Current Resident: Sep 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023
Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Studio #209
Artist
Ebtisam Alsaffar
Ebtisam Alsaffar’s paintings adhere to the ideals of Abstract Expressionist art, employing spontaneous and bold brushstrokes. She attempts to convey the essence of the human face by employing vibrant colors and gestural techniques.
Ebtisam Alsaffar has exhibited work at Qatari Contemporary Art, UNESCO, Paris; Mediterranean Contemporary Art Symposium, Morocco; and Arabic Arts Symposium, Sudan, among others.
Ebtisam Alsaffar, absent, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 × 12 in. (40.64 × 30.48 cm)
Ebtisam Alsaffar, absent, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 × 12 in. (40.64 × 30.48 cm)
Ebtisam Alsaffar, absent, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 × 12 in. (40.64 × 30.48 cm)
Ebtisam Alsaffar, absent, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 × 12 in. (40.64 × 30.48 cm)
Ebtisam Alsaffar, absent, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 × 12 in. (40.64 × 30.48 cm)
Current Resident: Aug 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023
Australia Council for the Arts, The Dr. K. David G. Edwards & Margery Edwards Charitable Giving Fund
Studio #210
Curator
Liz Nowell
Liz Nowell is a curator and cultural leader with 15 years experience in Australian and international contemporary art. Her curatorial practice is informed by cross-cultural collaboration, intersectionality and trauma-informed frameworks. Nowell has held leadership positions at Institute of Modern Art and Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, and is the CEO of Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, all in Australia.
Liz Nowell has curated exhibitions at Institute of Modern Art; Australian Centre of Contemporary Art; and Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, all in Australia, among others.
Sally Smart, The Violet Ballet, 2019, curated by Liz Nowell, installation view, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental
Liz Nowell and Marianna Simnet in conversation, 2020, Institute of Modern Art
Gordon Hookey, A MURRIALITY, 2022, curated by Liz Nowell and Jose Da Silva, installation view, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental
Yhonnie Scarce, Missile Park, 2021, curated by Liz Nowel, Lisa Waup and Max Delany, installation view, Australian Center for Contemporary Art
Group exhibition, Next Matriarch, 2017, curated by Liz Nowell, and Kimberley Moulton, installation view, ACE Gallery
Residents from Australia
Current Resident: Jul 1, 2023–Sep 30, 2023
Kunststiftung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
Studio #211
Artist
Simon Baumgart
Simon Baumgart’s work explores the conflicting relationship between our bodies and their images. He analyzes how the conceptions of self, soul, and identity oscillate between intimacy and opacity, and familiarity and strangeness through mediums such as sculpture, painting, and tattoo.
Simon Baumgart has exhibited work at Galerie Paul Scherzer, Germany; Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts, Kyrgyzstan; and fructa space, Germany, among others.
simonbaumgart.blogspot.com
Simon Baumgart, Composition is more important than anatomy, 2022, sculpture and mixed-media, dimensions variable
Simon Baumgart, Composition is more important than anatomy, 2022, installation view, sculptures and drawings
Simon Baumgart, Someone's Calling, 2022, sculpture and mixed-media, dimensions variable
Simon Baumgart, I entered you are we now one, 2021, tattoo and digital print, 19 × 12 in. (48.26 × 30.48 cm)
Simon Baumgart, Vera kion, 2023, oil on canvas, 25 × 17 in. (63.5 × 43.18 cm)
