Our Artists in Residence

Welcoming Global Creatives in Morocco

Green Olive Arts has welcomed the following artists in residence for seasons of research, production and collaboration.

Have you considered applying for a residency so that you can be a resident artist for the same time period as one of them?

2023

Melanie Mowinski – book art, paper art & and printing (USA) – January

Colin Healey – screenwriting (USA) – January

University of Kansas – 6 Art Study Abroad students with former artist in residence, Professor Maria Velasco (USA) – June

2022

Rachelle Steele – photography (USA) – February/March

Amir Darwish – poetry (Iraq/UK) – February/March

Lee Lee Leonard – drawing, painting & storytelling (USA) – June/July

Anthony TungNing Huang – printmaking (Taiwan/USA) – June/July

Pauline Kaldas – writing ( Egypt/USA) – June/July

Claire Thorson – drawing & painting (USA) – June/July

Laura Casielles – writing (Spain) – September/October

Youness Bejrhit – painting, comics & filmmaking (Morocco) – September

Julia Jenkins – painting (USA) – September

Imane Laaribi – painting (Morocco) – September

Peter McCarthy – textile art (Australia/Ivory Coast) – September

Elinor Euler – drawing, object & installation (Germany) – October

Nessa McCormack – painting (Ireland) – October

Robert Chamberlin – painting (USA) – October

Chris Davidson – poetry (USA) – October

El Hadi Fekrouni – painting (Morocco) – October

Amine Naima – painting (Morocco) – October

2020

RK Phillips – illustration (USA) – January/February

Berenice Rarig – conceptual art (Australia) – January/February

Salma Bahlaouane – design (Morocco) – January

Phyllis Gordon – printmaking/drawing (Canada) – February

Hannah Gessler – photo/sculpture/poetry (USA) – February

Susan Meyers – writing (USA) – February

2019

Tyler Voorhees – painting/mixed media (USA) – January/February

Nicole Carter – painting / photography (USA) – January/February

Sara Hanfaoui – painting (Morocco) – January

Soufiane Zian – illustration / design (Morocco) – January

Cate Yu – playwriting (USA) – February

Livia Stein – painting (USA) – February

Charmaine Lurch – interdisciplinary visual art (Canada) – February

Lahana Palencia – printmaking & book arts (USA) – February

Theresa Hodge – photography (USA/Spain) – Convergence 2019

Lindy Pate – painting (USA) – Convergence 2019

Alejandro Romero – social intervention art (Puerto Rico/Canada) – Convergence 2019

Tracy Murrell – painting & animation (USA) – Convergence 2019

Karin Ronnow – writing/storytelling (USA) – Convergence 2019

Rachel Neikirk – silk painting (USA) – Convergence 2019

Biola University Studio Art Study Abroad – 3 faculty / 12 students (USA) – May

Kevin Todd – generative art/geometry (Ireland) – June

Susan Seifer – mixed media painting & textile (USA) – June

Larry Ruhl – mixed media sculpture (USA) – June

Shani Sterling – dance choreography (USA) – June

Cameron Buckley – film / new media (USA) – June/July

Janna Christian – photography (USA) – June-July

Miriam McAuley – painting / mixed media (USA) – July

Helen Steele – painting (Germany) – September/October

Aleatha Lindsay – mixed media sculpture (USA) – September/October

Mokha Laget – painting (USA/France) – September/October

Miriam McAuley – painting / mixed media (USA) – September/October

Eric Hibit – painting / drawing (USA) – October

Véronique Lerebours – collage and mixed media (France) – October

Claire Lemay – printmaking (Canada) – October

Céline Goudreau – printmaking (Canada) – October

Carol Fisette – printmaking (Canada) – October

Denise Lachapelle – printmaking (Canada) – October

 

 

2018

Julia Olson – painting/drawing/portraits (USA) – January

Candice Salyers – choreography/performance (USA) – January/February

Noah Pollack – drawing/printmaking (USA) – January/February

Elizabeth Sher – drawing/painting/video (USA) – February

Sharon Moodie – installation art (Canada) – January/February

Mohamed Haiti – comic art & illustration (Morocco) – January/February

Inaam Obtel – instalation art (Morocco) – January – February

Anne Louise Blicher Winther – printmaking/painting (Denmark) – February

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Salma Arastu – calligraphy/painting (USA/India) – CONVERGENCE 2018

