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.

Woman holding a guitar.
2020

Suni Paz

Nueva Canción Singer and Songwriter
Man carving a canoe.
2020

Wayne Valliere (Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe)

Birchbark Canoe Builder
Headshot of a man.
2019

Dan Ansotegui

Basque Musician and Tradition Bearer
Headshot of a man.
2019

Grant Bulltail

Crow Storyteller
Headshot of a man.
2019

Bob Fulcher

Folklorist and State Park Manager
Headshot of a woman.
2019

Linda Goss

African-American Storyteller
Headshot of a man.
2019

James F. Jackson

Leatherworker
Headshot of a man.
2019

Balla Kouyaté

Balafon Player and Djeli
Headshot of a woman.
2019

Josephine Lobato

Spanish Colcha Embroiderer
Headshot of a man.
2019

Rich Smoker

Decoy Carver
Headshot of two women.
2019

Las Tesoros de San Antonio—Beatriz (La Paloma del Norte) Llamas and Blanquita (Blanca Rosa) Rodríguez

Tejano Singers
Headshot of a woman.
2018

Feryal Abbasi-Ghnaim

Palestinian embroiderer
Headshot of a man.
2018

Eddie Bond

Appalachian old-time fiddler
Headshot of a woman.
2018

Kelly Church

Anishinabe (Gun Lake Band) Black Ash Basketmaker
Headshot of a woman.
2018

Marion Coleman

African-American quilter