Fountainhead Announces 2022 Residency Artists
With a shift to themed residencies, Fountainhead will experiment with artists’ power to shape the future
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - November 8, 2021 - Miami, FL. Fountainhead announces its 2022 artist residency selections, a roster of 30 exceptional contemporary artists working across various media and around the world. In 2022, selected artists will live and work in Miami under specific themes, designed to create a common thread among the artists-in-residence while offering the community a platform from which they can engage with their ideas and experiences.
Fountainhead’s selection process takes multiple approaches. Nominations are sourced from Fountainhead’s artist alumni network, longstanding curatorial collaborators and cultural partners. Fountainhead additionally hosts one open call per year. Artists’ applications are then reviewed by juries of renowned artists, curators, and arts writers, including Danny Baez (Founder, Art Noir, MECA Art Fair, and Regular Normal); Diana Nawi (Co-Curator, Prospect 5 New Orleans); Mark Thomas Gibson (Fountainhead alumnus, 2021 Pew Fellowship recipient); Larry Ossei-Mensah (Curator, cultural critic and co-founder, ARTNOIR) Monica Uszerowicz (Author and Critic, Creative Capital Art Writers Grantee); Nanette Carter (Artist and professor, Pratt Institute); Rene Morales (Chief Curator, Perez Art Museum Miami); Omar Lopez Chahoud (Curator and Artistic Director, UNTITLED art fair); Ombretta Agro’ Andruff (Founder and executive director of ArtSail); Steve Miller, (Artist and entrepreneur); Tami Katz Freiman (Independent curator and former director of Tel Aviv Museum); Terrie Sultan (Independent curator and cultural consultant and former director, Parrish Art Museum)
“It has been truly incredible to witness Fountainhead's evolution since I first arrived in Miami 10 years ago," says juror Diana Nawi. "The caliber of artists whose work we both reviewed and selected for residencies is a testament to the incredible community and reputation that has formed around the organization. After a lively and dynamic selection process, many hard decisions were made; we're incredibly happy for this year's cohort and are excited to explore their work through this new thematic framework."
Juror René Morales adds that “Next year’s lineup of residents at Fountainhead looks stellar and promises to be extremely enriching for both the visiting artists and the Miami arts community.
The 2022 artist residency roster includes:
Wisdom and Energy: Multigenerational Artists | January 2022
Sponsored in part by Hesty Leibtag and Terry Verk
Bridget Mullen (Maine) | More information
Elana Herzog (New York) | More information
Rodney Ewing (Louisiana) | More information
Becoming an Artist is Not a Linear Path | February 2022
Sponsored in part by Leslie and Michael Weissman and Lois Whitman-Hess and Eliot Hess
Bony Ramirez (Dominican Republic) | More information
Nate Lewis (Pennsylvania) | More information
Patricia Ayres (New York) | More information
Celebrating Women in the Arts | March 2022
Sponsored in part by Carlo and Micol Schejola Foundation
Gisela McDaniel (Nebraska) | More information
Rashayla Michelle Brown (Ohio) | More information
Rachel Stern (New York) | More information
Climate and Environmental Sustainability | April 2022
Sponsored by Jane Wesman
Cathy Hsiao (Chicago) | More information
Gabrielle Vitollo (Berlin) | More information In partnership with YoungArts
Scott Bluedorn (New York) | More information
Stronger Together: Partners in Life and Art | May 2022
Alejando Almanza Pereda (Mexico) | More information
Merav and Halil (Israel) | More information
Reiko Hamano (Japan) | More information
Time for You: BIPOC Moms | June 2022
Sponsored in part by Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz and Sustainable Arts Foundation
Angela Davis Johnson (Louisiana) | More information
Natalie Ball (Oregon) | More information
Shizu Saldamando (California) | More information
Art Heals: Social Practice | July 2022
Amy Bravo (New York) | More information
Jarvis Boyland (Tennessee) | More information
Priscilla Aleman (New York) | More information
Partnering Locally to Reach Globally I August 2022
Andrey Guaianá Zignnatto (Brazil) I More information Sponsored by Adriana and Ricardo Malfitano with support by The 55 Project
Ornella Pocetti (Argentina) | More information In partnership with Fundacíon El Mirador
V. Cybil Charlier (Haiti) | More information In partnership with Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance
Technology and New Media | September 2022
Allan Pichardo (Dominican Republic) | More information
Joiri Minaya (Dominican) | More information
Seung Min-Lee (Korea) | More information
Our Stories Unite US: Celebrating Immigrant Stories | October 2022
Sponsored by Shepard Broad Foundation
Christian Ruiz Berman (New York/Mexico) | More information
Eriko Tsogo (Colorado/Mongolia) | More information
Leasho Johnson (Illinois/Jamaica) | More information
Creative Collaborations | April and July 2022
Nestor Siré (Cuba) | More information In partnership with O, Miami
Juan Carlos León (Ecuador/Mexico) | More information In partnership with Aluna Art Foundation
Support for Fountainhead is provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation, the Florida Department of State Division of Arts and Culture, the Miami-Dade County Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Miami Foundation, among other generous donors.
To learn more about Fountainhead’s curatorial committee, see a full list of thematic residencies, and stay up-to-date on upcoming announcements, please visit fountainheadarts.org/residency.
For press inquiries, contact Nicole Martinez, Associate Director at nicole@fountainheadarts.org or 305-450-0414.
About Fountainhead
Fountainhead’s mission is to elevate the voices, visibility and value of artists in our society and make their work accessible to a global community. Offering a year-round residency program, flexible and affordable artists’ studios, the Miami Dade County-wide open studios event Artists Open, and a series of career-focused programs, Fountainhead empowers artists to build thriving careers while cultivating and nurturing a community that supports them and their work. Harnessing the power in our diversity, Fountainhead is building a global family of artists and appreciators, one personal connection at a time. Learn more at www.fountainheadarts.org.
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