The Peter Bullough Foundation (PBF) is thrilled to announce its Spring 2025 Artists in Residence, an exciting and diverse cohort spanning visual art, literature, music, and performance. Running from February through May, this year’s program features emerging and established voices whose work enriches our world.
In February, the PBF welcomes artist and educator Andrew Norris and Atlanta native Camilla Sims. Andrew Norris, based in Richmond, VA, is known for his engaging work on themes of gender, identity, and social justice—having exhibited at venues such as the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art and in solo shows across Los Angeles and Richmond. Camilla Sims, who performs under the artist alias Convict Julie, is a self-taught composer, multi-instrumentalist, and performing artist, forging a new path in Afrocentric Neoclassical music that deconstructs Eurocentric traditions through original compositions.
March’s cohort brings together literary translator and writer Tony Hao, painter Nicolette Reinsmith, and multifaceted writer and educator Sandra Jackson-Opoku. Tony Hao, based in Connecticut, specializes in Mandarin-to-English translation and has introduced the works of Taiwanese and Chinese authors to wider audiences through esteemed publications like Granta and The Common. Nicolette Reinsmith, a 2024 graduate of California College of the Arts, uses oil on canvas to capture the nuanced intersections of rural life, class, and gender, informed by her northern California upbringing. Sandra Jackson-Opoku, whose acclaimed work as a poet, novelist, screenwriter, and journalist includes award-winning titles such as The River Where Blood Is Born, continues to explore and celebrate the cultures of the African diaspora through her innovative storytelling and teaching.
April’s residencies feature New York-based artist and educator Isa Dorvillier, New Orleans author CC Molaison, and Washington, DC–based visual artist and art educator Samantha Van Heest. Isa Dorvillier creates immersive work rooted in the urban ecology of Brooklyn and Queens, combining material experiments, photography, and community engagement to document the living history of New York’s waterways. CC Molaison crafts evocative narratives of the Gulf South, drawing on the region’s bayous and swamps to illuminate the dualities of geography and human experience in her stories. Samantha Van Heest, whose work has been exhibited across the United States and Europe—including her debut solo show DEEP/CLEAN—continues to inspire as both a practicing artist and dedicated educator focused on drawing and painting.
Concluding the season in May, the Foundation is excited to host multimedia artist Kat Chudy, writer and advocate Audacia Ray, and interdisciplinary artist Oliver Lyric. Kat Chudy, based in Tallahassee, FL, blends printmaking, sculpture, and fiber to explore the intersection of art and science through the lens of invisible disability, while actively advocating for disability rights and educational reform. Audacia Ray, a writer whose work spans memoir, fiction, and activism, examines queer survival and environmental interconnections through narratives that have earned critical recognition. Oliver Lyric, from San Antonio, TX, uses a diverse array of media—from fiber and ceramics to video and photography—to express the multifaceted experiences of trans and queer identity, employing mending techniques as a powerful metaphor for healing and self-reconstruction.
From left to right, top to bottom: Camilla Sims, Audacia Ray, Isa Dorvillier, Oliver Lyric, Kat Chudy, Andrew Norris, CC Molaison, Samantha Van Heest, Nicolette Reinsmith, Tony Hao (photo credit to Tong Wei-Ger), and Sandra Jackson-Opoku.
The Peter Bullough Foundation remains dedicated to nurturing emerging artists and fostering community dialogue and engagement. For more information about the Spring 2025 Artists in Residence and upcoming events, please visit peterbulloughfoundation.org.
Media Contact: Katie Mooney Buzby, Executive Director
info@peterbulloughfoundation.org, 540-665-5162
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