This is a list of recipients of United States Artists (USA) Fellowship grants. The grant is issued annually by United States Artists (USA) a non-government philanthropic organization that supports living American artists.

USA Fellows

2006 +2006 United States Artists FellowshipsCategoryRecipientsArchitecture & DesignAntenna Design (Sigi Moeslinger and Masamichi Udagawa)Crafts & Traditional ArtsTanya Aguiniga, Liz Collins, Anna Brown Ehlers, Arline Fisch, Sarah Jaeger, Teri RofkarDanceRonald K. Brown, Eiko and Koma, Alonzo King, Ralph LemonLiteratureSandra Benitez, Beth Ann Fennelly, Amy Hempel, Victor LaValle, Heather McHugh, Wesley McNair, Susan Power, Joe Sacco, Matthew StadlerElectronic Media & MediaSterlin Harjo, Thomas Allen Harris, David Isay, George Kuchar and Mike Kuchar, Dmae Roberts, Philip RodriguezMusicJohn Luther Adams, Natividad Cano, Bill Frisell and Jim Woodring, Ali Akbar Khan, Lourdes PérezTheater ArtsAnne Bogart, Ping Chong, Anthony Garcia, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Meredith Monk, Dominique Serrand, Basil TwistVisual artsLaylah Ali, Mark Bradford, Nick Cave, Sam Durant, Mark Handforth, Michael Joo, Michael Lesy, Catherine Opie, William Pope.L, Michael Queenland, Anna Sew Hoy, Chris Ware

2007 +2007 United States Artists FellowshipsCategoryRecipientsArchitecture & DesignAranda/Lasch (Benjamin Aranda and Christopher Lasch), Ball-Nogues Studio (Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues), Office dA (Mónica Ponce de León and Nader Tehrani)Crafts & Traditional ArtsTommy Joseph, Gwendolyn Magee, Maggie Orth, Virgil Ortiz, Susie SilookDanceJoanna Haigood, Anna Halprin, Rennie Harris, Bill T. Jones, Benjamin Millepied, Shen WeiLiteratureMarilyn Chin, Henri Cole, Charles D'Ambrosio, William Gay, John Haines, Mat Johnson, Cherríe Moraga, Luis Valdez, Helena Maria ViramontesMediaJulie Dash, Chris Eyre, Judith Helfand, Alex Rivera, Susan StoneMusicDon Byron, Michael Doucet, Leila Josefowicz, Jason Moran, John Santos, Evan ZiporynTheaterPat Bowie, Rhodessa Jones, Tina Landau, Elizabeth LeCompte, Michael Sommers, Robert WoodruffVisual ArtsEdgar Arceneaux, Uta Barth, Paul Chan, Charles Gaines, Ann Hamilton, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Marcos Ramirez ERRE, Allan Sekula, Gary Simmons, Zoe Strauss

2008 +2008 United States Artists FellowshipsCategoryRecipientsArchitecture & DesignJulie Bargmann, Stephen Burks, Douglas Garafolo, J. Meejin Yoon, Andrew ZagoCrafts & Traditional ArtsAlvin Aningayou, Mary Jackson, Richard Notkin, Judith SchaechterDanceAnn Carlson, Joe Goode, Pat Graney, Dianne Walker, Jawole Willa Jo ZollarLiteratureJeff Chang, Forrest Gander, Barry Hannah, Joy Harjo, Tayari Jones, A. Van Jordan, Laura Kasischke, le thi diem thuy, Harryette MullenMediaCary Joji Fukunaga, William Greaves, Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, Lourdes Portillo, Jay Rosenblatt, Ela TroyanoMusicMuhal Richard Abrams, Robert Cazimero, Chris Jonas and Molly Sturges, Wu Man, Stephen Scott, Henry ThreadgillTheater ArtsKaren Kandel, Will Power, Bill Rauch, Rosalba Rolón, Jennifer TiptonVisual ArtsTerry Adkins, Michael Asher, Andrea Bowers, Deanna Dikeman, Barkley L. Hendricks, Tehching Hsieh, Rodney McMillian, Martha Rosler, Catherine Sullivan, Kara Walker

2009 +2009 United States Artists FellowshipsCategoryRecipientsArchitecture & DesignNeil Denari, Laura Kurgan, Rick Lowe, Kate and Laura MulleavyCrafts & Traditional ArtsPerry Eaton, Delores Lewis Garcia and Emma Lewis Mitchell, Beth Lo, Dona Look, Mary Shaffer, Kukuli VelardeDanceSophiline Cheam Shapiro, Lin Hixson and Matthew Goulish, Hokulani Holt-Padilla, Tere O'Connor, Reggie WilsonLiteratureAi, Nilo Cruz, Gilbert Hernandez, Antonya Nelson, Sapphire, Justin Torres, Brian Turner, Kevin YoungMediaCruz Angeles, Charles Burnett, Scott Carrier, Heather Courtney, Elizabeth Meister and Dan Collison, Renee Tajima-PeñaMusicRahim AlHaj, Cyro Baptista, Ella Jenkins, Danongan Kalanduyan, Hannibal Lokumbe, Lionel Loueke, Daniel PlonseyTheater ArtsDan Hurlin, Ruth Maleczech, John O'Neal, Anna Deavere SmithVisual ArtsDiana al-Hadid, Terry Allen, Vija Celmins, Anthony Hernandez, Joan Jonas, Kim Jones, Martin Mazorra and Michael Houston, Dave McKenzie, Judy Pfaff, Dario Robleto

