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.

Abdu Ali
Musician and Multidisciplinary ArtistBaltimore, MD
2023 USA Fellow

Alex Marzano-Lesnevich
WriterPortland, ME
2023 USA Fellow

Alexis Hope
Designer and MusicianSeattle, WA and Cambridge, MA
2023 USA Fellow

Angela Washko
Media ArtistPittsburgh, PA
2023 USA Fellow

Angelo Madsen Minax
Interdisciplinary FilmmakerBurlington, VT and New York, NY
2023 USA Fellow

Antoine Hunter, Purple Fire Crow
Producer, Choreographer, Director, and Deaf AdvocateOakland, CA
2023 USA Fellow

Arooj Aftab
MusicianNew York, NY
2023 USA Fellow

Ashwini Bhat
Transdisciplinary ArtistPenngrove, 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

Barbara Teller Ornelas
Navajo Tapestry WeaverTucson, AZ
2023 USA Fellow

Brenton Jordan
Storyteller, Stickman, and Ring ShouterEulonia, GA
2023 USA Fellow

Bryan C. Lee Jr
Design Justice ArchitectNew Orleans, LA
2023 USA Fellow

Bukola Koiki
Conceptual Fiber ArtistPortland, ME
2023 USA Fellow

Carolina Caycedo
ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2023 USA Fellow

Christine Sun Kim
ArtistUS and Germany,
2023 USA Fellow

Cristal Chanelle Truscott
Ensemble Theatre Artist and Culture WorkerChicago, IL
2023 USA Fellow

Deanna Van Buren
Architect and Analogue Immersive Installation ArtistOakland, CA
2023 USA Fellow

devynn emory
Choreographer, Dancer, and Multidisciplinary ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2023 USA Fellow

Eduardo Alegría
Queer StorytellerSan Juan, Puerto Rico
2023 USA Fellow

Eisa Davis
Writer, Composer, and PerformerBrooklyn, NY
2023 USA Fellow
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Ernestine Shaankaláxt’ Hayes
WriterJuneau, AK
2023 USA Fellow

Grace Lee
FilmmakerLos Angeles, CA
2023 USA Fellow

Guadalupe Maravilla
Transdisciplinary Visual Artist, Choreographer, and HealerBrooklyn, NY
2023 USA Fellow

Hong Hong
Painter and PapermakerBeverly, MA
2023 USA Fellow

Ilya Kaminsky
PoetAtlanta, GA
2023 USA Fellow

Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
Filmmaker and Civic Media WorkerMiami, FL
2023 USA Fellow

Jlin
Electronic ComposerGary, IN
2023 USA Fellow

Kattorris Bang! (Nathalie Nia Faulk and indee mitchell)
Cultural Organizers and PerformersNew Orleans, LA
2023 USA Fellow

Kite
Artist, Composer, and AcademicTulsa, OK
2023 USA Fellow

Krystal C. Mack
Food Designer and Social Practice ArtistBaltimore, MD
2023 USA Fellow

Leslie Ishii
Theatre-Maker and Social Justice ActivistJuneau, AK
2023 USA Fellow

Loira Limbal
FilmmakerCarolina, Puerto Rico
2023 USA Fellow

Luis Alvaro Sahagun Nuño
Interdisciplinary Artist and RitualistChicago, IL
2023 USA Fellow

M.G. Evangelista
Writer and DirectorLos Angeles, CA
2023 USA Fellow

Marques Hanalei Marzan
Fiber Arts Knowledge BearerHonolulu, HI
2023 USA Fellow

Natalie Ball
Visual ArtistChiloquin, RA (OR)
2023 USA Fellow

Noemí Segarra Ramírez
Movement ArtistSan Juan, Puerto Rico
2023 USA Fellow

Ofelia Zepeda
PoetTuscon, AZ
2023 USA Fellow

Rasheedah Phillips
Interdisciplinary Artist and Experimental WriterPhiladelphia, PA
2023 USA Fellow

Roquin-Jon Quichocho Siongco
Weaver and Fashion DesignerYigu, Guåhan
2023 USA Fellow

Sharon Bridgforth
Writer and Performing ArtistInglewood, CA
2023 USA Fellow

Syd Carpenter
Sculptor and CeramicistPhiladelphia, PA
2023 USA Fellow

Thaddeus Mosley
SculptorPittsburgh, PA
2023 USA Fellow

Winnie Owens-Hart
Ceramic ArtistFalls Church, VA
2023 USA Fellow

Alison Croney Moses
Multidisciplinary Artist and MakerBoston, MA
2022 USA Fellow

American Artist
Artist and EducatorNew York, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Andrea Carlson
PainterChicago, IL
2022 USA Fellow

Andy Slater
Media ArtistBerwyn, IL
2022 USA Fellow

Assia Boundaoui
DocumentarianBridgeview, IL and Chicago, IL
2022 USA Fellow

Brett Ratliff
Traditional Appalachian MusicianLexington, KY
2022 USA Fellow

César Castro, Jarochelo
Maestro SoneroLos Angeles, CA
2022 USA Fellow

Chen Chen
PoetWaltham, MA
2022 USA Fellow

Craig Taborn
Pianist, Composer, and Electronic MusicianBrooklyn, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Critical Design Lab
Critical Design CollectiveNashville, TN and Troy, NY and Lenapehoking (Brooklyn), NY
2022 USA Fellow

Dawn Lundy Martin
Poet and WriterPittsburgh, PA
2022 USA Fellow

DeLanna Studi
Actor, Playwright, Artistic Director, and AdvocateCherokee Nation, OK
2022 USA Fellow

Design Earth
ArchitectsCambridge, MA
2022 USA Fellow

Diane Paragas
FilmmakerBrooklyn, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Dream The Combine
Installation Artists and ArchitectsMinneapolis, MN and Ithaca, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Ekwa Msangi
Writer and DirectorBrooklyn, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Elegance Bratton
Writer and DirectorBaltimore, MD
2022 USA Fellow

Emmy Pérez
PoetMcAllen, TX
2022 USA Fellow

Germane Barnes
ArchitectMiami, FL
2022 USA Fellow

Grace Talusan
Multigenre WriterBoston, MA
2022 USA Fellow

Indira Allegra
Performance Artist and SculptorOakland, CA
2022 USA Fellow

Jeff Parker
Musician and ComposerAltadena, CA
2022 USA Fellow

Jenn Freeman | Po’Chop
Multidisciplinary Artist and Burlesque PerformerChicago, IL
2022 USA Fellow

Jin Hi Kim
Composer and Electric Komungo PerformerBridgeport, CT
2022 USA Fellow

JJJJJerome Ellis
Experimental Composer and PoetVirginia Beach, VA
2022 USA Fellow

Jordan Nassar
Multidisciplinary ArtistNew York, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Jordan Weber
Regenerative Land SculptorCambridge, MA and Des Moines, IA
2022 USA Fellow

Jorge González Santos
Installation Artist and EducatorBorikén, PR
2022 USA Fellow

Jovencio de la Paz
WeaverEugene, OR
2022 USA Fellow

Karen Ann Hoffman
Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork ArtistStevens Point, WI
2022 USA Fellow

Keisha Rae Witherspoon
FilmmakerMiami, FL
2022 USA Fellow

Kenny Endo
Taiko ArtistHonolulu, HI
2022 USA Fellow

Kiese Laymon
WriterOxford, MS
2022 USA Fellow

Lars America Jan
Director and ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2022 USA Fellow

Las Imaginistas
Skyborgs (Sociocultural Cyborgs for Nature and Collective Liberation)Rio Grande Delta Carrizo Comecrudo Territory Maiza, and Brownsville, TX
2022 USA Fellow

Laura Ortman
Musician and ComposerBrooklyn, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Leroy F. Moore Jr.
PoetLos Angeles, CA
2022 USA Fellow

