Past Residents
Past Resident2020: Artis
Charles Moore
Charles Moore holds a Masters in museum studies from Harvard University. At Harvard, his Master’s thesis discussed the inequalities of partnership programs between schools in Black communities and art museums. . Recently, he entered a Doctorate program at Columbia University, where he plans to explore artworks made by people of color.
Charles Moore has published work on the subject of contemporary arts and related topics on Artnet, Artsy, and Arte Fuse, and more.
Events & Exhibitions
2020 Summer Open Studios
August 25–August 26, 2020
Charles Moore, The Black Market, 2020, book.
Residents from United States
Past Resident2021: Toby Devan Lewis
Pamela Council
Pamela Council is a New York-based interdisciplinary artist creating fountains for Black joy. Guided by material, cultural, and metaphysical quests, Council’s practice embodies a darkly humorous and inventive Afro-Americana camp aesthetic she refers to as BLAXIDERMY. Through this lens, Council uses sculpture, architecture, writing, and performance to shed light on under-examined and under-valued narratives.
Pamela Council has exhibited work at Studio Museum in Harlem; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York; and African American Museum in Philadelphia, among others.
Pamela Council, Red Drink: A BLAXIDERMY Juneteenth Offering, 2018, concrete, fiberglass, and Big Red Soda, 144 × 120 × 120 in. (365.76 × 304.8 × 304.8 cm).
Pamela Council, BLAXIDERMY Pink, 2019, Lusters Pink Lotion, spinning oral sex toy, chocolate fondue fountain, rhinestones, paint, runner rug, carpet, and framed silicone on panel.
Pamela Council, wtf is juice/gw smile, 2016, sugar, water, purple, Listerine, George Washington's raggedy ass slaves' teeth dentures, gold party foil, Grapeade cans, lights, fountain, and silk velvet with surface devoured by the artist, 65 × 100 × 48 in. (165.1 × 254 × 121.92 cm).
Pamela Council, Swag Surf (Suite), ongoing.
Pamela Council, Fountain of Your Youth, 2017, plastic pony beads, motor, plastic, fabric, optic yellow tennis ball felt, pool noodles, nylon, and sneaker rubber.
Residents from United States
Past Resident2020: National Endowment for the Arts
Demian DinéYazhi´
Demian DinéYazhi´ is an Indigenous Diné transdisciplinary artist, poet, and curator born to the clans Naasht’ézhí Tábąąhá and Tódích’íí’nii. DinéYazhi´ highlights the intersections of Radical Indigenous Queer Feminist identity and political ideology while challenging the white noise of contemporary art. DinéYazhi´ is the founder of the Indigenous artist/activist initiative, R.I.S.E.: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment.
Demian DinéYazhi´has exhibited work at the Biennale of Sydney; Honolulu Biennial; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2020 Summer Open Studios
August 25–August 26, 2020
Demian DinéYazhi´, Untitled (Sovereignty), 2017, 84 × 132 in. (213.36 × 335.28 cm).
Demian DinéYazhi´, my ancestors will not let me forget this, 2019, sculpture, 22 × 42 × 23 in. (55.88 × 106.68 × 58.42 cm).
Demian DinéYazhi´, A NATION IS A MASSACRE, 2018, mixed media, dimensions variable.
Demian DinéYazhi´, trust fall (pine ridge), 2012, photography, 24 × 36 in. (60.96 × 91.44 cm).
Demian DinéYazhi´, A NATION IS A MASSACRE (FUCK MAN CAMPS), 2018, risograph print, 18 × 11 in. (45.72 × 27.94 cm).