| Recipient |
Art |
Award/Department |
Year |
Abderrahmane Sissako
Paris-based, Mali-raised filmmaker |
Film |
Abramowitz Award |
2009 |
Bill Viola
American Video Artist |
Film |
McDermott Award |
2009 |
Zanele Muholi
South African Photographer and Video Artist |
Film, Visual Arts |
Rubin Award |
2009 |
Mulatu Astake
Ethiopian Jazz Musician, Founder of Ethiojazz |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
2008-2009 |
Ana Maria Tavares
Visual Artist |
Visual Arts |
Rubin Award |
2008 |
Coco Fusco
Interdisciplinary Artist, Writer |
Visual Arts |
Abramowitz Award |
2007 |
Joe Lovano, Judi Silvano, and Kenny Werner
Jazz Composers, Musicians |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
2007 |
Suzan-Lori Parks
American Playwright |
Theater |
McDermott Award |
2007 |
Thierry Nlandu
Playwright and Founder of Le Groupe Amos |
Literature |
Abramowitz Award |
2007-2008 |
Ntone Edjabe
Writer, DJ, Musiscian, Founder of Chimurenga |
Literature, Music |
Abramowitz Award |
2007-2008 |
Nappy Grooves
Drag King Troupe |
Dance |
Katzenstein Award |
2007-2008 |
Pia Lindman
Visual and Performance Artist |
Visual Arts |
CSAIL |
2006-2007 |
Katia Lund
American-Brazillian Filmmaker |
Film |
Office of the Arts |
2006 |
Chris Abani
Nigerian Writer, Poet, Musician |
Literature |
Katzenstein Award |
2006 |
Cory Doctorow
Canadian Writer |
Literature |
Comparative Media Studies |
2006 |
Noboru Tsubaki
Visual Artist |
Visual Arts |
Rubin Award |
2006 |
Ann Lislegaard
Contemporary Artist |
Visual Arts |
Rubin Award |
2006 |
Santiago Calatrava
Architect, Artist, and Engineer |
Architecture, Visual Arts |
McDermott Award |
2005 |
Dianne Walker
Tap Dancer |
Dance |
Music and Theater Arts |
2005 |
Michel Gondry
Filmmaker |
Film |
Rubin Award |
2005 |
Olivier Gondry
Music Video Maker |
Film |
|
2005 |
Ruth Ozeki
Japanese American Writer |
Literature |
Katzenstein Award |
2005 |
Endellion String Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
2005 |
Jewlia Eisenberg
American Composer, Musician |
Music, Visual Arts |
Katzenstein Award |
2005 |
Cypress Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
2005 |
Max Hafler
Irish Playwright |
Theater |
Music and Theater Arts |
2005 |
Tats Cru
Graffiti Artist |
Visual Arts |
Abramowitz Award |
2005 |
Elizabeth Streb
Contemporary Dancer, Choreographer |
Dance |
Abramowitz Award |
2004 |
Angus Gibson
South African Filmmaker |
Film |
Comparative Media Studies |
2004 |
Margaret Atwood
Canadian Writer, Poet |
Literature |
Abramowitz Award |
2004 |
Joy Harjo
Muscogee Poet, Composer, Musician |
Literature |
Women's Studies |
2004 |
Sarah Vowell
American Writer, Journalist |
Literature |
Katzenstein Award |
2004 |
Kenny Werner
Jazz Musician |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
2004 |
Joy Harjo
Muscogee Poet, Composer, Musician |
Music |
Women's Studies |
2004 |
John Zorn
American Composer, Musician, Producer |
Music |
The Media Lab |
2004 |
Lamine Touré
Senegalese Drummer |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
2003-2004, 2002-2003 |
Robert J. Lang
Origami Artist |
Visual Arts |
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences |
2004 |
Valeska Soares
Installation Artist |
Visual Arts |
Rubin Award |
2004 |
Peter Houk
Glass Artist |
Visual Arts |
Materials Sciences and Engineering |
2003-2004 |
Libby Larsen
Classical Composer, Musician |
Music |
McDermott Award |
2004 |
Alexandra Beller
Modern Dancer, Choreographer |
Dance |
Music and Theater Arts |
2003 |
Aparna Sen
Indian Filmmaker |
Film |
Comparative Media Studies, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies |
2003 |
Art Spiegelman
Cartoonist |
Literature, Visual Arts |
Abramowitz Award |
2003 |
Scott McCloud
Cartoonist |
Literature, Visual Arts |
Comparative Media Studies |
2003 |
Peggy Seeger
Composer, Musician |
Music |
Music and Literature |
2003 |
Lamine Toure
Senegalese Drumer |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
2002-2003 |
Vinie Burrows
Broadway Actress |
Theater |
McDermott Award |
2003 |
George W. Hart
Sculptor |
Visual Arts |
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
2003 |
Barnaby Evans
Installation Artist |
