USA
Fellows
USA Fellowships are annual $50,000 unrestricted awards recognizing the most compelling artists working and living in the United States, in all disciplines, at every stage of their career.
Each year, individual artists and collaboratives are anonymously nominated to apply by a geographically diverse and rotating group of artists, scholars, critics, producers, curators, and other arts professionals. Applications are reviewed by discipline-specific panels who select the finalists, which are then approved by our Board of Trustees. A full list of our panelists can be found here.
Erin Kilmurray
Dance ArtistChicago, IL
2024 USA Fellow
Jerron Herman
PerformerBrooklyn, NY
2024 USA Fellow
Marjani Forté-Saunders
Choreographer, Conjurer, Corporal Spellcaster, and StorytellerPasadena, CA and Brooklyn, NY
2024 USA Fellow
Mythili Prakash
Choreographer and DancerLos Angeles, CA
2024 USA Fellow
Petra Bravo
ChoreographerSan Juan, PR
2024 USA Fellow
Sean Dorsey
Choreographer, Dancer, Educator, and Trans ActivistSan Francisco, CA
2024 USA Fellow
Antoine Hunter, Purple Fire Crow
Producer, Choreographer, Director, and Deaf AdvocateOakland, CA
2023 USA Fellow
Ayako Kato
Experimental Dancer, Choreographer, and ImproviserChicago, IL
2023 USA Fellow
Ayodele Casel
Choreographer and Tap DancerNew York, NY
2023 USA Fellow
devynn emory
Choreographer, Dancer, and Multidisciplinary ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2023 USA Fellow
Noemí Segarra Ramírez
Movement ArtistSan Juan, Puerto Rico
2023 USA Fellow
Jenn Freeman | Po’Chop
Multidisciplinary Artist and Burlesque PerformerChicago, IL
2022 USA Fellow
luciana achugar
Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2022 USA Fellow
Netta Yerushalmy
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2022 USA Fellow
Pramila Vasudevan
Choreographer and Transdisciplinary ArtistSt. Paul, MN
2022 USA Fellow
Rosy Simas
Transdisciplinary and Dance ArtistMni Sota Makoce, MN
2022 USA Fellow
T. Ayo Alston
Dancer, Musician, and EducatorChicago, IL
2022 USA Fellow
Viveca Vázquez
Experimental ChoreographerSan Juan, PR
2022 USA Fellow
Wondertwins
Dance Performance ArtistsBoston, MA
2022 USA Fellow
Cynthia Oliver
Choreographer and PerformerUrbana, IL
2021 USA Fellow
Emily Johnson
Choreographer and Body-Based ArtistNew York, NY
2021 USA Fellow
Ishmael Houston-Jones
Choreographer, Author, Curator, and EducatorNew York, NY
2021 USA Fellow
JanpiStar
Dancer and Drag QueenOakland, CA
2021 USA Fellow
Ni'Ja Whitson
Multidisciplinary Artist, Performer, and WriterLos Angeles, CA
2021 USA Fellow
Abby Zbikowski
Choreographer and DancerUrbana, IL
2020 USA Fellow
Dianne McIntyre
Choreographer, Dancer, and Dance-Driven DramatistCleveland, OH and New York, NY
2020 USA Fellow
Elizabeth Streb
Extreme Action ChoreographerNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow
Lisa Nelson
Experimental Choreographer and DancerEast Charleston, VT
2020 USA Fellow
Will Rawls
Choreographer and DancerBrooklyn, NY
2020 USA Fellow
Alice Sheppard
Dancer and ChoreographerLos Altos, CA
2019 USA Fellow
David Dorfman
ChoreographerNew London, CT
2019 USA Fellow
Lenora Lee
Dancer and ChoreographerSan Francisco, CA
2019 USA Fellow
Merián Soto
Dancer and ChoreographerPhiladelphia, PA
2019 USA Fellow
Yara Travieso
Director, Choreographer, and FilmmakerBrooklyn, NY
2019 USA Fellow
Allison Orr
ChoreographerAustin, TX
2018 USA Fellow
Amara Tabor-Smith
Dancer and ChoreographerOakland, CA
2018 USA Fellow
Bill Shannon
Performance and Video ArtistPittsburgh, PA
2018 USA Fellow
Oguri
Dancer and ChoreographerVenice, CA
2018 USA Fellow
Okwui Okpokwasili
Performer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2018 USA Fellow
Donna Uchizono