Robin Przybysz – textile sculpture (USA) – CONVERGENCE 2018

Mia Villanueva – research/screenwriting (Philippines/USA) – CONVERGENCE 2018

Natalie Moffitt – painting (USA) – CONVERGENCE 2018

Rachel Maxi – painting/design (USA) – CONVERGENCE 2018

Diane Arenberg – painting/printmaking/jewelry (USA) – CONVERGENCE 2018

Isaac Wardell – music producing/composition (USA) – May

Jackie Tileston – painting/drawing/collage (USA) – May-June

Alizia Gonzales – painting/group collaboration (USA) – May-June

Gueryung Lee – painting/silkscreen printmaking (USA) – May-June

Charity Kittler – textile design (USA) – May-June

Richard Sears – piano/music composition (USA) – June

Kevin Todd – generative art/geometry (Ireland) – June

Nidaa Aboulhosn – photography/writing (USA/Lebanon) – June

Nicholas Angelo – mixed media painting/photography (USA) -June-July

Sara Inacio – printmaking & social engagement (Brazil / USA) – June-July

Cathy Weissmixed media/printmaking/painting (USA) – June-July

Mirjam Elburn – textiles/installation (Germany) – June-July

Sarah Peck – documentary film/drawing (USA) – July

Sarah Pierce – novel writing (USA) – July

Lisa Hesselgrave painting/drawing/collage (USA) – July

Mark Hesselgrave – architecture/drawing (USA) – July

Vibhavari Jani – multi-disciplinary design (USA/India) – July

Glen Rogers – printmaking/drawing (USA) – September

Holly Woodward – painting (USA) – September

Scott Ponemone – painting (USA) – September

Jan Davis – writing (USA) – September

Corina del Carmel Tamez – printmaking/painting (Mexico/USA) – October

Sarah Gross – sculptural ceramics (USA) – October

Colette Fu – photography/paper engineering (USA) – October-November

Jinming Zhong – film/photography (China) – September-November

Anila Agha – mixed media drawing & sculpture (Pakistan / USA) – October-November

2017

Marion Claire Wasserman – installation/video/photography (USA) – January

Claire Anna Watson – installation (Australia) – January

Heather Danso – painting (USA) – January

Sapentia Park – architecture/textile/drawing/painting (South Korea/USA) – January

Mark Lesser –  painting (USA) – Convergence 2017 – March-April

Nicci Pratten – painting/drawing/writing (Australia) – Convergence 2017 – March-April

Rabia Farooqui – painting (Pakistan) – Convergence 2017 – March-April

Tamadher AlFahal – installation/curation (Kingdom of Bahrain) – Convergence 2017 – March-April

Hafdis Helgadottir – plaster carving/design (Iceland) – Convergence 2017 – March-April

Florence Husen – painting/printmaking (Netherlands) – Convergence 2017 – March-April

Niccy Pallant – sculpture/printmaking (Australia) – Convergence 2017 – March-April

Marthe Vary – ceramics/zelij (Canada) – Convergence 2017 – March-April

Kira Winther – printmaking/drawing (Denmark) – May

Peter Mallen – painting/drawing (USA) – May-June

Florence Poirier-Nkpa – mixed media/painting (France/St. Martin) – May-June

Carolyn Watson Dubisch – sculpture/mixed media (USA) – June

Dan Callis – painting/drawing (USA) – July

Hajar Daide – mixed media/printmaking (Morocco) – July

Michaela Savell – painting/drawing (USA) – July

Johann Nortje – digital installation/global games (New Zealand) – July-August

Anne Foresman – painting (USA) – July-August

Monica Martinez – research/photography (Mexico) – August

Zhihao Guo – product design/fibers (China) – August

Anass Yahyaoui – research/commercial design (Morocco) – September-October

Lisa Matthiessen – writing (USA) – September-October

 

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2016

Maartje Jaquet – drawing (Netherlands) – JanuaryApply for Residency

Nancy Walter – printmaking (Canada/USA) – February – CONVERGENCE residency

Gerry Craig – mixed media (USA) – February – CONVERGENCE residency

Britt Smelvær – printmaking (Norway/Denmark) – February – CONVERGENCE residency

Maria Velasco – installation art (Spain/USA) – February – CONVERGENCE residencyCONVERGENCE 2016 Artists in Residence at Green Olive Arts in Tetouan, Morocco

Rana Jarbou – filmmaker (Saudi Arabia) – February – CONVERGENCE residency

Alinah Akbar – drawing/miniature painting (Pakistan) – February – CONVERGENCE residency

Juliana Coles – visual journaling (USA) – February – CONVERGENCE residency

Taeesha Muhammad – sculpture/collage (USA) – February – CONVERGENCE residency

Kian Blethyn – painting/poetry (Australia) – February – CONVERGENCE residency

Barry Walkiewicz – watercolor/drawing (Canada) – April

Cassandra Mahoney – oil painting (UK) – April

Gretchen McCullough – writer/novelist (USA/Egypt) – May

Bart Rawlinson – writer/novelist (USA) – May

Annie Raab – writer (USA) – May-June

Tony Ingrisano – acrylic ink drawing (USA) – May-June

Laura Cloud – sculpture/drawing (USA) – May-June

Dale Roberts – oil/encaustic (USA) – May-June

Lisa Waldron – photography/choreography (UK) – July

Linda Ruth Paskell – photography/painting (USA) – July

Elizabeth Hardy – sculpture/installation art (USA) – July

Haya Alghanim – film/video/photography/new media (USA/Kuwait) – July-August

Idris Hassan – photography/collage (USA) – September

Miriam McAuley – drawing/photography (USA) – September

 

2015

Carrie Mixon – painter/fibers artist (USA) – January-FebruaryOctober 2015 Artists in Residence at Green Olive Arts, in Tetouan, Morocco

Yvonne Yuen Man Lo – digital photography collage (Hong Kong) – June

Jane Zweible – mixed media (USA) – July

Erin Bolte – painter/fibers artist (USA) – July-August

Hannah Leighton – painter (USA) – August

Madiha Sebbani – Painter/video artist (Morocco) – August

Sarah Gibson – painter (Australia) – September

Digby Duncan – photographer (Australia) – September

Eman Salah – graphic & street artist (Egypt) – September

Jeff Olson – painter (USA) – October

 

2014

Fiona Leonard – writer (Australia/Ghana)AiR Collage

Norio and Chifumi Ishiwata – mixed media artists (Japan)

WeArt – a group of 5 artists of various mediums (Morocco)

Sam Paonessa – plein air painter (Canada)

Zora Buchanan – painter (Canada)

Sook Chang – painter (Korea/Canada)

Ashley Widman – mixed media artist (UK/USA)

Frances Valesco – painter (USA)

2013

Janet Pelling – painter (UK)

Elaine Muller – photographer/printmaker (USA)

Carleigh Boyd – artist/art educator (USA)

Yahya Frederickson – poet/writer (USA)