Michael acts as both a casting director and location scout to capture what the inner self projects to the outside world in his photography. Born in Middletown, New Jersey, he received his BA in Political Science from Rutgers University. He then attended the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies for documentary photography and multimedia before pursuing his MFA in Photography at Syracuse University. Michael was the 2018 recipient of the High Museum Purchase Award.

Photography
Syracuse, New York
michaelwhicks.com | mhicks@mwpai.edu

Drawing + Painting
Boston, Massachusetts
Janetlorenhill.com | jhill@mwpai.edu

Through installation and hybrid object-paintings, Janet Loren Hill magnifies fantasies, censorship, and feminist observations through portraiture. Originally from Wallawalla, Washington, she received her BFA from the University of Washington and MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Recent residencies include Vermont Studio Center, Wassaic Project, and at the Beijing Royal School in China.

Painting and Drawing, 2018/19
Boston, Massachusetts / Seoul, Korea

www.kimsoojin.com

SOOJIN KIM is a multidisciplinary Korean artist who works in both Korea and the U.S.  After receiving an MS in electrical engineering, Soojin pursued her MFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University.  Recent awards include the Boit Award for independent studio practice, the Dana Pond Award in painting, and a MASS Moca Artist Residency. She is represented by Gallery BOM, Boston, and Tao Water Gallery, W. Barnstable, MA.

Animation, 2018/19
New York City, New York / Asheville, North Carolina

www.cvoagen.com

CAROLINE VOAGEN NELSON creates animations inspired by American history and fabricated mythologies. Caroline received her BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and MFA in digital art with a focus in animation at Pratt Institute. Her work has been shown at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Aperture Gallery, the Florida Film Festival, Animasivo, el Festival in Mexico City, and the Museum of the City of New York.

Drawing/Painting 2017/18
Boston, Massachusetts / Tehran, Iran

www.azimore.com

Azita Moradkhani was born in Tehran and exposed to Persian art, culture, and Iranian politics. That exposure increased her sensitivity to the dynamics of vulnerability and violence that she explores in her artwork and studio practice. She holds a BFA from Tehran University of Art and an MA in Art Education and MFA in drawing, painting and sculpture from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University. Azita is the winner of the international 2017 Young Masters Art Prize.

Ella Weber hails from Omaha, NE and traverses print media, drawing, video and creative writing in her artworks, weaving day jobs and food into rich imagery and performance. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska– Lincoln and an Master of Fine Arts from the University of Kansas. Her artwork has been shown nationally and internationally and she has participated in numerous residencies around the United States.

Video 2016/17
Helsinki, Netherlands

https://www.eevaleenasiivonen.com/

Design and Illustration 2016/17
Portland, Oregon

Brianna Miller

Ceramics 2013/14
Jersey City, New Jersey

Veronicabyun.com

The Munson-Williams-Proctor Artists-in-residency program was a phenomenal and transitional experience for me. The studio arrangement, the space, and accessibility to raw materials provided everything I needed to create new work. The facilities also included gas and woodfired kilns, processes I don’t normally have access to. Moreover, my experience working with and teaching in the continuing arts program, and at times, students from [PrattMWP], was richly rewarding. I’ve met many wonderful students and the overall climate in the studio I found to be focused, extremely productive, and fun in the best sense. The school is nicely located in the heart of New York’s rural countryside upstate, and for me, coming from the urban jam of the New York Metropolitan area, was an inspiring and welcomed relief.

Printmaking 2013/14
New Paltz, New York

Clasrissaplank.com

Painting/Drawing 2013/14
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dariasouvorovaart.com

...I was the first resident in the painting and drawing department at PrattMWP. The yearlong program allowed me time to really focus on my work and develop my postgraduate work. The interaction with the faculty at Munson as well as my fellow residents and the residents at the nearby Sculpture Space were invaluable catalysts for my work.The program allowed me to teach alongside the instructors in the undergraduate program and to develop my own classes in the community program…