Recipients

1st - 29th

Jennie C. Jones

Jennie C. Jones

29th

Arts

Sonic and visual artist whose work bridges the gap between the movements of modernism and minimalism, and the cultural contributions of African American sonic practitioners.

Gala Porras-Kim

Gala Porras-Kim

29th

Arts

Interdisciplinary artist whose work with cultural and ethnographic objects challenges institutions to reassess their role as stewards of history and culture.

Kevin Beasley

Kevin Beasley

28th

Arts

Visual artist whose works encompass sculpture, sound and performance, and are inspired by personal experiences of grappling with history, generational memory, power and race in America.

Roberto Lugo

Roberto Lugo

28th

Arts

Ceramicist, activist, poet and educator whose wheel-thrown pottery uses traditional vessel forms as canvases for street art depicting social resistance, hip-hop culture and Puerto Rican and African heritage.

vanessa german

vanessa german

27th

Arts

A visual and performance artist whose sculpture, installations, and community-based work confront racism, violence, homophobia and hate, while simultaneously providing affirmation and hope.

Cauleen Smith

Cauleen Smith

27th

Arts

An interdisciplinary artist and educator whose experimental films, installations and multimedia works reflect on history and imagine futures of possibility.

Tanya AguiƱiga

Tanya AguiƱiga

26th

Arts

Artist whose dynamic visual artworks blend contemporary craft, sculpture and performance to address issues of migration, gender and identity

Sanford Biggers

Sanford Biggers

26th

Arts

Artist whose work in sculpture, painting, video and performance reveal intertwined cultural and aesthetic relationships while suggesting new narratives

Gabriela Lena Frank

Gabriela Lena Frank

25th

Arts & Humanities

Composer and pianist who explores her multicultural heritage through her compositions and mentors emerging composers

Kevin Jerome Everson

Kevin Jerome Everson

24th

Arts & Humanities

Filmmaker whose sensitive portrayals reveal beauty in the everyday lives of working-class Black Americans

Ralph Lemon

Ralph Lemon

23rd

Arts & Humanities

Interdisciplinary artist whose powerful works integrate dance, film and spoken word

Natasha Trethewey

Natasha Trethewey

22nd

Arts & Humanities

Poet lauded for her luminous writings that explore memory, history and racial injustice in America