Artpace: Spring 2019 International Artist-in-Residence Program (IAIR)
Artpace, San Antonio, Texas
January – May, 2019
Incubator Grant
VIA Art Fund is proud to have sponsored the Spring 2019 International Artist-in-Residence (IAIR) Program at Artpace. Led by guest curator Deborah Willis, Chair of the Department and Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, the Program hosted Tucson-based multimedia artist Sama Alshaibi, London-based photographer Roshini Kempadoo, and San Antonio-based ceramicist/performance artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk. The works of the selected artists addressed themes such as feminism, exile, race, resistance, and resilience through different media, materials, and props. Following their two-month residency, the artists’ works were shown at Artpace during a two-month long exhibition.
Artpace San Antonio is a nonprofit residency program which supports regional, national, and international artists in the creation of new art. As a catalyst for artistic expression, they engage local communities with global art practices and experiences. The International Artist-in-Residence (IAIR) Program provides nine artists per year with a studio, furnished apartment, living stipend, production budget, access to a fully-equipped workshop, and the support of a full-time studio staff.
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Images:
Sama Alshaibi, The Cessation (Al-Takwir, The Folding Up) (2019) neon, aluminum, acrylic, palm fonds, water, copper, terracotta, and sound. Work from her exhibition Until Total Liberation (2019) produced during her Artpace residency. Photo credit: Seale Photography Studios. Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio.
Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Don’t Touch My Hair (2019), fake hair, porcelain beads from Jingdezhen, China. Work from her exhibition Thick (2019) produced during her Artpace residency. Photo credit: Seale Photography Studios. Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio.
Rohini Kempadoo, Work from her exhibition Like Gold Dust (2019) produced during her Artpace Residency. Photo credit: Seale Photography Studios. Originally commissioned and produced by Artpace San Antonio.
Sama Alshaibi, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Roshini Kempadoo, and guest curator Deborah Willis in conversation at the Spring 2019 Artpace International Artist-in-Residence Opening. Photo credit: Chris Castillo.
