Recipients

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

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

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

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

Better known as “Trombone Shorty” for his unique sound and for preserving and passing on the musical legacy of New Orleans

Cartoonist who finds humor in the anxieties, insecurities and neuroses of everyday modern life

Physician whose critically acclaimed writings offer a poignant look at the practice of medicine and the power of healing

Contemporary composer and DJ who is dissolving the traditional boundaries of classical music

Visual artist who engages communities in creating multimedia installations

Acclaimed author and founder of McSweeney's now mentoring a new generation of writers through 826 Valencia

Photographer known for capturing the resilience, strength and faith in humanity while exposing injustice and conflict

Daring sculptor who changed America’s cultural landscape with monumental outdoor sculptures