TEAM

Nathalie Anglès is the Executive Director and co-founder of Residency Unlimited (RU). Founded in 2009, RU is a Brooklyn based non-profit organization that promotes exchange and diversity through its customized residency program and year-round public programs for US based and international artists and curators. A history and political science major, Nathalie is also a graduate from The École du MAGASIN curatorial studies program in Grenoble, (Le Magasin – Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Grenoble France). Her extensive experience in the field of artist residencies in the US and Europe began managing the residency program for US based artists at the Frank Gehry designed American Center in Paris followed by the position of Director of Location One’s International Residency program in New York (2000-2008). Nathalie worked in a curatorial and administrative capacity in institutions such as École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (ENSBA) and Union centrale des Arts décoratifs (UCAD) in Paris as well as Sotheby’s London in the Impressionist and Modern art department. In 2008, Nathalie was awarded the French government distinction Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

For three years Gabriel studied Literature in both French and English, and History, in Avignon where he discovered a great interest in theatrical art performance. He is now studying political science in the IEP of Aix-en-Provence. In this school, he wants to pursue his studies with a Master’s degree in Cultural Politics and Patronage in order to work in the cultural area in France, specifically in a museum or an art gallery.

Maryam Ghoreishi is an independent artist, curator, and arts administrator based in Brooklyn. She received her B.F.A and M.F.A in Iran and her M.A in Visual Arts Administration from New York University. As an artist, she participated in various solo and group exhibitions in Iran, Lebanon, Italy, England, Canada, and the U.S. She worked as a Project Manager for Asia Contemporary Art Week and organized Open Studios, in New York and FIELD MEETING Take 6:  Thinking Collections, in Dubai. Most recently Ghoreishi curated Out of Sight, Beyond Touch, at the Center for Book Arts, New York, 2021. Other curated shows include  Who Really Cares, Cathouse Proper, Brooklyn, 2019. She also co-curated Pop-up Exhibitions, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, 2019 and MAPPING OUT A FIELD, Zanbeel Art, Los Angeles, 2020. She was featured in Special Week of Shows-within-a-Show on Art at a Time Like This online platform in 2020.

Lulu Meng  is the Operations Director at RU and 2015 RU artist resident.

Lulu specializes  in costume design, stagecraft and event planning where she implements her diverse experience in woodworking, welding, set construction, CAD drawing, garment making and project management. As an artist, Lulu applies her skills to both her artwork, art handling and fabrication. As the project manager at RU, she communicates with the artists prior to and during their residency to provide material/studio/production research and support to plan and realize their proposed projects.

http://www.lulumeng.space/

Mariko Takashima is an arts-administrator with a strong interest to effectively merge the arts and the public in meaningful ways through site specific works that inspire dialogue around environmental issues, sustainability and community revitalization. Mariko holds a Master’s degree in Visual Arts Administration from New York University, and has extensive experience working and interning at various arts organizations across the city. A former intern at Residency Unlimited working on Project H.E.A.L. with an Artist + Entrepreneur Co-Innovation Accelerator in Louisville, Kentucky (funded by an NEA Our Town grant), Mariko is excited to rejoin RU as Communications Manager.

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Bartek Remisko is an independent cultural worker whose interests lie in Visual Arts, Multiculturalism, Ecology & Sustainability and Polish-Jewish relations. He is Artistic Director of Kosciuszko Projects, a new initiative founded by The Kosciuszko Foundation, that presents prominent Polish artists to audiences in New York City. On October 11, Kosciuszko Projects opens its inaugural show The Many Faces of Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980), curated by Remisko. Remisko has served as grant reviewer and project evaluator for the Rubin Foundation in their Art and Social Justice grant program, and recently for the Queens Council on the Arts. He is part of Green Point Projects, an independent space presenting Polish modern and contemporary art in NYC and co-founder of  Beach64retreat in The Rockaway, Queens, NY, a grass-roots micro-initiative meant to support creative individuals in the times of the rising precarity in the arts and culture. As an RU consultant, Remisko offers strategic advice for developing new partnerships and also co-organizes public events within the framework of  Beach64 retreat.

Suha Cho is an artist and aspiring visual arts administrator based in New York. Suha recently completed her bachelors in Fine Art and Museum and Curatorial studies at The Parsons School of Design. Her interests lie in engaging and supporting the creation of arts that engage with cultural histories, the decolonization of the western narrative of art history and highlighting them within the global dialogue of visual arts.

Tania Khizioua is completing her final year in Cultural Management studies in Paris. Alongside her studies, Tania has always been engaged in various cultural associations, participating in the development of multidisciplinary events. She has accomplished internships focused on production and project management. Tania is interested in the plurality of art forms, international projects, and contributing to the expansion of art.

Senthil Kumaran is a final year Creative Writing student at Aberystwyth University. His love of poetry constitutes the foundation of his creative practice which, in turn, informs his work with not for profit organizations and the media. Increasing the accessibility of art across socioeconomic backgrounds and amplifying narratives from the Global South are main focuses. During his internship at RU, he particularly looks forward to investigating artistic practices that lie at the intersection between art and social impact.