I am so thrilled to have been awarded a month long artist residency in Mexico in August this year. I am one of 8 artists selected out of 180 applicants from around the world for a residency in the idyllic central Mexican location - "The 360 XOCHI QUETZAL Artist and Writer's Residency Program is located in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico on the shores of the largest lake in the country where the perfect year-round climate and stunning Lake Chapala and mountain views have long established the region as an international artist mecca." The aim of the residency "… is to support artists, writers and musicians who would benefit from having uninterrupted time to devote to their creativity….and make artistic progress without the stress and distractions of daily life." This unique opportunity is courtesy of the generous patronage of North American artist Deborah Kruger and the Juror for the summer visual arts residency was Jeannine Falino, Museum of Art & Design, New York City.
I also need to acknowledge Janet De Boer from Textile Fibre Forum through whose newsletter I discovered the residency program. Janet has continued to support my work through publishing since 2009. (Images below are from the residency website: Deborah Kruger - Fiber & encaustic Artist / Xochi quetzal Art Residency in Mexico).
One of the residency studios
One of the residency bedrooms
One of the residency courtyards
Lake Chapala by day and by night
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