Awardee Index

Since 1999, Creative Capital has funded more than one-thousand visionary artists spanning visual arts, performing arts, literature, film, technology, and beyond, across all regions of the United States.

1171 Artists

1171 Artists

Jina Valentine

The Black Lunch Table

Social Practice, Socially-Engaged Art

2016

Social Practice, Socially-Engaged Art, 2016

JJ Peña

2026 State of the Art Prize, Nevada

Literature, Literary Nonfiction

2026

Literary Nonfiction, Literature, Poetry, 2026

JJJJJerome Ellis

ANTIPHONARY

Performing Arts, Literary Arts

2022

Literary Arts, Multimedia Performance, Performing Arts, Poetry, 2022

Joan Jeanrenaud

Aria

Performing Arts, Music Performance

2006

Music Performance, Performing Arts, 2006

Joan Osato

the boiling

Performing Arts, Multimedia Performance

2023

Multimedia Performance, Performing Arts, Theater, 2023

Joan Waltemath

Treaty of 1868: A Lament

Visual Arts, Painting & Printmaking

2012

Painting & Printmaking, Visual Arts, 2012

Joanna Haigood

Ghost Architecture

Performing Arts, Dance

2002

Dance, Performing Arts, 2002

Joanna Priestley

Surface Dive

Technology, Multimedia

2000

Multimedia, Technology, 2000

Jocelyn Bioh

Nana From Ghana

Performing Arts, Theater

2026

Performing Arts, Theater, 2026

Jocelyn Jackson

EARTH SEED

Artistic Activism, Social Practice

2021

Artistic Activism, Social Practice, Socially-Engaged Art, 2021

Joe Cantrell

Callspace

Technology, Installation

2006

Installation, Sound Art, Technology, Visual Arts, 2006

Joe Gibbons

Confessions of a Sociopath

Experimental Film, Moving Image

2001

Experimental Film, Moving Image, 2001

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

Josiah Thomas Turner

The Adventures of Huckleberry Jim (Working Title)

Performing Arts, Musical Theater

2026

Musical Theater, Performing Arts, Puppetry, Theater, 2026

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