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Sheryl Robin David

2000 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 2000
Folk and Traditional Arts

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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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James Sugg

James Sugg (Pew Fellow, 2010) describes himself as a bridge—a bridge between music and theater, composer and performer, and traditional and ensemble-generated theater.

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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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Jamillah James

Jamillah James is curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA).

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Mara Isaacs

Mara Isaacs is the founder and director of Octopus Theatricals LLC, a company dedicated to producing and consulting in the performing arts.

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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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Aaron Landsman

Aaron Landsman is a New York City-based playwright, actor, and teacher whose performance works combine formal experimentation and long-term community engagement.

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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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Susan Stewart

Susan Stewart is a poet and a 1995 Pew Fellow.

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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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Judy Hussie-Taylor

Judy Hussie-Taylor has served as executive director and chief curator of Danspace Project since 2008, where her theme-based Platform series has mobilized artists as advocates and curators within the field.

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Paula Marincola

Paula Marincola was named the first executive director of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage in June 2008. She leads the organization in developing and implementing its strategic agenda as both grantmaker and hub for knowledge-sharing.

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Ben Peterson

"You can do what you want within the space of the paper," says visual artist and 2009 Pew Fellow Ben Peterson. "Whereas in the three-dimensional world, there'd be limitations."

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Julia Wolfe

Composer Julia Wolfe, whose music is inspired by the folk, classical, and rock genres, is co-founder of New York's music collective Bang on a Can.

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Raphael Xavier

Raphael Xavier (Pew Fellow, 2013) has practiced "breaking," an acrobatic street dance style commonly known as breakdancing, since 1983.

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News

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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Sarah Robayo Sheridan

Sarah Robayo Sheridan is a writer and curator whose burgeoning practice and innovative small-space projects have garnered her national attention.

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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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sharon maidenberg

sharon maidenberg is the executive director and CEO of The Contemporary Austin.

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Wilmer Wilson IV

Working across mediums, including performance, sculpture, collage, video, photography, and installation, Wilson explores the nature and social value of ephemera and bodily presence in public spaces.

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