Alexandre Dorriz
Alexandre Dorriz (b. 1990. Los Angeles) is an Iranian-American artist (B.A. Art Practice U.C. Berkeley, M.F.A. Candidate, University of Southern California) whose work addresses ethnic displacement through the lens of Western Exceptionalism and critiques the canon of Ameri/Euro/Anglo-centric media. … Continued
Ngozi N/A Oparah
Ngozi N/A Oparah is a writer, teacher, and mental health advocate. She received her B.S. from Duke University in Neuroscience and Philosophy and is currently completing her MFA in Writing at California College of the Arts. Her work is … Continued
Moira McCavana
Moira McCavana is a writer from Boston, Massachusetts at work on a collection of short stories set in the Spanish Basque Country. The recent tales of immigration on either side of her family—her father, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and … Continued
Cecilia Lutufyan
I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1973. I am currently working and living in Madrid. I was a scholarship holder for the Master PhotoEspaña, Theories and Art Projects in Madrid (2015 and 2016) and I studied in … Continued
Barbara Victoria Niveyro
Artist statement (extract from “Golden Letter”) I take a deep breath and lead it to my pelvis. To my sexual organs. The ride is what makes me happy, is what I do well. I welcome the sounds and the … Continued
Victoria Marie Barquin
Victoria Marie Barquin spent her childhood growing up in Cranbury, New Jersey. She moved to Chicago, Illinois after graduating from the Printmaking Department at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2016. Victoria’s work is fueled by the reciprocal … Continued
Yafit Moyal
My name is Yafit Moyal I am a graduate of Bezalel Academy of art, Jerusalem, where I won “Bank Leumi Prize” for outstanding final project. I am a multidisciplinary artist, working in the fields of visual theater and dance, … Continued
Marina Kassianidou
Marina Kassianidou is a visual artist whose work focuses on relationships between mark and surface. She graduated from Stanford University, where she was a CASP/Fulbright scholar, with degrees in Studio Art and Computer Science. She obtained an M.A. in … Continued
Sharon Dowell
Intertwining themes course through Dowell’s work, capturing the energy of place. She incorporates the vigor, tension, and perceptions of an environment, often reflecting a sense of locality, history, and often social justice elements in her paintings on canvas and … Continued
Jury Selection April 2017_Visual Artists
Full Grant Sophie Lindsey Partial Grant#1 Jake Davidson Kadie Salmon N. Conner Calhoun Alexandre Dorriz Bella Marrin Partial Grant#2 Agyenim BOATENG Elia Cervera Christian F. Kintz Yara Mekawei Daliah ZIPER Angela Stempel Pamela Pirovic Elham Rahmati Eleonora Agostini Rodrigo GRATACOS … Continued
RESIDENTS
Camila Andrea Molano
Bogotá, 1997. Writer and bookseller from Bogotá. She holds an undergraduate degree in Literary Creation and a Master’s in Narrative Creation. She writes about the women in her family, the movement of... READ MORE
Jimena Santana Fandiño
Social communicator, journalist, and amateur artist from Zipaquirá, Colombia. She is interested in scriptwriting for audiovisual media and using communication tools for social transformation. She has participated in the formulation and implementation... READ MORE