visiting artist
Rooted in Pittsburgh's vibrant arts community, this year-long artist residency offers an unparalleled opportunity for artists to immerse themselves in their practice while receiving comprehensive support and resources.
The Visiting Artist Residency is a commitment to honoring the artist's vision and needs. The residency encourages artists to pursue their passions and interests without constraint. Whether it's experimenting with new techniques, engaging with the local community, or collaborating with other artists, the possibilities are limitless.
The Visiting Artist Residency collaborates with a diverse array of Pittsburgh-based arts organizations and institutions, including Contemporary Craft, The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh Glass Center, and more. Artists have access to facilities, resources, and support tailored to their specific needs and interests.
The Visiting Artist Residency is a sanctuary for creative exploration, collaboration, and growth. By providing artists with the time, space, and resources to thrive, the residency aims to catalyze artistic innovation and foster meaningful connections between artists, communities, and institutions. Whatever the artist envisions for their residency, Sibyls Shrine is committed to making it a reality.
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The Visiting Artist Residency invites one national artist to reside in Pittsburgh and provides 1 year of radical care, rest and support including:
an unrestricted honorarium
material budget
exhibition opportunities
travel and residential accommodations
access to the facilities and support of multiple Pittsburgh-based arts organizations and institutions including Silvereye Center for Photography, Union Projects, Mattress Factory, The Pittsburgh Glass Center,
2021 Visiting Artist Resident
A deliberate force in the landscape of contemporary American art for the last three decades, Renee Cox is a photographer and mixed media artist.
Where the body is concerned, particularly the black woman’s body, Cox’s gaze has remained at a focused intensity, framing her characteristic self-portraits as poignant arguments on race, desire, religion, feminism and visual and cultural aesthetics.
Born in Jamaica before relocating early to New York, Cox studied film at Syracuse University, photography at SVA and participated in the Whitney Independent Study program in 1992.
Her work has been featured at the Perez Art Museum Miami (2014), The Studio Museum in Harlem (2012), the Spelman Museum of Fine Art (2013), the Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art (2008), the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke (2006), as a part of the Jamaican Biennale (2006), the Brooklyn Museum (2001), the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston (1996), and the Whitney Museum of American Art (1993), among others.
Photograph courtesy of the artist, Renee Cox.