GRANTS & GRANTEES

Ron Silliman

1998 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 1998
Literature

References

GRANTS & GRANTEES

Sueyeun Juliette Lee

Pew Fellow Sueyeun Juliette Lee's poetry questions concepts of birthright, lineage, and homeland, investigating relationships between people and the places they inhabit.

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News

Pew Fellows News: Sonia Sanchez Wins Wallace Stevens Award, Glenn Holsten’s Wyeth Documentary Makes PBS Debut, David Hartt’s Solo Exhibition at Art Institute of Chicago, and More

In September, Pew Fellows from across all art disciplines were nationally recognized for their work, launched new and innovative projects, and received prestigious honors and awards. See the latest updates in our news roundup below.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Anthony Campuzano

Anthony Campuzano (Pew Fellow, 2009) is known for his use of found language in his drawings, using text from newspaper headlines, Wikipedia entries, paperback novels, and song lyrics.

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Travis Macdonald

Travis Macdonald (Pew Fellow, 2014) questions authorship with poems that are lively and whimsical without being frivolous, and which offer critique and reflection of the contemporary moment.

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Questions of Practice

Fellows Friday: Q&A with Choreographer and Movement Artist Lela Aisha Jones

Choreographer and Pew Fellow Lela Aisha Jones on the importance of “creative spirits” in her family, what motivates her to create, the Philadelphia arts scene, and more.

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Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview with Poet Julia Bloch

Poet Julia Bloch on using forms of found text in personal and public archival materials, her biggest motivator, and more.

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Hafez Javier Kotain

Hafez Javier Kotain is a percussionist and teacher, fluent in both Arab and Latin rhythms.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Jen Bervin

Jen Bervin is an artist and poet whose research-driven interdisciplinary works weave together art, writing, science, and life.

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News

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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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Ed Bing Lee

Working with colored thread and thousands upon thousands of knots, 2007 Pew Fellow Ed Bing Lee transforms a simple material and a common technique into a unique form of contemporary fiber art.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

John Corbett

John Corbett is a writer, musician, radio host, teacher, record producer, concert promoter, and, with co-owner Jim Dempsey, of Corbett vs. Dempsey art gallery in Chicago.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Chuck Treece

Pew Fellow Chuck Treece is known as a seasoned guitarist, bassist, drummer, vocalist, and, in many circles, a skateboarding legend.

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Julie York

Julie York is a visual artist and 2007 Pew Fellow who works in porcelain, glass, and plastic, and whose practice is driven by the industrial process.

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News

Fellows Friday News: Zoe Strauss and Afaa Michael Weaver Receive Guggenheim Fellowships, Orrin Evans Joins The Bad Plus, and More

Visual artist Zoe Strauss and poet Afaa Michael Weaver receive 2017 Guggenheim Fellowships and musician Orrin Evans becomes a permanent member of the renowned jazz group The Bad Plus.

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Merián Soto

Over her 40-year career in performance, Merián Soto (Pew Fellow, 2015) has focused on investigating the living body and its relationship to consciousness. Her conceptual and process-based pieces work towards, in the artist's words, "a dance of the future, a dance of healing, transformation, and transcendence."

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Tokay Tomah

Tomah uses traditional folk songs of compassion, trust, and reconciliation to generate collective strength and foster dialogue about critical issues facing Liberian immigrant communities.

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News

Pew Fellows News: Tiona McClodden Receives Keith Haring Fellowship, Justin Cronin’s The Passage Adapted Into TV Series, Heidi Saman Selected for International Emerging Film Talent Association Initiative, and More

This month’s Pew Fellows news includes fellowships, grants, and honors, a new television series, and critically-acclaimed performances and exhibitions.

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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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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Bobby Zankel

Bobby Zankel is a musician and a 1996 Pew Fellow.

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Michelle Angela Ortiz

Through public art installations and a socially engaged practice, Ortiz examines issues of immigration, socio-economic inequalities, and human rights.

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