Touching Artist Lives

When painter Agnes Martin turned up in Taos in the year 1947 she was living out of her car. The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico's very first charitable grant was awarded 65 years ago to Martin, launching her career and culminating in Martin achieving world renown as one of the most heralded and influential Abstract Expressionist artists of the 20th century. Since then, the HWF has provided fellowships to thousands of artists from all over the world. In 2018-2019, the Harwood Museum of Art exhibited The Legacy of Helene Wurlitzer, featuring works by 30 alumni of The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation.

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Agnes Martin
Painter, 1954

Kai-sa
Painter, 1955

Michio Takayama
Painter, 1968

Vernon Fimple
Visual Arts, 1977

N. Scott Momaday
Writer, 1987

Cyrus Cassells
Poet, 1984

Theresa Connelly
Filmmaker, 1993

Andrea Clearfield
Classical, 2007

William Malpede
Filmscoring, 2015

Cynthia Madansky
Painter, 2017

Agnes Martin

painter

I feel very much honored in being chosen to receive assistance from the Wurlitzer Foundation. Till now I had never sought nor received any real recognition for my work. I did not realize how encouraging it could be. Your kindness has been a positive moral uplift. Your action in this has become the most encouraging event for art in this country that I have ever witnessed. I hope to do worthily. Thank you for all your considerations. [1956]

William Malpede

filmscoring

My residency at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos was one of the most profound and life-changing experiences of my life to date. I would encourage every artist to apply for the Residency. The solitude, and the gift of time to reflect, work, and soul search combined with the special energy of Taos provides a truly unique experience!

Cheryl Durden

writer

I enjoyed a 5-month writing residency at The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico - 1/97 through 6/97. This was, I believe, the first winter that the foundation's homes were open to residents. I didn't understand it at the time, but my stay at HWF was the perfect transition stop; it became the crossroads of my life and key to making the decision to leave the corporate world and connect more fully with ...

Fred Smith

painter

I was honored and delighted to be awarded the Wurlitzer Residency. Having visited New Mexico over many years, by living and painting in Taos for three months, I was inspired and stimulated by the land, the people, the arts community, and the comradery of my fellow resident artists.

Rita Ciresi

writer

It was a great privilege to spend two months in Taos as a fellow at the Wurlitzer Foundation. I finished a novel and generated the first draft of another while in residence. I am so grateful to the Foundation!

Kenneth Fuchs

classical

I had the most extraordinary experience as a fellow at HWF during the summer of 1988. I fell in love with the Land of Enchantment and have returned to New Mexico many times since. I am pleased to tell you that my fifth Naxos recording with the London Symphony Orchestra won the 2018 GRAMMY Award in the most coveted category, Best Classical Compendium

Erik Jackson

playwright

My time at the Wurlitzer Foundation was absolutely transformational. The location is idyllic, the support is absolute, and inspiration is everywhere. I loved being able to set my own schedule and to socialize as much or as little as I desired. The wonderful casitas are close enough to the town when you need to run errands, stock up on groceries, get coffee or a bite—but they have the feeling of being off the bea...

N. Scott Momaday

writer

This is to greet you warmly and to thank you sincerely for your generous assistance. I do indeed very much appreciate the accommodations you made available to me. Not only were they comfortable; they were exactly appropriate to my purpose, and I got a lot of work done. To tell you the truth, I miss the rituals of getting out of my Taos bed and opening the curtains on that splendid view of snow falling in the tre...

Andrea Clearfield

classical

I have no words to express how wonderful and productive and connected this time has been. I was utterly inspired! Thank you for everything! With much gratitude and appreciation.

Robert Ray

painter

Painting must communicate!

Barbara Claus

visual arts

When I was invited to attend the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation residency, in 2008, it was a crucial period in my artistic path. I so needed time to reconnect with studio practice and it gave me a great opportunity to trust myself, experiment different things and find new confidence in my work. I also enjoyed very much the casita, the natural environment, cycling, going to the farmer’s market, visiting museums, art...

Carol Luc

painter

My six weeks in Taos at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation were incredibly transformative. I "worked like a fiend" and enjoyed every moment, learning so much about the foundation, the city, the culture, the landscape and the region. I can close my eyes and feel it all over again. I met wonderful people, ate great food, planned a party. When I went home I had a new body of work. Thank you so much, HWF, for giving me t...

Devreaux Baker

poet

I feel fortunate to be in residence at the Wurlitzer for many reasons. Not only does it afford me the time to work undisturbed but it also allows me the space in which to be continually inspired by the work of a diverse range of artists, musicians and writers who make up the town of Taos. What greater gift for an artist than to have the solitude to create in a landscape that continually inspires.

Peggy Diggs

visual arts

Of the residencies I've had, the Wurlitzer was ideally designed. To have my own house, my own studio, and a group of equally independent colleagues made for a situation where I could work intensively in isolation, do things with others when the mood hit, and focus focus focus. Those choices were so important to me. The good length of time, 3 months, also enabled that period of settling in to happen and then a soli...

Carolyn Gage

playwright

This residency gave me time... three months of time. I was not only able to move forward with new work, but I also had the luxury to finish up those dozens of projects that had been "hanging fire" for years. Invaluable!

Frank Avella

playwright

In many respects, my residency at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation saved my life. This is not hyperbole. I wasn't even certain I would be able to accept the residency. My mamma had fallen very ill. She died a few days before I was scheduled to leave. I was beyond devastated. The day after the memorial, my husband packed me up into my Jeep and insisted I take the trek to Taos. And what a trek. I drove into TWO typho...

Nell Cohen

classical

During my residency at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, I came into a different pace of living and of creativity. Arriving from bustling New York City, I discovered Taos's unmistakeable ease. This place encouraged a spaciousness and clarity of thought in my composing process. Sitting on the porch of my cozy casita, enjoying the scent of petrichor and cottonwoods after one of Taos's summer afternoon rainstorms, I s...

