2018 Distinguished Artist Award – Performance Art

Danielle Abrams

Danielle Abrams’ performances arise from the social tides that shape her mixed-race and queer identities. Her work reimagines the narratives of segregation, civil rights, and popular culture. Abrams has performed at ICA Boston; Detroit Institute of the Arts; The Jewish Museum (NY); Queens Museum; and other sites. She has received awards from The Boston Foundation, Boston Center of the Arts, New York Foundation of the Arts, and Franklin Furnace. Abrams is a Professor of Practice in Performance at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University.