2013 NACF Artist Fellowships

NACF announces the 2013 NACF Artist Fellowship award winners. In its second year, the fellowships honor Native artists that have made a significant impact in their discipline, who are respected by their colleagues and in the greater arts field, and who are emerging as powerful voices in the arts. Artists apply for the award and are reviewed and selected by a panel of experts in the field. The $10,000 and $20,000 awards are unrestricted and through the fellowship, the artists are provided the opportunity for study, reflection, experimentation, and discovery.

12 awards have been made in 2013 in Dance, Film, Literature, Music, Traditional Arts, and Visual Arts.

Congratulations to all of the Fellows!

Please see the list below. Click on the name to see a description of their work.



  1. Dance Fellowship: Co-winner
    Seneca
  2. Dance Fellowship: Co-winner
    Native Hawaiian
  3. Film Fellowship
    Iñupiaq
  4. Music Fellowship: Winner
    Native Hawaiian
  5. Music Fellowship: Runner-Up

    Mohican
  6. Music Fellowship: Runner-Up
    Chippewa
  7. Literature Fellowship: Co-Winner
    Iñupiaq
  8. Literature Fellowship: Co-Winner
    Mojave/Pima
  9. Visual Arts Fellowship: Winner
    Native Hawaiian
  10. Visual Arts Fellowship: Runner-up
    Santa Clara Pueblo
  11. Traditional Arts Fellowship: Winner
    Tlingit
  12. Traditional Arts Fellowship: Runner-up
    Chippewa