Thanks Culture Monster for the heads up. And congratulations all you Fellows!
Philadelphia-based ceramic artist, Kukuli Velarde is a USA Knight Fellow in Crafts and Traditional Arts
USA Fellows for 2009
Architecture and Design
Neil Denari, USA California Community Foundation Fellow, Los Angeles, California
Laura Kurgan, USA Rockefeller Fellow, New York, New York
Rick Lowe, USA Booth Fellow, Houston, Texas
Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy, USA Target Fellows, Pasadena, California
Crafts and Traditional Arts
Perry Eaton, USA Rasmuson Fellow, Anchorage, Alaska
Delores Lewis Garcia and Emma Lewis Mitchell, USA Gift of Art Fellows, San Fidel, New Mexico
Beth Lo , USA Hoi Fellow, Missoula, Montana
Dona Look, USA Windgate Fellow, Algoma, Wisconsin
Mary Shaffer, USA Simon Fellow, Taos, New Mexico
Kukuli Velarde, USA Knight Fellow, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dance
Sophiline Cheam Shapiro, USA Knight Fellow, Long Beach, California
Lin Hixson and Matthew Goulish, USA Ziporyn Fellows, Chicago, Illinois
Hokulani Holt-Padilla, USA Ford Fellow, Wailuku, Hawaii
Tere O’Connor, USA Rockefeller Fellow, New York, New York
Reggie Wilson, USA Prudential Fellow, Brooklyn, New York
Literature
Ai, USA Ford Fellow, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nilo Cruz, USA Fontanals Fellow, New York, New York
Gilbert Hernandez, USA Rasmuson Fellow, Las Vegas, Nevada
Antonya Nelson, USA Simon Fellow, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sapphire, USA Prudential Fellow, Brooklyn, New York
Justin Torres, USA Rolón Fellow, Iowa City, Iowa
Brian Turner, USA Hillcrest Fellow, Fresno, California
Kevin Young, USA James Baldwin Fellow, Belmont, Massachusetts
Media
Cruz Angeles, USA Simon Fellow, New York, New York
Charles Burnett, USA Broad Fellow, Los Angeles, California
Scott Carrier, USA Rasmuson Fellow, Salt Lake City, Utah
Heather Courtney, USA Ford Fellow, Austin, Texas
Elizabeth Meister and Dan Collison, USA Donnelley Fellows, Three Oaks, Michigan
Renée Tajima-Peña, USA Broad Fellow, Los Angeles, California
Music
Rahim AlHaj, USA Ford Fellow, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cyro Baptista, USA Walker Fellow, Tenafly, New Jersey
Ella Jenkins, USA Collins Fellow, Chicago, Illinois
Danongan Kalanduyan, USA Broad Fellow, San Francisco, California
Hannibal Lokumbe, USA Cummings Fellow, Bastrop, Texas
Lionel Loueke, USA Prudential Fellow, North Bergen, New Jersey
Daniel Plonsey, USA Broad Fellow, El Cerrito, California
Theater Arts
Dan Hurlin, USA Prudential Fellow, New York, New York
Ruth Maleczech, USA Gracie Fellow, New York, New York
John O’Neal, USA Prudential Fellow, New Orleans, Louisiana
Anna Deavere Smith, USA Berresford Fellow, New York, New York
Visual Arts
Diana Al-Hadid, USA Rockefeller Fellow, Brooklyn, New York
Terry Allen, USA Oliver Fellow, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Vija Celmins, USA Broad Fellow, New York, New York
Anthony Hernandez, USA Hillcrest Fellow, Los Angeles, California
Joan Jonas, USA Friends Fellow, New York, New York
Kim Jones, USA Rockefeller Fellow, New York, New York
Martin Mazorra and Michael Houston, USA Ford Fellows, Brooklyn, New York
Dave McKenzie, USA Rockefeller Fellow, Brooklyn, New York
Judy Pfaff, USA Rasmuson Fellow, Kingston, New York
Dario Robleto, USA Rasmuson Fellow, Houston, Texas
