Artists and Cultural Practitioners
Discover awarded artists and cultural practitioners who are shaping our cultural landscape.
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2018
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Elaine McMillion Sheldon
Filmmaker
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Fred Moten
Poet and Cultural Critic
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Julia Galloway
Potter
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Las Nietas de Nonó
Performance Artists
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Lileana Blain-Cruz
Theater Director
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Lucas Mann
Literary Nonfiction
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Luis Alfaro
Playwright
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Martinez Studio
Weaver and Painter/Designer
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Mary Kathryn Nagle
Playwright
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Molly McCully Brown
Poet and Essayist
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My Barbarian
Performance Art Collective
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Norman Kelley
Architects and Designers
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Oguri
Dancer and Choreographer
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Okwui Okpokwasili
Performer and Choreographer
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Patti Warashina
Ceramicist
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Pepón Osorio
Installation Artist
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Ruthie Foster
Singer and Songwriter
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Somi
Vocalist and Songwriter
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Sonya Kelliher-Combs
Mixed-Media Artist
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Starlee Kine
Podcaster and Writer
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Susan Muaddi Darraj
Writer, Fiction
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Tania León
Composer and Conductor
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Tarell Alvin McCraney
Writer
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Terence Blanchard
Trumpeter and Composer
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Terence Nance
Artist
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TNEG (Elissa Blount Moorhead, Arthur Jafa, and Malik Sayeed)
Filmmakers
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Tony Marsh
Ceramicist
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Toshi Reagon
Musician
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Tyshawn Sorey
Composer and Musician
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Vanessa German
Sculptor and Citizen Artist
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Warren Newton Seelig
Sculptor
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Wayne Shorter
Composer
2016
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Amitava Kumar
Multigenre Writer and Journalist
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Annabeth Rosen
Ceramicist
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Anna Hepler
Sculptor
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April Surgent
Glass Engraver
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Beatriz Santiago Muñoz
Experimental Filmmaker
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Charles Atlas
Multimedia Artist
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Cherice Harrison-Nelson
Ceremonial Dress Artist
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Claudia Rankine
Poet
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Daniel Alexander Jones
Theater Artist and Performer
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Dianne Reeves
Vocalist
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Donna Uchizono
Dancer and Choreographer
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Ernie Marsh
Bit & Spur Maker and Silversmith
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Faye Driscoll
Dancer and Choreographer
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Hirokazu Kosaka
Performance Artist and Japanese Archer
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Jacolby Satterwhite
Multidisciplinary Artist and Performer
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Janet Echelman
Sculptor and Public Artist
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Jefferson Pinder
Multidisciplinary Artist and Performer
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Johnston Marklee
Architects
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Lauren Fensterstock
Sculptor and Installation Artist
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Laurie Jo Reynolds
Social Practice Artist
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Lynn Hershman Leeson
Filmmaker
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Michelle Dorrance
Tap Dancer and Choreographer
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Mike Reed
Drummer and Composer
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Miranda July
Filmmaker, Writer, and Performer
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Peggy Shaw
Theater Artist and Performer
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Piper Shepard
Fiber Artist
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Quique Rivera
Filmmaker and Animator
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Randy Weston
Pianist and Composer
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Raphael Xavier
Hip hop/Breaker and Choreographer
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Raven Chacon
Composer
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Roberto Lugo
Potter
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Rosie Herrera
Dancer and Choreographer
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Senga Nengudi
Sculptor and Installation Artist
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Shirin Neshat
Filmmaker and Multimedia Artist
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Stanley Whitney
Painter
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Steven Paul Judd
Filmmaker
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Steve Paxton
Experimental Dancer and Choreographer
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Teri Greeves
Beadworker
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Vicky Holt Takamine
Kumu Hula Master
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Vijay Iyer
Composer and Pianist
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Vivian Beer
Furniture Designer and Maker
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Winfred Rembert
Painter
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Young Jean Lee
Playwright and Theater Director
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yuniya edi kwon
Composer and Violinist
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Yvonne Rainer
Dancer and Choreographer
2015
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Adrian Matejka
Poet
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Amos Paul Kennedy
Printmaker
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Anne Wilson
Multidisciplinary and Fiber Artist
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Ayumi Horie
Potter
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Camille A. Brown
Dancer and Choreographer
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Chat Travieso
Designer and Public Artist
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Cristina Córdova
Ceramic Sculptor
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Da-ka-xeen Mehner
Multidisciplinary Artist
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David Lang
Composer
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Dawoud Bey
Photographer
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Deborah Stratman
Filmmaker
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Diego Romero
Ceramicist
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Frank Big Bear
Painter and Mixed-Media Artists
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Invincible ill Weaver
Lyricist and Performance Artist
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Jackie Sibblies Drury
Playwright
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Jasiri X
Hip-Hop Artist and Activist
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Joe Louis Walker
Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter
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Jonah Bokaer
Choreographer
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Jonathan Muecke
Designer and Architect
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Judith Baca
Painter and Muralist
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Kade Twist
Multimedia Artist
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Kathleen Carlo-Kendall
Athabaskan Mask Maker and Carver
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Mark Hewitt
Potter
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Mary Louise Defender Wilson
Storyteller and Traditional Artist
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Maya Beiser
Cellist
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Mickalene Thomas
Painter and Multimedia Artist
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Narcissister
Performance Artist
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Paul Pfeiffer
Video & Installation Artist
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Peter Nicks
Documentary Filmmaker
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Rudresh Mahanthappa
Alto Saxophonist and Composer
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Shan Goshorn
Basketmaker
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Shara Nova
Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist
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Sidonka Wadina
Weaver and Folk Painter
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Teju Cole
Fiction Writer
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Therman Statom
Sculptor and Glass Blower
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Toni Pierce-Sands & Uri Sands
Dancers and Choreographers
2014
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Achy Obejas
Fiction Writer, Journalist, and Poet
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Alejandro Cerrudo
Dancer and Choreographer
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Alison Brown
Banjo Player and Composer
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Chris Abani
Multigenre Writer
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Daniel Woodrell
Fiction Writer
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Daoud Haroon
Trombonist and Percussionist
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Darryl Montana
Master Mardi Gras Suitmaker
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Doris Sung
Architect and Designer
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d. Sabela grimes
Dancer and Choreographer
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Edouard Duval-Carrié
Painter and Sculptor
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Einar de la Torre and Jamex de la Torre
Mixed-Media Artists and Glass Blowers
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Ken Jacobs
Experimental Filmmaker
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Kia Corthron
Playwright and Fiction Writer
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LaToya Ruby Frazier
Photographer
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Leslie Hewitt
Photographer and Sculptor
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Marcus Amerman
Traditional Beadworker
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Marlon Blackwell
Architect
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Mary Heilmann
Painter
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Meshell Ndegeocello
Bassist and Songwriter
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Natalie Diaz
Poet
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Peter Bagge
Cartoonist
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Rigoberto González
Multigenre Writer
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RoseAnne Spradlin
Choreographer
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Ryan White and Ben Cotner
Documentary Filmmakers
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Sandow Birk
Multimedia Artist
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Sibyl Kempson
Playwright and Performer
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Sigrid Gilmer
Playwright
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Sydney Freeland
Filmmaker
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Tip Toland
Ceramicist
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Wangechi Mutu
Visual Artist
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Willie Birch
Painter and Sculptor
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Yowei Shaw
Radio Producer
