Artists
More than 9,000 artists have been awarded Fellowships to MacDowell, and more than 300 arrive each year.
Get to know them.
Since 1907, our mission has been to create a space where inspiration happens on a daily basis. We do that by providing essential support for emerging and established artists by bringing together diverse, multidisciplinary talent to exchange ideas and pursue creative work.
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Alex Marzano-Lesnevich
Discipline
Literature – nonfiction
Region Columbus, OH
At MacDowell 2011, 2015, 2023
Jennie Livingston
Discipline
Film/Video – documentary
Region Brooklyn, NY
At MacDowell 2002, 2008, 2010, 2023
Alison S. M. Kobayashi
Discipline
Interdisciplinary Art – performance
Region Brooklyn, NY
At MacDowell 2016, 2023
Rashawn Griffin
Discipline
Interdisciplinary Art – multimedia installation, Visual Art – sculpture
Region Olathe, KS
At MacDowell 2007, 2016, 2018, 2023
Mary Gaitskill
Discipline
Literature – fiction
Region Catskill, NY
At MacDowell 2004, 2005, 2006, 2023
Nell Freudenberger
Discipline
Literature – fiction
Region New York, NY
At MacDowell 2001, 2002, 2023
William Finnegan
Discipline
Literature – nonfiction
Region New York, NY
At MacDowell 1991, 1996, 2007, 2023
Tamar Diesendruck
Discipline
Music Composition
Region Arlington, MA
At MacDowell 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2023