GRANTS & GRANTEES

Neysa Grassi

1995 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 1995
Visual Arts

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News

Poetry Month Pew Fellows News: New Books by Major Jackson and Susan Stewart, a Podcast by Yolanda Wisher, Readings from Trapeta B. Mayson, Ron Silliman, and More

More than 40 poets have been awarded Pew Fellowships since the program’s inception. In recognition of National Poetry Month, we’ve gathered the latest news from these distinguished writers below, including newly published work and upcoming online readings.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Marco Roth

Marco Roth is an essayist, literary critic, a 2009 Pew Fellow, and a founding editor of n +1 magazine, a twice-yearly printed journal of literature, politics, and culture.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Jenny Sabin

"Looking to nature for design inspiration is not a new idea," says architect and designer Jenny Sabin.

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Pew Fellows News: Swarthmore College Awards Sonia Sanchez Honorary Degree, Dave Burrell celebrated for Lifetime of Achievement, Jane Irish Transforms Lemon Hill Mansion, and More

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Edgar J. Shockley III

Edgar J. Shockley III (Pew Fellow, 2008) sees his unique contribution to the world as reconciling African and European theatrical aesthetics, making us all more aware of what it means to be human.

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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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Collaborators & Colleagues

Tina Satter

Satter’s experimental theater productions reflect diverse textual, formal, and aesthetic influences to illuminate the stories of female and queer characters.

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Questions of Practice

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage’s Pew Fellow Artist Residencies

Since 2011, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has provided recent Pew Fellows with opportunities to take sojourns outside of the Philadelphia area, for residencies intended to push their artistic practice and expand their horizons.

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Fellows Friday News: Jennifer Kidwell Wins Obie Award; James Ijames Debuts New Play; Pepón Osorio Opens Site-Specific Installation

This month’s Pew Fellows news sees an award recognizing excellence in off-Broadway theater, grants from Leeway Foundation for projects addressing art and social change, and a large-scale installation that tells the story of a local matriarch.

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Questions of Practice: Poet Sonia Sanchez Discusses Her Creative Life and Legacy with Major Jackson [Full Interview]

Poets and Pew Fellows Sonia Sanchez and Major Jackson discuss the experiences that have shaped Sanchez’s distinguished, decades-long artistic practice.

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Stuart Netsky

Stuart Netsky is a painter, sculptor, and a 1995 Pew Fellow.

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Fellows Friday News: Lela Aisha Jones Nominated for a Bessie Award, Pew Fellows Create Philadelphia Monuments, and Theater Premieres from Thaddeus Phillips and Geoff Sobelle

This month’s Pew Fellows news sees world premiere performances in the 2017 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, a national choreography award, a series of new public artworks transforming the city, and more.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Laura Mullen

Laura Mullen was appointed Director of Creative Writing at Louisiana State University in 2014. She has served as Poet-in-Residence at Brown University and Columbia College, and serves frequently as a guest faculty member at Naropa's Summer Writing Program. In 2015, she served as a panelist for Pew Fellowships.

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Pepón Osorio

Pepón Osorio is a visual artist and a 2006 Pew Fellow.

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Pew Fellows in the News: Rennie Harris, Karyn Olivier, and Carolyn Lazard Earn Major Awards, Airea D. Matthews Discusses Her Fellowship with WHYY

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Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview With Visual Artist Ken Lum

Visual artist Ken Lum creates conceptual and representational work in a number of mediums, including painting, sculpture, and photography, driven by an interest in the formation of individual and societal identities

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Amanda Hunt

Amanda Hunt is Director of Education and Public Programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and co-curator of the 2019 Desert X Biennial in Palm Springs.

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International and US Artist Residencies Awarded to Pew Fellows Ryan Eckes, Leah Stein, and Rea Tajiri

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is pleased to announce that three Pew Fellows have been selected for international and US artist residencies, a program supported by the Center’s ongoing partnership with the Alliance of Artists Communities and with the MacDowell Colony.

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Pew Fellows News: CAConrad Receives Lambda Literary Award, Leroy Johnson’s Work at the Barnes Foundation, Stacy Levy’s Installation Enlivens the Schuylkill River, and More

Our June Pew Fellows news roundup highlights awards and honors for artists in film, poetry, and media arts; a memorial concert that pays tribute to a beloved Klezmer musician; and several new print and musical releases.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Thaddeus Phillips

Thaddeus Phillips (Pew Fellow, 2002) creates theater works that use transformational scenography, documentary footage, and improvisation to peer into not-often seen worlds.

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