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2003 NYFA Fellows
149 artists were awarded 144 unrestricted grants of $7,000 each (4 collaborations) in the fields of Computer Arts, Crafts, Film, Nonfiction Literature, Performance Art, Poetry, Printmaking/Drawing/ Artists’ Books, and Sculpture. The recipients, who must reside in New York State, were chosen by peer panels from among 3,500 applicants.

Computer Arts
Anthony J. Aziz (Brooklyn)
Anita Cheng (Brooklyn)
Ye Won Cho (Brooklyn)
Marsha L. Cottrell, Gregory Millard Fellow (Brooklyn)
Samuel A. Cucher (Brooklyn)
Ronaldo Kiel (Brooklyn)
Jeffrey W. Lerer (New York)
Chico T. MacMurtrie (Brooklyn)
Ken C. Montgomery (New York)
Federico Muelas (New York)
Joseph Nechvatal (New York)
W. Bradford Paley (New York)
Patricia A. Search (Melrose)
Jeff Talman (Brooklyn)
Paul H. Vanouse (Buffalo)

Panelists
Nick Didkovsky (New York)
Yael Kanarek (New York)
Manfred Mohr (New York)
Kathleen Ruíz (Olivebridge)
Marla Schweppe (Rochester)

Crafts
Hank Adams (Albany)
Xenobia Bailey, Lily Auchincloss Fellow (New York)
Sandra Bell (Brooklyn)
Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez (Henrietta)
Eric C. Dahlberg (Scottsville)
Sanam Emami (New York)
Susan R. Graham (New York)
Dana L. Groemminger (Poughkeepsie)
Judith A. Hoyt (New Paltz)
Isaac Olugbemiga Komolafe (Saint Albans)
Steven T. Montgomery (New York)
Rina Peleg (New York)
Miriam E. Schaer (Brooklyn)
Lane J. Twitchell (Brooklyn)
Lori Willson (Munnsville)

Panelists
Reina Mia Brill (New York)
John Drury (Brooklyn)
David MacDonald (Syracuse)
Shimoda (New York)

Film
Natalia Almada (Brooklyn)
Diane A. Bonder (Brooklyn)
Vilka Tzouras Bosmajian (Brooklyn)
Lawrence F. Brose (Buffalo)
Bill Creston (New York)
Rebecca Dreyfus, Gregory Millard Fellow (New York)
Ed Durante (New York)
Sandra L. Gibson (New York)
Michael A. Gitlin (New York)
Stephanie M. Gray (Buffalo)
Georgia S. Lee (New York)
Reynold Reynolds (New York)

Panelists
Alfredo Bejar (Brooklyn)
Mark Christopher (New York)
Jim Hubbard (New York)
Stephanie Maxwell (Fairport)

Nonfiction Literature
Fran C. Antmann (Brooklyn)
Quang Bao (New York)
Merrill Black (New York)
Priya R. Chandrasekaran (Roslyn)
Jameson Currier (New York)
Ducky Doolittle (New York)
Rita B. Gabis (New York)
Panagiotis S. Gianopoulos (New York)
Kevin Kane (New York)
Naton D. Leslie (Saratoga Springs)
Phillip R. Margulies (New York)
Rebecca McClanahan (New York)
Rabia Landy Nagin (New Rochelle)
Elizabeth G. Seay (Brooklyn)
Nelson A. Smith (New York)
Julia Solis (New York)
* Ginny Wray (Pelham)

Panelists
Allen Ballard (Clifton Park)
Vivian Gornick (New York)
Bruce Edward Hall (New York)
Maurice Kenny (Potsdam)
Anne Panning (Brockport)

Performing/Multidisciplinary Arts
Ronald A. Amstutz (New York)
Reginald Cabico (New York)
Ann Carlson (New York)
Lenora Champagne (New York)
Ping Chong (New York)
Jane C. Comfort (New York)
Charles Dennis (Brooklyn)
Hazelle A. Goodman (East Elmhurst)
Shelley A. Hirsch (New York)
Justin T. Jones (New York)
Jennifer Wen Ma (New York)
Julia B. Mandle (Brooklyn)
Tamar Rogoff (New York)
Peter V. Scott, Gregory Millard Fellow (Brooklyn)
Basil R. Twist (New York)
Alex Villar (New York)
Stephen M. Vitiello (Bronxville)
Christopher T. Yon (Brooklyn)