Ferdinand Rosa

painter

A truly inspirational moment in my life! Thank you Helene Wurlitzer for your ongoing gift to the Arts in America.

Andrew Porter

writer

I absolutely loved my time at The Wurlitzer Foundation. I can't think of a more inspiring or supportive environment in the country.

Jessamine Chan

writer

My three months at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation were the happiest, most fulfilling, and most productive of my life. I’ve been home for seven months now, and every single day I think, with great longing, about Taos, my casita, my desk, the view from my window, the mountains, and the walk through town. I miss the sense of time expanding and I miss the light. You’ll see the most beautiful sunsets in Taos, and ...

Judith Arcana

poet

My first stay was a kind of paradise -- and my second stay was another kind of paradise. Whenever I think of those weeks and months, I am awash in gratitude.

Susan Richards

painter

A wonderful experience in all categories. New friends, beautiful adventures and the start on a new path in my work.

Michio Takayama

painter

Since we came to Taos in April of this year, we have been spending our most happy time in accumulating ideas for our work. During our stay in Taos I would like to make a new phase of my career. Now I am learning everything from the beautiful "Nature" in Taos. This beauty of Taos is probably impossible to capture in a short time... I have been overwhelmed with the beauty and majesty of New Mexico.

Lucy Bledsoe

writer

An amazing residency. Wonderful.

Ron Strickland

writer

I remember my time at Wurlitzer with great fondness. New energy infused my work. Insights from that period continue to enliven my recent writing.

Louise Minks

painter

I really became embedded in the Taos area while I was at the Wurlitzer and especially so because my project was about the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. I relished my days of exploring the region,hours of research in the public library and becoming comfortable with a town full of cultural material so different from my Midwestern and New England experience. I became so attached to New Mexico that I determined to "find a ...

Susan Zimmerman

visual arts

“Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.” Agnes De Mille, dancer Coming to Taos was the first of many leaps in the dark during my residency as I wandered down many a different road exploring my art. The beautiful light of Taos that ...

Robert C Ellis

painter

My Wurlitzer Foundation grant has given me the time and freedom to study myself and my painting. It has given me time for concentrated creativity, time to select the best from my experiences both past and present.

Kathy Edwards

visual arts

My time at the foundation has been an enormous and deeply appreciated gift. Quiet, undistracted focus in the studio allowed my work to grow like a pot-bound tree placed into the ground.

Karen Kevorkian

poet

I love the quiet and solitude of the casitas. I came to love the town and the state. I found here much to think and write about. It’s become physically necessary to return to Taos as often as I can.

Linda Lightsey Rice

writer

I have been so fortunate to be a resident artist at the Wurlitzer Foundation on several occasions, and these residencies have had a profound impact on my creative life. I completed portions of my second novel here in Taos, and many friendships formed at the Wurlitzer have influenced how I see my own work as well as the role of the artist in general. The near-pastoral setting of the artist casitas, the foundation's...

Hee Sook Kim

visual arts

The residency in the Wurlitzer Foundation has transformed my artistic path every time I was in. The time was just inspiring and atmosphere was magical. I always enthusiastically recommend the residency to my fellow artists. The surrounding with Taos mountain is surreal.

Dorothy Englander

painter

What a magical and life-altering experience I had, from mid April-mid July 2008. My work is still influenced by those days. Fellowship with so many creative people has led to life-long friendships. I don't recall the number of my casita; it was at the end of Los Panditos. My website is www.dorothyenglander.com Sending the foundation my deepest appreciation, Dorothy Englander

Roger Aplon

writer

It's very subtle, quick and profound. I'm speaking of the magical transformation, both personally and artistically, that takes place when you arrive in Taos and enter your private casita. This phenomenon has been spoken about and written about by artists of all stripes who have had the pleasure and the honor of being invited to The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation\'s unique settlement. The individual experiences range...

Jean-Marc Felzenszwalbe

painter

Taos light, talking with Henry Sauerwein will allways stay in my memory as an inspiring moment.

Jane Isakson

painter

From September through December 2018 I had the pleasure to participate in the Helene Wurlitzer Artist Residency. This was an amazing opportunity to think and experiment and find clarity of focus as I embark upon creating a new body of work. The landscape and community and fellow artist residents made for a supportive and simulating environment. I can only describe my time there as magical.

Michael Pearson

writer

Taos is a place filled with magic, and the Wurlitzer Foundation makes that magic real for artists of all kinds. From the first moment I entered the town, saw the fiery sky and the holy mountains, felt the history and the cultures, I knew I was home.

Jeffrey Salloway

writer

What a privilege to join an elite group of artists, immersed in expression, sharing in fellowship!

Lourdes Bernard

painter

This residency had a profound impact on me and my work. The Wurlitzer Foundation's mission is a gift of time to artists and I will always be grateful for the space and support this fellowship generously offers. The setting is historic and the landscape is breathtaking. I was there during the winter and it helped me to fall in love with winter....the stillness and quiet coaxed new ways of making work and re-ignite...

Jean Francis

visual arts

In 2013 I was awarded a 3 month fellowship at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos. This was a profound experience for me as an artist. Time to spend away from my life in Canada, pursue and concentrate on the work, experience another environment and it just allowed time. The wonderful support and kindness from Michael Knight is a memory that stays with me. I am grateful for the time.

Virginia Barrett

poet

I feel very blessed to have twice been a Wurlitzer Foundation Fellow (1997, 2017). My first stay imprinted Taos, and the surrounding landscape, indelibly on my creative psyche. When I returned twenty years later, the feeling only deepened, and has led me into a series of poems focused on the area. I now intend to spend a good deal of my time here; Taos continues to inspire.

Steven Schneider

poet

My residency at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation was truly transformative and inspirational. I was able to use my time in Casita Number 3 to finish the manuscript for my book The Magic of Mariachi. The executive director at that time, Michael Knight, was extremely helpful and supportive. Moreover, I came to know and love Taos, which has a very special place in my heart. Saludos and Kudos to the Wurlitzer Foundation!

