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Congratulations to the 2026 Kresge Artist Fellows!

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Salar Ansari photographed by Jenny Risher — Salar Ansari

Music Composition, Music Performance

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Jeremy Brockman photographed by Jenny Risher — Jeremy Brockman

Film Directing, Screenwriting

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Maurice "Pirahnahead" Herd photographed by Jenny Risher — Maurice “Pirahnahead” Herd

Music Composition

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Mitch McCabe photographed by Jenny Risher — Mitch McCabe

Interdisciplinary Work

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Shahida Nurullah photographed by Jenny Risher — Shahida Nurullah

Music Performance

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Ackeem Salmon photographed by Jenny Risher — Ackeem Salmon

Interdisciplinary Work, Interdisciplinary Work, Music Composition, Music Performance

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Frisly Soberanis photographed by Jenny Risher — Frisly Soberanis

Film Directing, New Media

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Galaxy photographed by Jenny Risher — Galaxy

Performance Art, Poetry, Spoken Word

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Ed Miller photographed by Jenny Risher — Ed Miller

Choreography, Dance Performance

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Karen Prall photographed by Jenny Risher — Karen Prall

Choreography, Dance Performance

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Photo of Bayan the Poet — Bayan Founas

Poetry

Work sample by Jessica Frelinghuysen — Jessica Frelinghuysen

Performance Art, Performance Art

Work in progress by Aiko Fukuchi — Aiko Fukuchi

Fiction

Portrait of 2026 Kresge Artist Fellow Galaxy photographed by Jenny Risher — Galaxy

Performance Art, Poetry, Spoken Word

Photo of Ana Gavrilovska — Ana Gavrilovska

Arts Criticism

Photo of Joel Fluent Greene — Joel Fluent Greene

Performance Art, Poetry, Spoken Word

Work sample by 2023 Gilda Award recipient Quinn Alexandria Hunter — Quinn Alexandria Hunter

Fiber

Portrait of 2026 Gilda Award recipient Ifayomi Christine — Ifayomi Christine

Film Directing

Photo of Liana Jahan Imam — Liana Jahan Imam

Creative Nonfiction

Portrait of 2024 Kresge Artist Fellow Razi Jafri — Razi Jafri

Film Directing

Photo of Gary Jay — Gary Jay

Film Directing

Portrait of 2025 Gilda Award recipient Jimel — Jimel

Photography

Photo of 2024 Gilda Award recipient Miryam G. Johnson — Miryam G. Johnson

Choreography, Dance Performance

Portrait of 2026 Gilda Award recipient Levon Kafafian — Levon Kafafian

Interdisciplinary Work, Performance Art

Work sample by Cyrus Karimipour — Cyrus Karimipour

Photography

Photo of Karl Kingson — Karl Kingson

Film Directing, Screenwriting

Portrait of 2025 Gilda Award recipient Laura Kraftowitz — Laura Kraftowitz

Creative Nonfiction

Portrait of 2025 Kresge Artist Fellow Kimberly LaVonne by Jenny Risher — Kimberly LaVonne

Ceramics

Photo of Leah V — Leah V.

Creative Nonfiction

Photo of 2024 Gilda Award recipient Mack Thorsday — Mack Thorsday

Performance Art, Poetry, Storytelling

Photo of Rochelle Marrett — Rochelle Marrett

Fiction

Work sample by 2023 Gilda Award recipient Shanna Merola — Shanna Merola

Collage

Photo of Marsae Mitchell — Marsae Mitchell

Choreography, Dance Performance, Interdisciplinary Work

Screenshot of work sample by Jhayla Mosley — Jhayla Mosley

Film Directing

Photo of 2024 Gilda Award recipient Ms. Shirel — Ms. Shirel

Interdisciplinary Work, Interdisciplinary Work, Interdisciplinary Work

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