2020 Artists in Residence (AIR)
![]() 2020 AiR+
Artists in Residence Exhibit September 20th to November 14th 2020 In celebration of our 2020 cohort of artists, as well as Art Produce's 20th Anniversary, we are excited to exhibit a rotating installation in the Art Produce Gallery to include multiple works by each artist, including dance and performance video, audio pieces, and writing. Each resident artist has also been invited to nominate an additional artist (+) to be included in the exhibit. View the full exhibit, both physical and virtual, HERE! |
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![]() Sofia Gonzalez
February 20th to April 11th 2020 Cooler Room Artist in Residence As Artist-in-Residence, I plan to use the Art Produce Garden and North Park neighborhood to source natural materials to create botanical dyes and pigments. By respectfully engaging with the Garden, local restaurants, and resident weeds, I will continue an ongoing sculpture series titled “Portraits of Place.” These soft, layered fabric sculptures become portraits of a specific place and the feelings associated with that place through plant dye, color, and aroma. Using herbs and weeds from the Garden and vegetable waste like avocado pits from the local neighborhood, "Portraits of North Park” will be hyper local and directly representative of the place. I hope to engage with the local neighborhood for natural dye workshops and drop-in dye days to share the joy of natural color and the possibilities of the plants in our environment. Learn more. |
![]() Amanda Kachadoorian
March 5 to April 25 2020 Gallery Artist in Residence Amanda Kachadoorian’s project “Botanical Hybridity of San Diego’s Multicultural History” focuses on the diverse cultures, communities and history that have shaped the region by creating hybrid botanicals representative of multiculturalism, colonialism and globalization. During her residency at Art Produce, Amanda will be creating the next installment of the described series, focusing on central San Diego as the main piece, while also creating three sub-paintings based on South Bay, San Diego. Learn more. |
![]() Nassem Navab
April 13th to May 30th 2020 Cooler Room Artist in Residence My work will explore cultural displacement, especially those of Islamic and Middle Eastern immigrant families living in the US. Domestic objects will be completely encapsulated in transparent vinyl. There will be visible scarring to the objects; the transparent vinyl will serve as a bandage. The objects will mirror the internal state of an immigrant’s discomfort and contradiction, self-inflicted either through systems they imported with them from the countries they fled or as a reaction to the hostile conditions imposed on them from the country they fled to. Learn more. |
![]() Brian Black
May 4th to June 13th 2020 Gallery Artist in Residence Brian D. Black will be working on an installation in the main gallery space that focuses on the interplay of sound and visual stimulus. Through workshops and in one-on-one interviews at the Art Produce site, viewers will be invited to interact with sounds and visuals that stimulate memories and guide the growth of the installation. Learn more. |
![]() Avia Rose Ramm
June 19th to September 12th 2020 Gallery Artist in Residence "Unable to communicate through words or spoken language, my pieces work to create a visual aid for the thoughts in my head. Specifically focusing my depression and anxieties, and ideas of qualia and synesthesia. My primary medium is oil, but as of late I have been exploring digital art and animation to communicate these things as well." Learn more. |
![]() Jamie Franks
June 1st to September 12th 2020 Cooler Room Artist in Residence Nostalgia for the Future: A collaborative epic To continue making art is the antidote to nihilism. To continue making art is to hope for a better future. Learn more. |
![]() Neil Kendricks
July 13th to August 30th 2020 Cooler Room Artist in Residence My proposed project for Art Produce’s Artist-in-Residence program is to work on my screenplay and filmmaking projects while simultaneously developing concept art, storyboards and the first pages of a comic-book adaptation based on my screenplay-in-progress. During the residence’s duration, I will utilize the studio space as a creative arena to pursue these overlapping creative endeavors where my screenwriting and drawing practices would have the opportunity to develop in tandem with one another. Learn more. |
![]() Max Lofano
November 16th to January 3rd 2020 Gallery Artist in Residence My residency will be an experiment in expanding the potential of the space by developing an installation that utilizes preexisting elements in the room and new materials. The final outcome will develop throughout the two-month-long investigation in the space. Learn more. |
![]() Peter Kalivas/ PGK DANCE!
November 5-8, 2020 Peter G. Kalivas will present a cultivated program featuring new works by 4 choreographers of diverse styles and points of view under his guidance for his award winning, acclaimed company PGK DANCE! and invited guest artists. Over an 8 week challenging process, choreographers confront their reasons to create work and contemplate how they convey their creative need and how their works relate to audiences. Mr. Kalivas will present new work as well. Learn more. |
![]() Cat Chiu Phillips
January 8 to February 20, 2021 Gallery Artist in Residence Plastic Bahay Kubo is a large-scale installation project made entirely of plastic waste. It is a playful and lighthearted adaptation of the traditional Filipino vernacular architecture. Learn more. |
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