Tom Cho

writer

Definitely among the top artist residencies that I have done. The setting is near-perfect: a town that is rich in arts and culture, with access to much natural beauty. Each artist lives in their own casita and has twelve weeks of uninterrupted time to devote to their process. Delving into the foundation's long and fruitful history of nurturing artists made me all the more humbled to be part of this residency progr...

Kathleen Heideman

poet

Remembering my terrific residency with the Wurlitzer Foundation, luminous sunset memories of Taos flood the mind — the arms-flung-wide light over Taos. I recall peace and clarity of thought, the sense that each studio-casita was a small hive in which wild-buzzing creative ideas were distilled into honey. Best of all, I arrived with storage boxes of handwritten drafts and left with manuscripts and clarity! It was...

Larry Calcagno

painter

...There were lots of people at the opening and both shows look good! - But I'm exhausted and am looking forward to just painting and some peace and quiet again. I shall busy myself preparing for an April show... I am grateful for the opportunities in my work that the Foundation has made possible. [from 1973 letter to H.A.S.]

Veronique Maria

filmmaker

From the moment I first heard about the Helen Wurlitzer Residency in Taos and made my application I found myself engaged in an extraordinary and unexpected life changing experience. It has had deep and profound effect on me, my attitude to life and my art practice. I decided to use the three month period to explore 'who am I as a creative woman, when I don't have a project, genre, or any other structure to guide...

Ellen Koment

painter

Now a working artist in Santa Fe for twenty years, I thank Wurlitzer Foundation for introducing me to this most beautiful part of the world. My association with the foundation as well as the other artists has been life changing. I have been working primarily in Encaustic for the last twenty years, and throughout this time the magnificent New Mexico landscape, as well as the Santa Fe art world have been instrumenta...

Maggie Graber

poet

I cherish the time I spent in Taos and think of it often. I was moved by the mountains, the adobe, the painters, the desert, the hot springs, by the story of Helene Wurlitzer herself -- a woman who found herself in the Southwest, wanting to support the creative lives of artists, writers, musicians, anyone who feels called to create something.

Dienke Nauta

visual arts

The work period at the Wurlitzer has had a huge impact on me and my work. It gave me back my work flow and it has brought me a more playful and organic approach. I can't live without creating. The fact that I was able to create without the pressure of an upcoming show or having to work my night job, gave me such a breather. Art is Spirit. I saw that in one of Helene Wurlitzer's rooms of the main house, where the D...

Aaron Brown

painter

I would highly recommend the Wurlitzer Foundation residency to any artist. Helene Wurlitzer knew exactly what she was doing when she structured the program to provide maximum creative freedom, with minimal expectation. The time spent at my casita and with my fellow residents was pleasant, positive and productive. I'm very grateful for the experience.

(Laurie) Franciszka Voeltz

poet

When director Michael Knight told my fellow residents and I that our time at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation was to be used in whatever way best serves work and our selves (whether that meant sleeping for three months or writing every day for ten hours a day or anywhere in between), I took it to heart. It was precisely that kind of non-pressure, generous support and trust that allowed me to push through some major...

Pauline West

writer

I will be grateful all my life for the gift of time provided to me by the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, and for the profound kindness of Nic Knight and my fellow artists in residence. This is a special place to grow.

Rafaël Leloup

filmscoring

HWF is an amazing oasis where time stops and allows one to focus solely on their work for a few months. With so little distractions, such an amazing environment, gorgeous views, and clear air, I was able to finish many personal projects that were always set aside when in my regular workplace. I wish a similar experience to all future residents. Thanks to everyone at the Foundation!

Susan Smereka

visual arts

Time, space, place and people - this convergence at HWF was life-altering. The freedom I experienced allowed my work to change in ways I didn't anticipate. Connections to other artists - now friends, has been an added bonus.

Mildred Tolbert

photographer

[2-16-1973] This period here at the foundation is a unique experience for me - that is, it is the first time in my adult life that I have not felt responsible for myself and/or others, and the fact that I received this grant has had great psychological impetus for me.

Lorna Ritz

painter

I had to get special permission from the Pueblo Chief; turns out he was watching me from day one, awed that I could stay so still for all those hours each day standing at my easel. I ended up giving him a drawing of Taos Mountain which is his religion, which then became mine the more I drew it. I had been pulling my easel and drawing board all throughout the landscape searching for composition, (on a bright hot p...

Robert Kostka

painter

[1975] The Foundation continues to be an important aspect of my work... I always seem to develop new ideas, new themes and approaches while I'm here. Perhaps just as important, I discard the old ones as well. I am grateful to the Foundation for all it has contributed to my personal growth.

Kathleen Kelly

poet

Serenity. Productivity. Generosity... Apt descriptors of the three months I lived and wrote as a poet-resident at Casita #10S. Pink-kissed mornings inspired aubades, the magpies’ constant chatter influenced the aural sensibility of my new work, and the ever-pervasive pinyon distilled an acute sense of olfactory responsibility in my verse... This time—seemingly enchanted and surreal yet nonetheless real--create...

Robin Cole

visual arts

My time with the Wurlitzer Foundation was transformative in so many ways. There, during my uninterrupted working hours, I developed a new mixed media drawing technique that I still use and teach, and continued to explore oil painting--relatively new to me at that time, but now my primary medium. The peace and beauty of the landscape and the amazing intellectual and personal company of the other residents were a so...

Howard Sherman

visual arts

Wonderful gift of space and time to focus on my work.

Natacha Sels

writer

These three months of legitimate leave were grandiose. I finally tasted the state of serendipity, this opening that allows to discover what we do not seek! The first residency allowed me to reconnect with my child's soul and to understand that the game is a royal road to creativity and trust. And during the second, I was able to work with concentration on a novel that will soon be published here in France.

Susan Lloyd

writer

Thank you for providing a space of tranquility and inspiration during my various sojourns there. It has always been a relief to arrive at one of the Wurlitzer casitas where I know I can concentrate on my writing and photography free of distractions--so rare and so necessary if one is to get serious about one's work.

Anjana Appachana

writer

Being at Wurlitzer was like a long meditation. It allowed me to reach another level of consciousness and to live and work in this space for over three months. From here flowed my writing, and oh, how it flowed.

Lane Abernathy

contemporary

My time at the Wurlitzer foundation was not only personally and artistically transformational, but the most creative period of my career. It's simply impossible to put into words the experience of living on the campus, surrounded by the sublime beauty of Taos and northern New Mexico. Following the footsteps of some of the world's greatest artists to Taos, with the support and generosity of everyone at the Wurlitze...

Meredith Wilder

songwriter

The summer of 2017 was an invaluable experience, to be surrounded by the beauty of the desert and the energy of the other artists in residence. Once I set up my recording gear and sat down at the grand piano with the sole purpose of writing new music, creativity started filling every corner of the casita. There is something magical about Taos and Helene Wurlitzer's legacy and I would recommend this to every artist...

Millee Tibbs

photographer

My time at the Wurlitzer Foundation has been one of my most productive residencies and rewarding artistic experiences. Northern New Mexico is an absolutely enchanting place that I hope to return to again and again.

Leandro Vesco

writer

One of the best moments of my life, I spent in the Casitas of the Foundation, writing, and then walking and talking with so many friends! Greetings to everyone from Buenos Aires, especially Michael Knight, whom I always remember.

Eileen Tabios

writer

I am appreciative of and grateful for my time at The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation.

Anne Sanow

writer

Arriving in Taos during the quiet stillness of winter set the tone for a contemplative, productive writing season for me. The Wurlitzer Foundation provided a lovely place to make progress on a long-term project and to become acquainted with the town, the mountains, and the history all around me. It's true that there is something magical in this place.

Colleen Morton Busch

writer

My stay in HWF was a long time ago, just after I’d returned from living in Beijing. I needed a place to lay down the foundations of a manuscript about my experience in China. HWF gave me the gift of time and space, and the bonus of being surrounded by beauty and artistic fellowship. I set that manuscript aside to work on other projects, but recently, I rescued it from a drawer and knew exactly what I needed to d...

Arnito Fillion

music composition

This residency time at HWF was such a great experience. The campus provides such a perfect surrounding for creating in peace, with a very positive philosophy and deep concern about each artist well-being. Certainly one of the most productive time of my life !

C. Robert Jones

playwright

My three months in Taos at the Foundation were an incredible experience--giving me time to focus entirely on writing I LIKE IT HERE! which was published shortly thereafter. Casita # 8 was charming, a lovely little home. I'm especially grateful for the TLC of Michael and Tonie Knight who were sensational to all of us during our stay.

Nicole Schmölzer

painter

I keep thinking about my two Wurlitzer experiences and they are still very much alive. So many years later, the memories are not only still nourishing, but I feel deeply grateful to Helene for having had such a great vision and for still finding the right people who are able to continue her legacy in such a unique and understanding dedication to her will and to the creative people. A real gift.

Vineetha Mokkil

writer

The residency at the Wurlitzer is a gift I'll always treasure. The magic of Taos continues to influence my life and work. After having spent a very productive three months there, I'm convinced no other place or community on earth cherishes creative spirits with such kindness and generosity.

Debra Kaye

music composition

I am ever-grateful for the opportunity to be at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. The respect and confirmation for my work early in my career, helped me honor myself as an artist. The gift of unfettered time in such a beautiful place and the sense of community with the other residents, fed my creativity. The experience continues to inspire my artistic life with a sense of openness to this day.

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HWF Artists

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2019

Moncho
Alvarado

poet

Maria
Anderson

writer

Anna
Badkhen

writer

Brendan
Bowles

writer

Cyrus
Cassells

poet

Leila
Chatti

poet

Danny
Clay

contemporary

Nell
Cohen

classical

Shawn
Demarest

painter

Jean
Fineberg

contemporary

Maggie
Graber

poet

Rebecca
Harrell

painter

Lynda
Horn

writer

Sarah
Jacobs

painter

Janke
Klompmaker

sculptor

Nuttaphol
Ma

filmmaker

John
Melvin

sculptor

Kim
Merrill

playwright

Gregory
Mertl

contemporary

Marina
Michelson

filmmaker

Susannah
Mira

sculptor

Tanya Husain
Palit

songwriter

Raegan
Payne

playwright

Kate
Pukinskis

classical

Andrew
Rincon

playwright

Suzanne
Rivecca

writer

Riccardo
Savini

writer

Alexandra
Smith

painter

Deanne
Stillman

writer

Kareem
Tayyar

poet

Loraine
Veeck

painter

Susan
Zimmerman

visual arts

2018

Lora-Faye
Åshuvud

contemporary

Devreaux
Baker

poet

Stacey
Balkun

poet

Ben
Benne

playwright

Mary
Bichner

classical

Rae
Binstock

playwright

Tom
Birkner

painter

Aaron
Brown

painter

Tom
Cho

writer

Anna
Cox

painter

David
Fenster

filmmaker

Leigh
Gallagher

writer

Leah
Grams Johnson

songwriter

Tom
Holmes

visual arts

Jane
Isakson

painter

Edmund
Jolliffe

classical

Lordscience
Jones

painter

June
Lee

sculptor

Linda
Lightsey Rice

writer

Carmen
Machado

writer

DS (Diz)
Magid

playwright

Nana
Nkweti

writer

Karl
Nussbaum

filmmaker

Jia
Oak Baker

poet

Debbie
Rubin

painter

Helen
Rubinstein

writer

Matan
Rubinstein

music composition

John Richard
Saylor

writer

Fiona
Sze-Lorrain

poet

Hope
Tucker

filmmaker

Meghan
Wilbar

painter

2017

Dena
Afrasiabi

writer

Allie ('Blue')
Armstrong

songwriter

Sheila
Barcik

visual arts

Virginia
Barrett

poet

Mary
Bue

songwriter

Rose
Bunch

writer

Anelise
Chen

writer

Defne
Cizakca

writer

Nell
Cohen

classical

Kristina
Darling

poet

Phoebe
Eaton

playwright

David
Fenster

filmmaker

Arnito
Fillion

music composition

Vernon
Fimple

painter

Erik
Jackson

playwright

Michelle
Lanzoni

writer

Cynthia
Madansky

painter

Terri
McNaughton

photographer

Karen
Miranda-Rivadeneira

visual arts

Vineetha
Mokkil

writer

Chris
Mooney

painter

Haley
Nannig

painter

Diana
Nguyen

poet

Gianna
Paniagua

sculptor

Nina
Puro

poet

Shobha
Rao

writer

Maaman
Rezaee

filmmaker

Solange
Roberdeau

photographer

Chris
Shultis

classical

Jill
Udall

writer

Kyle
Ukes

songwriter

Chris
Wallace

writer

Meredith
Wilder

songwriter

Annie
Wyman

writer

2016

Lane
Abernathy

contemporary

Frank
Avella

playwright

Jeff
Brown

music composition

Rita
Bullwinkel

writer

Allison
Cekala

filmmaker

Andrea
Clearfield

classical

Nell
Cohen

classical

Mashuq
Deen

playwright

Kathy
Edwards

visual arts

Laura
Eve

poet

Ryan
Fogarty

playwright

Emily
Fraser

filmmaker

Shea
Hembrey

painter

Rick
Hilles

poet

Joseph
Kim

writer

Beth
Kleene

painter

Lisa
Ko

writer

Neerja
Kothari

painter

Stacey
Lane

playwright

Corwin
Levi

visual arts

Afton
Love

painter

Jessica
Maffia

painter

Anna
Magruder

painter

Benjamin
Marshall

playwright

Airin
Miller

writer

Isobel
O'Hare

poet

Elizabeth
Poliner

writer

Jeffrey
Salloway

writer

Miranda
Smith

writer

Fred
Smith

painter

E.M.
Spairow

filmmaker

Therese
Stanton

writer

Dan
Welcher

classical

2015

Paula
Bandy

writer

Amy
Boaz

writer

Jessamine
Chan

writer

Rita
Ciresi

writer

Ariel
Gout

visual arts

Maggie
Graber

poet

Joy
Jacobson

poet

Calvin
Kasulke

playwright

Soseh
Kevorkian

writer

Gavin
Larsen

writer

Tiziana
Lo Porto

writer

JoEllyn
Loehr

painter

Anna
Magruder

painter

William
Malpede

filmscoring

Laura
Murray

writer

Ariana
Nash

poet

Jia
Oak Baker

poet

Rae
Paris

writer

Phil
Putnam

painter

Marty
Regan

music composition

Susan
Richards

painter

Solange
Roberdeau

photographer

Anne
Sanow

writer

Val
Sivilli

painter

Lydia
Stryk

writer

Millee
Tibbs

photographer

Pauline
West

writer

Alan
Wilkinson

writer

Andrea
Wolper

songwriter

Olga
Ziemska

sculptor

2014

Nicholas
Afegbua

poet

Ahimsa
Bodhran

poet

Jeff
Brown

music composition

Tom
Cho

writer

Theresa
Coulter

writer

Regina
DiPerna

poet

David
Groff

poet

Frankie
Hardin

playwright

Lola
Huitt

visual arts

Karen
Kevorkian

poet

Manuel
Lau

visual arts

Rafaël
Leloup

filmscoring

Barbara
Lindsay

playwright

Leon
Littlebird

music composition

Mara
Lonner

visual arts

Veronique
Maria

filmmaker

Ross
McLean

visual arts

Jacqueline
Norheim

visual arts

Carter
Pann

music composition

Joel
Phillips

visual arts

Miranda
Putman

visual arts

Sheryl
Reily

visual arts

Karen
Schiff

visual arts

Natacha
Sels

writer

Beth
Shipley

visual arts

Robin
Cole

visual arts

Caroline
Sposto

writer

Elizabeth
Tannen

writer

Violeta
Tauragiene

writer

(Laurie) Franciszka
Voeltz

poet

2013