2010 + 2010 United States Artists Fellowships Category Recipients Architecture & Design Teddy Cruz, Greg Lynn, David Reinfurt Crafts & Traditional Arts Jeremy Frey, Matthias Pliessnig, Joyce Scott, Michael Sherrill, W. A. Ehren Tool, Jennifer Heller Zurick Dance Miguel Gutierrez, Dayna Hanson, Deborah Hay, Trey McIntyre, Bebe Miller, Awilda Sterling-Duprey Literature Charles Bowden, Martín Espada, Khaled Mattawa, Brighde Mullins, Susan Steinberg, Greg Tate, Doug Wright Media Natalia Almada, Ramin Bahrani, Almudena Carracedo, Cherian Dabis, Barrett Golding, Anne Lewis, Tina Mabry, Laura Poitras Music Uri Caine, Gabriela Lena Frank, Rob Ickes, Guy Klucevsek Theater Arts Julie Archer, Pig Iron Theatre Company (Gabriel Quinn Bauriedel, Dan Rothenberg, and Dito van Reigersberg), Carlyle Brown, Danny Hoch, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Rajiv Joseph, Gerard Stropnicky Visual Arts Siah Armajani, Dara Birnbaum, Mel Chin, Renée Green, Glenn Ligon, Mary Lucier, Allison Smith, Anna Von Mertens, Doug Wheeler

2011 + 2011 United States Artists Fellowships Category Recipients Architecture & Design Elena Manferdini, J. Morgan Puett, Jenny E. Sabin, Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, Mabel O. Wilson Crafts & Traditional Arts Sonya Clark, Tom Joyce, Beth Lipman, Jon Eric Riis, Akio Takamori, Aaron Yakim Dance Donald Byrd, Nora Chipaumire, Michelle Ellsworth, John Jasperse, Liz Lerman, Lar Lubovitch, Morgan Thorson Literature Annie Baker, Terrance Hayes, Campbell McGrath, A. E. Stallings, Karen Tei Yamashita Media Tze Chun, Steve James, John Jota Leaños, James Longley, Kara Oehler and Ann Heppermann, Dee Rees, Kelly Reichardt Music Manuel Barrueco, Mary Ellen Childs, Lila Downs, George E. Lewis, Sean Shepherd, Sxip Shirey, Holcombe Waller Theater Arts Lee Breuer, John Collins, Teresa Hernandez, Nancy Keystone, Kirk Lynn, Octavio Solis Visual Arts Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Lorraine O'Grady, John Outterbridge, Allen Ruppersberg, Carolee Schneemann, Roger Shimomura, Mike Smith

2012 Actor Tim Robbins presented the 2012 awards a celebration held at the Los Angeles Getty Center.

+ 2012 United States Artists Fellowships Category Recipients Architecture & Design Stephen Luoni, Kate Orff, Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto, Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich Crafts & Traditional Arts Nicholas Galanin, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Leon Niehues, Sibylle Peretti, Rowland Ricketts, Kurt Weiser Dance Kyle Abraham, Trisha Brown, Keith Hennessy, Ranee Ramaswamy, David Thomson Literature Adrian Castro, Aleksandar Hemon, LeAnne Howe, Micheline Aharonian Marcom, C.E. Morgan, Annie Proulx Media Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia, Margaret Brown, Lee Isaac Chung, Jacqueline Goss, Barry Jenkins, Phil Solomon, Nick van der Kolk Music Jack DeJohnette, Colin Jacobsen and Eric Jacobsen, Claire Lynch, Joanie Madden, Eugene Rodriguez, Tony Trishcka, Edward White Theater Arts Marcus Gardley, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, David Henry Hwang, John Kelly, Adrienne Kennedy, Robbie McCauley, Annie-B Parson Visual Arts Luis Camnitzer, Coco Fusco, Theaster Gates, David Hartt, Edgar Heap of Birds, William Leavitt, Alison Saar, Kerry Tribe

2013 No fellowship grants awards were given in 2013.

2014 + 2014 United States Artists Fellowships Category Recipients Architecture & Design Marlon Blackwell, Doris Sung Crafts & Traditional Arts Marcus Amerman, Einar de la Torre and Jamex de la Torre, Darryl Montana, Tip Toland Dance Alejandro Cerrudo, d. Sabela Grimes, RoseAnne Spradlin Literature Chris Abani, Peter Bagge, Natalie Diaz, Rigoberto González, Achy Obejas, Daniel Woodrell Media Sydney Freeland, Ken Jacobs, Yowei Shaw, Ryan White and Ben Cotner Music Alison Brown, Daoud Haroon, Meshell Ndegeocello Theater Kia Corthron, Sigrid Gilmer, Sibyl Kempson Visual Arts Willie Birch, Sandow Birk, Edouard Duval Carrié, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Mary Heilmann, Leslie Hewitt, Wangechi Mutu

