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Shanti Thakur

2001 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 2001
Media

References

Shanti Thakur's website

News

Fellows Friday News: Afaa Michael Weaver Publishes New Poetry Collection, Alex Da Corte’s Times Square Billboards, and More

Poet Afaa Michael Weaver publishes a new book of poetry, visual artist Alex Da Corte’s video installation Blue Moon is projected on Times Square billboards, and filmmaker Cheryl Hess receives a 2016 Tribeca Documentary Grant.

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Fritz Dietel

Fritz Dietel's (Pew Fellow, 2007) inspiration comes from observation of botanic and aquatic natural forms. His pieces, quite labor-intensive, are mainly constructed from strips and shards of band-sawed wood.

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Ken Kalfus

Ken Kalfus is a 2009 Pew Fellow and the author of two collections of stories, Thirst and Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies, both of which were New York Times notable books.

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Kevin Varrone

Poet and 2012 Pew Fellow Kevin Varrone has worked for over 10 years on a multiple-book project entitled g-point Almanac.

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Pablo Colapinto

Pablo Colapinto is a media artist and a 2005 Pew Fellow.

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News

Artist Residencies Awarded to Pew Fellows Nichole Canuso and Jennifer Kidwell

Pew Fellows Nichole Canuso (2017) and Jennifer Kidwell (2016) have been awarded artist residencies to cultivate in-progress works during the summer of 2020.

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Tina Morton

Tina Morton (Pew Fellow, 2010) left a career as an X-ray technician to pursue documentary filmmaking.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

David Lang

David Lang is one of America's most performed composers, with an extensive catalog that includes opera, orchestra, chamber, and solo works.

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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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Lane Czaplinski

Lane Czaplinski is the artistic director of Seattle's On the Boards, founded in 1978 to introduce audiences to international innovators in contemporary dance, theater, and music.

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Jenn McCreary

Jenn McCreary (Pew Fellow, 2013) believes that the poem is "a dialogue and exchange between poet and reader; a breathing entity rather than a closed, coherent object."

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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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Keith VanDerSys

Keith VanDerSys (2013 Pew Fellow) explores the potential of new tools, fabrication technologies, and construction to expand the beauty and sustainability of the urban landscape. VanDerSys received his M.A in critical studies in architectural culture from UCLA.

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Nicole Cousineau

Nicole Cousineau (Pew Fellow, 2007) makes multimedia dance theater based in strong, rigorous movement investigation.

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Bruce Metcalf

Bruce Metcalf is a jeweler and a 1996 Pew Fellow.

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Questions of Practice

Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview with Filmmaker Moon Molson

Filmmaker Moon Molson on his daily art-making routine, his biggest motivator as an artist, and more.

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Paul Rucker

Paul Rucker is a visual artist, composer, and musician. His work often integrates live performance, sound, original compositions, and visual art, and focuses on issues surrounding incarceration.

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Jennifer Levonian

Jennifer Levonian (Pew Fellow, 2009) creates cut-paper animations that explore the ambivalence of everyday life.

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In Memoriam: Tokay Tomah, Traditional African Vocalist and Pew Fellow

Tokay Tomah, 2016 Pew Fellow and celebrated singer, composer, and recording artist, passed away on November 14, 2017.

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Jim Hinz

Jim Hinz is a visual artist and a 2003 Pew Fellow.

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