Awardee Index

Since its inception, the Creative Capital Award has funded more than 1,000 visionary artists working in the visual arts, performing arts, dance, theater, jazz, film, literature, technology, and multidisciplinary forms across the United States.

1062 Artists

1062 Artists

Joe Goode

Gender Heroes

Performing Arts, Dance

2000

Dance, Performing Arts, 2000

Joe Whittle

Landback: The Return Of All Federal Lands to Native Americans

Literature, Literary Arts

2023

Literary Arts, Literary Nonfiction, Literature, Socially-Engaged Art, Socially-Engaged Literature, 2023

Johanna Fateman

Amerikan Woman

Literary Arts, Literary Fiction

2019

Literary Arts, Literary Fiction, Literary Nonfiction, 2019

John Ewing

American Riad

Visual Arts, Architecture & Design

2013

Architecture & Design, Public Art, Visual Arts, 2013

John Jasperse

Giant Empty

Performing Arts, Dance

2000

Dance, Performing Arts, 2000

John Leanos

Imperial Silence: Una Ópera Muerta / A Dead Opera in Four Acts

Performing Arts, Multimedia Performance

2002

Multimedia Performance, Performing Arts, 2002

John Malpede

History of Incarceration

Performing Arts, Theater

2009

Performing Arts, Theater, 2009

John Marshall

Anyspace? Whatever.

Technology, Augmented Reality

2023

Augmented Reality, Hardware, Socially-Engaged Art, Socially-Engaged Technology, Technology, 2023

John McManus

Magnetic South: A Novel

Literary Arts, Literary Fiction

2013

Literary Arts, Literary Fiction, 2013

John Muse

Loss Prevention

Documentary Film, Moving Image

2000

Documentary Film, Moving Image, Narrative Film, 2000

John Simon

Complicated Boundaries

Technology, Digital Media

2000

Digital Media, Painting & Printmaking, Technology, Visual Arts, 2000

John Sutton

Mini Mart City Park

Visual Arts, Architecture & Design

2008

Architecture & Design, Public Art, Visual Arts, 2008

John W. Love, Jr.

