AWARDS & GRANTS
August 2022 |
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Arts New Program Grant “Somos Esenciales / We Are Essential”
July 2021 |
Walter & Elise Haas Creative Work Fund “Somos Esenciales / We Are Essential”
October 2020 |
National Association of Latino Arts & Culture (NALAC) Catalyst for Change Award
July 2020 |
Kenneth Rainin Foundation New Program Grant “History Matters in The Mission”
June 2020 |
San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant “History Matters in The Mission”
January 2019 |
Creative Capital Award "We Have Iré”
November 2018 |
SFFILM-Westridge Grant Screenwriting “Placas”
September 2018 |
The California Endowment Healing Through The Arts (FFSJ) “Pilgrim Street"
July 2018 |
National Performance Network Creation Fund "We Have Iré”
July 2018 |
San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Artist Grant “Pilgrim Street"
June 2018 |
California Arts Council/Artist in Community (Fathers & Families—FFSJ) "Pilgrim Street”
February-April 2018 |
Headlands Center for the Arts Artist in Residence
October 2017 |
CCI Investing in Artists Award “We Have Iré”
June 2017 |
Walter and Elise Haas Creative Work Fund “We Have Iré”
May 2017 |
MAP Fund “We Have Iré"
June 2016 |
Kenneth Ranin Foundation Theater Arts Grant "On The Hill: I Am Alex Nieto”
December 2015 |
Gerbode Hewlett Theater Commissioning Award “Pilgrim Street”
November 2015 |
NALAC Fund for the Arts Individual Arts Grant “Pilgrim Street”
2015-2020 |
Doris Duke Performing Artist Award: Theater
2015 |
California Shakespeare Theater/Triangle Lab Artist investigator
2014 |
KQED Latino Heritage Local Hero Award, KQED and Union Bank
2014 |
The California Endowment Advancing Health Equity Through Arts & Culture "Placas”
2013 |
The California Arts Council Creating Places of Vitality Program “Placas”
2013 |
Zellerbach Family Foundation “Placas"
June 2012 |
Walter and Elise Haas Creative Work Fund “Placas”
March 2012 |
National Performance Network Creation Fund “Placas"
November 2011 |
Phyllis C Wattis Foundation “Placas”
SF Weekly 2011 Best Politically Active Hip-Hop Performance Artist, "You're Gonna Cry”
August 2011 |
National Endowment for the Arts Theater Grant “Placas”
February 2011|
San Francisco Arts Commission Arts and Communities Grant “Placas”
October 2010 |
Center for Cultural Innovation Investing in Artists Round VI “You’re Gonna Cry”
October 2010 |
Theater Bay Area CA$H Grant “You’re Gonna Cry”
February 2010 |
NALAC Fund for the Arts Individual Artist Grant “You’re Gonna Cry”
March 2009 |
Zellerbach Family Foundation/W A Gerbode Foundation Grant “You’re Gonna Cry”
San Francisco Arts Commission Arts and Communities Grant “Placas”
2008 |
San Francisco Foundation Technology and Changing Demographics Commission, Center for Cultural Innovation (California) Investing in Artists Grant Round III "Representa!”
2008 |
Network of Cultural Centers of Color (NCCC) & NPN Artist of Color Residency