NEA National Heritage Fellows

In-depth profiles of NEA National Heritage Fellows from 1982 to the present. Materials for 1982-2007 biographies courtesy of Documentary Arts. Use of some photographs courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives & Collections.

A man holding a guitar.
2023

R.L. Boyce

Hill Country Blues Musician
A man standing by the water with a basket strapped to his head.
2023

Ed Eugene Carriere (Suquamish)

Suquamish Basketmaker
Headshot of a man.
2023

Michael A. Cummings

African American Quilter
Headshot of a man.
2023

Joe DeLeon “Little Joe” Hernández

Tejano Music Performer
A woman poses next to a wall hanging.
2023

Roen Kahalewai Hufford (Hawaiian)

Kapa Maker
A woman poses for the camera.
2023

Elizabeth James-Perry (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, Aquinnah)

Wampum & Fiber Artist
A woman playing a large string instyrument.
2023

Wu Man

Pipa Player
Headshot of a m,an.
2023

Nick Spitzer

Folklife Presenter, Educator, and Radio Producer
A man poses infront of a doorway crowned with a painted sculpture.
2023

Luis Tapia

Sculptor, Hispano Woodcarving Tradition
A man holding a fiddle
2022

Michael Cleveland

Bluegrass Fiddler
A woman dancing.
2022

Eva Enciñias

Flamenco Artist
A band in uniforms plays in front of a two-story brick building.
2022

Excelsior Band

Brass Band Musicians
A man holding a flute.
2022

Stanley Jacobs

Quelbe Flute Player and Bandleader
Three women singing on a stage.
2022

The Legendary Ingramettes

Gospel Artists
A woman poses in front of a weaving loom.
2022

TahNibaa Naataanii

Navajo/Diné Textile Artist and Weaver