Sandra Charles
Artist Name: Sandra Charles Residency Dates: May – July 2021 Born: 1953 Hometown: Hazard, Kentucky Lives and Works: Louisville, Kentucky URL: https://www.scharlesart.com Education: Bachelors of Fine Art in Painting, University of Louisville, 2015 Bio/Statement: Sandra Charles was born in the Appalachian town of Hazard, Kentucky but grew up in Louisville Kentucky where she now resides. […]
Michelle Burdine
Artist Name: Michelle Burdine Residency Dates: May – July 2021 Born: 1974 Hometown: Mt. Vernon Ohio, USA Lives & Works: Murray, Kentucky URL: http://michelleburdine.com Education: Ohio Institute of Photography, Antioch University McGregor, Wright State University, Ohio State University Bio/Statement: Michelle Burdine is an American artist and educator living and working in Murray KY. Burdine uses […]
Kristina Arnold
Artist Name: Kristina Arnold Residency Dates: May – July, 2021 Born: 1972 Hometown: Arlington, VA Lives & Works: Kentucky, USA URL: https://kristinaarnold.com/ Education: BA Community Health, Brown University (1995); MFA Painting & Drawing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (2003) Bio/Statement: Kristina Arnold is an artist and educator living and working in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Her practice […]
Angel Ricardo Ricardo Ríos
Education: Institution Superior de Arte (ISA), Havana, Cuba; Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana. Bio/Statement: Born in Cuba and based in Mexico, Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios creates massive paintings which often blend organic, vegetal forms with allusions to the erotic in fantastic displays of sensual excess. Expressed in vibrant colors with a quick, sure hand, […]
Zachary Fabri
Born: 1977 Hometown: Miami, FL Lives & Works: Brooklyn URL: https://www.zacharyfabri.com/ Bio/ Statement: Zachary Fabri is an interdisciplinary artist who mines the intersection of his personal life and local community with concerns around cultural commodification, gentrification, and public space. Often complicating the boundaries of studio research, site-specific performance, and social practice, Fabri has immersed himself in environments such as […]
Elvira Clayton
Born: 1961 Hometown: Layfayette, La. Lives & Works: Manhattan URL: http://www.elviraclayton.com Bio/ Statement: Elvira Clayton is a multi-media artist working across installation, performance, oral history collection, assemblage, collage, sculpture, and performance. Born in Lafayette, LA. Clayton grew up in Houston, TX, and lives and works in Harlem, NY. Inspired by ancestorial reverence, Clayton’s practice explores matriarchal lineage, […]
Helina Metaferia
Born: 1983 Hometown: Washington, DC Lives & Works: Manhattan URL: http://www.helinametaferia.com Bio/ Statement: Helina Metaferia is an interdisciplinary artist working across collage, assemblage, video, performance, and social engagement. Through a hybrid of mediums, she tells overlooked stories that center Black bodies in positions of power and vulnerability. As a research-based artist, Metaferia’s work is informed by written and […]
Nika Ham
Artist Name: Nika Ham Residency Dates: May – June 2021 Born: 1991 Lives & Works: Ljubljana, Slovenia Education: 2019 – M.A in Painting, Academy of Fine Art and Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia; 2014 – Winchester School of Art, UK URL: https://nika-ham.tumblr.com/ Bio/Statement: Nika Ham is the winner of the 2020 OHO Award. Her practice has shifted […]
Nazanin Noroozi
Artist Name: Nazanin Noroozi Residency Dates: March 2021 – June 2022 Born: 1985 Hometown: Tehran- Iran Lives & Works: New York, NY URL: www.nazaninnoroozi.net Education: MFA Pratt Institute, MA Tehran Art University Bio/Statement: Nazanin Noroozi is the 2021-2022 New York City Artist Safe Haven Residency Program awardee. Nazanin Noroozi is a multi-media artist incorporating moving […]
Damir Sobota
Artist Name: Damir Sobota Residency Dates: April-May 2021 Born: 1988 Lives & Works: Zagreb, Croatia URL: www.damirsobota.com Education: Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb Bio/Statement: Damir Sobota is the winner of the 2020 Radoslav Putar Award. His paintings, collages and objects synthesize various traditions of geometric abstraction. He participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including the Radoslav Putar Award exhibition at […]