Artists and Cultural Practitioners
Discover awarded artists and cultural practitioners who are shaping our cultural landscape.
2024
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Adrian L. Burrell
Interdisciplinary Storyteller
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AD–WO (Emanuel Admassu and Jen Wood)
Architects and Artists
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Amelia “Fiera” Duran
Garage Cultural
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Anne Finger
Writer
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Antoine Hunter, Purple Fire Crow
Choreographer and Humanity Advocate
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Asia Hamilton
Norwest Gallery of Art
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Ayodele WordSlanger Nzinga
Director, Playwright, and Performer
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Beth Boone
Artistic Director, Executive Producer, and Theater Artist
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Blackhorse Lowe
Filmmaker, Writer, Director, and Producer
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Cara Reedy
Journalist
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Christine Bruno
Actor, Teaching Artist, and Disability Equity Consultant
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Ciara Leina`ala Lacy
Filmmaker
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Corey Alston
Sweetgrass Basket Weaver
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Cristina Córdova
Ceramic Sculptor
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Cristóbal Martinez
Installation Artist
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Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
Poet
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Danielle Eliska
Neighborhood Bodega
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Danielle Evans
Fiction Writer
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Dantiel W. Moniz
Writer
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Day Al-Mohamed
Filmmaker
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Diana Oh “Zaza D”
Multi-Disciplinary Maker, Musician, Actor, and Writer
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DK Osseo-Asare
Design Scientist
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EJ Hill
Artist, Musician, and Educator
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Elliott Fukui
Organizer and Writer
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Emily Sara
Artist and Designer
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Erin Kilmurray
Dance Artist
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Farid Matuk
Poet and Writer
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Finnegan Shannon
Artist
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Fronterizx Collective (Gabriela Muñoz and M. Jenea Sanchez)
Interdisciplinary Social Practice
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Gabriela Cruz
Drag Entertainer
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Gaelynn Lea
Musician, Composer, Writer, and Activist
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Garrett Bradley
Artist and Filmmaker
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Halima Afi Cassells
The Free Market of Detroit
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Helen Lee
Glass Artist
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Holland Andrews
Composer, Vocalist, Clarinetist, Producer, and Performer
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Ibrahim Said
Ceramicist
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Ifeoma Ebo
Architect, Artist, and Community-Designer
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Jeffery U. Darensbourg
Writer and Performer
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Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate
Chickasaw Classical Composer
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Jerron Herman
Dancer
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jes allie
BULK Space
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Johanna Hedva
Writer, Artist, and Musician
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John Paul Morabito
Transdisciplinary Weaver
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Juanita Anderson
Indija Productions
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Karen Collins
Narrative Miniaturist
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Kayla Hamilton
Artist
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Kay Ulanday Barrett
Poet, Essayist, and Cultural Strategist
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Kelly Church
Artist Activist
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Kholoud Sawaf
Theater Director
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Kira Dominguez Hultgren
Textile Artist
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Linda Nguyen Lopez
Ceramicist
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Luz Guerra
Activist-writer, Storyteller, and Historian
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María Magdalena Campos-Pons
Multidisciplinary Artist
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Marjani Forté-Saunders
Choreographer, Conjurer, Corporal Spellcaster, and Storyteller
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Maya Bird-Murphy
Architectural Designer
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Michael Manson
House of Jit
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Michael Winograd
Musician
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Mimi Ọnụọha
Artist
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Monica Ong
Visual Poet
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Muriel Miguel
Theater Maker and Story Weaver
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Mythili Prakash
Choreographer and Dancer
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Nafissa Thompson-Spires
Writer
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Nancy Rourke
Artist
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Natasha Ofili
Actress, Writer, Filmmaker, and Producer
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New Red Order (Adam Khalil, Jackson Polys, Zack Khalil)
Artists and Filmmakers
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Nisha Bansil
Glass Sculptor
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Petra Bravo
Choreographer
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Philip Kan Gotanda
Playwright and Filmmaker
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PJ Raval
Filmmaker
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Raul De Lara
Sculptor
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Ryan Myers-Johnson
Sidewalk Detroit
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Saira Barbaric
Mixed Media Maker
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Saleem Hue Penny
Hybrid Poet
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Samora Pinderhughes
Multidisciplinary Composer
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Sarah Hennies
