2009

• Rick Lowe

  Public Artist

  
• Ruth Maleczech

  Theater Director and Performer

  
• Sapphire

  Poet and Fiction Writer

  
• Scott Carrier

  Radio Producer

  
• Sophiline Cheam Shapiro

  Cambodian Dancer and Choreographer

  
• Tere O’Connor

  Dancer and Choreographer

  
• Terry Allen

  Painter and Singer-Songwriter

  
• Vija Celmins

  Painter and Mixed-Media Artist

  

2008

• Alvin Aningayou

  Yupiq Carver

  
• Andrea Bowers

  Multidisciplinary Artist

  
• Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

  Filmmaker and Playwright

  
• Andrew Zago

  Architect

  
• Ann Carlson

  Performer and Choreographer

  
• A. Van Jordan

  Poet

  
• Barkley L. Hendricks

  Painter

  
• Barry Hannah

  Fiction Writer

  
• Bill Rauch

  Theater Director

  
• Cary Joji Fukunaga

  Filmmaker

  
• Catherine Sullivan

  Multimedia Artist

  
• Chris Jonas and Molly Sturges

  Composers, Musicians, and Performers

  
• Deanna Dikeman

  Photographer

  
• Dianne Walker

  Tap Dancer

  
• Douglas Garofalo

  Architect

  
• Ela Troyano

  Multimedia Artist and Filmmaker

  
• Forrest Gander

  Poet and Fiction Writer

  
• Harryette Mullen

  Poet

  
• Henry Threadgill

  Composer, Saxophonist, and Flautist

  
• Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

  Choreographer

  
• Jay Rosenblatt

  Filmmaker

  
• Jeff Chang

  Cultural Critic

  
• Jennifer Tipton

  Lighting Designer

  
• J. Meejin Yoon

  Architect and Designer

  
• Joe Goode

  Choreographer

  
• Joy Harjo

  Poet and Musician

  
• Judith Schaechter

  Stained Glass Artist

  
• Julie Bargmann

  Landscape Architect and Designer

  
• Kara Walker

  Multidisciplinary Artist

  
• Karen Kandel

  Actor

  
• Laura Kasischke

  Poet and Fiction Writer

  
• Lê Thi Diem Thúy

  Poet and Performer

  
• Lourdes Portillo

  Filmmaker

  
• Martha Rosler

  Multidisciplinary Artist

  
• Mary Jackson

  Basket Weaver

  
• Michael Asher

  Conceptual Artist

  
• Muhal Richard Abrams

  Pianist and Composer

  
• Pat Graney

  Choreographer

  
• Richard Notkin

  Ceramicist

  
• Robert Cazimero

  Composer, Musician, and Kumu Hula

  
• Rodney McMillian

  Multidisciplinary Artist

  
• Rosalba Rolón

  Theater Artist

  
• Stephen Burks

  Industrial Designer

  
• Stephen Scott

  Composer

  
• Tayari Jones

  Fiction Writer

  
• Tehching Hsieh

  Performance Artist

  
• Terry Adkins

  Multidisciplinary Artist

  
• William Greaves

  Documentary Filmmaker

  
• Will Power

  Playwright and Performer

  
• Wu Man

  Pipa Virtuoso and Composer

  

2007

• Alex Rivera

  Filmmaker

  
• Allan Sekula

  Multimedia Artist

  
• Anna Halprin

  Avant-garde Dancer and Choreographer

  
• Ann Hamilton

  Installation Artist

  
• Aranda/Lasch

  Architects and Designers

  
• Ball-Nogues Studio

  Architects and Designers

  
• Benjamin Millepied

  Ballet Dancer and Choreographer

  
• Bill T. Jones

  Dancer and Choreographer

  
• Charles D’Ambrosio

  Fiction Writer and Essayist

  
• Charles Gaines

  Conceptual Artist

  
• Cherríe Moraga

  Poet, Playwright, and Essayist

  
• Chris Eyre

  Filmmaker

  
• Daniel Joseph Martinez

  Multidisciplinary Artist

  
• Don Byron

  Composer and Multi-Instrumentalist

  
• Edgar Arceneaux

  Multimedia Artist

  
• Elizabeth LeCompte

  Director

  
• Evan Ziporyn

  Clarinetist and Composer

  
• Gary Simmons

  Sculptor and Installation Artist

  
• Gwendolyn Magee

  Quilter

  
• Helena María Viramontes

  Fiction Writer

  
• Henri Cole

  Poet

  
• Jason Moran

  Composer and Pianist

  
• Joanna Haigood

  Choreographer and Site Artist

  
• John Haines

  Poet

  
• John Santos

  Composer and Percussionist

  
• Judith Helfand

  Documentary Filmmaker

  
• Julie Dash

  Filmmaker

  
• Leila Josefowicz

  Violinist

  
• Luis Valdez

  Playwright and Filmmaker

  
• Maggie Orth

  Electronic Textile Artist

  
• Marcos Ramirez ERRE

  Multidisciplinary Artist

  
• Marilyn Chin

  Poet

  
• Mat Johnson

  Fiction Writer

  
• Michael Doucet

  Cajun Fiddler and Singer-Songwriter

  
• Michael Sommers

  Theater Artist

  
• Office dA

  Architects

  
• Pat Bowie

  Actor

  
• Paul Chan

  Multimedia Artist

  
• Rennie Harris

  Dancer and Choreographer

  
• Rhodessa Jones

  Theater Artist

  
• Robert Woodruff

  Theater Director

  
• Shen Wei

  Dancer and Choreographer

  
• Susan Stone

  Writer and Producer

  
• Susie Silook

  Yupik/Inupiaq Carver

  
• Tina Landau

  Playwright and Theater Director

  
• Tommy Joseph

  Tlingit Carver

  
• Uta Barth

  Photographer

  
• Virgil Ortiz

  Ceramicist and Designer

  
• William Gay

  Fiction Writer

  
• Zoe Strauss

  Photographer

  

2006

• Ali Akbar Khan

  Hindustani Classical Musician

  
• Alonzo King

  Dancer and Choreographer

  
• Amy Hempel

  Dancer and Choreographer

  
• Anna Brown Ehlers

  Chilkat Blanket Weaver

  
• Anna Sew Hoy

  Sculptor

  
• Anne Bogart

  Theater and Opera Director

  
• Antenna Design

  Designers

  
• Anthony Garcia

  Playwright and Theater Director

  
• Arline Fisch

  Jewelry Maker

  
• Basil Twist

  Puppeteer and Director

  
• Beth Ann Fennelly

  Poet

  
• Bill Frisell and Jim Woodring

  Cartoonist and Musician

  
• Catherine Opie

  Photographer

  
• Chris Ware

  Cartoonist

  
• David Isay

  Radio Producer

  
• Dmae Roberts

  Media Producer and Theater Artist

  
• Dominique Serrand

  Theater Director

  
• Eiko and Koma

  Dancers and Choreographers

  
• George Kuchar and Mike Kuchar

  Filmmakers

  
• Heather McHugh

  Poet

  
• Joe Sacco

  Graphic Novelist

  
• John Luther Adams

  Composer

  
• Laylah Ali

  Painter

  
• Liz Collins

  Textile Artist and Designer

  
• Lourdes Perez

  Singer-Songwriter

  
• Marc Bamuthi Joseph

  Spoken Word Poet, Dancer, and Playwright

  
• Mark Bradford

  Painter and Mixed-Media Artist

  
• Mark Handforth

  Sculptor

  
• Matthew Stadler

  Fiction Writer

  
• Meredith Monk

  Multidisciplinary Artist and Performer

  
• Michael Joo

  Conceptual Artist