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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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Portrait of 2025 Gilda Award recipient Amara Murphy — Amara Murphy

Photography

Photo of 2024 Gilda Award recipient Na Bonsai — Na Bonsai

Interdisciplinary Work, Music Composition, Music Performance

Portrait of 2025 Gilda Award recipient Oshun — Oshun

Painting

Portrait of 2025 Gilda Award recipient Megan Peiser — Megan Peiser

Creative Nonfiction

Portrait of 2026 Gilda Award recipient RAEDY LEX — RAEDY LEX

Music Composition, Music Performance

Photo of Emily Rogers — Emily Rogers

Music Composition, Music Performance

Portrait of 2025 Kresge Artist Fellow Brittany Rogers by Jenny Risher — Brittany Rogers

Poetry

Photo of Sacramento Knoxx — Sacramento Knoxx

Interdisciplinary Work

Screenshot from Kresge Artist Fellowship film featuring Salakastar — Salakastar

Interdisciplinary Work

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

Interdisciplinary Work, Interdisciplinary Work, Music Composition, Music Performance

Work sample by 2023 Gilda Award recipient Manal Shoukair — Manal Shoukair

Sculpture

Photo of 2024 Gilda Award recipient Maddie Shubeck — Maddie Shubeck

Film Directing, Video Art

Screenshot of performance by Aj Sims — Aj Sims

Choreography, Dance Performance

Photo of 2024 Gilda Award recipient Skinny Trell — Skinny Trell

Interdisciplinary Work, Interdisciplinary Work

Portrait of 2025 Gilda Award recipient Maddox-Julien Slide — Maddox-Julien Slide

Fiction

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

Film Directing, New Media

Portrait of 2026 Gilda Award recipient Ashley Sorrell — Ashley Sorrell

Music Performance

Screenshot from Kresge Artist Fellowship film featuring Summer Like the Season — Summer Like The Season

Music Composition, Music Performance

Portrait of 2026 Gilda Award recipient Nico Swan — Nico Swan

Film Directing, Interdisciplinary Work, Screenwriting

Portrait of 2026 Gilda Award recipient Vaughn Taormina — Vaughn Taormina

Animation

Screenshot from Kresge Artist Fellowship film featuring Thank You So Much for Coming — Thank You So Much For Coming

Interdisciplinary Work

Work sample by Lis Chere Thomas — Lis Chere Thomas

Performance Art, Performance Art

Photo of Donnevan Tolbert — Donnevan Tolbert

Playwriting, Playwriting

Screenshot from work sample by Cinnamon Triano — Cinnamon Triano

Video Art

Screenshot of work sample by Trishawna — Trishawna

Dance Performance

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