Celebrating artistic excellence
2023 Recipient
Domee Shi
The Richard Brettell Award in the Arts at UT Dallas was established in 2016 with a gift from philanthropist Margaret McDermott.
The Richard Brettell Award in the Arts
The award is the highest honor given to artists by the University of Texas at Dallas. It shines the spotlight on luminaries working in any area on the broad spectrum of artistic endeavors, including the visual arts, music, literature, performance, and architecture/design. By highlighting artistic excellence, the award recognizes and advances the essential and fundamental role of the arts in the life of the university.
Richard R. Brettell
1949 – 2020 Founding Director
Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History
Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology
