Welcome New Resident Artists!
Cohort X
May — October 2026
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Jill Thomas
With work ranging from elaborate landscapes to explorations of natural forms, the common thread in my art is the fabric from which it’s made – literally thousands of pieces of it. Using a unique fused fabric method for creating my work, I explore multiple perspectives, where intricate details and layered…
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Sarah Bradlee Townsend
I work with photography, collage, and sculpture to empower women and honor intersectional feminism, sustainability, and American democracy. My current process is a socially engaged practice that transforms new and reclaimed fashion magazines donated from public libraries and hair salons…
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David Blackburn
When I draw, I most often see faces. Their eyes are often closed, or one eye is momentarily peeking. It’s like the outer view of an inner experience. Birds, fish, and other living things appear as well. A variety of shapes, objects, and words float between them. The images interlock like a hieroglyphic puzzle or labyrinth…
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Mariah Bush
I am a stop-motion animator, set fabricator, and sculptor. Hailing from Boston Massachusetts, I graduated Massachusetts college of Art and Design in 2022 with a degree in animation and a passion for architecture. I love designing characters, telling stories, and building miniature worlds…
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Arker Kyaw
I started my journey through street art and graffiti at a young age. That experience shaped how I see and create art today. My work has moved across different forms, including painting, murals, and digital pieces, but the core idea remains the same. I’m interested in movement, energy, and connection…
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Christina Francis
Through surreal and sometimes nostalgic imagery, I explore the lovely and unsettling experiences of womanhood and girlhood. We often live in the space where playfulness and unease coexist, and we're asked to be okay when we're not. My work considers the tension between what we show the world…
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Liz Cuminale
Humans have a sense of morbid fascination that leaks into culture. Media allows people to be voyeurs of the grotesque and perverse through mediums that negate the need for a viewer’s physical presence. This separation from reality de-humanizes the person into character and the body into object that is broken down…
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Shanti Morrissey
Shanti Morrissey is an artist working across painting, sculpture, and photography. He earned his BFA from Cornell University in 2024, receiving the Charles Baskerville Award in Painting. His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions, including 54311 at Cornell AAP’s Bibliowicz Gallery in Ithaca, New York…