Devreaux
Baker

poet

Sheila
Barcik

visual arts

Kassie
Benham

writer

Lourdes
Bernard

painter

Sangeeta Laura
Biagi

music composition

Andrea
Clearfield

classical

India
Court MacWeeney

writer

Kristina
Darling

poet

Isabelle
Deconinck

writer

Jean
Francis

visual arts

Naoko
Ito

visual arts

Kathleen
Kelly

poet

Soseh
Kevorkian

writer

Kim
Merrill

playwright

Richard Pierce
Milner

music composition

Dottie
Moore

visual arts

Allan
Packer

visual arts

Mary
Proenza

visual arts

Nancy
Raeburn

writer

Strawberry
Saroyan

writer

Nicole
Schmölzer

painter

Natacha
Sels

writer

Davida
Singer

poet

Shirley
Tipping

visual arts

Dale
Trumbore

classical

Laura
Wiseman

poet

Ophra
Yerushalmi

filmmaker

Sung Won
Yun

visual arts

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David
Alexander

visual arts

Michelle
Alonso

music composition

Amelia
Boldaji

writer

Daniel
Brewbaker

music composition

Elizabeth
Burger

visual arts

Chriss
Cowan

writer

Susan
D'Amato

visual arts

Pam
Daum

photographer

Philip
Euling

playwright

C. Robert
Jones

playwright

Nathan
Kelly

music composition

Karen
Kevorkian

poet

Colleen
Kinder

writer

Betsy
Kuhn

visual arts

Linda
Lightsey Rice

writer

Lauren
Mantecon

visual arts

Carolyn
Martone

writer

Karen
Miranda-Rivadeneira

visual arts

Jenny
Moore

writer

Cristina
Moracho

writer

Liza
Myers

visual arts

Elizabeth
Nonemaker

music composition

Steven
Schneider

poet

Howard
Sherman

visual arts

Douglas
Silver

writer

Cathryn
Smith

filmmaker

Katherine
Sullivan

visual arts

Gladys
Swan

writer

Bruce
Trinkley

music composition

Matt
Van Brink

classical

Chris
Wallace

writer

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Maka

filmmaker

Michael
Agresta

writer

Juan
Alvarado

writer

Tiffany
Bell

writer

Michael
Brodeur

visual arts

James Benedict
Bulman-May

poet

Peggy
Diggs

visual arts

Ryan
Ferreira

music composition

Vernon
Fimple

painter

Brooks
Girsch

visual arts

Sara
Graef

music composition

Marisa
Handler

writer

Pilar
Hanson

visual arts

Catherine
Hardy

poet

Kathleen
Heideman

poet

Kirk
Johnson

writer

Barbara
Kahn

playwright

Dani
Katz

writer

Janke
Klompmaker

sculptor

Allyx
Kronenberg

poet

Charles
Lewis

writer

Donna
Martin

music composition

Gabrielle
Mayer

visual arts

Barbara
Mehlman

visual arts

Gregory
Mertl

contemporary

Brian
Quirk

playwright

Scott
Rosenberg

music composition

Carol
Samson

writer

Eliot
Sloan

writer

Sara
Softich

music composition

Cindy
Stillwell

filmmaker

Hannah
Stippl

visual arts

Alex
Van Ark

poet

Kristie
Wang

writer

Michael
Wilson

poet

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Lani
Asher

visual arts

Lera
Auerbach

music composition

Marie
Baille

visual arts

Dan
Bernitt

playwright

Amy
Boaz

writer

Susan
Campbell

writer

Pamela
Dodds

visual arts

Tom
Folsom

writer

Carolyn
Gage

playwright

Christy
Georg

visual arts

Christine
Hiebert

visual arts

Lola
Huitt

visual arts

Stacey
Isom

writer

Ethan
Jackson

visual arts

Karen
Kevorkian

poet

Hee Sook
Kim

visual arts

Heather
King

writer

Karleen
Koen

writer

Vanda
Krefft

writer

Dale
Kushner

writer

Melissa
McCutcheon

visual arts

Elizabeth
Orndorff

playwright

Hillary
Read

writer

George
Ruenitz

writer

Carol
Sloan

visual arts

Clifton
Snider

writer

Gabriella
Soraci

visual arts

Teresa
Tamura

visual arts

Gyorgyi
Voros

writer

Marie
Watkins

writer

Bill
Wolter

music composition

2009

Lavonne
Adams

writer

Roger
Aplon

writer

Anjana
Appachana

writer

Shelley
Armitage

writer

Kate
Atkin

visual arts

Devreaux
Baker

poet

Jonathan
Blum

writer

Nancy
Cohen

visual arts

Su
Geringer

visual arts

Susan
Gladstone

visual arts

Sara
Hanlon

visual arts

Cynthia
Hogue

writer

Debra
Kaye

music composition

Ellen
Kelley

writer

Jeanette
Koumjian

painter

Rebecca
Layton

visual arts

John
Lorence

visual arts

Gretchen Jane
Mentzer

visual arts

Dottie
Moore

visual arts

Samuel
Nigro

visual arts

Jessica
Pallingston

writer

Glenn Aparicio
Parry

writer

Sara
Petras

visual arts

Pit
Pinegar

writer

Liza
Porter

writer

Celia
Reisman

visual arts

Paul
Rudy

music composition

Janet
Shannon

writer

Susan
Steinberg

writer

Loren
Stillman

music composition

Anita
Sullivan

writer

Joana
Varawa

writer

Patricia
Wakida

writer

Hazel
Walker

visual arts

Joelle
Wallach

music composition

Stephen
Wilcox

music composition

2008

Matthew
Barber

writer

Robin
Becker

poet

Elizabeth
Blau

painter

Margaret
Chula

poet

Barbara
Claus

visual arts

Daniel
Cooper

writer

Robert M
Ellis

painter

Dorothy
Englander

painter

Ronald
Jaeger

writer

Debra
Kaye

music composition

Sheryl
Kayne

writer

Karen
Kevorkian

poet

Nathaniel
Koehne

poet

Melita
Kolin

classical

Charles
Kondek

playwright

Stacey
Lane

playwright

Linda
Lightsey Rice

writer

Dora
McQuaid

writer

