Awards & Affiliations

Recognition

Aviva Rahmani has worked tirelessly to answer, “How we can save the environment from destruction at the hands of humankind?” Over the years, her accomplishments have earned her many awards and accolades. She has received grants from organizations interested in an array of related topics, including architecture, design, conservation and the environment.

2024 New York State Council on the Arts Support for Artists Grant

New York State Council on the Arts Support for Artists Grant, New York, NY

2023 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY

2020 MAP Fund Grant

From the Multi-Arts Production (MAP) Fund supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York City, NY

2019 - 2020 LMCC Artist Residency

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) at LMCC’s Arts Center at Governors Island, New York, NY

2018 Arts & Humanities Grant

From the Maine Humanities Council (Portland, ME) in partnership with the Maine Arts Commission (Augusta, ME)

2017 ABOG Fellow for Contemplative Practice

(Inaugural) in partnership with the Hemera Foundation, (for work on Blued Trees), A Blade of Grass (ABOG) foundation, Brooklyn, NY

2016 - 2019 Ethelwyn Doolittle Justice and Outreach Fund of the Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist

For Blued Trees (renewed 3 years following initial award, maximum offered), New York, NY

2016 NYFA Fellowship (Architecture/ Environmental Structures/ Design)

New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY

2015 NEA Ecology Residency

ISCP International Studio & Curatorial Program, Brooklyn, NY

2010 - present Affiliate with the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)

At the University of Colorado Boulder, CO

2010 - present NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship