Marcus Elliot
2020 Kresge Artist Fellow
Judy Bowman
2021 Kresge Artist Fellow
Oksana Mirzoyan
2016 Kresge Artist Fellow
Sabrina Nelson
2021 Kresge Artist Fellow
M. Saffell Gardner
2015 Kresge Artist Fellow
Chi Amen-Ra
2016 Kresge Artist Fellow
Marie T. Hermann
2013 Kresge Artist Fellow
Thank You So Much For Coming
2021 Gilda Award
Tiff Massey
2015 Kresge Artist Fellow
Cinnamon Triano
2021 Gilda Award
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Poet and Scholar Melba Joyce Boyd named 2023 Kresge Eminent Artist

Award-winning poet, essayist, biographer, editor, Distinguished Professor, and filmmaker Melba Joyce Boyd has been selected as the 2023 Kresge Eminent Artist! Boyd is the 15th metro Detroit artist to be honored with the lifetime achievement award.

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