Open Studios

Join us for open studios and meet a few of our current studio residents Neha Misra, Madyha J. Leghari, and Julio Valdez. Visitors will get a behind the scenes look at works in progress, and have the opportunity to speak with resident artists about the ideas, techniques and materials that shape their work. 

At this time, studios are only reachable by two flights of stairs; we acknowledge and apologize that this limits access for some.

Neha Misra‘s interdisciplinary practice builds bridges between individual, collective, planetary healing and justice.  Her regenerative art practice has roots in the diverse eco-folk traditions, mythology, ancient knowledge, and colorful vibrancy of her Indian heritage. Her immigrant experience has been a catalyst for rediscovering and re-claiming this sacred tapestry. 

Julio Valdez is a painter, printmaker, teacher and mixed installation artist. Working between pluri-cultural sensibilities, Valdez infuses his work with multi-layered imagery as a response to the shifting cultural and social influences in his life. His work evokes his Afro-Caribbean roots and references his childhood memories of the Caribbean, as well as contemporary issues of displacement and cultural identity.

Madyha J. Leghari is a visual artist, writer, and educator working between Lahore and Washington DC. She earned a BFA at the National College of Arts, Lahore (2013) and an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2018) through a Fulbright Scholarship. Her practice often revolves around the possibilities and limitations of language and is often positioned in the indeterminate spaces of translation, cultural friction, and semantic lacunae. 

At this time, studios are only reachable by two flights of stairs; we acknowledge and apologize that this limits access for some.