The Cathedral of Messes

Performing Arts, Installation

2020

Installation, Performance Art, Performing Arts, 2020

Jon Jang

When Sorrow Turns to Joy

Performing Arts, Music Performance

2000

Music Performance, Performing Arts, 2000

Jon Jolles

Levels

Performing Arts, Comedy

2000

Comedy, Moving Image, Narrative Film, Performing Arts, 2000

Jon Kessler

The Floating World

Visual Arts, Installation

2015

Installation, Visual Arts, 2015

Jon Moritsugu

Scumrock

Experimental Film, Moving Image

2001

Experimental Film, Moving Image, Narrative Film, 2001

Jon Rubin

The Other Apartment

Visual Arts, Installation

2015

Installation, Social Practice, Socially-Engaged Art, Visual Arts, 2015

Jonah Mixon-Webster

The Hauntology of Slavery

Literature, Literary Nonfiction

2025

Literary Nonfiction, Literature, Socially-Engaged Literature, 2025

Jonathan Rajewski

Entry Points

Visual Arts, Social Practice

2024

Social Practice, Socially-Engaged Visual Art, Visual Arts, 2024

Jordan Ann Craig

Books Not Returned Library

Visual Arts, Installation

2024

Installation, Public Art, Socially-Engaged Visual Art, Visual Arts, 2024

Jordan Ann Craig and Brigit Johnson

Books Not Returned Library

Visual Arts, Installation

2024

Installation, Public Art, Socially-Engaged Visual Art, Visual Arts, 2024

Jordan Weber

4MX Greenhouse

Visual Arts, Architecture & Design

2021

Architecture & Design, Artistic Activism, Visual Arts, 2021

Josely Carvalho

Book of Roofs

Technology, Installation

2000

Installation, Internet Art, Technology, Visual Arts, 2000

Joseph Cuillier

The Black School

Cultural Organizing, Social Practice

2021

Cultural Organizing, Social Practice, Socially-Engaged Art, 2021

Joseph Grigely

The Whispering Buoy

Visual Arts, Sculpture

2008

Sculpture, Visual Arts, 2008

Joseph Hammer

soundCommons

Technology, Hardware

2002

Hardware, Software, Technology, 2002

Joseph Keckler

Let Me Die

Performing Arts, Opera

2016

Opera, Performing Arts, 2016

Joseph Kunkel

Place of Gathering and Reconciliation at the Fort Robinson Breakout Site

Visual Arts, Architecture & Design

2019

Architecture & Design, Visual Arts, 2019

Joseph Scanlan

Pay Dirt

Visual Arts, Ecological Art

2000

Ecological Art, Sculpture, Visual Arts, 2000

Joseph Schneider

The Doll Cathedral

Visual Arts, Installation

2005

Installation, Public Art, Visual Arts, 2005

Josh James

Vacant America

Technology, Multimedia

2015

Multimedia, Public Art, Technology, Visual Arts, 2015

Joshua Kohl

The Predator's Songstress

Technology, Installation

2013

Installation, Multimedia, Technology, Visual Arts, 2013

Juan Pablo González

The Measure of Time

Film/Moving Image, Documentary Film

2025

Documentary Film, Film/Moving Image, Moving Image, 2025

Juan William Chávez

Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary

Visual Arts, Ecological Art

2013

Ecological Art, Public Art, Visual Arts, 2013

Judith LeBlanc

The Natural History Museum Presents: The Supreme Court of Red Natural History

Artistic Activism, Cultural Organizing

2020

Artistic Activism, Cultural Organizing, Socially-Engaged Art, 2020

Jules Rosskam

Desire Lines

Documentary Film, Moving Image

2021

Documentary Film, Moving Image, 2021

Juli Carson

The End of the World at the Edge of the Earth

Visual Arts, Installation

2008

Installation, Video Art, Visual Arts, 2008

Julia Christensen

Upgrade Available

Visual Arts, Installation

2013

Installation, Sculpture, Visual Arts, 2013

Julia Phillips

Pentasomnia

Visual Arts, Installation

2025

Installation, Sculpture, Video Art, Visual Arts, 2025

Julian Terrell Otis

Resolved: Critiquing Contemporary Music Through Improvised Performance

Performing Arts, Artistic Activism

2021

Artistic Activism, Music Performance, Performing Arts, 2021

Julie Atlas Muz

Sleeping Beauty: She Woke (Panto Project)

Performing Arts, Musical Theater

2023

Musical Theater, Performing Arts, Socially-Engaged Art, Socially-Engaged Performance, Theater, 2023

Julie Wyman

STRONG!

Documentary Film, Moving Image

2008

Documentary Film, Moving Image, 2008

Justin Randolph Thompson

Surveying Gravity

Performing Arts, Artistic Activism

2022

Artistic Activism, Jazz, Performing Arts, Socially-Engaged Art, 2022

Jyung Mee Park

Untitled

Visual Arts, Installation

2000

Installation, Sculpture, Visual Arts, 2000

Kalup Linzy

Keys To Our Heart / Romantic Loner

Technology, Multimedia

2008

Multimedia, Technology, Video Art, Visual Arts, 2008

Kamau Patton

Tel

Visual Arts, Installation

2020

Installation, Literary Arts, Poetry, Visual Arts, 2020

Kamee Abrahamian

Portals

Film/Moving Image, Narrative Film

2025

Film/Moving Image, Narrative Film, 2025

Kameelah Janan Rasheed

Black Orbits

Technology, Digital Media

2022

Digital Media, Photography, Technology, Visual Arts, 2022

Kameron Neal

What Year Is It?

Visual Arts, Installation

2025

Installation, Video Art, Visual Arts, 2025