Past Residents
Past Resident2024: International Visegrad Fund
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she is currently a PhD candidate. Hailing from the Polish-Ukrainian borderland, she addresses the region’s unique culture and often repressed histories. Her work explores themes such as multidimensional identity, women’s stories, and the intersection of various forms of spirituality. Incorporating video, sound, textiles, and installations, she integrates authentic traditional patterns and objects into a contemporary context.
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz has exhibited work at Manifesta 14 Prishtina Biennial, Kosovo; Galeria Biała, Poland; and SONIAKH, Poland, among others.
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz, Flag of the Borderlands (Stare Oleszyce), 2023, hand weaving, 94 × 62 in. (238.76 × 157.48 cm).
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz, Ghost-Forms, 2024, video.
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz, Ghost-Forms, 2024, video.
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz, Chernozem, 2022, textile and installation, 196 × 157 in. (497.84 × 398.78 cm).
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz, The Veil, 2016-22, textile (embroidery), 94 × 62 in. (238.76 × 157.48 cm).
Past Resident2024: Canada Council for the Arts
Gwenessa Lam
Working across drawing and painting, Lam’s research delves into ancient archaeological objects and their potential to disrupt cultural categorizations. Using historical fragments as a framework, she examines broken accounts of the past, both personal and collective. By unraveling the logic of comprehensive historical narratives, she creates patterns and new ancestral lineages that enliven these fragments and their unexpected fractures. The result is a speculative narrative that foregrounds the fragment as a record of rupture and erasure.
Gwenessa Lam has exhibited work at Galerie de l’UQAM, Quebec; Art Gallery of Alberta, Alberta; and Queens Museum, New York, among others.
Gwenessa Lam, Open Magic 1- Prospect, 2023, phosphorescent acrylic on canvas, 42 × 42 in. (106.68 × 106.68 cm).
Gwenessa Lam, Bronze Fragment 12, 2023, bronze, 4 × 6 in. (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
Gwenessa Lam, Bronze Fragment 10, 2023, bronze, 5 × 6 in. (12.7 × 15.24 cm).
Gwenessa Lam, Ghost Fragment B24 (Freer Study Collection), 2023, acrylic and graphite on paper, 20 × 20 in. (50.8 × 50.8 cm).
Gwenessa Lam, Ghost Fragment B52 (Freer Study Collection), 2023, bronze, 20 × 20 in. (50.8 × 50.8 cm).
Residents from Canada
Past Resident2024: Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council
Timothy Manalo
Timothy Manalo approaches his work with a focus on representations of the body and place. Primarily working in sculpture, he explores the aesthetics of communal gatherings and the interactions between people, everyday objects, and the natural environment, creating new narratives and meanings. He views his work as an ongoing investigation into the visual languages that are built, transformed, and used to anchor people’s experiences with the physical world, impacting memory, identity, home, and movement.
Timothy Manalo has exhibited work at Canadian Sculpture Centre, Toronto; Franconia Sculpture Park, Minnesota; and Tufts University Art Galleries, Massachusetts, among others.
Timothy Manalo, Medriñaque and Ancestral Diet, 2018-19, polypropylene twine, gold foil fringe and sugar-plaster mix casts, 130 × 100 × 3 in. (330.2 × 254 × 7.62 cm).
Timothy Manalo, Phunkahwallah, 2021, cast papaya soap, wood and paint, 32 × 42 × 21/2 in. (81.28 × 106.68 × 6.35 cm).
Timothy Manalo, I've Seen The Elephant, 2021, marine vinyl, insulation foam, wood and ceramic, 84 × 53 × 100 in. (213.36 × 134.62 × 254 cm).
Timothy Manalo, Heavy Lifting Niño, 2022, wax and brown rice, 14 × 14 × 23 in. (35.56 × 35.56 × 58.42 cm).
Timothy Manalo, Land Be Mine, 2023, locally foraged clay, sand, sandstone, postcards, stickers, magnifying lenses, wood, felt and found metal stand, 47 × 47 × 50 in. (119.38 × 119.38 × 127 cm).