Linda
Moyer

writer

Allan
Packer

visual arts

Nicole
Pekarske

poet

Yulia
Pinkusevich

painter

Diana
Rico

writer

Bernice
Rohret

playwright

Martha
Roth

writer

Julian
Rubenstein

writer

Gloria
Ruenitz

photographer

Nicole
Schmölzer

painter

Willa
Schneberg

writer

John
Sewell

poet

Greg
Sinibaldi

contemporary

Susan
Smereka

visual arts

Clark
Smith

writer

Clifton
Snider

writer

Paul
Stein

writer

Robert
Strizich

classical

Marq
Sutherland

photographer

Gladys
Swan

writer

Shirley
Tipping

visual arts

Christos
Tsitaros

classical

Alex
Van Ark

poet

Reiko
Yamada

classical

2007

Colleen
Anderson

writer

Karen
Aqua

filmmaker

Judith
Arcana

poet

Lucy
Bledsoe

writer

Daniel
Brewbaker

music composition

Donna
Caulton

painter

Marie-Hélène
Cauvin

painter

Andrea
Clearfield

classical

David
Flynn

writer

Maxwell
Goodman

photographer

Sachiko
Hamada

filmmaker

Pilar
Hanson

visual arts

Adam
Hill

contemporary

Michael
Jensen

poet

Dora
McQuaid

writer

Billy
Mintz

songwriter

Noam
Mor

writer

Dienke
Nauta

visual arts

Michael
Pearson

writer

Andrew
Porter

writer

Alice
Price

painter

Diana
Rico

writer

Bernice
Rohret

playwright

Ferdinand
Rosa

painter

Paul
Rudy

music composition

Marjorie
Sa'adah

writer

Penelope
Scambly Schott

poet

Debora
Seidman

writer

Deborah
Sideman

writer

Bren
Simmers

poet

Marsha
Slomowitz

painter

Mark
So

contemporary

Terry
Song

poet

Kerry
Stevens

painter

Violeta
Tauragiene

writer

Kim
Thoman

painter

Leslie
Ullman

poet

Susan
Varon

poet

David
Wallace

writer

2006

Ilya
Artamonov

painter

Adisa
Beatty

contemporary

Suzanne
Benton

visual arts

James Benedict
Bulman-May

poet

Zina
Camblin

playwright

Andrea
Clark-Mason

writer

Hannah
Cole

painter

Mary
Crow

writer

Isabelle
Deconinck

writer

Jennifer
Donnelly

writer

Kathy
Edwards

visual arts

Paul
Elwood

songwriter

Mary
Felstiner

writer

Vernon
Fimple

painter

Damien
Fosse

songwriter

Eleanor
Goldstein

painter

Sara
Halprin

poet

Catherine
Hardy

poet

Sonja
Hinrichsen

visual arts

Michael
Jensen

poet

Whit
Johnston

filmmaker

Katie
Kingston

writer

Linda
Lightsey Rice

writer

Carol
Luc

painter

Doris
Lynch

writer

Ceil
Malek

classical

Liza
Porter

writer

Mary
Proenza

visual arts

Lorna
Ritz

painter

Chris
Rush

painter

Davida
Singer

poet

Clark
Smith

writer

Rowan
Somerville

writer

Susan
Varon

poet

Greg
Wramage

classical

Catherine
Young Bates

painter

2005

Jojo
Ans

photographer

Elizabeth
Black

writer

Yong-Wook
Chung

writer

William
Clark

poet

Geoffrey
Detrani

painter

Adam
Diller

classical

Paul
Elwood

songwriter

Serena
Fox

writer

Serena
Fusek

poet

Jane
Futcher

writer

Jake
Gilson

painter

Veronica
Golos

poet

John
Graham

painter

Christine
Hodak

playwright

John
Hollenbeck

contemporary

Suzanne
Kanatsiz

photographer

Destiny
Kinal

writer

Heather
King

writer

Susan
Lloyd

writer

Dea Adria
Mallin

writer

Julia
Masaoka

painter

Patrice
Melnick

writer

Andres
Monteagudo

painter

Dottie
Moore

visual arts

Chris
Nelson

playwright

Rich
Orloff

playwright

Penelope
Scambly Schott

poet

Debora
Seidman

writer

Davida
Singer

poet

Frances
Sjoberg

poet

Carol
Sloane

painter

Pauline
Smolin

playwright

Clifton
Snider

writer

Colette
Standish

painter

John
Thow

classical

Jean
Valentine

writer

Carla
Williams

writer

Catherine
Young Bates

painter

2004

Austin
Alexis

poet

Daniel
Brewbaker

music composition

Rachel
Carpenter

writer

Julia
Connor

poet

Sally
Cooper

writer

Teresa
Cullen

painter

Isabelle
Deconinck

writer

Candice
Eisenfeld

painter

Kathleen
Ferguson

sculptor

Pamela
Frierson

writer

Matthew
Gleeson

writer

Linda
Hattendorf

writer

Ralph
Hepola

classical

Susan
Kendrot

painter

Brigitte
Kornetzky

filmmaker

Mark
Lavatelli

painter

Susan
Lloyd

writer

Francesca
Marciano

writer

Elizabeth
Motlow

photographer

Rob
Scheps

classical

Willa
Schneberg

writer

Chris
Shultis

classical

Davida
Singer

poet

Pauline
Smolin

playwright

Clifton
Snider

writer

Shirley
Stark

sculptor

Carolyn
Steinberg

classical

Bruce
Trinkley

music composition

Bob
Tyson

photographer

Liz
Waldner

poet

Tenney
Walsh

songwriter

Lisa
Weiss

painter

Mary Ann
Wentworth

painter

2003

Sharon
Allocotti

visual arts

Jojo
Ans

photographer

Judith
Arcana

poet

Artilia
Court

sculptor

Jeff
Davis

painter

Pleasant
DeSpain

writer

Betty
Dobson

writer

Vernon
Fimple

painter

David
Flynn

writer

Veronica
Golos

poet

Mark
Greenside

writer

Debra
Gwartney

writer

Danielle
Hauss

painter

Matthew
Iribarne

writer

George
Katznelson

writer

Hee Sook
Kim

visual arts

Noah
Kupferberg

writer

Patrice
Melnick

writer

Katherine
Miller

writer

Xaverio Javier
Munoz Bullejos

painter

Becky
Peterson

poet

Holiday
Reinhorn

writer

Bernice
Rohret

playwright

Gordon
Sherwood

classical

Magdalene
Smith

