Sahraa Karimi
Writer in Residence, 2023 Sahraa Karimi is a film director, scriptwriter and university Lecturer from Afghanistan. She belongs to the second generation of Afghan migrants in
Ahmad Fanoos
Musician in Residence, 2022 Ahmad Fanoos is a well-known Afghan vocalist and harmonium player, having headlined and performed in live and televised performances in Afghanistan,
Alejandro De La Guerra
Visual Artist in Residence, 2022 Alejandro De La Guerra is a multidisciplinary artist who works on the aestheticization of power, collective memory, and monumental languages
Lama El Homaïssi
Musician in Residence, 2022 Lama El Homaïssi, she/her, (SHIM:NYC Resident for 2022) is a Lebanese performer, writer and voiceover artist currently based in New York
Chery Dieu-Nalio
Visual Artist in Residence, 2021 Chery Dieu-Nalio is a Haitian photographer who was born in Haiti in 1981, and is a current visual artist in
Achiro Patricia Olwoch
Writer in Residence, 2021 Achiro Patricia Olwoch is a Ugandan writer, playwright and filmmaker from Gulu, Northern Uganda. She is currently a writer in residence