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The Residency Program

Every year, the Museum offers an eleven-month residency for three local, national, or international artists working in any media. Individuals selected for the residency receive institutional guidance and professional development, research support, studio space, and a stipend paid out over the course of the residency.

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Current residentsApplicationAlumniExhibitions
Current residentsApplicationAlumniExhibitions

Current residents

2023–2024 Studio Museum artists in residence announced.

A light brown-skinned person sits in a chair surrounded by colorful yarn.
sonia louise davisView their Open Studio
A brown-skinned person with braids and colorful hair beads sits at a cluttered table.
Zoë PulleyView their Open Studio
A brown-skinned person lounges on the floor of a cluttered studio.
Malcolm PeacockView their Open Studio

2022–2023 Artists in Residence

A brown-skinned person sits on a table in front of large, illustrative collages.
Devin N. MorrisView their Open Studio
A brown-skinned person lounges on the floor behind an amorphous, glass sculpture.
Charisse Pearlina WestonView their Open Studio
A dark brown-skinned person sits on a pedestal surrounded by various craft materials and hardware.
Jeffrey MerisView their Open Studio

Built with artists and for artists

Proposed as a founding initiative in 1968, the Artist-in-Residence program has earned the Studio Museum in Harlem recognition for its catalytic role in advancing the work of visual artists of African and Afro-Latinx descent. Envisioned by William T. Williams, the program gives emerging artists an unparalleled opportunity to develop their practice in an eleven-month residency, and offers audiences the chance to view this work in annual exhibitions.

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2023–24 Artist-in-Residence Program Dates: October 16, 2023–September 27, 2024

Currently closed. April 10–May 22, 2023
Applicants are required to submit a resume or CV, up to ten but no fewer than five images or videos of examples of artworks, and an artist statement; letters of recommendation are encouraged but not required.
<p>From left to right: Artists in residence Malcolm Peacock, Zoë Pulley, and sonia louise davis. Photo: Courtney Sofiah Yates</p>

From left to right: Artists in residence Malcolm Peacock, Zoë Pulley, and sonia louise davis. Photo: Courtney Sofiah Yates

<p>(From L to R) Jeffrey Meris, Devin N. Morris, and Charisse Pearlina Weston. Photo: Lelanie Foster</p>

(From L to R) Jeffrey Meris, Devin N. Morris, and Charisse Pearlina Weston. Photo: Lelanie Foster

(From L to R) The Studio Museum in Harlem 2021⁠–22 artists in residence Qualeasha Wood, Cameron Granger, Jacob Mason-Macklin 2022. Photo: Jeremy Grier. Courtesy The Studio Museum in Harlem
(From L to R) The Studio Museum in Harlem 2021⁠–22 artists in residence Qualeasha Wood, Cameron Granger, Jacob Mason-Macklin 2022. Photo: Jeremy Grier. Courtesy The Studio Museum in Harlem
Portrait of 2019–2020 Artists in Residence, (L to R) E. Jane, Naudline Pierre, Elliot Reed. Photo: Myles Loftin.
Portrait of 2019–2020 Artists in Residence, (L to R) E. Jane, Naudline Pierre, Elliot Reed. Photo: Myles Loftin.

Alumni

Past residents of the program include some of today’s most significant and innovative artists

A black woman, sitting on a bed in a pink, collaged bedroom, gazes into the (15) eyes of a white man, lying on the bed with his head caressed in her lap.
Njideka Akunyili Crosby2011–12 Resident
Cowrie shells pour out of a broken, porcelain, pink piggy bank.
David Hammons1980–81 Resident
Wangechi Mutu
Wangechi Mutu2003–04 Resident
See past artists in residence

Exhibitions

Every residency ends in a culminating exhibition

Usable Pasts2009–10

The Studio Museum in Harlem Artist-in-Residence program is funded by the Glenstone Foundation. Additional support for the Artist-in Residence program is provided by the American Express Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault Sponsorship Fund; National Endowment for the Arts; Joy of Giving Something; Robert Lehman Foundation; Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Jerome Foundation; Anonymous; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; and by endowments established by the Andrea Frank Foundation; Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Trust; and Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Additional funding is generously provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts.