Past Residents
Past Resident2023: Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport of Austria
Florian Mayr
Florian Mayr’s practice is centered on the immanent conditions of artistic production. His works explore social and economic ties, connections, and relationships, taking biographical events as a starting point.
Florian Mayr has exhibited works at Gallery Martin Janda, Vienna; Gallery Sophie Tappeiner, Vienna; and Austrian Cultural Forum, London, among others.
Florian Mayr, Pattern 4 (Martin) and Pattern 2 (Werner), 2022, transit blanket and chromakey fabric.
Florian Mayr, Work Hours (blue: installation work for hire; green: independent art practice; white: overall work hours), 2022, acrylic paint, paper and digital c-print, 1511/16 × 1511/16 in. (39.88 × 39.88 cm).
Florian Mayr, Don’t look at the trees. Look at the fireworks., 2021, dye-sub print, acrylic paint, PE fabric and chromakey fabric, dimensions variable.
Florian Mayr, Pattern 3 (Sandy) and Pattern 4 (unlabeled), 2021, transit blanket, chromakey fabric and steel, 55 × 291/2 in. (139.7 × 74.93 cm).
Florian Mayr, No coffee, I gotta go. Okay? (An arrangement, 6), 2020, steel, chromakey fabric, dye-sub print on PE fabric and acid dyed cotton, 1513/16 × 911/2 × 57/8 in. (384.05 × 232.41 × 14.99 cm).
Residents from Austria
Past Resident2023: Jane Farver Memorial Fund
Anamaría Garzón Mantilla
Anamaría Garzón Mantilla is an art historian and curator. In addition to being a professor at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, she is a PhD student at the University of Essex and the director of post(s), an academic journal about art, media and culture. Her research focuses on artistic and curatorial practices that challenge hegemonic narratives and omissions in art history.
Anamaría Garzón Mantilla has curated exhibitions at Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Quito; Arte Actual – FLACSO; and Khora, all in Ecuador.
Events & Exhibitions
Curators at Work: Anamaría Garzón Mantilla
February 21, 2023, 6–7pm
Anamaría Garzón Mantilla, Estado Fósil, 2023, publication.
Anamaría Garzón Mantilla, Arte + Activismos, 2018-ongoing, platform that connects artists and activists.
Anamaría Garzón Mantilla, post(s), 2015-ongoing, academic journal dedicated to the study of art, media and culture..
Exhibition poster 'Flat News (El largo siglo XXI)' by David Orbea, curated by Anamaría Garzón Mantilla, 2022.
Exhibition poster of 'Doblar la esquina' by NHormiga, curated by Anamaría Garzón Mantilla, 2022.
Past Resident2023: Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Hellen Ascoli
Hellen Ascoli creates multidisciplinary works that weave through memory and sensation. Working primarily with a backstrap loom, Ascoli situates herself within concepts of proprioception, affordances, and translation.
Hellen Ascoli has exhibited works at Art Pace, Texas; Contemporary Art Center, Ohio; and La Nueva Fàbrica, Guatemala, among others.
Hellen Ascoli, The Corners Speak, 2022, collaboration with Karl Williamson, textile, sound and wood, 63 × 63 × 20 in. (160.02 × 160.02 × 50.8 cm).
Hellen Ascoli, E como Leer, 2022, collaboration with Karl Williamson, textile and wood, 10 × 63 × 12 in. (25.4 × 160.02 × 30.48 cm).
Hellen Ascoli, ¿How is your heart?, 2021, textile and wood, 236 × 196 in. (599.44 × 497.84 cm).
Hellen Ascoli, We Shaped Soft Gods Here, 2021, collaboration with Karl Williamson, textile, wooden molds and kinetic components, 80 × 275 × 2 in. (203.2 × 698.5 × 5.08 cm).
Hellen Ascoli, Cien Tierras, 2021, textile and wood, 100 × 80 in. (254 × 203.2 cm).
