Ahmed Alasad
Artist Name: Ahmed Alasad Residency Dates: September – November Born: 1995 Hometown: Manama, Bahrain Lives & Works: Bahrain URL: https://instagram.com/ahmedalasad?igshid=cmfikxkerdwpEducation: University of Bahrain (UOB) -B.A In English Language and literature, Translation minor, College of arts (2013-2019) Graduated from Sheikh Isa Bin Ali Alkhalifa secondary boys School, Scince major(2010-2013) Bio / Statement: “The ideas behind my artworks are a reflection of my thoughts […]
Elsie Kagan
Artist Name: Elsie Kagan Residency Dates: September – November Born: 1977 Hometown: San Francisco, CA Lives & Works: Brooklyn, NY URL: https://elsiekagan.net/Education: MFA in Painting from the Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy and Philadelphia PA. BA with Honors in Studio Art, as well as Phi Beta Kappa, from Wesleyan University, CT. Bio / Statement: Elsie Kagan’s work is grounded equally […]
Ran Zhou
Artist Name: Ran Zhou Residency Dates: September – November Born: 1996 Hometown: China Lives & Works: Vancouver, Canada URL: https://www.ranzhouart.com/Education: 2014-2019 BFA, Double Honours in Visual Arts and Art History, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Bio / Statement: Ran Zhou is a multi-media visual artist based in Vancouver, Canada whose practice includes multi-media installation, drawing, painting, digital imagery, video and photography, […]
Joanna Borkowska
Born: 1972 Hometown: Koaszalin, Poland Lives & Works: New York City and Warsaw, Poland URL: http://www.joannaborkowska.com Education: Joanna Borkowska studied political science at the Jagiellonian University, the University of Oxford, and Paul Valéry University of Montpellier, France. She earned her doctorate in 2004 from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, where she lectured on the […]
Neida Peñalver Díaz
Artist Name: Neida Peñalver Díaz Residency Dates: September – October 2024 Born: 1983 Hometown: Pinar del Río, Cuba Lives & Works: Havana, Cuba URL: artejoven.org| Instagram: @neidyp_d | Facebook: neida.penalverdiaz Education: 2014 | Master in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, University of Havana 2007 | Bachelor of History, University of Havana Bio/Statement: Neida Peñalver Díaz is a […]
Vedran Kopljar
Artist Name: Vedran Kopljar Residency Dates: August – November Born: 1991 Hometown: Slavonski Brod Lives & Works: Belgium URL: http://www.vedrankopljar.com/Education: 2015, MFA in Fine Arts at Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp Bio / Statement: Vedran Kopljar’s artistic practice aims to construct mental, visual and physical obstructions, in an attempt to shape new spaces and possibilities of communication. The universes he […]
Pamela Méndez
Artist Name: Pamela Méndez Residency Dates: August – October Born: 1988 Hometown: Lenzburg, Switzerland Lives & Works: Bern, Switzerland URL: http://pamelamendezmusic.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/7oHWQvo4m8YEQqZSKUOAmJ?si=rbSblL0CShWH3VufJeUJqw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIhwha-0eAc Education: Gymnasium, Swiss jazz School, 2 Years of Bachelors Programm in Vocal Jazz, Lichtenberger Institut für angewandte Stimmphysiologie. Bio / Statement: Pamela Méndez is a self-taught singer and songwriter whose skills in playing guitar, producing music, and editing videos have allowed […]
Inti Hernandez Veranes
Artist Name: Inti Hernandez Veranes Residency Dates: August – September Born: 1976 Hometown: Cuba Lives & Works: Amsterdam and Havana URL: http://www.intihernandez.com Bio/ Statement: I make my art as a medium to create conversation and dialogue; as a means to share my vision with those who engage with my work. Through my work, I aim to build a common ground […]
Shanice Smith
Artist Name: Shanice Smith Residency Dates: August – September Born: 1991 Hometown: Trinidad Lives & Works: Trinidad and Tobago URL: https://shanicesmithartist.wordpress.com/ Education: The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Bio/Statement: Shanice Smith, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, identifies as an interdisciplinary artist whose mixed-media pieces use deceptively delicate or beautiful aesthetics to deconstruct and […]
Alexander Jaquemet
Artist Name: Alexander Jaquemet Residency Dates: August – October Born: 1978 Hometown: Bern Lives & Works: Bern, Switzerland URL: http://www.jaquemet.com Bio/ Statement: Alexander Jaquemet develops photographic worlds that attempt to make the viewer visible. Pictures which are created “in-between” and describe what is not seen. His attempt to devote attention to the unspectacular and to give it an artistic thought is […]