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Lehua Kalima

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Grantee, Hawaii, Music, National Artist Fellowship, Native Hawaiian

Singer Lehua Kalima says her music is rooted in her Native Hawaiian upbringing, but her musical passion has grown into pop and folk.

Layli Long Soldier

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Arizona, Artist, Community Engagement, Grantee, Literature, National Artist Fellowship, Oglala Lakota

Layli Long Soldier’s writing is keen, pensive and deliberate. She thoroughly examines the construction and deconstruction and meaning of her message in order to imbue each verse with the desired deliverance and power.

Linda Hogan

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Chickasaw Nation, Colorado, Grantee, Literature, National Artist Fellowship

As a novelist, poet and essayist, Pulitzer nominee Linda Hogan writes with a commanding style and an introspective touch that moves readers.

Laura Da’

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Grantee, Literature, Miami, National Artist Fellowship, Poetry, Seneca, Shawnee, Washington

Laura Da’s writing has a range of voice that artfully brings distance, time, and sense of place together in an eloquent transitional blend of writing forms.

James Luna

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, California, Diegueno, Grantee, Luiseno, National Artist Fellowship, Visual Arts

Throughout his career, performance artist James Luna’s work has rejected the general public notion of “Being an Indian.” Now he is creating a new multimedia performative and installation work that examines “cultural authenticity”.

Anna Tsouhlarakis

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Creek, Grantee, National Artist Fellowship, Navajo, Visual Arts, Washington D.C.

Anna Tsouhlarakis is a visual artist who wants her work to help redefine what Native American art is and can be.

David A. Boxley

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Carving, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, National Artist Fellowship, Traditional Arts, Tsimshian, Washington

David A. Boxley is a master carver whose intricate designs pay homage to his ancestors in order to ensure that the art form that was almost lost endures.

Stephen Qacung Blanchett

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Alaska, Artist, Grantee, Music, National Artist Fellowship, Yup'ik

Stephen Blanchett’s musical mission is reflected in his work as a member of the band Pamyua, who are known for fusing traditional Yup’ik drum songs with contemporary sounds.

Clarissa Rizal

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Colorado, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, National Artist Fellowship, Textile Art, Tlingit, Traditional Arts

Clarissa Rizal nurtures her creative vision by incorporating a deeply rooted daily spiritual practice in her traditional Tlingit button blanket robes, Chilkat robes, Ravenstail robes and weavings.

Starr Kalāhiki

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Grantee, Hawaii, Music, National Artist Fellowship, Native Hawaiian

Starr Kalāhikis early musical influence was gospel, jazz and bossa nova. Now inspired by the poetry and songs of Queen Lili’uokalani (Hawaii’s last queen), she recently launched a performance production entitled “The Lili’u Project.”

Martha Redbone

2015 National Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Cherokee, Choctaw, Grantee, Music, National Artist Fellowship, New York

Theater audiences are swooning over newcomer Martha Redbone. Known for her music, Redbone is ambitiously delving into theater with great success.

SHORE

COMMUNITY INSPIRATION PROGRAM2015, Artist, Community Engagement, Dance, Environmental Stewardship, Event, Minnesota, Program Support, Yup'ik

Emily creates body-based work, illuminating the sensory of every performance. SHORE is third in a trilogy following the Bessie Award performance of “The Thank-you Bar” and then a national tour of “Niicugni.”

Abigail Romanchak

2015 Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Environmental Stewardship, Grantee, Hawaii, Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship, Visual Arts

Visual artist Abigail Romanchak will create a new series of large-scale prints addressing climate change and sea levels rising due to global warming with support from NACF.

Liko Martin

2015 Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Grantee, Hawaii, Music, Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship

Legendary songwriter Liko Martin will complete new compositions, including a rock opera, and release new recordings with support from the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation.

Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole

2015 Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, Hawaii, Music, Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship

Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole will compose original music and choreograph new bodies of work ready to tour in 2016 with the support of an NACF Fellowship.

Robi Kahakalau

2015 Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Arts & Education, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, Hawaii, Music, Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship

Robi Kahakalau (Native Hawaiian) will compose a collection of music and accompanying curriculum to teach Native Hawaiian pre-school age children language and heritage through music.

Bernice Akamine

2015 Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship2015, Advocacy, Artist, Grantee, Hawaii, Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship, Visual Arts

Bernice Akamine is a visual artist known for the abstract glass sculptures and vessels she creates with smooth flowing lines, often covered with a form-fitted skin of texture and color.

G. Umi Kai

2015 Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Arts & Education, Community Engagement, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, Hawaii, Mentoring, Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship, Traditional Arts

Umi Kai (Native Hawaiian) will launch a traditional arts master-apprentice program to teach next generations to create Native Hawaiian cultural objects and weaponry.

Kaui Kanaka’ole

2015 Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Arts & Education, Community Engagement, Dance, Grantee, Hawaii, Mentoring, Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship

Kaui Kanaka’ole (Native Hawaiian) will undertake mentorship as part of her journey to become a kumu hula or master of the dance form.

Robert Cazimero

2015 Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship2015, Artist, Cultural Preservation, Dance, Grantee, Hawaii, Native Hawaiian, Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship

Kumu hula Robert Cazimero (Native Hawaiian) will choreograph a performance based on the epic tale of the goddess Pele with the support of a Native Hawaiian Artist Fellowship from NACF.

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