Visual Arts |
Urban Studies and Planning |
2003 |
Cai Guo-Qiang
Installation Artist |
Visual Arts |
Rubin Award |
2003 |
Gus Solomons (MIT Class of 1961)
Choreographer |
Dance |
Music and Theater Arts, Architecture |
2001-2002 |
Kasi Lemmons
Filmmaker, Actress |
Film |
Katzenstein Award |
2002 |
Rajesh Mehta
Trumpeter, Composer, Instrument Builder |
Music |
School of Architecture and Planning |
2002 |
Donna Marcantonio
Sculptor |
Visual Arts |
Physics |
2002 |
Mary Sherman
Painter, Installation Artist |
Visual Arts |
Mechanical Engineering |
2002 |
Paul Pfeiffer
Digital Video, Mixed Media Installation Artist |
Visual Arts |
Rubin Award |
2001-2002 |
Diane Willow
Visual Artist |
Multi-Modal Artist |
Media Lab |
1999-2002 |
Arnold Dreyblatt
Minimalist Composer, Musician |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
2001 |
Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
African-American Musicians |
Music |
Women's Studies |
2001 |
The Bang on a Can All-Stars and I Wayan Wija
Musicians, Balinese Puppeteer |
Theater, Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
2001 |
Moisés Kaufman
Director, Playwright |
Theater |
Abramowitz Award |
2001 |
Isaac Julien
Installation Artist, Filmmaker |
Visual Arts |
McDermott Award |
2001 |
Conway & Pratt Projects, Inc.
Installation Artist |
Visual Arts |
Visual Arts |
2001 |
Ellen Zweig
Video, Installation Artist |
Visual Arts |
Rubin Award |
2000-2001 |
Arthur Ganson
Kinetic Sculptor |
Visual Arts |
Rubin Award |
1994-2001 |
Bill Shannon, "The Crutchmaster"
Dancer |
Dance |
Katzenstein Award |
2000 |
Donald Byrd
Dancer/Choreographer |
Dance |
Music and Theater Arts |
2000 |
CORE Ensemble
Chamber Music Theater |
Music |
McDermott Award |
2000 |
Ghaffar Pourazar
Beijing Opera |
Theater, Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
2000 |
Susan Gamble and Michael Wenyon
Holographers |
Visual Arts |
Visual Arts |
1996-2000 |
Diller + Scofidio
Interdisciplinary Artists, Architects |
Architecture |
McDermott Award |
1999 |
Junot Díaz
Author |
Literature |
McDermott Award |
1999 |
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Contemporary Musicians |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1999 |
Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Roberto Sifuentes
Performance Provocateurs |
Theater |
Abramowitz Award |
1999 |
Eve Laramee
Visual Artist |
Visual Arts |
Visual Arts |
1999 |
Urban Bush Women
Dance |
Dance |
Abramowitz Award |
1998 |
Bernard Makoare/Harold Anderson
Korero, Maori, Jazz Musicians |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1998 |
Wu Wei Theater Company
German and Chinese Theater Company |
Theater |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Music and Theater Arts |
1998 |
Holger Teschke
German Author |
Theater |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Music and Theater Arts |
1998 |
Michael Moschen
Juggler |
Theater |
Katzenstein Award |
1998 |
Felice Frankel
Science Photographer |
Visual Arts |
MIT Museum/Edgerton Center |
1994-1998 |
Barbara Ward
Soft Sculpture Artist |
Visual Arts |
Visual Arts |
1996, 1997 |
Chitresh Das
Kathak Dancer |
Dance |
Music and Theater Arts |
1997 |
Toni Dove
Video Artist |
Film |
McDermott Award |
1997 |
Bamboo Ridge Collective
Writers (Colored Girls with Pens Series) |
Literature |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies |
1997 |
Larry Gonick
Cartoonist |
Literature |
Comparative Media Studies |
1997 |
Shirley Geok-Lin Lim
Malaysian Writer (Colored Girls with Pens Series) |
Literature |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies |
1997 |
Carmen Abrego
Poet (Colored Girls with Pens Series) |
Literature |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies |
1997 |
Nuar Alsadir
Arab-American Poet |
Literature |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies |
1997 |
Sharan Strange
Poet (Colored Girls with Pens series) |
Literature |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies |
1997 |
Thulani Davis
Writer, Interdisciplinary Artist |
Literature |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies |
1997 |
Patricia Powell
American Writer (Colored Girls with Pens series) |
