Visual Arts:
- Abe Gillian Stacey – Uganda
- Barbara Wildenboer – South Africa
- Chibuike Uzoma – Nigeria
- Danielle Myburg – South Africa
- James Webb – South Africa
- Keli Maksud -Kenya
- Gladys Kalichini – Zambia
- Hassan Essop – South Africa
- Mina Nasr – Egypt
- Mongezi Ncaphayi -South Africa
- Sethembile Msezane – South Africa
- Temitayo Ogunbiyi – Nigeria
Literature:
- Novuyo Tshuma – Zimbabwe
- Percy Zvomuya -Zimbabwe
- Amira Hanafi- Egypt
- Joyce Jenje Makwenda – Zimbabwe
- Timothy Kimutai – Kenya
- Zinaid Meeran – South Africa
Performing Arts & Music
- Cara Stacey – South Africa
- Catherine Nakawesa – Uganda
- Gideon Mbothwe – South Africa
- Jacob Sakaria – Namibia
- Qudus Onikeku – Nigeria
Film:
- Beza Lemma – Ethiopia
- Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola – Nigeria
Curatorial Practice:
- Nazneen Saldulker – South Africa
The list of artists shortlisted for residencies at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center will be announced in January 2017.
