Alana J. Coates is a curator, educator, and arts administrator. As a Ph.D. student at the University of New Mexico, her research focuses on Contemporary Art with a particular interest in the Art of Texas. She is currently researching and archiving the work of South Texas conceptual artist Jesse Amado. Coates has held directorships in the private sector and higher education and has curated for museums, contemporary arts festivals, artist cooperatives, and public art programs. She holds bachelor’s degrees in art history and fine arts from the University of Rhode Island. Her graduate studies were at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she studied art history and nonprofit leadership.

The Cecilia Steinfeldt Fellowship for Research in the Arts and Material Culture is given annually for the best research proposal on decorative and fine arts, material culture, preservation, and architecture in Texas from the 17th century to the present. This fellowship was established in 1996 to honor Cecilia Steinfeldt, the longtime curator of the Witte Museum of San Antonio, in recognition of her lifelong scholarly devotion to the arts in Texas.

Visit https://www.tshaonline.org/awards/cecilia-steinfeldt-fellowship-for-research-in-the-arts-and-material-culture for more details.