Current Residents
Current Resident: Oct 1, 2025–Nov 30, 2025
Canada Council for the Arts
Studio #208
Artist
Ghazaleh Avarzamani
Ghazaleh Avarzamani’s research examines and disrupts hidden social hierarchies. Through her practice, she probes the fallacies and inequities embedded in inherited knowledge and cultural manuals. By crafting visual narratives that both deconstruct and reconstruct time and space, she reconfigures materials to expose dysfunction and failure, drawing on collective human memory and overlooked knowledge. Her work uncovers the extraordinary within the ordinary, offering new ways to represent what is too often taken for granted.
Ghazaleh Avarzamani has exhibited work at Hayward Gallery, London; Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto; and Frieze Sculpture, London, among others.
Residents from United Kingdom
Current Resident: Oct 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2025
Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Studio #209
Artist
Hissa Al-Khuzaei
Hissa Al-Khuzaei is a multidisciplinary artist and interior designer based in Qatar. Drawing inspiration from her surroundings, her work explores memory, storytelling, and culture. Through painting, illustration, and design, she creates visual and spatial experiences that evoke familiarity and connection. Her practice reflects a deep interest in how spaces embody shared narratives, offering a sense of place that is both personal and collective.
Hissa Al-Khuzaei has exhibited work at M7 – Msheireb Cultural Forum, Qatar; Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Qatar; and Azerbaijan State Academy of Art, Azerbaijan, among others.
Current Resident: Oct 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2025
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Studio #222
Artist
Swapnaa Tamhane
Swapnaa Tamhane’s research begins with the material histories of cotton and jute in India. She approaches her practice through the lens of drawing, which has expanded into papermaking and large-scale textile installations. Since 2018, she has collaborated closely with woodblock carvers, block printers, and embroiderers in Kutch, Gujarat, India, through processes of skill-sharing and exchange. Her work seeks to dissolve and decolonize the hierarchies between art, craft, and design established under British colonial rule in India.
Swapnaa Tamhane has exhibited work at Mead Art Museum, Massachusetts; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; and Surrey Art Gallery, British Columbia, among others.