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Gustavo Ernesto León Rodríguez
Caracas, Venezuela
Multidisciplinary artist focused on performance, action art, and deep ecology, exploring the intersection between art, spirituality, and collective healing.
Artists
Meet the visual artists, researchers, and practitioners exploring ecological themes through our residency program.
Current Artists in Residence
Our current cohort of artists are engaged in research exploring various aspects of ecology and environmental practice.
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Helwing Villamizar
Caracas, Venezuela
Multidisciplinary artist based in New York exploring intersections between personal history, geopolitical forces, and knowledge systems through palimpsest drawings, abstract decalcomania paintings, and 'objects of resistance'.
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Javier León
Caracas, Venezuela
Visual artist and art theorist with a focus on conceptual and urban art, combining artistic practice with research, teaching, and cultural management.
Artist Shortlist 2026
Our shortlist of potential artists for next year's residency program.
- Anny Bello - curator and researcher of Venezuelan contemporary art, (to be confirmed)
- Rafael Rondón Narváez - researcher in Venezuelan art and literature (in consultation)
- Oscar Cuéllar - co-founder & artist, technological support for choreography, profile (in consultation)
- Vanessa Vargas - curator and researcher of contemporary dance. (in consultation)
- María Inés Villasmil - researcher and pedagogue in contemporary dance, University of Amsterdam, Kunst School. (in consultation)
- Sue-Ying Zavala - production & guest artist, Hamburg-Berlin (in consultation)
- Sasa Queliz - choreographer, Berlin (in consultation)
- Carlos Penso - Venezuelan choreographer based in Vigo. Cie Leguras danza, Spain
- Alberto Alcalá - crowdfunding support & artist in blockchain (in consultation)
Research Focus Areas
Our artists explore diverse ecological themes through their research and practice. These focus areas guide our residency program.
Urban Ecology
Exploring the relationship between urban development and natural ecosystems, with particular focus on how artistic interventions can foster greater awareness of urban ecological systems.
Habitat Fragmentation Green Infrastructure Urban Biodiversity
Water Systems
Investigating freshwater and marine ecosystems, with projects addressing water pollution, access to clean water, and the cultural significance of waterbodies in various communities.
Watershed Health Marine Ecology Water Rights
Forest Ecosystems
Examining forests as complex, interconnected ecological systems and exploring how artistic practices can document, interpret, and advocate for forest conservation.
Deforestation Indigenous Forest Management Forest Ecology
Extraction & Resources
Investigating the environmental and social impacts of resource extraction industries, with artists documenting and responding to mining, oil extraction, and other industrial processes.
Mining Impacts Environmental Justice Resource Politics