Past Residents
Past Resident2019: Finnish Cultural Institute in New York, Alfred Kordelin Foundation
Honkasalo-Niemi-Virtanen
Honkasalo-Niemi-Virtanen is a Helsinki-based collective of three artists working in the fields of music, theatre, sculpture and time-based arts. Their research-oriented and multi-disciplinary practice has as its main focal point the tension between historical narratives and the uncertain borderlands between scientific facts, myths and imagination.
Honkasalo-Niemi-Virtanen have exhibited work at Sinne Gallery, Helsinki; Helsinki International Artist Programme; and Kunsthalle Helsinki, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2019 Fall Open Studios
November 15–November 16, 2019
Honkasalo-Niemi-Virtanen, Chimera, 2018, mixed media and video, 10 min.
Honkasalo-Niemi-Virtanen, Chimera, 2018, mixed media, dimensions variable.
Honkasalo-Niemi-Virtanen, 7 Days Before Deluge, 2017, video, 20 min.
Honkasalo-Niemi-Virtanen, Terminal Beach, 2018, video, 10 min.
Honkasalo-Niemi-Virtanen, Share the Fantasy, 2017, mixed media.
Past Resident2019: Lenore G. Tawney Foundation
Sophy Naess
Sophy Naess is a multimedia artist based in New Haven who works with painting, printmaking, weaving, and writing.
Sophy Naess has exhibited work at 321 Gallery, Brooklyn; 17ESSEX, New York; and Växjö Konsthall, Sweden, among others. She is a lecturer in the Painting and Printmaking program at Yale University School of Art, and Director of Chateau d’Eau, an exhibition platform for artist designed fragrances.
Sophy Naess, Untitled (To Plumb), 2017, handwoven cotton fiber, 96 × 68 in. (243.84 × 172.72 cm).
Sophy Naess, Slow Thing, 2018, handwoven silk and cotton fiber, 120 × 98 in. (304.8 × 248.92 cm).
Sophy Naess, Jämtlands Giverny, 2018, handwoven cotton fiber, 108 × 180 in. (274.32 × 457.2 cm).
Sophy Naess, All The Things You Are, 2017, oil, acrylic, gouache, and paper on canvas, 13 x 11 each.
Sophy Naess, a Tergo, 2016, handwoven silk and cotton fiber, 96 × 130 in. (243.84 × 330.2 cm).
Residents from United States
Past Resident2019: Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi is trained as an architect, animator and designer. His process involves the use of digital fabrication tools and simulation data as he explores the contrasting development and emotion of the individual in opposition to the wider urban context.
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi has exhibited work at University of Westminster, London; Katara Art Center, Doha; and Fire Station, Doha, among others.
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi, Fabricated Morph, 2017, 3D print on textile, 12 × 12 × 10 in. (30.48 × 30.48 × 25.4 cm).
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi, Modular Canopy, 2018, recycled construction card, 118 × 275 × 60 in. (299.72 × 698.5 × 152.4 cm).
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi, Consumer Consumed, 2019, plotted pen on crisp board, 281/2 × 72 in. (72.39 × 182.88 cm).
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi, Fabricated Emergence, 2019, mixed media on acrylic, 25 × 22 × 14 in. (63.5 × 55.88 × 35.56 cm).
Mohammed Faraj Al-Suwaidi, Escapism, 2019, 3D print on mixed media, 20 × 60 in. (50.8 × 152.4 cm).
