1991
Receives “Hot Wire” Readers’ Choice Award for outstanding contributions to Women’s Music and Culture
1993
Presented with the Unity Award by the The National Conference Fairfield Region
1993
Performs her one woman show, Fire in The Rain at the San Jose Rep, Mark Taper Forum in LA, and then off-Broadway in New York, at the Union Square Theatre
1993
NAIRD (National Association of Independent Recording Distributors) Award 1993 Honorable Mention to Redwood Records for Musical Highlights from the play Fire in the Rain by Holly Near in the category of Soundtrack/Cast Recording
1993
Receives Bay Area Theater Critics Circle, Outstanding Achievement Award 1993, for Fire in the Rain, Singer in the Storm
1994
American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California ACLU celebrates Freedom of Information and honors Holly Near for the tremendous commitment shown toward fighting for equality and justice for others
1994
Receives Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW) 1994 Humanitarian Award