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 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 …
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 residence with the New York City Artist Safe Haven Residency Program. His work explores the human rights abuses that Haitians experience, and the social injustices that occur in the absence …
Visual Artist in Residence, 2021 Nazanin Noroozi is a New York-based artist who was born in Tehran, Iran, and a current visual artists in residence at the New York City Artist Safe Haven Residency Program. Her work explores themes of the archive, technology and family. Noroozi’s work has been widely exhibited in both Iran and …
Visual Artist in Residence, 2020 Faten Gaddes is a French/Tunisian photographer who was Born in Tunisia in 1974. She graduated in Interior Design while indulging in her passion for photography and sharpening her skills through training classes. She is a member of the Visual Art Association (VA). Faten Gaddes has repeatedly shown her work, particularly in Sidi …
Visual Artist in Residence, 2019 Rashwan Abdelbaki is a Syrian visual artist based in New York, and a former visual artist in residence with the New York City Artist Safe Haven Residency Program. His work explores questions of racism, religion, and politics. Abdelbaki has been featured in solo shows at Metropolitan College Of New York, …
Visual Artist in Residence, 2018 Hadi Nasiri is an Iranian multidisciplinary artist and activist whose work involves painting, sculpture, film, graphic design, performance, and political protest. From a young age, Hadi has been involved in political activism, launching the underground woman’s rights organization in Iran “Afarinesh.” Living under a repressive regime that severely restricts free …
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