Past Residents
Past Resident2019: Lenore G. Tawney Foundation
Sophy Naess
Sophy Naess is a multimedia artist based in New Haven who works with painting, printmaking, weaving, and writing.
Sophy Naess has exhibited work at 321 Gallery, Brooklyn; 17ESSEX, New York; and Växjö Konsthall, Sweden, among others. She is a lecturer in the Painting and Printmaking program at Yale University School of Art, and Director of Chateau d’Eau, an exhibition platform for artist designed fragrances.
Sophy Naess, Untitled (To Plumb), 2017, handwoven cotton fiber, 96 × 68 in. (243.84 × 172.72 cm).
Sophy Naess, Slow Thing, 2018, handwoven silk and cotton fiber, 120 × 98 in. (304.8 × 248.92 cm).
Sophy Naess, Jämtlands Giverny, 2018, handwoven cotton fiber, 108 × 180 in. (274.32 × 457.2 cm).
Sophy Naess, All The Things You Are, 2017, oil, acrylic, gouache, and paper on canvas, 13 x 11 each.
Sophy Naess, a Tergo, 2016, handwoven silk and cotton fiber, 96 × 130 in. (243.84 × 330.2 cm).
Residents from United States
Ailyn Lee
Studio #210
Angel Lartigue
Studio #217
Past Resident2019: Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi is trained as an architect, animator and designer. His process involves the use of digital fabrication tools and simulation data as he explores the contrasting development and emotion of the individual in opposition to the wider urban context.
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi has exhibited work at University of Westminster, London; Katara Art Center, Doha; and Fire Station, Doha, among others.
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi, Fabricated Morph, 2017, 3D print on textile, 12 × 12 × 10 in. (30.48 × 30.48 × 25.4 cm).
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi, Modular Canopy, 2018, recycled construction card, 118 × 275 × 60 in. (299.72 × 698.5 × 152.4 cm).
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi, Consumer Consumed, 2019, plotted pen on crisp board, 281/2 × 72 in. (72.39 × 182.88 cm).
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi, Fabricated Emergence, 2019, mixed media on acrylic, 25 × 22 × 14 in. (63.5 × 55.88 × 35.56 cm).
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi, Escapism, 2019, 3D print on mixed media, 20 × 60 in. (50.8 × 152.4 cm).
Residents from Qatar
Past Resident2019: Ukrainian Institute
Oleksiy Radynski
Oleksiy Radynski is a filmmaker and writer based in Kyiv, Ukraine. He uses documentary film practice to explore the relationship between observation and participation, fact and fiction, ideology and affect.
Oleksiy Radynski films have been screened at the Institute for Contemporary Arts, London; International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, and e-flux, New York, among other venues. He is a participant of Visual Culture Research Center (VCRC), an initiative for art, knowledge and politics founded in Kyiv in 2008. Radynski has exhibited work at Academy of the Arts of the World, Cologne; Royal Institute of British Architects, London; and the 7th Berlin Biennale, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
Artists at Work: Oleksiy Radynski and Younes Baba-Ali
July 30, 2019, 6:30–8pm
Oleksiy Radynski, Facade Colour: Blue, 2019, HD video, 22 min.
Oleksiy Radynski, The Film of Kyiv: Episode One, 2017, HD video, 8 min.
Oleksiy Radynski, Landslide, 2016, HD video, 26 min.
Oleksiy Radynski, People Who Came To Power, 2015, HD video, 17 min.
Oleksiy Radynski, Deliberate Lies, film trailer, 2018, HD video, 3 min.
