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2006 NYFA Fellows & Panelists
This year 113 fellowships were awarded to 117 New York State artists (with four collaborations), granting a total of $791,000. Over 4,400 artists applied for the 2006 NYFA Fellowships in the following disciplines: architecture/environmental structures, choreography, fiction, music composition, painting, photography, playwriting/screenwriting, and video. Fellows are selected by peer panels in each discipline.


Architecture & Environmental Structures
Michael Bernstein (Kings)
Pablo Castro/Jennifer Lee (New York)
Janet Echelman (New York) - (Lily Auchincloss Fellow)
Elaine Gan (New York)
Lisa Hein/Bob Seng (New York)
Eric Heist (Kings)
Sarah Oppenheimer (New York)
Michael Rakowitz (Kings)

Panelists
Frank Fantauzzi (Erie)
Petia Morozov
Naji Moujaes (New York)

Choreography
Jeanine Durning (Kings)
Levi Gonzalez (Kings)
Koosil-ja Hwang (New York)
Luis Lara Malvacias (Kings)
Yvonne Meier (New York)
Sarah Michelson (New York)
Tere O'Connor (New York)
Annie-B Parson (Kings)
RoseAnne Spradlin (New York)
Reggie Wilson (Kings)

Panelists
Nicholas Leichter (Kings)
Dean Moss (Kings)
Susan Rethorst (New York)

Fiction
Radhiyah Ayobami (Kings)
Ronica Bhattacharya (Westchester)
Emily Blair (Kings)
Wah-Ming Chang (New York)
Stephanie Dickinson (New York)
Deanna Fei (Queens)
Shamar Hill (New York)
Elaine Kim (New York)
Vestal McIntyre (New York)
Dinaw Mengestu (Kings)
Mark Nickels (Kings)
Sigrid Nunez (New York)
Jenny Offill (Kings)
James Purdy (Kings)

Panelists
Alexander Chee (Monroe)
Jan Clausen (Kings)
Ernesto Mestre-Reed (Kings)
Jess Row (Bronx)
Danyel Smith (New York)

Music Composition
Kati Agocs (New York)
James Bassi (Queens)
Eve Beglarian (New York)
Anthony Coleman (New York)
Marilyn Crispell (Ulster)
Vijay Iyer (New York)
Mari Kimura (New York)
Rudresh Mahanthappa (Kings)
John Morton (Rockland)
Raphael Mostel (New York)
Stewart Wallace (New York)

Panelists
Miguel Frasconi (New York)
Pedro Giraudo
Sorrel Hays (New York)
Mary Jane Leach (Rensselaer)
Jen Shyu (Bronx)

Painting
Amy Bennett (Kings) - (Deutsche Bank Fellow)
Louis Cameron (Kings)
Nuno Campos (Kings)
Kevin Cook (Ulster)
Matthew Cusick (Richmond)
Tony DeBlasi (New York)
Peter Drake (New York)
Brenda Goodman (New York)
Lisa Hamilton (Kings)
Jocelyn Hobbie (New York)
Gwenael Kerlidou (Kings)
Carter Kustera (New York)
Keiko Narahashi (New York)
Ann Pibal (Kings)
Debra Priestly (New York)
Sergio Sericolo (Albany)
James Sheehan (Kings)
Jansson Stegner (Queens)
Natasha Sweeten (New York)
Mary Temple (Kings) - (Lily Auchincloss Fellow)
Jennifer Viola (Kings)
Don Voisine (Kings)
Leslie Wayne (New York)

Panelists
Claire Corey (Kings)
Gilbert Hsiao (Kings)
Stephanie McMahon (Allegany)
Robin Tewes (New York)
William Villalongo (Kings)

Photography
Mark Andres (King) - (Alex G. Nason Photography Fellow)
Betty Bastidas (New York)
Niki Berg (New York)
Nina Berman (New York)
Åsa Chibás (Kings) - (Lily Auchincloss Fellow)
Sylvia de Swaan (Oneida)
Hee Jin Kang (Kings)
Deana Lawson (Kings)
Mary Lynch (New York)
Editha Mesina (New York) - (Alex G. Nason Photography Fellow)
Nzingah Muhammad (Kings) - (Lily Auchincloss Fellow)
Adam Nadel (Kings)
Robert Palumbo (Kings)
Rachel Papo (Kings)
Dulce Pinzon (Kings)
Abby Robinson (New York)
Mayumi Terada (New York)
Laura Gail Tyler (Dutchess)
Hank Willis Thomas (New York)

Panelists
Corky Lee (Queens)
Marilyn Nance (Kings)
Lori Nix (Kings)
Elaine O'Neil (Monroe)
Jeffrey Scales (New York)

Playwriting/Screenwriting
Liz Duffy Adams (New York)
Cherien Dabis (New York)
Katori Hall (New York)
Ellen Maddow (New York)
K. Lorrel Manning (New York)
Jacquelyn Reingold (New York)
Mrinalini Roy (Westchester)
Edwin Sánchez (Ulster)
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh (New York)
Sarah Schulman (New York)
Theodora Skipitares (New York)
Gary Sunshine (New York)
Candido Tirado (Kings)
Alina Troyano (New York)
Sharr White (Kings)

Geri Ashur Screenwriting Award: Arielle Javitch (Kings)

Panelists
Susan Hodge Anner (Erie)
Jaye Austin-Williams (New York)
Jorge Ignacio Cortinas (Queens)
Michael Garces (New York)
Gil Quito (New York)

Video
Nadine Anderson (New York)
Jeremy Bronson (New York)
Rebecca Cammisa (Westchester)
Alice Elliott (New York)
Stefan Forbes (New York)
Hisao Ihara (Kings)
Shaun Irons/Lauren Petty (Kings)
Faye Lederman (Kings)
Megan Roberts/Raymond Ghirardo (Tompkins)
Bennett Singer (Kings)
Debra Solomon (New York)
Julio Soto (New York)
Theresa Thanjan (Richmond)

Panelists
Konrad Aderer (Kings)
Daryl Chin (Kings)
Nicole Franklin (New York)
Tammy McGovern (Erie)
Alessandra Zeka (New York)