Lonnie Holley
Sculptor, Painter, and MusicianAtlanta, GA
2022 USA Fellow

luciana achugar
Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Machine Dazzle
Artist and DesignerNew York, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Marga Gomez
Writer and PerformerSan Francisco, CA
2022 USA Fellow

Martha Redbone
Vocalist, Songwriter, Composer, and EducatorBrooklyn, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Marty Two Bulls Jr.
Interdisciplinary ArtistRapid City, SD
2022 USA Fellow

Melissa Cody
Textile ArtistLong Beach, CA
2022 USA Fellow

Nataki Garrett
Artistic Leader, Theatremaker, and FilmmakerAshland, OR
2022 USA Fellow

Netta Yerushalmy
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Nicole Marroquin
Interdisciplinary Artist, Educator, and ResearcherChicago, IL
2022 USA Fellow

Nina Cooke John
Architect and Public ArtistMontclair, NJ
2022 USA Fellow

Olu Oguibe
Conceptual ArtistVernon Rockville, CT
2022 USA Fellow

Peggie L Hartwell
Narrative Quilt ArtistSummerville, SC
2022 USA Fellow

Peter Williams
Culture Bearer, Artist, Designer, and EducatorSitka, AK
2022 USA Fellow

Peter Williams
PainterWilmington, DE
2022 USA Fellow

Pramila Vasudevan
Choreographer and Transdisciplinary ArtistSt. Paul, MN
2022 USA Fellow

Qacung
Indigenous MusicianBethel, AK
2022 USA Fellow

Robert Andy Coombs
Fine Art PhotographerMiami, FL
2022 USA Fellow

Rosy Simas
Transdisciplinary and Dance ArtistMni Sota Makoce, MN
2022 USA Fellow

Salome Asega
New Media ArtistNew York, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Sharif Bey
CeramicistSyracuse, NY
2022 USA Fellow

Sharif Farrag
Multidisciplinary ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2022 USA Fellow

SO – IL
ArchitectsBrooklyn, NY
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

Aki Sasamoto
Installation and Performance ArtistNew York, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Alexander Chee
Novelist and EssayistBradford, VT
2021 USA Fellow

Amber Cowan
Glass ArtistPhiladelphia, PA
2021 USA Fellow

Basil Kincaid
Quilter, Ritualist, and HealerSt. Louis, MO
2021 USA Fellow

Bisa Butler
Portrait QuilterWest Orange, NJ
2021 USA Fellow

Cannupa Hanska Luger
Multidisciplinary Artist and FuturistGlorieta, NM
2021 USA Fellow

Carmelita Tropicana
Playwright and PerformerNew York, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Carolyn L. Mazloomi
QuilterWest Chester, OH
2021 USA Fellow

Carolyn Lazard
Multidisciplinary ArtistPhiladelphia, PA
2021 USA Fellow

Christopher Chen
PlaywrightSan Francisco, CA
2021 USA Fellow

Cynthia Oliver
Choreographer and PerformerUrbana, IL
2021 USA Fellow

Danez Smith
Poet and WriterMinneapolis, MN
2021 USA Fellow

Daniel Lind-Ramos
Assemblage Sculptor and PainterLoíza, PR
2021 USA Fellow

Darius Clark Monroe
FilmmakerBrooklyn, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Delina White
Native American Fashion Designer, Jewelry Maker, and Beadwork ArtistWalker, MN
2021 USA Fellow

Diedrick Brackens
WeaverLos Angeles, CA
2021 USA Fellow

Dunya Mikhail
Poet and WriterSterling Heights, MI
2021 USA Fellow

Edward "Kidd" Jordan
Jazz Musician, Saxophonist, and EducatorNew Orleans, LA
2021 USA Fellow

Elizabeth McCracken
Multi-genre WriterAustin, TX
2021 USA Fellow

Emily Johnson
Choreographer and Body-Based ArtistNew York, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Erin M. Riley
Tapestry WeaverBrooklyn, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Eve L. Ewing
Writer and ScholarChicago, IL
2021 USA Fellow

Faren Humes
FilmmakerMiami, FL
2021 USA Fellow

Geo Soctomah Neptune
Basketry Artist and PerformerMotahkomikuk, ME
2021 USA Fellow

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Poet and WriterNorman, OK
2021 USA Fellow

Idris Goodwin
Breakbeat Poet and PlaywrightColorado Springs, CO
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

Jennifer Bonner / MALL
ArchitectPortland, OR
2021 USA Fellow

Jennifer Reeder
FilmmakerChicago, IL and Hammond, IN
2021 USA Fellow

Jibz Cameron
PerformerLos Angeles, CA
2021 USA Fellow

Karen Zacarías
Playwright and ActivistWashington, DC
2021 USA Fellow

Kawika Lum-Nelmida
Hawaiian Feather ArtistHonolulu, HI
2021 USA Fellow

Lauren Lee McCarthy
Performance ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2021 USA Fellow

Lex Brown
Multimedia Poet and PerformerPhiladelphia, PA
2021 USA Fellow

Macha Colón
Undisciplined CreatorSan Juan, PR
2021 USA Fellow

Maria Gaspar
Interdisciplinary ArtistChicago, IL
2021 USA Fellow

Martha Gonzalez
Chicana Musician and ArtivistaLos Angeles, CA
2021 USA Fellow

Mazz Swift
Violinist, Composer, and ConductorBrooklyn, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Mia Katigbak
Actor-ManagerNew York, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Morehshin Allahyari
Media Artist, Activist, and WriterBrooklyn, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Mother Cyborg
Multimedia Artist, Educator, and OrganizerDetroit, MI
2021 USA Fellow

Naima Ramos-Chapman
FilmmakerBrooklyn, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Natalie Y. Moore
Author, Journalist, and PlaywrightChicago, IL
2021 USA Fellow

Nathan P Jackson
Traditional Woodcarver and SculptorKetchikan, AK
2021 USA Fellow

Ni'Ja Whitson
Multidisciplinary Artist, Performer, and WriterLos Angeles, CA
2021 USA Fellow

Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Painter and Mixed Media ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2021 USA Fellow

Ocean Vuong
Poet and WriterNorthampton, MA
2021 USA Fellow

Ofelia Esparza
Altarista (Alter-maker)East Los Angeles, CA
2021 USA Fellow

Olalekan Jeyifous
Speculative Architect and Public ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2021 USA Fellow

rafa esparza
Multidisciplinary ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2021 USA Fellow

Salvador Jiménez-Flores
Interdisciplinary Artist and CeramicistChicago, IL
2021 USA Fellow

Sandra Delgado
Playwright and ActorChicago, IL
2021 USA Fellow

Sharon Hayes
Multidisciplinary ArtistPhiladelphia, PA
2021 USA Fellow

Stephanie Dinkins
New Media ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Stephen Maing
Documentary FilmmakerNew York, NY
2021 USA Fellow

Tiff Massey
Interdisciplinary ArtistDetroit, MI
2021 USA Fellow

Tomeka Reid
Cellist, Composer, Bandleader, and OrganizerChicago, IL
2021 USA Fellow

Wadada Leo Smith
Creative Composer and TrumpeterNew Haven, CT
2021 USA Fellow

Walter Hood
Landscape and Public ArtistOakland, CA
2021 USA Fellow

Aaron McIntosh
Cross-Disciplinary Artist and QuiltmakerKingsport, TN
2020 USA Fellow

Abby Zbikowski
Choreographer and DancerUrbana, IL
2020 USA Fellow

Anthony Braxton
ComposerHamden, CT
2020 USA Fellow

Bing Liu
FilmmakerChicago, IL
2020 USA Fellow

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Theater Artist and WriterBrooklyn, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Cameron Rowland
Visual ArtistQueens, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Christina Anderson
PlaywrightProvidence, RI
2020 USA Fellow

Clint Ramos
Theater and Film DesignerNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Courtney Bryan
Composer and PianistNew Orleans, LA
2020 USA Fellow

