterned sweater.

Michele Brierre Joins Joan Mitchell Foundation Board of Directors

A native of Louisiana, Brierre brings to the Foundation extensive experience in ...

Our Vision

The Foundation supports research, scholarship, and exhibitions to ensure Joan Mitchell is widely recognized as a significant artist.

The Foundation’s grants, residencies, and related initiatives recognize artistic excellence and elevate a wide range of visual artists and practices. We work to actively expand the visual arts to better reflect the diverse world in which we live.

The Foundation serves as an evolving example and resource for how an artist’s generosity can impact future generations of artists.

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