Artists of Medal Day 2023

Rana Kazkaz

Rana Kazkaz, Doha, Qatar, is an award-winning filmmaker and professor at Northwestern University’s Qatar campus…
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Erin Lynch

Erin Lynch, Seattle, is the author of Removal Acts, forthcoming from Graywolf Press. Her writing…
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Lara Mimosa Montes

Lara Mimosa Montes, Brooklyn Center, MN, is a writer, editor, and teaching artist whose practices…
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Sage Ni'Ja Whitson

Sage Ni’Ja Whitson, Riverside, CA, is an award-winning queer trans/mogrifier artist and futurist, named a…
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Leo Ríos

Leo Ríos, Tucson, is a fiction writer from Wasco, CA. He studied English, Spanish, and…
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Hasani Sahlehe

Hasani Sahlehe, Atlanta, was born in St. Thomas, USVI, and graduated from the Savannah College…
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Sindhu Thirumalaisamy

Sindhu Thirumalaisamy, Houston, makes films, installations, and compositions that engage everyday spaces and civic infrastructures…
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Vu Tran

Vu Tran, Chicago, was born in Vietnam and raised in Oklahoma. His first novel, Dragonfish…
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Affonso Uchôa

Affonso Uchôa, Contagem, Brazil, makes films. His first film, Mulher À Tarde (Afternoon Woman, 2010)…
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Soetkin Verstegen

Soetkin Verstegen, Brussels, Belgium, is a filmmaker and animator. Her films Freeze Frame (2019) and…
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