Visual Artist in Residence, 2021-2022 Nazanin Noroozi is a multi-disciplinary artist incorporating moving images, printmaking and alternative photography processes to reflect on notions of collective memory/history, instability and displacement. Noroozi’s work has been widely exhibited at galleries and museums across the world including SPACES, Cleveland (OH), Athopos, Athens (Greece), Golestani Gallery, Dusseldorf (Germany), Immigrant Artist […]
Visual Artist in Residence, 2025 Margarita Kuleva is an artist, researcher, and curator. She is based in New York and teaches at NYU Arts&Science and Steinhardt. In her research and art projects, she mainly uses ethnography, institutional interventions, and performance as methods. She is interested in exploring social inequalities in artistic production and boundaries in
Visual Artist in Residence, 2025 Afghan-Tehran born artist, award-winning photographer, curator, and founder of the Mastooraat Organization, Fatimah Hossaini is a creative force whose work bridges art, identity, and advocacy. She is celebrated globally as one of the youngest recipients of the Hypatia International Award and was honored as a rising talent and youth ambassador by the Women’s Forum
Visual Artist in Residence, 2024 Kabir Mokamel is a visual artist and activist who has enjoyed international success in his career as a painter, graphic designer, creative director, and graffiti artist. In addition to his work as co-founder and creative director of the art activism organization ArtLords, Mokamel continues his independent art practice, which focuses
Visual Artist in Residence, 2024 Aida Sulova’s work reflects her upbringing in the Soviet Union and her experiences as a multi-disciplinary artist and independent curator from Kyrgyzstan. She utilizes memory and storytelling as central themes in her artistic practice to explore concepts such as collective memory, nation-building, and the role of individuals within larger social
Visual Artist in Residence, 2022-2023 Alejandro De La Guerra is a multidisciplinary artist who works on the aestheticization of power, collective memory, and monumental languages of public spaces. He uses performance, large-scale works, sculptures, embroideries, and relational art. He conceives of his art as a single multi-layered project driven by an exploration of violence and
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