Crystal Wilkinson
Fiction WriterLexington, KY
2020 USA Fellow

Del Harrow
CeramicistFort Collins, CO
2020 USA Fellow

Delores Churchill
Haida WeaverKetchikan, AK
2020 USA Fellow

Dianne McIntyre
Choreographer, Dancer, and Dance-Driven DramatistCleveland, OH and New York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Dom Flemons, The American Songster
Multi-Instrumentalist, Historian, and SongsterSilver Spring, MD
2020 USA Fellow

Edwidge Danticat
Multigenre WriterMiami, FL
2020 USA Fellow

Elizabeth Streb
Extreme Action ChoreographerNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Guadalupe Rosales
New Media and Installation ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2020 USA Fellow

Hamid Rahmanian
Designer and DirectorBrooklyn, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Hanif Abdurraqib
Critic and WriterColumbus, OH
2020 USA Fellow

Howardena Pindell
Painter and Visual ArtistNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Painter, Printmaker, and Multidisciplinary ArtistCorrales, NM
2020 USA Fellow

Jennifer Ling Datchuk
Multimedia CeramicistSan Antonio, TX
2020 USA Fellow

Jericho Brown
PoetAtlanta, GA
2020 USA Fellow

Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas
Theater MakerNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Kevin Locke
Traditional and Cultural ArtistWakpala, SD
2020 USA Fellow

Lani Strong Hotch
Northwest Coast Textile ArtistKlukwan, AK
2020 USA Fellow

Laurie Woolery
Director and Citizen ArtistNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Linda Sikora
CeramicistAlfred Station, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Lisa Nelson
Experimental Choreographer and DancerEast Charleston, VT
2020 USA Fellow

Martine Syms
Multidisciplinary ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2020 USA Fellow

Matthew Angelo Harrison
Multidisciplinary ArtistDetroit, MI
2020 USA Fellow

Melvin Edwards
SculptorNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

MOS
ArchitectsNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Nari Ward
Installation Artist and SculptorNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Nathalie Joachim
Flutist, Composer, and VocalistChicago, IL
2020 USA Fellow

Nicole Mitchell
Flutist, Conceptualist, and ComposerPittsburgh, PA
2020 USA Fellow

Pamela Z
Composer, Performer, and VocalistSan Francisco, CA
2020 USA Fellow

Patty Chang
Multidisciplinary ArtistAltadena, CA
2020 USA Fellow

RaMell Ross
Liberated DocumentarianProvidence, RI and Greensboro, AL
2020 USA Fellow

Sara Zewde
Landscape Architect and Public ArtistHarlem, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Sarah Broom
Multigenre WriterNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Sharon Olds
PoetNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Slow and Steady Wins the Race by Mary Ping
DesignerNew York, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Sophia Nahli Allison
Experimental Documentary FilmmakerLos Angeles, CA and Durham, NC
2020 USA Fellow

Surya Mattu
Artist, Engineer, and JournalistBrooklyn, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Sylvie Courvoisier
Composer and PianistBrooklyn, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Tatsu Aoki
Musician, Composer, and EducatorChicago, IL
2020 USA Fellow

Wendy Maruyama
Furniture Maker and WoodworkerSan Diego, CA
2020 USA Fellow

Will Rawls
Choreographer and DancerBrooklyn, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Yasmin Elayat
Immersive DirectorBrooklyn, NY
2020 USA Fellow

Alice Sheppard
Dancer and ChoreographerLos Altos, CA
2019 USA Fellow

Allison Akootchook Warden
Multidisciplinary Artist and PerformerAnchorage, AK
2019 USA Fellow

Arthur López
Wood SculptorSanta Fe, NM
2019 USA Fellow

Carole Frances Lung
Social Practice and Performance ArtistLong Beach, CA
2019 USA Fellow

Cecilia Vicuña
Multidisciplinary Artist and PoetNew York, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Charlotte Brathwaite
DirectorNew York, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Complex Movements
Installation and Performance CollectiveDetroit, MI
2019 USA Fellow

Coulter Fussell
QuilterWater Valley, MS
2019 USA Fellow

David Dorfman
ChoreographerNew London, CT
2019 USA Fellow

Dyani White Hawk
Painter and Multimedia ArtistMinneapolis, MN
2019 USA Fellow

Erin Besler and Ian Besler
Architects and DesignersPrinceton, NJ and Brooklyn, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Firelei Báez
Multidisciplinary ArtistNew York, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
DramatistSanta Barbara, CA
2019 USA Fellow

Gabriel Frey
Traditional BasketmakerOrono, ME
2019 USA Fellow

Helado Negro
Avant-Pop Musician and PerformerBrooklyn, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Hyphen-Labs
DesignersNew York, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Janice Lessman-Moss
Digital WeaverKent, OH
2019 USA Fellow

Jen Shyu
Vocalist and ComposerBrooklyn, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Juan Díes
Mexican Folk MusicianChicago, IL
2019 USA Fellow

Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar
Documentary FilmmakersYellow Springs, OH
2019 USA Fellow

Juliana Huxtable
Multidisciplinary Artist and WriterBrooklyn, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Kaneza Schaal
Theater ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Keller Easterling
Writer and DesignerNew Haven, CT and New York, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Lenora Lee
Dancer and ChoreographerSan Francisco, CA
2019 USA Fellow

Lesley Nneka Arimah
Fiction WriterMinneapolis, MN
2019 USA Fellow

Lisa Armstrong
JournalistBrooklyn, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Lucia Cuba
Designer and Textile ArtistNew York, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Lynda Barry
CartoonistFootville, WI
2019 USA Fellow

Merián Soto
Dancer and ChoreographerPhiladelphia, PA
2019 USA Fellow

Michelle Holzapfel
Wood CarverMarlboro, VT
2019 USA Fellow

Mitra Kaboli
Multimedia Artist and PodcasterBrooklyn, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Nuotama Frances Bodomo
FilmmakerQueens, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Ramona S. Diaz
Documentary FilmmakerBaltimore, MD
2019 USA Fellow

Rashida Bumbray
Choreographer and PerformerBrooklyn, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Rebecca Gayle Howell
PoetLexington, KY
2019 USA Fellow

Reena Esmail
ComposerPasadena, CA
2019 USA Fellow

Roscoe Mitchell
Multi-Instrumentalist and ComposerOakland, CA
2019 USA Fellow

Samuel Harvey
CeramicistAspen, CO
2019 USA Fellow

Simone Leigh
Multidisciplinary ArtistNew York, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Susie Ibarra
Percussionist and ComposerNew Paltz, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Tarfia Faizullah
PoetDallas, TX and Chicago, IL
2019 USA Fellow

Teo Castellanos
Theater ArtistMiami, FL
2019 USA Fellow

Tunde Olaniran
Pop Musician and PerformerFlint, MI
2019 USA Fellow

Wu Tsang
Filmmaker and ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2019 USA Fellow

Yara Travieso
Director, Choreographer, and FilmmakerBrooklyn, NY
2019 USA Fellow

Abigail DeVille
Installation ArtistBronx, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Allison Orr
ChoreographerAustin, TX
2018 USA Fellow

Amanda Williams
Public ArtistChicago, IL
2018 USA Fellow

Amara Tabor-Smith
Dancer and ChoreographerOakland, CA
2018 USA Fellow

Amir ElSaffar
Trumpeter and ComposerNew York, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Bill Shannon
Performance and Video ArtistPittsburgh, PA
2018 USA Fellow

Cassils
Multidisciplinary and Performing ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2018 USA Fellow

Cauleen Smith
Multidisciplinary ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2018 USA Fellow

D.Y. Begay
Textile ArtistSanta Fe, NM
2018 USA Fellow

Danilo Pérez
Pianist and ComposerQuincy, MA
2018 USA Fellow

Dawn Nichols Walden
Basketry Fiber ArtistVulcan, MI
2018 USA Fellow

Dread Scott
Multidisciplinary ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Ebony G. Patterson
Painter and Mixed Media ArtistChicago, IL
2018 USA Fellow

