Mr.

Miguel Gutierrez

Independent
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Performing Arts
Elected
2022

Miguel Gutierrez is a choreographer, music artist, writer, visual artist, educator, podcaster, and Feldenkrais Method practitioner based in Lenapehoking / Brooklyn, NY. His work has been presented internationally in over sixty cities in venues such as the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Wexner Center for the Arts (Columbus), Brooklyn Academy of Music, Festival d’Automne (Paris), Festival Universitario (Bogotá), and AMERICAN REALNESS. Recent projects include I as another, a duet that recently premiered at the Bates Dance Festival, and sueño, his music project of original songs.

Gutierrez is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, United States Artists Fellowship, Foundation for Contemporary Arts Award, four NY Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards, and a 2016 Doris Duke Artist Award. He was a selected artist for the 2014 Whitney Biennial. Recently he was a guest lecturer at Princeton University and in Hunter College’s MFA Art program. His podcast "Are You For Sale?" examines the ethical entanglements between money and art making.

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