Literature |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies |
1997 |
Holly Uyemoto
Japanese-American Writer (Colored Girls with Pens series) |
Literature |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Women's Studies |
1997 |
Basso Bongo
Electronic Musicians |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1997 |
Diana Dabby
Musician, Electrical Engineer |
Music |
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
1996-1997 |
Endellion String Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1995, 1997 |
Kenny Leon
Theater Director |
Theater |
McDermott Award |
1997 |
Shakespeare & Company
Shakespeare Theater |
Theater |
Music and Theater Arts |
1996-1997 |
Lawrence Weiner
Conceptual Artist |
Visual Arts |
Visual Arts |
1997 |
Larry Gonick
Cartoonist |
Visual Arts |
Comparative Media Studies |
1997 |
Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba
Afro-Cuban Musicians |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1996 |
I Nyoman Catra and Desak Made Suarti Laksmi
Balinese Music and Dance |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1994-1996 |
George Takel
Actor, Arts Activist |
Theater |
Foreign Languages and Literatures, Music and Theater Arts |
1996 |
Rosa Luisa Marquez
Puerto Rican Actress, Director |
Theater |
Music and Theater Arts |
1991-1996 |
Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane Dance Company
Contemporary Dance |
Dance |
Music and Theater Arts |
1993, 1995 |
Louis Massiah (MIT Class of 1982)
Filmmaker |
Film |
Comparative Media Studies |
1995 |
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1995 |
Ballets de San Juan
Music, Dance |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1995 |
Kenembu Mestizo
Brazilian Musician |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1995 |
Steve Reich
Minimailst Composer, Musician |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1995 |
ROVA Saxophone Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1992, 1995 |
Terry Galloway
Writer, Peformer |
Theater |
Music and Theater Arts |
1995 |
Jeff Wall
Photographer |
Visual Arts |
McDermott Award |
1995 |
Jill Smith and Phil Dench
Graphics & Software Designers |
Visual Arts |
Mechanical Engineering |
1995 |
Rosalind Newman
Contemporary Dancer, Choreographer |
Dance |
Music and Theater Arts |
1994 |
Tan Dun
Chinese Composer, Musician |
Music |
McDermott Award |
1994 |
Ondekoza
Japanese Drummers |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1994 |
Los Pleneros de la 23 Abajo
Puerto Rican Music and Dance |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1994 |
Phil Woods Quintet
Quintet |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1994 |
Ephat Mujuru
Zimbabwean Musician |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1994 |
Los Munequitos de Matanzas
Cuban Music and Dance |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1992, 1994 |
Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Balinese Music and Dance |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1994 |
Augusto Boal
Brazillian Theater, Director |
Theater |
Music and Theater Arts |
1994 |
David Henry Hwang
Asian American Dramatist |
Theater |
Abramowitz Award |
1994 |
Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani
Peruvian Theater Group |
Theater |
Music and Theater Arts |
1993, 1994 |
Thomas Hanrahan & Victoria Meyers
Architects |
Architecture |
McDermott Award |
1993 |
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Pakistani Vocals & Music |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1993 |
Isabel Allende
Chilean-American Novelist |
Literature |
Abramowitz Award |
1993 |
Hermeto Pascoal
Brazillian Composer, Dance |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1993 |
Max Roach
Jazz Musician |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1993 |
Antonio Martorell
Puerto Rican Painter, Graphic Artist, Writer |
Theater |
Music and Theater Arts |
1991-1993 |
Antonio Martorell
Puerto Rican Painter, Graphic Artist, Writer |
Visual Arts |
Music and Theater Arts |
1991-93 |
Toni Cade Bambara
American Writer |
Literature |
Women's Studies |
1992 |
Richard Preston