Elaine McMillion Sheldon
FilmmakerCharleston, WV
2018 USA Fellow

Elissa Blount Moorhead, Arthur Jafa, and Malik Sayeed (TNEG)
FilmmakersBaltimore, MD
2018 USA Fellow

Fred Moten
Poet and Cultural CriticNew York, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Julia Galloway
PotterMissoula, MT
2018 USA Fellow

Las Nietas de Nonó
Performance ArtistsCarolina, PR
2018 USA Fellow

Lileana Blain-Cruz
Theater DirectorNew York, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Lucas Mann
Literary NonfictionProvidence, RI
2018 USA Fellow

Luis Alfaro
PlaywrightLos Angeles, CA
2018 USA Fellow

Martinez Studio
Weaver and Painter/DesignerDoor County, WI
2018 USA Fellow

Mary Kathryn Nagle
PlaywrightTulsa, OK
2018 USA Fellow

Molly McCully Brown
Poet and EssayistSweet Briar, VA
2018 USA Fellow

My Barbarian
Performance Art CollectiveLos Angeles, CA
2018 USA Fellow

Norman Kelley
Architects and DesignersChicago, IL
2018 USA Fellow

Oguri
Dancer and ChoreographerVenice, CA
2018 USA Fellow

Okwui Okpokwasili
Performer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Patti Warashina
CeramicistSeattle, WA
2018 USA Fellow

Pepón Osorio
Installation ArtistPhiladelphia, PA
2018 USA Fellow

Ruthie Foster
Singer and SongwriterSan Marcos, TX
2018 USA Fellow

Somi
Vocalist and SongwriterNew York, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Sonya Kelliher-Combs
Mixed-Media ArtistAnchorage, AK
2018 USA Fellow

Starlee Kine
Podcaster and WriterBrooklyn, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Susan Muaddi Darraj
Writer, FictionPhoenix, MD
2018 USA Fellow

Tania León
Composer and ConductorNyack, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Tarell Alvin McCraney
WriterMiami, FL
2018 USA Fellow

Terence Blanchard
Trumpeter and ComposerNew Orleans, LA
2018 USA Fellow

Terence Nance
ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Tony Marsh
CeramicistSan Pedro, CA
2018 USA Fellow

Toshi Reagon
MusicianBrooklyn, NY
2018 USA Fellow

Tyshawn Sorey
Composer and MusicianNew Haven, CT
2018 USA Fellow

Vanessa German
Sculptor and Citizen ArtistPittsburgh, PA
2018 USA Fellow

Warren Newton Seelig
SculptorRockland, ME
2018 USA Fellow

Wayne Shorter
ComposerLos Angeles, CA
2018 USA Fellow

Amitava Kumar
Multigenre Writer and JournalistPoughkeepsie, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Anna Hepler
SculptorEastport, ME
2016 USA Fellow

Annabeth Rosen
CeramicistDavis, CA
2016 USA Fellow

April Surgent
Glass EngraverPort Townsend, WA
2016 USA Fellow

Beatriz Santiago Muñoz
Experimental FilmmakerSan Juan, PR
2016 USA Fellow

Charles Atlas
Multimedia ArtistNew York, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Cherice Harrison-Nelson
Ceremonial Dress ArtistNew Orleans, LA
2016 USA Fellow

Claudia Rankine
PoetClaremont, CA
2016 USA Fellow

Daniel Alexander Jones
Theater Artist and PerformerBronx, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Dianne Reeves
VocalistDenver, CO
2016 USA Fellow

Donna Uchizono
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Eddy Kwon
Composer and ViolinistCincinnati, OH
2016 USA Fellow

Ernie Marsh
Bit & Spur Maker and SilversmithLovell, WY
2016 USA Fellow

Faye Driscoll
Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Hirokazu Kosaka
Performance Artist and Japanese ArcherTorrance, CA
2016 USA Fellow

Jacolby Satterwhite
Multidisciplinary Artist and PerformerNew York, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Janet Echelman
Sculptor and Public ArtistBrookline, MA
2016 USA Fellow

Jefferson Pinder
Multidisciplinary Artist and PerformerChicago, IL
2016 USA Fellow

Johnston Marklee
ArchitectsLos Angeles, CA
2016 USA Fellow

Lauren Fensterstock
Sculptor and Installation ArtistPortland, ME
2016 USA Fellow

Laurie Jo Reynolds
Social Practice ArtistChicago, IL
2016 USA Fellow

Lynn Hershman Leeson
FilmmakerSan Francisco, CA
2016 USA Fellow

Michelle Dorrance
Tap Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Mike Reed
Drummer and ComposerChicago, IL
2016 USA Fellow

Miranda July
Filmmaker, Writer, and PerformerLos Angeles, CA
2016 USA Fellow

Peggy Shaw
Theater Artist and PerformerNew York, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Piper Shepard
Fiber ArtistBaltimore, MD
2016 USA Fellow

Quique Rivera
Filmmaker and AnimatorGlendale, CA
2016 USA Fellow

Randy Weston
Pianist and ComposerBrooklyn, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Raphael Xavier
Hip hop/Breaker and ChoreographerPhiladelphia, PA
2016 USA Fellow

Raven Chacon
ComposerAlbuquerque, NM
2016 USA Fellow

Roberto Lugo
PotterMarlboro, VT
2016 USA Fellow

Rosie Herrera
Dancer and ChoreographerMiami, FL
2016 USA Fellow

Senga Nengudi
Sculptor and Installation ArtistColorado Springs, CO
2016 USA Fellow

Shirin Neshat
Filmmaker and Multimedia ArtistNew York, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Stanley Whitney
PainterNew York, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Steve Paxton
Experimental Dancer and ChoreographerEast Charleston, VT
2016 USA Fellow

Steven Paul Judd
FilmmakerNorman, OK
2016 USA Fellow

Teri Greeves
BeadworkerSanta Fe, NM
2016 USA Fellow

Vicky Holt Takamine
Kumu Hula MasterAiea, HI
2016 USA Fellow

Vijay Iyer
Composer and PianistNew York, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Vivian Beer
Furniture Designer and MakerManchester, NH
2016 USA Fellow

Winfred Rembert
PainterNew Haven, CT
2016 USA Fellow

Young Jean Lee
Playwright and Theater DirectorBrooklyn, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Yvonne Rainer
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2016 USA Fellow

Adrian Matejka
PoetBloomington, IN
2015 USA Fellow

Amos Paul Kennedy
PrintmakerDetroit, MI
2015 USA Fellow

Anne Wilson
Multidisciplinary and Fiber ArtistEvanston, IL
2015 USA Fellow

Ayumi Horie
PotterPortland, ME
2015 USA Fellow

Camille A. Brown
Dancer and ChoreographerJamacia, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Chat Travieso
Designer and Public ArtistNew York, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Cristina Córdova
CeramicistPenland, NC
2015 USA Fellow

Da-ka-xeen Mehner
Multidisciplinary ArtistFairbanks, AK
2015 USA Fellow

David Lang
ComposerNew York, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Dawoud Bey
PhotographerChicago, IL
2015 USA Fellow

Deborah Stratman
FilmmakerChicago, IL
2015 USA Fellow

Diego Romero
CeramicistSanta Fe, NM
2015 USA Fellow

Frank Big Bear
Painter and Mixed-Media ArtistsDuluth, MN
2015 USA Fellow

Invincible ill Weaver
Lyricist and Performance ArtistDetroit, MI
2015 USA Fellow

Jackie Sibblies Drury
PlaywrightBrooklyn, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Jasiri X
Hip-Hop Artist and ActivistPittsburgh , PA
2015 USA Fellow

Joe Louis Walker
Guitarist and Singer-SongwriterPoughkeepsie, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Jonah Bokaer
ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Jonathan Muecke
Designer and ArchitectSt. Paul, MN
2015 USA Fellow

