belle grantees help us see the world differently
our grantees span the globe, represent a wide variety of fields and are passionate in their pursuits
2023
- Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi, Visual Arts
- Wayson Jones, Visual Arts
- Deena Qabazard, Mixed Media/Performance Art
- Eva Agus, Visual Arts
- Gabriella (Gavi) Goldstein, Theatre
- Jai Tanju, Photography/Art Activism
2022
- Cynthia Gonzalez, Sculpture
- Hannah Knight Leighton, Visual Arts
- Céline Lyaudet, Visual Arts
- Angel Cabrales, Multimedia
- Thiang Uk, Visual Arts
- FLOTSAM! River Circus, Performance Art [collaborative]
2021
- Ren Geisick, Music
- Juan De Jesus Barosso, Sculpture
- Danni O’Brien, Visual Arts
- Marvin White, Literary Arts
- Amy Stober, Visual Arts
- Ivonne Adel-Bureos/Play is Soul Food, Performance Art
- Sirena Andrea, Performance Art
- Yasushi Matsui, Visual Arts
- Roan Victor, Visual Arts
2020
- Leslie Benson, Visual Arts
- Lucas Farlow, Visual Arts
- Linda Gass, Fiber Arts
- Alison Owen, Visual Arts
- Scott Krijnen, Education
- Will Grimm, Fiber Arts
- Paint the Void – Shannon Riley, Meredith Winner, and Inga Bard, Art Activism [collaborative]
2019
- Paulino Deleal, Theatre
- Jhovany R. De Ala, Visual Arts
- Megan Gnekow, Visual Arts and Education
- Sarah Bianco, Visual Arts
- Edward M. Corpus, Visual Arts
- Balto Montion, Photography
- Radoslava Mončeková Hrabovská, Visual Arts
- Phaan Howng, Performance Art
- Natan Lawson, Visual Arts
- Eleanor Wikstrom, Poetry
2018
- Jennifer Myhre, Visual Arts
- Amy Richter, Education
- Karina Cervantes, Dance
- Alyssa Teixeira, Theatre
- Joshua Curry, Visual Arts
- Justin Chance, Fiber Arts
- Zoë Charlton and Tim Doud, Art Activists [collaborative]
2017
- Ian Leonard, Education
- Elissa Levy, Mixed Media/Sculpture
- Gianfranco Paolozzi, Visual Arts
- Denise Perreault, Art Activism
- Suhita Shirodkar, Visual Arts
- Elisa Soliven, Mixed Media/Sculpture
- Tricia Stackle, Sculpture
- Andrew Wilkie, Visual Arts
- Wesley T. Wright, Sculpture
- Lauren Harris & Felicia Lobo, Theater [collaborative]
2016
- Darcie Book, Visual Arts
- Joy Lynn Davis, Visual Arts
- Shyama Helin, Visual Arts
- Sean Okuniewicz, Theater
- Marilyn Roaf, Textiles
- Rose Sellery, Sculpture/Wearable Art
- Dominic Terlizzi, Visual Arts
- A Yawn Worth Yelling, Music [collaborative]
2015
- Angela Haseltine Pozzi, Art Activism
- Keith Knight, Visual Arts
- Avery Palmer, Visual Arts
- Jennifer Rochlin, Visual Arts
- Elizabeth Romanini, Visual Arts
- Lisa Waud, Installation Art
- Tony Asaro & Carey McCray, Theatre [collaborative]
2014
- Andres Amador, Sculpture
- John Cerney, Murals
- Lianne Marie Dobbs, Music
- Lila Gemellos, Murals
- Rachel Kulchin, Photography
- Magnolia Laurie, Sculpture
- Michelle Matson, Sculpture
- Trent Nahas, Sculpture
- Chad Scheppner, Education
- Freya Seeburger, Music
2013
- Jessica Dickinson, Visual Arts
- Mauro Ffortissimo, Music
- Adam Fong, Music
- Tianbi Johnson, Visual Arts
- Wendy Kirbey, Visual Arts
- Luis Muñoz, Music
- Samuel Rodriguez, Visual Arts
- Yori Seeger, Scupture
- Lynn Talbot, Visual Arts
- Sieglinde Van Damme, Photography/Videography
2012
- Gina Beavers, Visual Arts
- Trina Merry, Visual Arts
- Tina Morrill, Art Activism
- Cuong Nguyen, Visual Arts
- Maura Thompson, Visual Arts
- Chloe Veltman, Music
- Maria Walker, Visual Arts
- Laura Weinbach, Music
- Derek Weisberg, Sculpture
2011
- Lacey Bryant, Visual Arts
- Fabian Debora, Visual Arts
- Heather Houston, Music
- Natasha Lisitsa, Installation Art
- Jeff Mills, Theatre
- Adam Wagener, Music
- Pippa Arend, Beth Burns & Joy Cartier, Education (collaborative)
- Brendan Simon & Robert Michael, Theatre (collaborative)
2010
- Amy Boone-McCreesh, Visual Arts
- Julia Hatch, Education
- Isaac Oliver, Writing
- Ava Roy, Theatre
- Beth Wilmurt, Theatre
- Verbobala, Performance Art [collaborative]
2009
- Tricia Creason-Valencia, Film
- Gustavo Martinez, Sculpture
- Wendell McShine, Visual Arts
- Sean San José, Theatre
- Barron Storey, Education
- Corpus Callosum, Music [collaborative]
2008
- Meklit Hadero, Music
- Charlotte Kruk, Sculpture
- Jeremiah Maddock, Painting
- Ali Naschke-Messing, Sculpture
- Andres Schilling, Music
- Panthelion, Music [collaborative]
2007
- Geena Gaelle Gabrielle, Painting
- Sandra Jones, Painting
- Patch Wright, Sculpture
- Bryan Nash Yerian, Spatial Arts
2006
- Carlos Cartagena, Visual Arts
- Alex Hargreaves, Music
- Alex Morf, Theater
- Favianna Rodriguez, Art Activism
2005
- Carolyn Ryder Cooley, Painting/Performance Art
- Jenny Do, Art Activism
- Zoë Keating, Music
- Marina Povalishina, Painting
- José Reyes-Olivas, Art Activism
2004
- Michael Aronov, Theatre
- Suzanne Brewer, Music
- Chris Eckert, Kinetic Sculpture
- Stephanie Metz, Sculpture
- Jim Munroe, Art Activism
- Paul Urich, Painting
2003
- Titus Kaphar, Painting
- Steve Lambert, Art Activism
- Charles Lehman, Calligraphy
- Carla Turturici, Painting
- Aaron Ximm, Field Recording
2002
- Stacey Fruits, Poetry
- Francesca Gabbiani, Collage
- Joanne Hobbs, Education
- Brian Howrey, Theatre
- Katie Humphries, Painting
2001
- Chris Cortez, Music
- Binh Danh, Photography
- Chris Messina, Theatre
- LaTanya Reed, Painting
2000
- Jennifer Andaluz, Education
- Thaddeus Johnson, Education
- Christopher Moore, Theatre
1999
- Alan Brich, Poetry, Short Fiction
- Andrea Werblin, Poetry
1998
- Rebeca Guerrero, Painting
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