New Yorker Writer |
Literature |
McDermott Award |
1992 |
Toni Morrison
American Writer |
Literature |
Abramowitz Award |
1992 |
Israel "Cachao" Lopez
Cuban Bass Player, Composer |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1992 |
Carnegie Mellon Piano Trio
Piano Trio |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1992 |
Simon Shaheen and the Near Eastern Music Ensemble
Arabic Music |
Music |
Music and Theater Arts |
1992 |
Jon Lipsky
Actor |
Theater |
Music and Theater Arts |
1992 |
Jerome Butler
Actor, Videographer |
Theater |
Music and Theater Arts |
1991-1992 |
Peter Campus
Photographer, Videographer, Filmmaker |
Visual Arts |
Visual Arts |
1992 |
Valerie Maynard
Visual Artist |
Visual Arts |
Visual Arts |
1992 |
Gregory Hines
Tap Dancer |
Dance |
Abramowitz Award |
1991 |
I Wayan Sadra
Balinese Composer |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1991 |
Mel Wong
Dancer, Choreographer, Visual Artist |
Theater |
Music and Theater Arts |
1991 |
Rebecca Purdum
Painter |
Visual Arts |
McDermott Award |
1991 |
May Sun
Visual Artist |
Visual Arts |
Visual Arts |
1991 |
Mel Wong
Dancer, Choreographer, Visual Artist |
Visual Arts |
Music and Theater Arts |
1991 |
Avery Brooks
American Actor, Jazz Musician, Opera Singer |
Theater |
Abramowitz Award |
1990 |
Agnes Denes
Environmental Artist |
Visual Arts |
McDermott Award |
1990 |
Zoe Caldwell
Actress |
Theater |
Abramowitz Award |
1989 |
Ida Ely Rubin
Art Critic |
Visual Arts |
McDermott Award |
1989 |
The Willem Breuker Kollektief
Dutch Jazz Musicians |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1988 |
Richard Leacock
Filmmaker |
Film |
McDermott Award |
1986 |
The MIT Chamber Players in the premiere of John Harbison's Three City Blocks
Wind Ensemble |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1986 |
Harold E. Edgerton
Photographer, Inventor |
Visual Arts |
McDermott Award |
1985 |
Ieoh Ming Pei
Architect |
Architecture |
McDermott Award |
1984 |
The Erick Hawkins Dance Company
Dance |
Dance |
Abramowitz Award |
1984 |
Philip Glass Ensemble
Minimalist Music |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1983 |
Albert R. Gurney Jr.
Playwright |
Theater |
McDermott Award |
1983 |
Boston Jazz II with Herb Pomeroy
Jazz Musicians |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1982 |
Boston Jazz I with Philip Wilson
Jazz Musicians |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1981 |
Boston Musica Viva featuring John Harbison's Full Moon in March
Contemporary Musicians |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1980 |
The Borodin Quartet with John Buttrick
Quartet, Pianist |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1979 |
The Alban Berg Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1978 |
The Borodin Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1977 |
The Amadeus String Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1976 |
The Guarneri String Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1975 |
The Inbal Dance Theater of Israel
Israeli Dance |
Dance |
Abramowitz Award |
1974 |
Four New England Traveling Theater Companies
Travelling Theater |
Theater |
Abramowitz Award |
1973 |
The Topeng Dance Theater of Bali
Balinese Dance |
Dance |
Abramowitz Award |
1972 |
The Fine Arts Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1971 |
Scenes from American Life, A Play by A.R. Gurney Jr.
Play |
Theater |
Abramowitz Award |
1970 |
The American Ballet
Ballet |
Dance |
Abramowitz Award |
1969 |
The Pennsylvania Ballet
Ballet |
Dance |
Abramowitz Award |
1968 |
Edward Villella and Patricia McBride
Ballet |
Dance |
Abramowitz Award |
1967 |
The Lenox String Quartet
Quartet |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1966 |
The Metropolitan Opera
Opera |
Music |
Abramowitz Award |
1965 |
Maria Tallchief and the New York City Ballet
Ballet |
Dance |
Abramowitz Award |
1964 |
Ralph McGill
American Journalist, Publisher |
Literature |
Abramowitz Award |
1963 |
Herbert Butterfield
British Historian, Writer |
Literature |
Abramowitz Award |
1962 |
Henri Peyre
French Historian, Novelist |
Literature |
Abramowitz Award |
1961 |