Judith Baca
Painter and MuralistVenice, CA
2015 USA Fellow

Kade Twist
Multimedia ArtistSanta Fe, NM
2015 USA Fellow

Kathleen Carlo-Kendall
Athabaskan Mask Maker and CarverFairbanks, AK
2015 USA Fellow

Mark Hewitt
PotterPittsboro, NC
2015 USA Fellow

Mary Louise Defender Wilson
Storyteller and Traditional ArtistFlasher, ND
2015 USA Fellow

Maya Beiser
CellistBronx, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Mickalene Thomas
Painter and Multimedia ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Narcissister
Performance ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Paul Pfeiffer
Video & Installation ArtistNew York, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Peter Nicks
Documentary FilmmakerOakland, CA
2015 USA Fellow

Rudresh Mahanthappa
Alto Saxophonist and ComposerMontclair, NJ
2015 USA Fellow

Shan Goshorn
BasketmakerTulsa, OK
2015 USA Fellow

Shara Nova
Songwriter and Multi-InstrumentalistDetroit, MI
2015 USA Fellow

Sidonka Wadina
Weaver and Folk PainterLyons, WI
2015 USA Fellow

Teju Cole
Fiction WriterBrooklyn, NY
2015 USA Fellow

Therman Statom
Sculptor and Glass BlowerOmaha, NE
2015 USA Fellow

Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands
Dancers and ChoreographersSt. Paul, MN
2015 USA Fellow

Achy Obejas
Fiction Writer, Journalist, and PoetOakland, CA
2014 USA Fellow

Alejandro Cerrudo
Dancer and ChoreographerChicago, IL
2014 USA Fellow

Alison Brown
Banjo Player and ComposerNashville, TN
2014 USA Fellow

Chris Abani
Multigenre WriterEvanston, IL
2014 USA Fellow

d. Sabela grimes
Dancer and ChoreographerLos Angeles, CA
2014 USA Fellow

Daniel Woodrell
Fiction WriterWest Plains, MO
2014 USA Fellow

Daoud Haroon
Trombonist and PercussionistDurham, NC
2014 USA Fellow

Darryl Montana
Master Mardi Gras SuitmakerNew Orleans, LA
2014 USA Fellow

Doris Sung
Architect and DesignerRolling Hills, CA
2014 USA Fellow

Edouard Duval Carrié
Painter and SculptorMiami, FL
2014 USA Fellow

Einar de la Torre and Jamex de la Torre
Mixed-Media Artists and Glass BlowersSan Diego, CA
2014 USA Fellow

Ken Jacobs
Experimental FilmmakerNew York, NY
2014 USA Fellow

Kia Corthron
Playwright and Fiction WriterNew York, NY
2014 USA Fellow

LaToya Ruby Frazier
PhotographerChicago, IL
2014 USA Fellow

Leslie Hewitt
Photographer and SculptorNew York , NY
2014 USA Fellow

Marcus Amerman
Traditional BeadworkerKooskia, ID
2014 USA Fellow

Marlon Blackwell
ArchitectFayetteville, AR
2014 USA Fellow

Mary Heilmann
PainterNew York, NY
2014 USA Fellow

Meshell Ndegeocello
Bassist and SongwriterBrooklyn, NY
2014 USA Fellow

Natalie Diaz
PoetMohave Valley, AZ
2014 USA Fellow

Peter Bagge
CartoonistSeattle, WA
2014 USA Fellow

Rigoberto González
Multigenre WriterForest Hills, NY
2014 USA Fellow

RoseAnne Spradlin
ChoreographerNew York, NY
2014 USA Fellow

Ryan White and Ben Cotner
Documentary FilmmakersLos Angeles, CA
2014 USA Fellow

Sandow Birk
Multimedia ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2014 USA Fellow

Sibyl Kempson
Playwright and PerformerNew York, NY
2014 USA Fellow

Sigrid Gilmer
PlaywrightLos Angeles, CA
2014 USA Fellow

Sydney Freeland
FilmmakerLos Angeles, CA
2014 USA Fellow

Tip Toland
CeramicistVaughn, WA
2014 USA Fellow

Wangechi Mutu
Visual ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2014 USA Fellow

Willie Birch
Painter and SculptorNew Orleans, LA
2014 USA Fellow

Yowei Shaw
Radio ProducerPhiladelphia, PA
2014 USA Fellow

Adrian Castro
Poet and Performance ArtistMiami, FL
2012 USA Fellow

Adrienne Kennedy
PlaywrightWilliamsburg, VA
2012 USA Fellow

Aleksandar Hemon
Fiction WriterChicago, IL
2012 USA Fellow

Alison Saar
Sculptor and Installation ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2012 USA Fellow

Annie Proulx
Fiction WriterSaratoga, WY
2012 USA Fellow

Annie-B Parson
Theater DirectorBrooklyn, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Barry Jenkins
FilmmakerOakland, CA
2012 USA Fellow

C.E. Morgan
Fiction WriterBerea, KY
2012 USA Fellow

Claire Lynch
Singer and SongwriterNashville, TN
2012 USA Fellow

Coco Fusco
Visual ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Colin Jacobsen and Eric Jacobsen
Composers / Violinist and CellistBrooklyn, NY
2012 USA Fellow

David Hartt
Multimedia ArtistChicago, IL
2012 USA Fellow

David Henry Hwang
PlaywrightBrooklyn, NY
2012 USA Fellow

David Thomson
Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Edgar Heap of Birds
Visual ArtistOklahoma City, OK
2012 USA Fellow

Edward White
ComposerLouisville, KY
2012 USA Fellow

Eugene Rodriguez
Mexican Folk MusicianRichmond, CA
2012 USA Fellow

Guillermo Gomez-Peña
Performance ArtistSan Francisco, CA
2012 USA Fellow

Jack DeJohnette
Drummer, Pianist, and ComposerWillow, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Jacqueline Goss
Filmmaker and AnimatorTivoli, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Jesse Reiser & Nanako Umemoto
ArchitectsNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Joanie Madden
Traditional Irish Flutist and ComposerYonkers, NY
2012 USA Fellow

John Kelly
Multidisciplinary Artist and PerformerNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Kate Orff
Landscape ArchitectNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Keith Hennessy
Dancer and ChoreographerSan Francisco, CA
2012 USA Fellow

Kerry Tribe
Multimedia ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2012 USA Fellow

Kurt Weiser
CeramicistTempe, AZ
2012 USA Fellow

Kyle Abraham
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow

LeAnne Howe
WriterAthens, GA
2012 USA Fellow

Lee Isaac Chung
Multigenre WriterNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Leon Niehues
BasketmakerHuntsville, AR
2012 USA Fellow

Luis Camnitzer
Conceptual ArtistNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich
ArchitectsLos Angeles, CA
2012 USA Fellow

Marcus Gardley
Poet and PlaywrightNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Margaret Brown
Documentary FilmmakerMobile, AL
2012 USA Fellow

Micheline Aharonian Marcom
Fiction WriterBerkeley, CA
2012 USA Fellow

Myra Mimlitsch-Gray
MetalsmithStone Ridge, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Nicholas Galanin
Multidisciplinary ArtistSitka, AK
2012 USA Fellow

Nicholas van der Kolk
PodcasterBerkeley, CA
2012 USA Fellow

Phil Solomon
Experimental FilmmakerBroomfield, CO
2012 USA Fellow

Ranee Ramaswamy
Bharatanatyam DancerMinneapolis, MN
2012 USA Fellow

Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia
FilmmakersNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow

Robbie McCauley
Playwright, Actor, and Theater DirectorBoston, MA
2012 USA Fellow

