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The work of 2025 AIRIE.Foundation Fellow Thandeka Mfinyongo continues to move across performance, scholarship, and cultural exchange.

Her upcoming projects invite audiences to encounter African indigenous music not only as a form of artistic express

As part of AIRIE.Foundation’s 25th anniversary, we are reflecting on the artists whose time in residence continues to shape their work, research, and creative practice.

In 2023 and 2025, Gal Nissim joined AIRIE.Foundation, where her work devel

Today, we are celebrating Heather with deep gratitude for the care, creativity, and intention she has shared with AIRIE.Foundation.

Heather grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, where her connection to the outdoors and appreciation for the natural w

Join us on Saturday, July 25, for a special gathering with AIRIE.Foundation’s current Artist in Residence, Laurena Finéus.

Hosted at The Kampong, the afternoon will begin with a welcome and walkthrough of the grounds and the AIRIE.Found

Swipe through this special recap told through the artists’ own voices, with curated reflections from Coco Villa and Sheherazade Thénard paired with images shared from their time in residence.

A residency rooted in movement, wonder, land

Throwback to 2013 with AIRIE.Foundation Fellow Harumi Abe.

A Japanese-born artist based in South Florida, Abe’s practice explores landscape, memory, and cultural history through painting and ceramics. Her time at AIRIE.Foundation marked a turn

We are honored to welcome Laurena Finéus as a 2026 AIRIE.Foundation July Fellow.

A Haitian-Canadian interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, Laurena Finéus works across painting, performance, and social practice. Through imagined la

AIRIE.Foundation is proud to introduce Laurena Finéus as the July 2026 Fellow.

Based in New York, Laurena Finéus is a talented artist originally from Ottawa. Laurena works in painting and mixed media, creating layered pieces that explo

For AIRIE.Foundation artist Ashia Ajani, research begins with observation, stillness, and time spent paying close attention to the environments around us.

In this reflection, Ashia explains how creative practice can emerge from slowing down: noticin

Some places stay with you long after you leave them.

For 2026 May AIRIE.Foundation Fellows Coco Villa and Sheherazade Thénard, the residency provided space to deepen their collaboration and their relationship with the landscape.

During their

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