GRANTS & GRANTEES

Francis Di Fronzo

2004 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 2004
Visual Arts

References

Francis Di Fronzo's website

GRANTS & GRANTEES

Moon Molson

Molson’s films examine urban masculinity and portray the stories of people of color, capturing the humor and lyricism of, in his words, “the language of the streets."

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Event

crazy beautiful

Choreographer and Pew Fellow Tania Isaac (2011) presents an iteration of her Center-funded discovery project open notebook: crazy beautiful.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Tayarisha Poe

Poe creates multifaceted portraits of young people of color in work that blends film, photography, and prose across media platforms.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Catie Rosemurgy

Poet and Pew Fellow Catie Rosemurgy's wry and sharply imagined poems investigate the layered natures of identity, history, and narrative.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Zeena Parkins

Zeena Parkins is a pioneer of contemporary harp practice and performance, and has extended the language of the harp with unusual playing techniques, preparations, and layers of electronic processing.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Susan Lankin-Watts

Susan Lankin-Watts (Pew Fellow, 2015) is a singer, trumpet player, composer, and arranger whose complex arrangements draw from tradition, the poetry of her great-grandfather, and a desire to give new voice to the art form and create klezmer culture for a younger generation.

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Quentin Morris

Morris’ five-decade meditation on the color black investigates identity and spirituality, driven by his desire to, in his words, “refute all negative cultural mythologies about the color.”

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Daniel Heyman

Daniel Heyman's (Pew Fellow, 2009) works on paper capture the images and words of Iraqi torture victims from facilities like Abu Ghraib.

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Dorothy Wilkie

Dorothy Wilkie's (Pew Fellow, 2007) choreography involves the re-staging and re-choreographing of traditional West African and Afro-Cuban dances.

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News

Fellows Friday News: Heidi Saman Film Acquired for Distribution, Jennifer Higdon Grammy Nominations, and Geoff Sobelle at New York Theatre Workshop

Filmmaker Heidi Saman’s film Namour is acquired for theatrical and on-demand distribution, theater artist Geoff Sobelle presents The Object Lesson at New York Theatre Workshop, and composer Jennifer Higdon is nominated for Grammy Awards.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Daniel Fuller

Daniel Fuller is a writer and independent curator based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Terrence Cameron

Terrence Cameron is a musician and a 2000 Pew Fellow in folk and traditional arts.

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David Felix Sutcliffe

A documentary filmmaker, Sutcliffe creates intimate, character-driven stories about the complex experiences of Muslim American communities today.

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News

Making History: Celebrating the Groundbreaking Work of Women Artists

In recognition of Women’s History Month, we take a look back and a look forward to Center-supported projects celebrating the brilliant and groundbreaking work of women artists and their important contributions to art and cultural history.

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Pew Fellows News: Camae Ayewa Receives Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant, Melissa Ho Mounts Exhibition at Smithsonian, Tayarisha Poe Screens Film at Sundance

Catch up on this month’s Pew Fellows news, including the latest recognition, new works, and press coverage.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Kinan Abou-afach

Classical Arab musician Kinan Abou-afach (Pew Fellow, 2013) was born in Damascus, Syria, where he learned traditional Arabic repertoire on the oud, an Arabic lute.

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Anthony Smyrski

Anthony Smyrski works with Dan Murphy as the artist duo Megawords. They are well known throughout Philadelphia for installations that are equal parts gathering space, artist studio, and storefront.

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Questions of Practice

Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview With Visual Artist Michelle Angela Ortiz

Visual artist Michelle Angela Ortiz has designed and created over 50 large-scale public works nationally and internationally. She maintains a practice that examines issues of immigration, inequality, and human rights.

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Questions of Practice

Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview With Vocalist Zaye Tete

Liberian vocalist, composer, and dancer Zaye Tete spoke to us about her artistic development in Liberia, music’s transformative power, and her fondness for Paul Simon.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Uri Caine

Uri Caine is an award-winning composer and pianist, and a 2003 Pew Fellow.

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