AWARDS | GRANTS

2019
Gulbenkian Foundation Grant for Armenian Studies (cancelled due to pandemic), Lisbon, Portugal
Awarded for research on needlelace (Armenian janyak and Turkish iğne oyasi) in Istanbul, Turkey

2018
California College of the Arts Faculty Grant, Oakland, CA
Awarded for development of the Armenian Postmemory Project

2016
Commonwealth Club of California 83rd Annual California Book Awards, San Francisco, CA
Awarded Gold Metal for Contributions to Publishing for Scrape the Willow Until It Sings: The Words and Work of Basket Maker Julia Parker

2012
Chicago Dancemakers Forum Grant, Chicago, IL
Awarded for development of Line of Sighs with choreographer Victor Alexander

2012
Illinois Arts Council Grant, Chicago, IL
Awarded for development of Line of Sighs with choreographer Victor Alexander

2009
California College of the Arts Faculty Grant, Oakland, CA

2007
California College of the Arts Faculty Grant, Oakland, CA
Awarded for research on Ilê Aiyê screened printed cloth in Bahia, Brazil

2005
CASH, Theatre Bay Area, San Francisco, CA
Awarded for development of Grace Notes with collaborators choreographer Ramon Ramós Alayo and bassist Jeff Chambers