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Based in Dallas, the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation collection includes over 1,700 works and spans four broad fields: Art of the Spanish Americas, Digital & Media Art, Japanese Bamboo, and Post-War Painting & Sculpture.
The Foundation’s programs include:
- Artwork loans to venues around the world
- Awards, grants and fellowships to support original scholarship across our collection areas
- Educational opportunities for learners of all ages, such as lectures, symposia, and class visits to our exhibition spaces
- Exhibitions at Art Vault in Santa Fe and at our Headquarters location in Dallas
- Grants to nonprofit organizations for innovative exhibitions, academic programs, convening and publications in our collection areas
Artworks by John Gerrard and Guillermo Galindo on loan to MCA Chicago's exhibit Water After All. Photo by MCA Chicago.
The Foundation has loaned over 1,400 artworks to more than 250 exhibitions across the United States and the World.
Select Current Artwork Loans
- Americas Society, New York
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi
- Benton Museum of Art
- Blanton Museum of Art
- Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
- Chazen Museum of Art
- Denver Art Museum
- Harvard Art Museums
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University
- Hunter Museum of American Art
- LÁ Art Museum, Hveregeroi, Iceland
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Phoenix Art Museum
- San Antonio Museum of Art
- Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame
- Tucson Museum of Art
- Visual Arts Center, Austin
Congreso de Arte Virreinal: El Futuro del Arte del Pasado symposium in Lima, Peru organized by 2019–20 Marilynn Thoma Fellows Katherine Moore McAllen and Verónica Muñoz-Nájar. Photo by Limas Art+Photography.
- Marilynn Thoma Fellowship in Art of the Spanish Americas
Established in 2018, the Marilynn Thoma Fellowship is the only unrestricted research funding in the U.S. devoted exclusively to the field of Art of the Spanish Americas. Postdoctoral fellowships and predoctoral fellowships are granted each year to support research projects that range in duration from one to two years. - Thoma Foundation Research and Travel Awards in Art of the Spanish Americas
Each year awards of up to $15,000 are available to scholars, curators, and advanced graduate students completing MA theses or PhD dissertations to help defray the costs of research-related expenses. The awards support projects with a duration of up to six months. - Thoma Foundation Conservation Grant
The Conservation Grant provides support for projects at various stages of development, ranging from early planning and individual studies to advanced implementation, all aimed at preserving historical artworks and safeguarding viceregal heritage. - The Thoma Scholarship Program
Recipients of the Thoma Scholarship will receive a significant financial award designed to substantially mitigate student debt incurred while pursuing a four-year undergraduate degree. The scholarship covers tuition, fees, room and board, books, an international study abroad experience and other education-related expenses.