Rowland Ricketts
Textile ArtistBloomington, IN
2012 USA Fellow

Sibylle Peretti
Glass ArtistNew Orleans, LA
2012 USA Fellow

Stephen Luoni
Architect and DesignerFayetteville, AR
2012 USA Fellow

Theaster Gates
Social Practice ArtistChicago, IL
2012 USA Fellow

Tony Trischka
Banjo PlayerFair Lawn, NJ
2012 USA Fellow

Trisha Brown
ChoreographerNew York, NY
2012 USA Fellow

William Leavitt
Conceptual ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2012 USA Fellow

A. E. Stallings
Poet and TranslatorAthens, GA
2011 USA Fellow

Aaron Yakim
BasketmakerParkersburg, WV
2011 USA Fellow

Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano
ArchitectsNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Akio Takamori
CeramicistSeattle, WA
2011 USA Fellow

Allen Ruppersberg
Conceptual ArtistSanta Monica, CA
2011 USA Fellow

Annie Baker
PlaywrightBrooklyn, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Beth Lipman
Glass ArtistSheboygan Falls, WI
2011 USA Fellow

Campbell McGrath
PoetMiami Beach, FL
2011 USA Fellow

Carolee Schneemann
Multidisciplinary ArtistNew Paltz, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Dee Rees
Filmmaker and ScreenwriterLong Beach, CA
2011 USA Fellow

Donald Byrd
ChoreographerSeattle, WA
2011 USA Fellow

Elena Manferdini
ArchitectMarina del Rey, CA
2011 USA Fellow

George Lewis
ComposerNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Holcombe Waller
Composer, Vocalist, and PerformerPortland, OR
2011 USA Fellow

Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle
Multidisciplinary ArtistChicago, IL
2011 USA Fellow

J. Morgan Puett
Social Practice and Textile ArtistBeach Lake, PA
2011 USA Fellow

James Longley
Documentary FilmmakerSeattle, WA
2011 USA Fellow

Jenny E. Sabin
Architect and DesignerPhiladelphia, PA
2011 USA Fellow

John Collins
Theater DirectorNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

John Jasperse
ChoreographerNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

John Jota Leaños
Multimedia ArtistSan Francisco, CA
2011 USA Fellow

John Outterbridge
Mixed-Media ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2011 USA Fellow

Jon Eric Riis
Tapestry ArtistAtlanta, GA
2011 USA Fellow

Kara Oehler and Ann Heppermann
Radio ProducersCambridge, MA
2011 USA Fellow

Karen Tei Yamashita
Fiction Writer and PlaywrightSanta Cruz, CA
2011 USA Fellow

Kelly Reichardt
Filmmaker and ScreenwriterNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Kirk Lynn
Playwright and Fiction WriterAustin, TX
2011 USA Fellow

Lar Lubovitch
ChoreographerNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Lee Breuer
Playwright and Theater DirectorBrooklyn, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Lila Downs
Singer-SongwriterNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Liz Lerman
Dancer and ChoreographerBaltimore, MD
2011 USA Fellow

Lorraine O'Grady
Conceptual ArtistNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Mabel O. Wilson
ArchitectNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Manuel Barrueco
GuitaristLutherville Timonium, MD
2011 USA Fellow

Mary Ellen Childs
Composer and Multimedia ArtistMinneapolis, MN
2011 USA Fellow

Michelle Ellsworth
Dancer and Performance ArtistBoulder, CO
2011 USA Fellow

Mike Smith
PhotographerJohnson City, TN
2011 USA Fellow

Morgan Thorson
Dancer and ChoreographerMinneapolis, MN
2011 USA Fellow

Nancy Keystone
Theater DirectorLos Angeles, CA
2011 USA Fellow

Nora Chipaumire
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Octavio Solis
Playwright and Theater DirectorSan Francisco, CA
2011 USA Fellow

Roger Shimomura
PainterLawrence, KS
2011 USA Fellow

Sean Shepherd
ComposerNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Sonya Clark
Fiber ArtistRichmond, VA
2011 USA Fellow

Steve James
Documentary FilmmakerOak Park, IL
2011 USA Fellow

Sxip Shirey
Electro-Acoustic Composer and PerformerNew York, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Teresa Hernández
Theater ArtistSan Juan, PR
2011 USA Fellow

Terrance Hayes
PoetPittsburgh, PA
2011 USA Fellow

Tom Joyce
Blacksmith and SculptorSanta Fe, NM
2011 USA Fellow

Tze Chun
Filmmaker and ScreenwriterBrooklyn, NY
2011 USA Fellow

Allison Smith
Multidisciplinary ArtistOakland, CA
2010 USA Fellow

Almudena Carracedo
Documentary FilmmakerBrooklyn, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Anna Von Mertens
Textile ArtistPeterborough, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Anne Lewis
Documentary FilmmakerAustin, TX
2010 USA Fellow

Awilda Sterling-Duprey
Dancer and ChoreographerSan Juan, PR
2010 USA Fellow

Barrett Golding
Audio ProducerBozeman, MT
2010 USA Fellow

Bebe Miller
Dancer and ChoreographerUrbana, IL
2010 USA Fellow

Brighde Mullins
Playwright and PoetLos Angeles, CA
2010 USA Fellow

Carlyle Brown
Playwright and PerformerMinneapolis, MN
2010 USA Fellow

Charles Bowden
Nonfiction Writer and JournalistLas Cruces, NM
2010 USA Fellow

Cherien Dabis
FilmmakerNew York, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Danny Hoch
Theater Artist and PerformerBrooklyn, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Dara Birnbaum
Video and Installation ArtistNew York, NY
2010 USA Fellow

David Reinfurt
Graphic DesignerNew York, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Dayna Hanson
Choreographer and FilmmakerSeattle, WA
2010 USA Fellow

Deborah Hay
Experimental Dancer and ChoreographerAustin, TX
2010 USA Fellow

Doug Wheeler
Installation ArtistSanta Fe, NM
2010 USA Fellow

Doug Wright
Playwright and ScreenwriterNew York, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Gabriel Quinn Bauriedel, Dan Rothenberg, Dito van Reigersberg
Theater CompanyPhiladelphia, PA
2010 USA Fellow

Gabriela Lena Frank
Pianist and ComposerEmeryville, CA
2010 USA Fellow

Gerard Stropnicky
Theater ArtistDanville, PA
2010 USA Fellow

Glenn Ligon
Conceptual ArtistNew York, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Greg Lynn
ArchitectVenice, CA
2010 USA Fellow

Greg Tate
Cultural CriticNew York, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Guy Klucevsek
Accordionist and ComposerStaten Island, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Jennifer Heller Zurick
BasketmakerBerea, KY
2010 USA Fellow

Jeremy Frey
BasketmakerPrinceton, ME
2010 USA Fellow

Joyce Scott
Jewelry Maker and SculptorBaltimore, MD
2010 USA Fellow

Julie Archer
Set and Lighting DesignerNew York, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Khaled Mattawa
Poet and TranslatorAnn Arbor, MI
2010 USA Fellow

Laura Poitras
Documentary FilmmakerNew York, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Martin Espada
Poet, Essayist, and TranslatorAmherst, MA
2010 USA Fellow

Mary Lucier
Video and Installation ArtistCochecton, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Matthias Pliessnig
Furniture DesignerPhiladelphia, PA
2010 USA Fellow

Mel Chin
Conceptual ArtistBurnsville, NC
2010 USA Fellow

Michael Sherrill
Ceramicist and SculptorHendersonville, NC
2010 USA Fellow

Miguel Gutierrez
Dancer and ChoreographerBrooklyn, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Natalia Almada
Documentary FilmmakerSan Antonio, TX
2010 USA Fellow

Quiara Alegría Hudes
Playwright and ComposerNew York, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Rajiv Joseph
PlaywrightBrooklyn, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Ramin Bahrani
Director and ScreenwriterBrooklyn, NY
2010 USA Fellow

