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Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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2026<\/strong>
<\/strong>Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize, Akademie der K\u00fcnst<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2025<\/strong>
<\/strong>Golden Lion Award, Venice Biennale<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024\u20132025<\/strong>
<\/strong>Distinguished Guest Artist, The Juilliard School Artist in Residence, Kaufman Music Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2020<\/strong>
<\/strong>John Cage Award, Foundation for Contemporary Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2019
<\/strong><\/strong>American Academy of Arts and Letters Member
Honorary Doctorate, University of Hartford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2018<\/strong>
<\/strong>Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Concordia University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2017<\/strong>
<\/strong>Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize
Honorary Doctorate of Arts, Lafayette College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2015<\/strong>
<\/strong>National Medal of the Arts from President Obama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2014<\/strong>
<\/strong>Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2013<\/strong>
<\/strong>Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, Republic of France
New Music USA Founders Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2012<\/strong>
<\/strong>Doris Duke Artist
Musical America’s 2012 Composer of the Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2011<\/strong>
<\/strong>NPR’s 50 Great Voices
Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2010<\/strong>
<\/strong>American Music Center Letter of Distinction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2008<\/strong>
<\/strong>Premio Arlecchino d’Oro 2008, Mantova Festival, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2007<\/strong>
<\/strong>Demetrio Stratos International Award for Musical Experimentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2006<\/strong>
<\/strong>American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
United States Artists Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2005<\/strong>
<\/strong>ASCAP Concert Music Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2002<\/strong>
<\/strong>Music Publishers’ Association 2002 Paul Revere Awards
Octavio Sheet Music 1st Prize
Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Cornish School of the Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2001<\/strong>
<\/strong>Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Boston Conservatory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1999<\/strong>
<\/strong>Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, San Fransisco Art Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1998<\/strong>
<\/strong>Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, The Juilliard School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1996<\/strong>
<\/strong>Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award
Sarah Lawrence College Distinguished Alumnae Award
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Award in Choreography
MacDowell Colony Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1995<\/strong>
<\/strong>John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1994<\/strong>
<\/strong>Norton Stevens Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1993<\/strong>
<\/strong>MacDowell Colony Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1992<\/strong>
<\/strong>Dance<\/em> Magazine Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1991<\/strong>
<\/strong>The Conlon Nancarrow and Yoko Siguira Fellowship<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1989<\/strong>
<\/strong>Doctorate of Fine Arts, University of the Arts, Philadelphia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1988<\/strong>
<\/strong>MacDowell Colony Fellow
Doctorate of Arts, Bard College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1987<\/strong>
<\/strong>Rockefeller Foundation Distinguished Choreographer Award
Sigma Iota Fellowship, MacDowell Colony<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1986<\/strong>
<\/strong>National Music Theater Award
German Critics Prize for the Best Record of the Year for OUR LADY OF LATE: THE VANGUARD TAPES<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1985<\/strong>
<\/strong>Bessie Award for Sustained Creative Achievement
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Award in Music Composition
Obie Award for Sustained Achievement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1983<\/strong>
<\/strong>Villager Outstanding Composition Award for TURTLE DREAMS (WALTZ)<\/em>
Grand Prize in Performance Video, Video Culture \/ Canada Festival-Toronto for TURTLE DREAMS<\/em>
First Place for Performance Programing, Corporation for Public Broadcasting CTCA-TV for PARIS<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1982
<\/strong>Guggenheim Fellowship
Creative Artists Program Service Award (CAPS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1981<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>German Critics Prize for Best Record of the Year for DOLMEN MUSIC<\/em>
CINE Golden Eagle for ELLIS ISLAND<\/em>
Atlanta Film Festival Special Jury Prize for ELLIS ISLAND<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1980<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>New York Dance Film Festival Merit Award for 16MM Earrings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1977<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Creative Artist Program Service Award (CAPS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1976<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Obie Award for Oustanding Production for QUARRY<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1975<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Venice Biennale First Prize for EDUCATION OF THE GIRLCHILD<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1974<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/strong>Brandeis Creative Arts Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1972<\/strong>
<\/strong>Guggenheim Fellowship<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1971<\/strong>
Obie Award for Oustanding Production for VESSEL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awards 2026Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize, Akademie der K\u00fcnst 2025Golden Lion Award, Venice Biennale 2024\u20132025Distinguished Guest Artist, The Juilliard School Artist in Residence, Kaufman Music Center 2020John Cage Award, Foundation for Contemporary Arts 2019American Academy of Arts and Letters MemberHonorary Doctorate, University of Hartford 2018Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Concordia University 2017Dorothy and Lillian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":36,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5063,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions\/5063"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}