writer

Tamara
Teale

writer

Bruce
Trinkley

music composition

Sara
Wendt

writer

2002

Margie
Arnold

writer

Robert
Avalon

classical

Kelley
Bush

painter

Jamie
Cat

writer

Mary
Crow

writer

David
Flynn

writer

Caryn
Friedlander

photographer

Janette
Griffiths

writer

Dylan
Guy

playwright

Martha
Hayden

painter

Cynthia
Hogue

writer

Michael
Jensen

poet

Eileen
Kalinowski

songwriter

Daphne
Kalotay

writer

Linda
Lightsey Rice

writer

Sheila
Nilva

writer

Liza
Porter

writer

Brett
Raphael

visual arts

Marjory
Reid

painter

Pablo
Romano

filmmaker

Brian
Siberman

playwright

Michelle
Spring-Moore

poet

Rhoda
Stamell

writer

Marius
Starkey

painter

Susan
Varon

poet

Gail
Waldstein MD

writer

Angela
Willcocks

painter

2001

Sandy
Boucher

writer

Gaylord
Brewer

poet

Peter
Colquhoun

painter

Constance
Crawford

writer

Rosalyn
Driscoll

sculptor

Elizabeth
Evans

writer

Wendy
Fidao

writer

Mark
Greenside

writer

Lois
Hayna

writer

Cynthia
Hogue

writer

Donna
Kaz

playwright

Scott
MacLeod

painter

Carolyn
Martone

writer

Fetzer
Mills

writer

Greg
Montreuil

painter

James
Nicholson

playwright

Sheila
Nilva

writer

Lisa
Pearson

writer

Jack
Pressly III

classical

Roberta
Price

writer

Julie
Regan

writer

Matthew
Rigney

writer

Glen
Rogers Perrotto

painter

Magdalene
Smith

writer

Eileen
Tabios

writer

Christos
Tsitaros

classical

Leandro
Vesco

writer

Lex
Williford

writer

2000

Austin
Alexis

poet

Joseph
Almyda

painter

Cynthia
Backs

painter

Susan
Balboni

photographer

Margot
Becker

writer

Sandy
Boucher

writer

T Anders
Carson

writer

Daniel
Cate

classical

Sally
Cooper

writer

Artilia
Court

sculptor

Sandra
Dal Poggetto

painter

Pleasant
DeSpain

writer

Carol
Dolan

painter

Emilia
Dubicki

writer

Beth
Easterly

visual arts

Kathleen
Ferguson

sculptor

Serena
Fusek

poet

Danielle
Hauss

painter

Christine
Hume

poet

Isabella
Jacob

painter

Daphne
Kalotay

writer

Larry
Karush

contemporary

Ivan
Knight

music composition

Joyce
Lindorff

classical

Jacek
Maczynski

photographer

Felicia
McKnight

writer

Marjory
Reid

painter

Andrew
Rindfleisch

classical

Makiko
Sakurai

classical

Ian
Stewart

writer

Judith
Strasser

poet

Sharon
Wahl

songwriter

1999

Marlene
Adelstein

classical

Samuel
Allen

writer

Bay
Anapol

writer

Nancy
Ancrom

poet

Laura
Beausoleil

writer

Artilia
Court

sculptor

Lisa
Creed

painter

Alfred
DePew

writer

Andrea
Furhman

sculptor

Bettye
Givens

writer

Gerry
Gomez-Pearlberg

poet

Isabella
Jacob

painter

Cheryl
Jefferson

writer

Larry
Karush

contemporary

David
Kaslow

contemporary

Noam
Mor

writer

Donna
Musil

writer

Steven
Paxton

writer

Gisela
Romero

painter

Alex
Shakar

writer

Jeffery
Skibell

writer

Henrietta
Sparks

writer

Debbie
Spitz

songwriter

Madeline
States

contemporary

Ron
Strickland

writer

Marcella
Taylor

writer

Mary Ann
Wentworth

painter

Karen
Wolman

writer

Judith
Zivanovic

playwright

1998

Samuel
Allen

writer

Leslee
Becker

writer

Colleen Morton
Busch

writer

Becky
Duning

writer

David
Flynn

writer

Willy
Garver

painter

Shirley
Gish-Reich

playwright

Lise
Goett

writer

Patricia
Harty

writer

Steven
Heighton

writer

Betsy
Hulick

playwright

Emily
Johnston

writer

David
Kaslow

contemporary

Jenny
Lombard

writer

Maureen
McCoy

writer

Rebecca
Mills

writer

Louise
Minks

painter

Carol
Mode

painter

Carol
Nolte

photographer

Mary
Nomecos

painter

Rose
Oktenberg

writer

Josef
Quattro

writer

Carol
Rosendahl

writer

Deborah
Schwartz

writer

Susan
Smereka

visual arts

DA
Smulley

writer

Clifton
Snider

writer

Shirley
Stark

sculptor

Ron
Strickland

writer

Deborah
Theodore

writer

Mary Ann
Wentworth

painter

Krzysztofa
Zwierz-Ciok

painter

1997

Virginia
Barrett

poet

Jane
Brite

visual arts

Killarney
Clary

poet

Cheryl
Durden

writer

June
Edmonds

writer

Tom
Filer

writer

David
Flynn

writer

Daniel
Fuchs

writer

Eric
Gamalinda

writer

Shirley
Gish-Reich

playwright

Corrine
Glesne

poet

Frank
Graziano

poet

Dylan
Guy

playwright

Tim
Houghton

poet

George
Katznelson

writer

Ruth
Lambert

writer

Linda
Lightsey Rice

writer

Scott
MacLeod

painter

John
Martin

painter

Maureen
McCoy

writer

Louise
Minks

painter

Nannette
Montgomery

playwright

Carol
Nolte

photographer

Cheryl
Nyland-Strayed

writer

Lucille
Rhodes

writer

Joanna
Rotte

playwright

Linda
Satchwell

writer

Barbara
Schaefer

painter

Gordon
Sherwood

classical

Ezra
Sims

classical

Michelle
Spring-Moore

poet

Colette
Standish

painter

Judith
Tannenbaum

poet

Bob
Tyson

photographer

Mary Ann
Wentworth

painter

Krzysztofa
Zwierz-Ciok

painter

1996

Frances
Adler

poet

Kenneth
Baird

painter

Virginia
Barrett

poet

Joan
Bean

writer

Killarney
Clary

poet

Kira
Corser

Artilia
Court

sculptor

Marshall
DeBruhl

writer

Phillip
Gambone

writer

Willy
Garver

painter