Past Residents
Adèle Essle Zeiss
Adèle Essle Zeiss creates minimalist performance works and installations that highlight the human body’s presence in space. Her practice explores the experience of bodily weight and the subconscious systems of balance embedded within us. As a viewer, one enters a shared spatial experience with performers engaged in focused, silent movement.
Adèle Essle Zeiss has exhibited work at Accelerator; Moderna Museet Malmö; and Lilith Performance Studio, all in Sweden, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2025
April 25–April 26, 2025
Residents from Sweden
Past Resident2025: Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Behdad Esfahbod
Asal Andarzipour
Asal Andarzipour’s curatorial work is mainly focused on visual arts with roots in her design background. Her practice merges the realms of curated, created and designed objects, and explores themes of displacement and body politics with a comparative approach. She holds a BFA from the University of Tehran, an MFA from Syracuse University and an MA from the University of Alberta. Andarzipour’s artistic career and activism as a dual-citizen woman in the diaspora are integrated into her daily life.
Asal Andarzipour has curated exhibitions at Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Canada; Bleeding Heart Art Space, Canada; and Zen Center of Syracuse, New York, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2025
April 25–April 26, 2025
Residents from Iran
Azita Moradkhani

Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Alice and Lawrence Weiner, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, New York City Council District 34, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, Hartfield Foundation, Danna and Ed Ruscha, The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation
2025
Past Resident2025: Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Adriane de Souza
Adriane de Souza creates photographic narratives that intertwine documentary and personal histories. Her work delves into themes of identity, belonging, and the complexities of representation and visibility. With a background in Social Sciences from UFRJ and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Design Studies from VCUarts Qatar, she embraces a multidisciplinary approach. Recently, she has broadened her focus to include alternative photography printing and curation, exploring materiality and innovative storytelling techniques while further deepening her creative practice.
Adriane de Souza has exhibited work at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, Qatar; LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore; and Doha Film Institue, Qatar, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2025
April 25–April 26, 2025