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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 2024 Kresge Artist Fellow Ava Ansari — Ava Ansari

Performance Art, Performance Art

Photo of Mari Costa — Maria Costa

Performance Art

Jimbo Easter

Interdisciplinary Work, Performance Art, Performance Art

Work sample by Jessica Frelinghuysen — Jessica Frelinghuysen

Performance Art, Performance Art

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

Performance Art, Poetry, Spoken Word

Photo of Joel Fluent Greene — Joel Fluent Greene

Performance Art, Poetry, Spoken Word

Portrait of 2026 Gilda Award recipient Levon Kafafian — Levon Kafafian

Interdisciplinary Work, Performance Art

Portrait of 2024 Kresge Artist Fellow Sowande Keita — Sowandé Keïta

Music Performance, Performance Art

Photo of 2024 Gilda Award recipient Mack Thorsday — Mack Thorsday

Performance Art, Poetry, Storytelling

Screenshot from work sample by Melanie Manos — Melanie Manos

Performance Art, Performance Art

Photo of Deidre D.S.Sense Smith — Deidre D.S.Sense Smith

Performance Art, Spoken Word

Ralph Taylor

Performance Art, Performance Art

Work sample by Lis Chere Thomas — Lis Chere Thomas

Performance Art, Performance Art

Photo of Tzarinas of the Plane — Tzarinas Of The Plane

Performance Art, Performance Art

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