2019
Fellows
Fellowships are $50,000 unrestricted awards recognizing artists for their contributions to the field, and allowing them to decide how to best support their lives.
The 2019 USA Fellowships were generously made possible by: Anonymous, Sarah Arison, Barr Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, Jack and Sandra Guthman, Ann M. Hatch, David Horvitz and Francie Bishop Good, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York Community Trust – Robert A. and Patricia Levinson Fund, Steven H. and Nancy K. Oliver, Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation, The Todd and Betiana Simon Foundation, Paul and Annette Smith, Katie Weitz, PhD, Windgate Charitable Foundation, Helen Zell, and the USA Board of Trustees. | Press Release
& Design
Erin Besler and Ian Besler
Architects and DesignersPrinceton, NJ and Brooklyn, NY
KellerEasterling
Writer and DesignerNew Haven, CT and New York, NY
LuciaCuba
Designer and Textile ArtistNew York, NY
Panelists
Architecture & Design
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Alexandra Cunningham Cameron
Editor-in-Chief
The Miami Rail
Miami, FL
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Sarah Herda
Executive Director
Graham Foundation
Chicago, IL
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Nader Tehrani
Principal
NADAAA
Boston, MA
Craft
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Joan Livingstone
Senior Faculty, Fiber and Material Studies
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Roberto Lugo
2016 Fellow
Philadelphia, PA
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Jenni Sorkin
Associate Professor, History of Art and Architecture
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Dance
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Glenn Edgerton
Artistic Director
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Rosie Herrera
2016 Fellow
Miami, FL
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Liz Lerman
2011 Fellow
Tempe & Phoenix, AZ
Film
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Rhea Combs
Curator of Film & Photography
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C.
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Mimi Plauché
Artistic Director
Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago, IL
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Ryan White
2014 Fellow
Los Angeles, CA
Media
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Tyler Greene
Senior Manager, Event Production and Community Engagement
WBEZ Chicago Public Radio
Chicago, IL
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Sarah Hromack
Chief Culture Officer
Kickstarter
New York, NY
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Roderick Schrock
Director
Eyebeam
Brooklyn, NY
Music
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Jason King
Associate Professor and Academic Director of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music
New York University
New York, NY
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Eddy Kwon
2016 Fellow
Cincinnati, OH
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Phil Rosenthal
Vice President of Programming
Long Center
Austin, TX
Theater & Performance
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Erin Boberg Doughton
Artistic Director & Curator of Performance
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
Portland, OR
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Jacob Padrón
Founder & Artistic Director
The Sol Project
New York, NY
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Tanya Palmer
Producer & Director of New Play Development
The Goodman Theatre
Chicago, IL
Traditional Arts
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Da-ka-xeen Mehner
2015 Fellow
Fairbanks, AK
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Mateo Mulcahy
Director of Community Projects and Events
The Old Town School of Folk Music
Chicago, IL
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Jennifer Heller Zurick
2010 Fellow
Berea, KY
Visual Art
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Johanna Burton
Director and Curator of Education and Public Programs
The New Museum
New York, NY
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Julie Rodrigues Widholm
Director and Chief Curator
DePaul Art Museum
Chicago, IL
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Hamza Walker
Executive Director
LAXART
Los Angeles, CA
Writing
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Chris Abani
2014 Fellow
Chicago, IL
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Abigail Wadsworth Serfass
Managing Editor
Kenyon Review
Gambier, OH
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Angel Ysaguirre
Executive Director
Illinois Humanities Council
Chicago, IL
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