Panelists
Elena del Rivero (New York)
Edward Mayer (Delmar)
Meg Knowles (Buffalo)
Treva Offutt (Brooklyn)
Judith Sloan (Sunnyside)

Poetry
Cheryl A. Burke (Brooklyn)
Americo Casiano, Jr. (Bronx)
Tina C. Chang (Brooklyn)
Jan L. Clausen (Brooklyn)
Susana B. Cook , Gregory Millard Fellow (Bronx)
Paola J. Corso (Brooklyn)
Latasha Diggs (New York)
Edward Garcia (Astoria)
Douglas Goetsch (New York)
Cathy P. Hong (Brooklyn)
Akua Lezli Hope (Corning)
Ada E. Limon (Brooklyn)
Millery Polyne (New York)
Louis Reyes Rivera (New York)
Clara Sala (New York)
Hugh Seidman (New York)
Hal Sirowitz (Flushing)
Patricia K. Spears Jones (Brooklyn)
Richard A. Tayson (Jamaica)
Jeet G. Thayil (New York)
Sheree R. Thomas (New York)
John Yau (New York)

Panelists
Susan Deer Cloud (Binghamton)
Sandra María Esteves (New York)
Kimiko Hahn (Brooklyn)
Nadine Mozon (Bronx)
Dennis Nurkse (Brooklyn)

Printmaking/Drawing/Artists' Books
Desiree Alvarez (New York)
Melanie Baker, NYFA Prize Winner (Brooklyn)
Mildred G. Beltre (Brooklyn)
Denver S. Butson (Brooklyn)
Esteban Chavez, Gregory Millard Fellow (Staten Island)
Xiaowen Chen (Alfred)
Che Chen (Stonybrook)
Theresa S. Chong (New York)
Annette Cords (New York)
Pietro Costa (Brooklyn)
Cynthia J. Coulter (Livingston)
Elisa C. D'Arrigo (New York)
Danielle Dimston (New York)
Carl E. Fudge, Deutsche Bank Fellow (New York)
Andrea C. Geyer (New York)
Frances Jetter (New York)
Kysa N. Johnson (Brooklyn)
Emiko Kasahara (Brooklyn)
Norma Markley (Jackson Heights)
Nancy Olivier, Lily Auchincloss Fellow (Long Island City)
Lothar Osterburg (Brooklyn)
Maddalena N. Polletta (New York)
Ron A. Rocco (Brooklyn)
Juan E. Sanchez (Brooklyn)
David T. Sandlin (New York)
Oona Stern (New York)
Julio E. Valdez (Astoria)
Carol Wax (Peekskill)

Panelists
Diógenes Ballester (New York)
Dusica Kirjakovic (Brooklyn)
Joseph Scheer (Hornell)
Mary Ting (New York)
Randy Williams (West Harrison)

Sculpture
Carlos A. Ancalmo (New York)
Larry A. Bamburg (Brooklyn)
Jennifer J. Bolande (New York)
Joyce D. Burstein (New York)
Bruce K. Busby (Jackson Heights)
Javier Cambre, Gregory Millard Fellow (Jackson Heights)
Alfonso Cantu (Brooklyn)
Arturo B. Domantay (Brooklyn)
Tara Donovan (Brooklyn)
Yoko Inoue (Brooklyn)
Patrick Jacobs, Lily Auchincloss Fellow (Brooklyn)
Clarence Lin (New York)
Sharon McConnell (Belmont)
Corey J. McCorkle (New York)
Adia M. Millett (New York)
Yoko Ohashi (Brooklyn)
Jeffrey A. Schiff (Brooklyn)
Donna H. Sharrett (New York)
Jean K. Shin (Brooklyn)
Arthur Simms (Long Island City)
John S. Stoney (Brooklyn)
Phil Young (Oneonta)

Panelists
Melanie Printup Hope (Schenectady)
Byron Kim (Brooklyn)
Eve Andrée Laramée (Brooklyn)
Lillian Mulero (Albany)
SOL'SAX (Brooklyn)


* Ms. Wray passed away before receiving her Fellowship and will be awarded as an honorary Fellow. Her presence in the arts community will be missed.