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2016 USA Fellow
Faye Driscoll
Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2016 USA Fellow
Michelle Dorrance
Tap Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2016 USA Fellow
Raphael Xavier
Hip hop/Breaker and ChoreographerPhiladelphia, PA
2016 USA Fellow
Rosie Herrera
Dancer and ChoreographerMiami, FL
2016 USA Fellow
Steve Paxton
Experimental Dancer and ChoreographerEast Charleston, VT
2016 USA Fellow
Yvonne Rainer
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2016 USA Fellow
Camille A. Brown
Dancer and ChoreographerJamacia, NY
2015 USA Fellow
Jonah Bokaer
ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2015 USA Fellow
Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands
Dancers and ChoreographersSt. Paul, MN
2015 USA Fellow
Alejandro Cerrudo
Dancer and ChoreographerChicago, IL
2014 USA Fellow
d. Sabela grimes
Dancer and ChoreographerLos Angeles, CA
2014 USA Fellow
RoseAnne Spradlin
ChoreographerNew York, NY
2014 USA Fellow
David Thomson
Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2012 USA Fellow
Keith Hennessy
Dancer and ChoreographerSan Francisco, CA
2012 USA Fellow
Kyle Abraham
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow
Ranee Ramaswamy
Bharatanatyam DancerMinneapolis, MN
2012 USA Fellow
Trisha Brown
ChoreographerNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow
Donald Byrd
ChoreographerSeattle, WA
2011 USA Fellow
John Jasperse
ChoreographerNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow
Lar Lubovitch
ChoreographerNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow
Liz Lerman
Dancer and ChoreographerBaltimore, MD
2011 USA Fellow
Michelle Ellsworth
Dancer and Performance ArtistBoulder, CO
2011 USA Fellow
Morgan Thorson
Dancer and ChoreographerMinneapolis, MN
2011 USA Fellow
Nora Chipaumire
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow
Awilda Sterling-Duprey
Dancer and ChoreographerSan Juan, PR
2010 USA Fellow
Bebe Miller
Dancer and ChoreographerUrbana, IL
2010 USA Fellow
Dayna Hanson
Choreographer and FilmmakerSeattle, WA
2010 USA Fellow
Deborah Hay
Experimental Dancer and ChoreographerAustin, TX
2010 USA Fellow
Miguel Gutierrez
Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2010 USA Fellow
Trey McIntyre
Dancer and ChoreographerBoise, ID
2010 USA Fellow
Hokulani Holt-Padilla
Kumu Hula (Hula Master)Wailuku, HI
2009 USA Fellow
Lin Hixson and Matthew Goulish
Performance ArtistsChicago, IL
2009 USA Fellow
Reggie Wilson
ChoreographerBrook, NY
2009 USA Fellow
Sophiline Cheam Shapiro
Cambodian Dancer and ChoreographerLong Beach , CA
2009 USA Fellow
Tere O’Connor
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2009 USA Fellow
Ann Carlson
Performer and ChoreographerJamaica Plain, MA
2008 USA Fellow
Dianne Walker
Tap DancerMattapan, MA
2008 USA Fellow
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
ChoreographerTallahassee, FL
2008 USA Fellow
Joe Goode
ChoreographerBerkeley, CA
2008 USA Fellow
Pat Graney
ChoreographerSeattle, WA
2008 USA Fellow
Anna Halprin
Avant-garde Dancer and ChoreographerGreenbrae, CA
2007 USA Fellow
Benjamin Millepied
Ballet Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow
Bill T. Jones
Dancer and ChoreographerValley Cottage, NY
2007 USA Fellow
Joanna Haigood
ChoreographerBolinas, CA
2007 USA Fellow
Rennie Harris
Dancer and ChoreographerPhiladelphia, PA
2007 USA Fellow
Shen Wei
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow
Alonzo King
Dancer and ChoreographerSan Francisco, CA
2006 USA Fellow
Eiko and Koma
Dancers and ChoreographersNew York, NY
2006 USA Fellow
Ralph Lemon
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2006 USA Fellow
Ronald K. Brown
Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2006 USA Fellow