Current Resident: Jan 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024
IASPIS - The Swedish Arts Grants Committee's International Programme for Visual Artists
Studio #215
Artist
Tora Schultz
Tora Schultz uses sculpture to explore the social dynamics and invisible gender-bias data that exist in the power of object language. Schultz recontextualizes everyday objects through basic sculptural displacements and tragicomics, frequently referencing institutional design and body stereotypes. She extrapolates the subtle social tensions present in objects around us by paying persistent attention to the specifics of material and form.
Tora Schultz has exhibited work at O-Overgaden, Copenhagen; Den Frie, Copenhagen; and Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2024 Spring Open Studios
April 12–April 13, 2024
Tora Schultz, The devils contract, 2021, stainless steel, motor, chain, gears, modified prada stilettos, and red lacquer
Tora Schultz, The devils contract, 2021, stainless steel, motor, chain, gears, modified prada stilettos, and red lacquer
Tora Schultz, bitch on wheels, 2022, exhibition view
Tora Schultz, Control, 2022, galvanized steel
Tora Schultz, Eva, 2022, EvaRid 50th Percentile Female crash test dummy, purple and grey auto-paint, SLS, and linoleum
Residents from Denmark
Current Resident: Oct 1, 2024–Mar 31, 2025
The New York Community Trust’s Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund
Studio #216
Artist
Bryan Fernandez
Bryan Fernandez is a Dominican-American artist from Washington Heights, New York, whose practice centers on the visibility of marginalized communities from his cultural background. As an Afro-Dominican, he has observed the lack of authentic representation of his demographic in white media. In response, Bryan creates large-scale figurative mixed media works that tell the stories of his people, challenging colonial and anti-Black narratives.
Bryan Fernandez has exhibited work at The Shed, New York; Bronx Museum, New York; and New Image Art, Los Angeles, among others.
Bryan Fernandez, Cansado Por el Dia, 2024, oil pastel, cardboard, yarn, denim, xerox paper, decorative fabric, shirt, acrylic paint, relief print on Fabriano paper, and tobacco
Bryan Fernandez, Jajaja Jajaja Jajaja, 2024, oil pastel, cardboard, yarn, denim, xerox paper, decorative fabric, shirt, acrylic paper, relief print on Fabriano paper, found stickers, paper clay, milk crates, rope, led lights, aluminum foil, and tobacco on wood panel
Bryan Fernandez, Oye? Que Usted Quiere de Aquí, 2024, oil pastel, cardboard, yarn, denim, xerox paper, decorative fabric, a shirt, acrylic paper, relief print on fabriano paper, pumice paste, plastic, old t-shirt, aluminum foil, tobacco on canvas
Bryan Fernandez, El Santo Domingo Lo Se, 2023, acrylic paint, artificial plants, xerox paper, decorative fabric, sand, decorative paper, cardboard, jeans, glitter, fabriano paper, aluminum foil, construction paper, dominos, beans, a book bag, a shoe, relief print, screenprint, embroidery thread on canvas
Bryan Fernandez, Yamptons? Sobrino, que vaina? Sientate con migo, por favor Let me tell you why them art folks doing you no good, 2023, acrylic paint, artificial moss, xerox paper, pumice paste, cardboard, jeans, fabriano paper, relief print on raw canvas, screen print, cargo shorts, button-up shirts, glitter on canvas, pots, rice, beans, artificial turf, foam blocks
Residents from United States
Current Resident: Sep 1, 2024–Feb 28, 2025
The New York Community Trust’s Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund
Studio #217
Artist
Nifemi Ogunro
Balancing utility and style, Brooklyn-based designer Nifemi Ogunro approaches their design process with equal consideration for both the bodies that interact with their objects and the forms of the objects themselves. While wood is the primary medium for their art and furniture-making practice, Ogunro draws inspiration from photography, film, performance, and movement. They describe their creations as functional sculptures.
Nifemi Ogunro has exhibited work at Side Gallery, Barcelona; and the Denver Art Museum, Colorado, among others.
nifemiogunro.com
Nifemi Ogunro, Untitled, 2021, sculpture/furniture, 491/2 × 12 × 9 in. (125.73 × 30.48 × 22.86 cm)
Nifemi Ogunro, Mrs. Sola, 2020, sculpture/furniture, 15 × 15 × 18 in. (38.1 × 38.1 × 45.72 cm)
Nifemi Ogunro, Tob(i), 2020, sculpture/furniture, 24 × 15 × 15 in. (60.96 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Nifemi Ogunro, Reth, 2022, sculpture/furniture, 8 × 4 × 9 in. (20.32 × 10.16 × 22.86 cm)
Nifemi Ogunro, Topé, 2020, sculpture/furniture, 49 × 9 × 13 in. (124.46 × 22.86 × 33.02 cm)