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2009 USA Fellowship

Diana Al-Hadid Sculptor
Hannibal Lokumbe Composer and Trumpeter
Lionel Loueke Guitarist and Vocalist
Judy Pfaff Installation Artist
Dona Look Basketmaker
Cruz Angeles Filmmaker and Screenwriter
Danongan Kalanduyan Kulintang Musician
Rahim AlHaj Composer and Oud Player
Kukuli Velarde Ceramicist
Perry Eaton Alutiiq Mask Maker and Carver
Cyro Baptista Percussionist
Brian Turner Poet & Essayist
Ruth Maleczech Theater Director and Performer
Kim Jones Performance Artist
Kevin Young Poet
Tere O’Connor Dancer and Choreographer
John O’Neal Playwright and Theater Director
Justin Torres Fiction Writer
Daniel Plonsey Saxophonist and Composer
Beth Lo Ceramicist
Sophiline Cheam Shapiro Cambodian Dancer and Choreographer
Kate and Laura Mulleavy Fashion Designers
Mary Shaffer Glass Artist
Scott Carrier Radio Producer
Dario Robleto Sculptor and Installation Artist
Rick Lowe Public Artist
Anna Deavere Smith Actor and Playwright
Nilo Cruz Playwright
Antonya Nelson Fiction Writer
Anthony Hernandez Photographer
Heather Courtney Documentary Filmmaker
Laura Kurgan Architect
Hokulani Holt-Padilla Kumu Hula (Hula Master)
Reggie Wilson Choreographer
Renée Tajima-Peña Documentary Filmmaker
Lin Hixson and Matthew Goulish Performance Artists
Sapphire Poet and Fiction Writer
Joan Jonas Performance and Video Artist
Vija Celmins Painter and Mixed-Media Artist
Gilbert Hernandez Graphic Novelist
Martin Mazorra and Michael Houston Printmakers
Ai Ogawa Poet
Charles Burnett Filmmaker and Screenwriter
Terry Allen Painter and Singer-Songwriter
Neil Denari Architect
Dave McKenzie Multidisciplinary Artist and Performer
Dan Hurlin Puppeteer & Director
Elizabeth Meister and Dan Collison Radio Producers
Delores Lewis Garcia and Emma Lewis Mitchell Potters
Ella Jenkins Folk Singer and Actress