The Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT was established in 1974 by the Council for the Arts at MIT. One of the most generous arts honors in the United States, the award reflects MIT’s commitment to risk-taking, problem solving and the idea of connecting creative minds across disciplines.
Year Recipient
2022 Pamela Z
2020 Thomas Heatherwick
2018 Audra McDonald
2016 David Adjaye
2014 Olafur Eliasson
2012 Robert Lepage
2010 Gustavo Dudamel
2009 Bill Viola
2006 Suzan-Lori Parks
2005 Santiago Calatrava
2004 Libby Larsen
2003 Vinie Burrows
2001 Isaac Julien
2000 CORE Ensemble
1999 Diller + Scofidio
1998 Junot Diaz
1997 Toni Dove, video
1996 Kenny Leon
1995 Jeff Wall
1994 Tan Dun
1993 Thomas Hanrahan & Victoria Meyers
1992 Richard Preston
1991 Rebecca Purdum
1990 Agnes Denes
1989 Ida Ely Rubin
1988 Yulla Lipchitz
1986 Richard Leacock
1985 Harold E. Edgerton
1984 Ieoh Ming Pei
1983 Albert R. Gurney, Jr.
1982 Roy Lamson
1981 Henry Moore
1980 Luis A. Ferre
1979 Jerome B. Wiesner
1978 Catherine N. Stratton
1977 James R. Killian, Jr.
1976 Paul Tishman
1975 Klaus Liepmann
1974 Gyorgy Kepes