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 ArtistsJoe 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