Renée Green
Multidisciplinary ArtistSan Francisco, CA
2010 USA Fellow

Rob Ickes
Dobro PlayerFranklin, TN
2010 USA Fellow

Siah Armajani
Installation and Public ArtistMinneapolis, MN
2010 USA Fellow

Susan Steinberg
Fiction WriterSan Francisco, CA
2010 USA Fellow

Teddy Cruz
ArchitectSan Diego, CA
2010 USA Fellow

Tina Mabry
Filmmaker and ScreenwriterLos Angeles, CA
2010 USA Fellow

Trey McIntyre
Dancer and ChoreographerBoise, ID
2010 USA Fellow

Uri Caine
Pianist and ComposerNew York, NY
2010 USA Fellow

W. A. Ehren Tool
CeramicistBerkeley, CA
2010 USA Fellow

Ai Ogawa
PoetStillwater, OK
2009 USA Fellow

Anna Deavere Smith
Actor and PlaywrightNew York, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Anthony Hernandez
PhotographerLos Angeles, CA
2009 USA Fellow

Antonya Nelson
Fiction WriterLas Cruces, NM
2009 USA Fellow

Beth Lo
CeramicistMissoula, MT
2009 USA Fellow

Brian Turner
Poet & EssayistFresno, CA
2009 USA Fellow

Charles Burnett
Filmmaker and ScreenwriterLos Angeles, CA
2009 USA Fellow

Cruz Angeles
Filmmaker and ScreenwriterBrooklyn, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Cyro Baptista
PercussionistTenafly, NJ
2009 USA Fellow

Dan Hurlin
Puppeteer & DirectorNew York, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Daniel Plonsey
Saxophonist and ComposerEl Cerrito, CA
2009 USA Fellow

Danongan Kalanduyan
Kulintang MusicianSouth San Francisco, CA
2009 USA Fellow

Dario Robleto
Sculptor and Installation ArtistHouston, TX
2009 USA Fellow

Dave McKenzie
Multidisciplinary Artist and PerformerBrooklyn, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Delores Lewis Garcia and Emma Lewis Mitchell
PottersSan Fidel, NM
2009 USA Fellow

Diana Al-Hadid
SculptorBrooklyn, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Dona Look
BasketmakerAlgoma, WI
2009 USA Fellow

Elizabeth Meister and Dan Collison
Radio ProducersThree Oaks, MI
2009 USA Fellow

Ella Jenkins
Folk Singer and ActressChicago, IL
2009 USA Fellow

Gilbert Hernandez
Graphic NovelistLas Vegas, NV
2009 USA Fellow

Hannibal Lokumbe
Composer and TrumpeterBastrop, TX
2009 USA Fellow

Heather Courtney
Documentary FilmmakerAustin, TX
2009 USA Fellow

Hokulani Holt-Padilla
Kumu Hula (Hula Master)Wailuku, HI
2009 USA Fellow

Joan Jonas
Performance and Video ArtistNew York, NY
2009 USA Fellow

John O’Neal
Playwright and Theater DirectorNew Orleans, LA
2009 USA Fellow

Judy Pfaff
Installation ArtistKingston, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Justin Torres
Fiction WriterIowa City, IA
2009 USA Fellow

Kate and Laura Mulleavy
Fashion DesignersLos Angeles, CA
2009 USA Fellow

Kevin Young
PoetBelmont, MA
2009 USA Fellow

Kim Jones
Performance ArtistNew York, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Kukuli Velarde
CeramicistPhiladelphia, PA
2009 USA Fellow

Laura Kurgan
ArchitectNew York, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Lin Hixson and Matthew Goulish
Performance ArtistsChicago, IL
2009 USA Fellow

Lionel Loueke
Guitarist and VocalistNorth Bergen, NJ
2009 USA Fellow

Martin Mazorra and Michael Houston
PrintmakersBrooklyn, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Mary Shaffer
Glass ArtistEl Prado, NM
2009 USA Fellow

Neil Denari
ArchitectLos Angeles, CA
2009 USA Fellow

Nilo Cruz
PlaywrightNew York, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Perry Eaton
Alutiiq Mask Maker and CarverAnchorage, AK
2009 USA Fellow

Rahim AlHaj
Composer and Oud PlayerAlbuquerque, NM
2009 USA Fellow

Reggie Wilson
ChoreographerBrook, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Renée Tajima-Peña
Documentary FilmmakerLos Angeles, CA
2009 USA Fellow

Rick Lowe
Public ArtistHouston, TX
2009 USA Fellow

Ruth Maleczech
Theater Director and PerformerNew York, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Sapphire
Poet and Fiction WriterBrooklyn, NY
2009 USA Fellow

Scott Carrier
Radio ProducerSalt Lake City, UT
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

Terry Allen
Painter and Singer-SongwriterSanta Fe, NM
2009 USA Fellow

Vija Celmins
Painter and Mixed-Media ArtistNew York, NY
2009 USA Fellow

A. Van Jordan
PoetAnn Arbor, MI
2008 USA Fellow

Alvin Aningayou
Yupiq CarverGambell, AK
2008 USA Fellow

Andrea Bowers
Multidisciplinary ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2008 USA Fellow

Andrew Okpeaha MacLean
Filmmaker and PlaywrightNew York, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Andrew Zago
ArchitectDetroit, MI
2008 USA Fellow

Ann Carlson
Performer and ChoreographerJamaica Plain, MA
2008 USA Fellow

Barkley L. Hendricks
PainterNew London, CT
2008 USA Fellow

Barry Hannah
Fiction WriterOxford, MS
2008 USA Fellow

Bill Rauch
Theater DirectorAshland, OR
2008 USA Fellow

Cary Joji Fukunaga
FilmmakerNew York, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Catherine Sullivan
Multimedia ArtistChicago, IL
2008 USA Fellow

Chris Jonas and Molly Sturges
Composers, Musicians, and PerformersSanta Fe, NM
2008 USA Fellow

Deanna Dikeman
PhotographerColumbia, MO
2008 USA Fellow

Dianne Walker
Tap DancerMattapan, MA
2008 USA Fellow

Douglas Garofalo
ArchitectChicago, IL
2008 USA Fellow

Ela Troyano
Multimedia Artist and FilmmakerNew York, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Forrest Gander
Poet and Fiction WriterBarrington, RI
2008 USA Fellow

Harryette Mullen
PoetLos Angeles, CA
2008 USA Fellow

Henry Threadgill
Composer, Saxophonist, and FlautistNew York, NY
2008 USA Fellow

J. Meejin Yoon
Architect and DesignerBoston, MA
2008 USA Fellow

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
ChoreographerTallahassee, FL
2008 USA Fellow

Jay Rosenblatt
FilmmakerSan Francisco, CA
2008 USA Fellow

Jeff Chang
Cultural CriticBerkeley, CA
2008 USA Fellow

Jennifer Tipton
Lighting DesignerNew York, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Joe Goode
ChoreographerBerkeley, CA
2008 USA Fellow

Joy Harjo
Poet and MusicianHonolulu, HI
2008 USA Fellow

Judith Schaechter
Stained Glass ArtistPhiladelphia, PA
2008 USA Fellow

Julie Bargmann
Landscape Architect and DesignerCharlottesville, VA
2008 USA Fellow

Kara Walker
Multidisciplinary ArtistNew York, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Karen Kandel
ActorNew York, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Laura Kasischke
Poet and Fiction WriterChelsea, MI
2008 USA Fellow

Lê Thi Diem Thúy
Poet and PerformerNorthampton, MA
2008 USA Fellow

Lourdes Portillo
FilmmakerSan Francisco, CA
2008 USA Fellow

Martha Rosler
Multidisciplinary ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Mary Jackson
Basket WeaverJohns Island, SC
2008 USA Fellow

Michael Asher
Conceptual ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2008 USA Fellow

Muhal Richard Abrams
Pianist and ComposerNew York, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Pat Graney
ChoreographerSeattle, WA
2008 USA Fellow