Composer and Percussionist
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Sean Dorsey
Choreographer, Dancer, Educator, and Trans Activist
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Selina Martinez
Architect in Training
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Sgwaayaans TJ Young
Haida Artist
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Sofía Gallisá Muriente
Visual Artist
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Tammie Rubin
Ceramic Sculptor and Installation Artist
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Tanya Crane
Jewelry Artist and Object Maker
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Thea Alvin
Stone Sculptor and Stained Glass
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Tiff Massey
Interdisciplinary Artist
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TNT Traysikel
Multidisciplinary Collaboration
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Trisha Baga
Interdisciplinary Artist
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Val Jeanty aka Val-Inc
Afro-Electronica Composer, Turntablist, and Drummer
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Walela Nehanda
Writer and Cultural Worker
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Warren “Wawa” Snipe
Actor and Music Artist
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Yo-Yo Lin
Artist
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Yvette Rock
Live Coal
2023
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Abdu Ali
Musician and Multidisciplinary Artist
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Adebunmi Gbadebo
Multimedia Artist
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Alexis Hope
Designer and Musician
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Alex Marzano-Lesnevich
Writer
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American Artist
Artist and Educator
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Angela Washko
Media Artist
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Angelo Madsen Minax
Interdisciplinary Filmmaker
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Antoine Hunter, Purple Fire Crow
Choreographer and Humanity Advocate
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Arooj Aftab
Musician
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Ashwini Bhat
Transdisciplinary Artist
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Aspen Golann
Woodworker
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Ayako Kato
Experimental Dancer, Choreographer, and Improviser
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Ayodele Casel
Choreographer and Tap Dancer
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Barbara Teller Ornelas
Navajo Tapestry Weaver
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Blain Snipstal
Timber Framer and Designer
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Brenton Jordan
Storyteller, Stickman, and Ring Shouter
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Bryan C. Lee Jr
Design Justice Architect
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Bukola Koiki
Conceptual Fiber Artist
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Carolina Caycedo
Artist
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Christine Sun Kim
Artist
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Cristal Chanelle Truscott
Ensemble Theatre Artist and Culture Worker
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Deanna Van Buren
Architect and Analogue Immersive Installation Artist
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devynn emory
Choreographer, Dancer, and Multidisciplinary Artist
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Eduardo Alegría
Queer Storyteller
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Eisa Davis
Writer, Composer, and Performer
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Ernestine Shaankaláxt’ Hayes
Writer
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Grace Lee
Filmmaker
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Guadalupe Maravilla
Transdisciplinary Visual Artist, Choreographer, and Healer
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Hong Hong
Painter and Papermaker
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Ilya Kaminsky
Poet
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Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
Filmmaker and Civic Media Worker
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Jlin
Electronic Composer
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Joanna Haigood
Choreographer and Site Artist
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Kara Güt
Digital Media Artist
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Kattorris Bang! (Nathalie Nia Faulk and indee mitchell)
Cultural Organizers and Performers
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Kite
Artist, Composer, and Academic
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Krystal C. Mack
Food Designer and Social Practice Artist
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Leo Castañeda
Experimental Videogame Designer and Multimedia Artist
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Leo Tecosky
Glassblower
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Leslie Ishii
Theatre-Maker and Social Justice Activist
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Loira Limbal
Filmmaker
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Luis Alvaro Sahagun Nuño
Interdisciplinary Artist and Ritualist
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Maori Karmael Holmes
Curator, Filmmaker, and Cultural Worker
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Marlena Myles
Digital Media Artist
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Marques Hanalei Marzan
Fiber Arts Knowledge Bearer
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M.G. Evangelista
Writer and Director
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Mohammad Gorjestani
Filmmaker and Artist
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Natalie Ball
Visual Artist
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Noemí Segarra Ramírez
Movement Artist
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Ofelia Zepeda
Poet
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Rasheedah Phillips
Interdisciplinary Artist and Experimental Writer
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Related Tactics
Arts Collective
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Roquin-Jon Quichocho Siongco
Weaver and Fashion Designer
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Sean San José
Performance Creator
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Shane R. Hendren
Multidisciplinary Artist and Jeweler
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Sharon Bridgforth
Writer and Performing Artist
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Syd Carpenter
Sculptor and Ceramicist
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Thaddeus Mosley
Sculptor
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The Institute of Queer Ecology
Collaborative Organism
