Vielmetter Los Angeles congratulates Karl Haendel on receiving the 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship for Fine Arts.

Haendel joins the 101st class of the Guggenheim Fellows including 223 distinguished individuals working across 55 disciplines. Chosen through a rigorous application and peer review process from a pool of nearly 5,000 applicants, the Class of 2026 Guggenheim Fellows was tapped based on both prior career achievement and exceptional promise.

As established in 1925 by founder Senator Simon Guggenheim, each Fellow receives a monetary stipend to pursue independent work at the highest level under “the freest possible conditions.”