Our partner organizations announce the 2023 McKnight Artist & Culture Bearer Fellowship winners on a rolling basis. We post them here shortly after they become available. Then, after all the winners have been announced, we will update this list of current fellows.
2023 McKnight Composer Fellows and McKnight Visiting Composers Announced
McKnight Fellowships for Composers – Mychal “MMYYKK” Fisher, deVon Russell Gray, LaAerial, and Troy Rogers (aka Robot Rickshaw); McKnight Visiting Composer Residency awardees – Yoon-Ji Lee and Steve Parker
Announcing the 2023 McKnight Media Artist Fellows
Fellows: Raven Johnson, Catherine Licata, Jenny Lion, and Benjamin Percy
Congratulations to the 2023 McKnight Culture Bearer Fellows
Fellows: Ramona Kitto Stately, Nothando and Vusumuzi Zulu, Titilayo Bediako, Ginga da Bahia (Irenio Dos Santos)
Announcing the 2023 McKnight Community-Engaged Artist Fellows
Fellows: Janice Bad Moccasin and Moira Villiard
Six Minnesota dance artists selected for 2023 McKnight Fellowships for Choreographers and Dancers
Choreographer Fellows: Joe Chvala, Rita Mustaphi, Deneane Richburg
Dancer Fellows: Demetrius McClendon, Sam Aros-Mitchell, Yuki Tokuda
McKnight Fellows in Playwriting, McKnight National Residency & Commission Recipient Announced
Fellows: Gethsemane Herron and Rachel Jendrzejewski; the McKnight National Residency & Commission recipient is Aya Ogawa
Playwrights’ Center & McKnight Foundation Announce McKnight Theater Artists
Fellows: D J Gramann II, Darrick Mosley, and Karin Olson
McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship
Fellows: Tia-Simone Gardner, Kaamil A. Haider, Keren Kroul, Sieng Lee, Mark Ostapchuk, and Lindsay Rhyner
McKnight Musician Fellowship Grants Four of the State’s Top Musicians with $25,000 Award
Fellows: Shaiwna Adams aka The Lioness, Rascal Miles, Evelyn Speers aka EVV, and Ann DuHamel
The Loft Literary Center Announces Recipients of the 2023 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Writers
Fellows: children’s writer Art Coulson and creative prose writers Naomi Cohn, Gen Del Raye, Hilal Isler, and Kao Kalia Yang
Fellows: Anna Metcalfe and Chotsani Elaine Dean
McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists: Larry Buller (New York, NY), Karima Duchamp (Lake Dallas, TX), Joon Hee Kim (Bakersville, NC), and Ellen Kleckner (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
