Past Residents

Residents Map

Maliyamungu Gift Muhande

Maliyamungu Gift Muhande is a non-fiction filmmaker and artist whose work explores the global history of the Black diaspora at the crossroads of anti-colonial change and personal creativity.

Maliyamungu Gift Muhande has exhibited work at Sundance Film Festival, Park City; black beyond and art island, both New York City, among others.

Past Resident
2022: Vision Fund

Ferguson Amo

Ferguson Amo works across various mediums, including hyper realistic drawings, installations, and mixed media. Originally from Koforidua, Ghana, the artist explores contemporary African identity in the diaspora and examines the intricate details of history and experiences of cultural diffusion, and its assimilation, through representation. Through each work, Amo asks “how as an audience, can we move the image of black bodies and ‘blackness’ toward emancipation?”

Ferguson Amo has exhibited work at VisArts, Rockville; Kente Royal Gallery and The Immigrant Artist Biennial, both New York City, among others.

Past Resident
2022: Vision Fund

Lizania Cruz

Lizania Cruz uses audience participation to investigate notions of being and belonging within the public sphere. Using objects such as books, zines, installations, happenings, video, and photography, she invites a diverse range of communities to co-create collaborative artworks. Through research, oral history, and active participants, the projects she develops aim to highlight pluralistic narratives about migration and race.

Lizania Cruz has exhibited work at Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Omaha; El Museo del Barrio and CUE Art Foundation, both New York City, among others.