GRANTS & GRANTEES

Thomas Dan

1995 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

Pew Fellow, 1995
Visual Arts

Collaborators & Colleagues

Mary Jane Jacob

Curator Mary Jane Jacob is professor and executive director of exhibitions and exhibition studies at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Emily Abendroth

Poet and 2013 Pew Fellow Emily Abendroth's poetry encourages readers to discover difficult truths woven into social, cultural, and physical realities.

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Diane Monroe

Monroe says she aims to “abandon classifications of style and genre” by bridging classical and jazz repertoires, African and African American musical traditions, and contemporary experimental music.

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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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Tristin Lowe

Tristin Lowe is an installation artist and a 1995 Pew Fellow.

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Questions of Practice

Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview with Visual Artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase

Visual artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase (2019) spoke to us about their art-making routine and the artists, early experiences, and aspects of Philadelphia culture that most influence their work.

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Kukuli Velarde

Kukuli Velarde is a visual artist and a 2003 Pew Fellow.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Julie Carr

Julie Carr is the author of several books of poetry and a 2011 recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship.

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Questions of Practice

Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview with Theater Artist Rhodessa Jones

Rhodessa Jones (2020) spoke to us about being drawn to art early in life in a family of Black migrant workers, why she makes work for and with other women, and what she hopes to accomplish during her time in Philadelphia. This interview was transcribed from an audio recording and edited for length and clarity.

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Mauro Zamora

"I'm interested in the landscape for political reasons, environmental reasons...things that have to do with us and our society right now," says painter and 2008 Pew Fellow Mauro Zamora.

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Charles Cohen

Charles Cohen (Pew Fellow, 2011) has been characterized as a "special and singular musician" with a highly developed and refined voice.

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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

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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Philip Bither

Philip Bither has been the Walker Art Center's senior curator of performing arts since 1997.

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Afaa Michael Weaver

Afaa Michael Weaver is a poet and a 1998 Pew Fellow.

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Fatu Gayflor

Fatu Gayflor (Pew Fellow, 2014) learned music, dance, and traditional arts at an early age in rural Liberia. She states that her goal is "to use singing and songwriting to build cooperation and community among Liberians."

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Pew Fellows Sonia Sanchez and Major Jackson on Legacy and the Joys of Teaching

Pew Fellows and poets Sonia Sanchez and Major Jackson visited the Center for an extended conversation, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Pew Fellowships in the Arts.

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News

2018’s Cultural Highlights: Our Year in Review

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Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview with Choreographer and Performer Annie Wilson

Choreographer and performer Annie Wilson on the first work of art that really mattered to her, her interest in enlivening “that which is actively repressed in public life,” and more.

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Robert Crowder

Robert Crowder (1930–2012) was the founder of Kùlú Mèlé African Dance and Drum Ensemble and a 2004 Pew Fellow in folk and traditional arts.

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