Past Residents
Past Resident2022: OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Kjersti Solbakken
Kjersti Solbakken is a freelance curator, writer, and institutional leader who has recently been appointed as the curator of the Lofoten International Art Festival (LIAF) 2024. She is the co-founder of Feil forlag and Holodeck, and former director of Kunstnerforbundet, Galleri Format, and Fotogalleriet.
Kjersti Solbakken has presented exhibitions at Kunstnerforbundet; Astrup Fearnley Museet; and Fotogalleriet, all in Oslo, among others.
Past Resident2023: Artis, Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York, ZAZ10TS, Tzili Charney
Noa Yekutieli
Noa Yekutieli’s work explores tensions between shared human experiences complicated by cross-cultural perspectives through a variety of craft mediums such as paper-cutting, handwoven textiles, and site-specific installation. Through images of landscapes and disasters, the artist examines universal patterns of destruction, loss, trauma, and memory, drawing on personal experiences as an Israeli-Japanese-American and considering conflicts related to assimilation and immigration. By incorporating patterns from various cultural contexts, Yekutieli attempts to investigate human systems in the emotional and political realms.
Noa Yekutieli has exhibited work at Contemporary Art Museum of Rosario, Argentina; Kunstmuseum Ahlen, Germany; and Nakanojo Biennale, Japan, among others.
Residents from United States
Aryel René Jackson

Studio #305
Hanae Utamura

Studio #201
Past Resident2022: Danish Arts Foundation
Tina Maria Nielsen
Tina Maria Nielsen works primarily with sculpture and installation, drawing inspiration from a wide range of sources ranging from everyday objects to ancient sculpture. Nielsen attempts to reproduce our sense of values and views through her work, reflecting an interest in objects that have some sort of lost attention. She investigates the assigned relationship between an object and its meaning, as well as the process and psychological aspects inherent in relation to experience and presence in space as a body, using various materials and casting methods.
Tina Maria Nielsen has exhibited work at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art; Esbjerg Art Museum; and Horsens Art Museum, all in Denmark, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2022 Fall Open Studios
November 18–November 19, 2022