2015 + 2015 United States Artists Fellowships Category Recipients Architecture & Design Jonathan Muecke, Chat Travieso Crafts Cristina Córdova, Mark Hewitt, Ayumi Horie, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., Therman Statom, Anne Wilson Dance Jonah Bokaer, Camille A. Brown, Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands Literature Teju Cole, Adrian Matejka Media Peter Nicks, Deborah Stratman Music Maya Beiser, David Lang, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Joe Louis Walker, Invincible ill Weaver, Shara Worden, Jasiri X Theater & Performance Jackie Sibblies Drury, Narcissister Traditional Arts Shan Goshorn, Kathleen Carlo-Kendall, Da-ka-xeen Mehner, Diego Romero, Sidonka Wadina, Mary Louise Defender Wilson Visual Arts Judith Baca, Frank Big Bear, Dawoud Bey, Paul Pfeiffer, Mickalene Thomas, Kade Twist

2016 + 2016 United States Artists Fellowships Category Recipients Architecture & Design Janet Echelman, Johnston Marklee (Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee) Crafts Vivian Beer, Lauren Fensterstock, Anna Hepler, Roberto Lugo, Annabeth Rosen, Piper Shepard, April Surgent Dance Michelle Dorrance, Faye Driscoll, Donna Uchizono, Rosie Herrera, Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, Raphael Xavier Literature Amitava Kumar, Claudia Rankine Media Steven Paul Judd, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Quique Rivera Rivera Music Raven Chacon, Vijay Iyer, eddy kwon, Mike Reed, Dianne Reeves, Randy Weston Theater & Performance Daniel Alexander Jones, Miranda July, Hirokazu Kosaka, Young Jean Lee, Jefferson Pinder, Peggy Shaw Traditional Arts Teri Greeves, Cherice Harrison-Nelson, Ernie Marsh, Vicky Holt Takamine Visual Arts Charles Atlas, Senga Nengudi, Shirin Neshat, Winfred Rembert, Laurie Jo Reynolds, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Jacolby Satterwhite, Stanley Whitney

2017 No fellowship grants awards were given in 2017.

2018 + 2018 United States Artists Fellowships Category Recipients Architecture & Design Norman Kelley (Carrie Norman, Thomas Kelley), Amanda Williams Craft Julia Galloway, Tony Marsh, Martinez Studio (Wence Martinez, Sandra Martinez), Warren Newton Seelig, Patti Warashina Dance Oguri, Okwui Okpokwasili, Allison Orr, Bill Shannon, Amara Tabor-Smith Media Starlee Kine, Terence Nance, Elaine McMillion Sheldon, TNEG (Elissa Blount Moorhead, Arthur Jafa, Malik Sayeed) Music Terence Blanchard, Amir ElSaffar, Ruthie Foster, Tania León, Danilo Pérez, Toshi Reagon, Wayne Shorter, Somi, Tyshawn Sorey Theater & Performance Luis Alfaro, Lileana Blain-Cruz, Las Nietas de Nonó (Lydela Nonó, Michel Nonó), Tarell Alvin McCraney, My Barbarian (Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon, Alexandro Segade), Mary Kathryn Nagle Traditional Arts D.Y. Begay, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Dawn Nichols Walden Visual Art Cassils, Abigail DeVille, Vanessa German, Pepón Osorio, Ebony G. Patterson, Dread Scott, Cauleen Smith Writing Molly McCully Brown, Lucas Mann, Fred Moten, Susan Muaddi Darraj

2019 + 2019 United States Artists Fellowships Category Recipients Architecture & Design Erin Besler and Ian Besler, Lucia Cuba, Keller Easterling Craft Coulter Fussell, Samuel Harvey, Michelle Holzapfel, Janice Lessman-Moss, Carole Frances Lung Dance David Dorfman, Lenora Lee, Alice Sheppard, Merián Soto, Yara Travieso Film Nuotama Frances Bodomo, Ramona S. Diaz, Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar Media Hyphen-Labs, Mitra Kaboli Music Reena Esmail, Helado Negro, Susie Ibarra, Roscoe Mitchell, Tunde Olaniran, Jen Shyu Theater & Performance Charlotte Brathwaite, Rashida Bumbray, Teo Castellanos, Complex Movements (Wes Taylor, Sage Crump, Carlos "L05" Garcia, ill Weaver), Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Kaneza Schaal Traditional Arts Juan Dies, Gabriel Frey, Arthur López, Allison Akootchook Warden Visual Art Firelei Báez, Juliana Huxtable, Simone Leigh, Wu Tsang, Cecilia Vicuña, Dyani White Hawk Writing Lesley Nneka Arimah, Lisa Armstrong, Lynda Barry, Tarfia Faizullah, Rebecca Gayle Howell

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