Richard Notkin
CeramicistHelena, MT
2008 USA Fellow

Robert Cazimero
Composer, Musician, and Kumu HulaHonolulu, HI
2008 USA Fellow

Rodney McMillian
Multidisciplinary ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2008 USA Fellow

Rosalba Rolón
Theater ArtistBronx, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Stephen Burks
Industrial DesignerBrooklyn, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Stephen Scott
ComposerColorado Springs, CO
2008 USA Fellow

Tayari Jones
Fiction WriterValley Cottage, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Tehching Hsieh
Performance ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Terry Adkins
Multidisciplinary ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Will Power
Playwright and PerformerBeacon, NY
2008 USA Fellow

William Greaves
Documentary FilmmakerNew York, NY
2008 USA Fellow

Wu Man
Pipa Virtuoso and ComposerCarlsbad, CA
2008 USA Fellow

Alex Rivera
FilmmakerNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Allan Sekula
Multimedia ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Ann Hamilton
Installation ArtistColumbus, OH
2007 USA Fellow

Anna Halprin
Avant-garde Dancer and ChoreographerGreenbrae, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Aranda/Lasch
Architects and DesignersNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Ball-Nogues Studio
Architects and DesignersLos Angeles, 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

Charles D’Ambrosio
Fiction Writer and EssayistPortland, OR
2007 USA Fellow

Charles Gaines
Conceptual ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Cherríe Moraga
Poet, Playwright, and EssayistOakland, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Chris Eyre
FilmmakerRapid City, SD
2007 USA Fellow

Daniel Joseph Martinez
Multidisciplinary ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Don Byron
Composer and Multi-InstrumentalistBoiceville, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Edgar Arceneaux
Multimedia ArtistPasadena, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Elizabeth LeCompte
DirectorNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Evan Ziporyn
Clarinetist and ComposerLexington, MA
2007 USA Fellow

Gary Simmons
Sculptor and Installation ArtistNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Gwendolyn Magee
QuilterJackson, MS
2007 USA Fellow

Helena María Viramontes
Fiction WriterIthaca, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Henri Cole
PoetBoston, MA
2007 USA Fellow

Jason Moran
Composer and PianistNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Joanna Haigood
ChoreographerBolinas, CA
2007 USA Fellow

John Haines
PoetFairbanks, AK
2007 USA Fellow

John Santos
Composer and PercussionistOakland, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Judith Helfand
Documentary FilmmakerNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Julie Dash
FilmmakerLos Angeles, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Leila Josefowicz
ViolinistNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Luis Valdez
Playwright and FilmmakerSan Juan Bautista, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Maggie Orth
Electronic Textile ArtistSeattle, WA
2007 USA Fellow

Marcos Ramirez ERRE
Multidisciplinary ArtistSan Ysidro, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Marilyn Chin
PoetLa Mesa, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Mat Johnson
Fiction WriterHouston, TX
2007 USA Fellow

Michael Doucet
Cajun Fiddler and Singer-SongwriterLafayette, LA
2007 USA Fellow

Michael Sommers
Theater ArtistMinneapolis, MN
2007 USA Fellow

Office dA
ArchitectsBoston, MA
2007 USA Fellow

Pat Bowie
ActorBoca Raton, FL
2007 USA Fellow

Paul Chan
Multimedia ArtistNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Rennie Harris
Dancer and ChoreographerPhiladelphia, PA
2007 USA Fellow

Rhodessa Jones
Theater ArtistSan Francisco, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Robert Woodruff
Theater DirectorNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Shen Wei
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Susan Stone
Writer and ProducerSan Francisco, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Susie Silook
Yupik/Inupiaq CarverAdak, AK
2007 USA Fellow

Tina Landau
Playwright and Theater DirectorYonkers, NY
2007 USA Fellow

Tommy Joseph
Tlingit CarverSitka, AK
2007 USA Fellow

Uta Barth
PhotographerLos Angeles, CA
2007 USA Fellow

Virgil Ortiz
Ceramicist and DesignerCochiti Pueblo, NM
2007 USA Fellow

William Gay
Fiction WriterHohenwald, TN
2007 USA Fellow

Zoe Strauss
PhotographerPhiladelphia, PA
2007 USA Fellow

Ali Akbar Khan
Hindustani Classical MusicianSan Anselmo, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Alonzo King
Dancer and ChoreographerSan Francisco, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Amy Hempel
Dancer and ChoreographerNew York, NY
2006 USA Fellow

Anna Brown Ehlers
Chilkat Blanket WeaverJuneau, AK
2006 USA Fellow

Anna Sew Hoy
SculptorLos Angeles, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Anne Bogart
Theater and Opera DirectorNew York, NY
2006 USA Fellow

Anthony Garcia
Playwright and Theater DirectorDenver, CO
2006 USA Fellow

Arline Fisch
Jewelry MakerSan Diego, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Basil Twist
Puppeteer and DirectorNew York, NY
2006 USA Fellow

Beth Ann Fennelly
PoetOxford, MS
2006 USA Fellow

Bill Frisell and Jim Woodring
Cartoonist and MusicianSeattle, WA
2006 USA Fellow

Catherine Opie
PhotographerLos Angeles, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Chris Ware
CartoonistOak Park, IL
2006 USA Fellow

David Isay
Radio ProducerBrooklyn, NY
2006 USA Fellow

Dmae Roberts
Media Producer and Theater ArtistPortland, OR
2006 USA Fellow

Dominique Serrand
Theater DirectorMinneapolis, MN
2006 USA Fellow

Eiko and Koma
Dancers and ChoreographersNew York, NY
2006 USA Fellow

George Kuchar and Mike Kuchar
FilmmakersSan Francisco, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Heather McHugh
PoetSeattle, WA
2006 USA Fellow

Joe Sacco
Graphic NovelistPortland, OR
2006 USA Fellow

John Luther Adams
ComposerFairbanks, AK
2006 USA Fellow

Laylah Ali
PainterWilliamstown, MA
2006 USA Fellow

Liz Collins
Textile Artist and DesignerProvidence, RI
2006 USA Fellow

Lourdes Perez
Singer-SongwriterSacramento, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Spoken Word Poet, Dancer, and PlaywrightOakland, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Mark Bradford
Painter and Mixed-Media ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Mark Handforth
SculptorMiami, FL
2006 USA Fellow

Matthew Stadler
Fiction WriterPortland, OR
2006 USA Fellow

Meredith Monk
Multidisciplinary Artist and PerformerNew York, NY
2006 USA Fellow

Michael Joo
Conceptual ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2006 USA Fellow

Michael Lesy
Nonfiction WriterAmherst, MA
2006 USA Fellow

Michael Queenland
Installation ArtistBrooklyn, NY
2006 USA Fellow

Natividad Cano
Mariachi MusicianFillmore, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Nick Cave
Multidisciplinary ArtistChicago, IL
2006 USA Fellow

Phillip Rodriguez
Documentary FilmmakerLos Angeles, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Ping Chong
Theater ArtistNew 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

Sam Durant
Multidisciplinary ArtistLos Angeles, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Sandra Benitez
Fiction WriterMinneapolis, MN
2006 USA Fellow

Sarah Jaeger
PotterHelena, MT
2006 USA Fellow

Antenna Design
DesignersNew York, NY
2006 USA Fellow

Sterlin Harjo
FilmmakerTulsa, OK
2006 USA Fellow

Susan Power
Fiction WriterSaint Paul, MN
2006 USA Fellow

Tanya Aguiñiga
Furniture DesignerLos Angeles, CA
2006 USA Fellow

Teri Rofkar
Tlingit WeaverSitka, AK
2006 USA Fellow

Thomas Allen Harris
Filmmaker and PerformerGreenwood Lake, NY
2006 USA Fellow

Victor LaValle
Fiction WriterBrooklyn, NY
2006 USA Fellow

Wesley McNair
PoetNorridgewock, ME
2006 USA Fellow

William Pope.L
Performance ArtistLewiston, ME
2006 USA Fellow