SAN ANTONIO, TX.- Artpace San Antonio announced the Spring 2023 International Artists-in-Residence, selected by guest curator Gabriela Rangel, independent curator, writer, and editor based in Brooklyn, New York. Resident artists Reynier Leyva Novo (Houston, Texas), Yuliya Lanina (Austin, Texas), and Nohemí Pérez (Bogotá, Colombia) begin their residency on January 23, 2023, and will live and work at Artpace until March 20, 2023.
Reynier Leyva Novo is one of Cuba’s leading conceptual artists. Working across media, Novo combines anthropological research with cutting-edge technology to examine the psychological and sociological effects of complex issues throughout the history of Cuba and the Caribbean. He develops his projects through mining historical data and official documents, transforming their contents into minimalist and conceptually charged sculptures and multimedia installations that are at once visually engaging and intellectually provocative. Novo currently lives and works in Houston, Texas.
Yuliya Lanina is an interdisciplinary artist whose work exists at the intersection of visual art, performance, and technological innovation. She creates alternate realities in her works—ones based on trauma, sexuality, loss, and identity. A secular Jew of Ukrainian descent who was born and raised in Moscow, Lanina arrived in New York in 1990 as a political refugee. There, she established herself as a pioneering artist on the cutting edge by combining digital technologies with handmade media. Lanina holds an MFA in Combined Media from Hunter College and a BFA in Painting and Drawing from SUNY Purchase College. She is currently Assistant Professor of Practice at the Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies at The University of Texas at Austin.
Colombian artist Nohemí Pérez creates multidisciplinary work that revolves around the relationship between men and nature and the conflicts, tensions, and genesis that arise from this constant friction. Based on the notions of architecture, cinema, and sociology, the artist proposes a rereading of the Catatumbo territory, a geographical region with a very particular natural and sociocultural ecosystem. Nohemí mainly uses charcoal in her work as a reference to mining; With charcoal, she aims to make visible the exploitation of natural resources and the violence that these events trigger. A particular interest in Nohemí’s work is to draw new symbolic and geographical maps that correspond to the various realities of the Catatumbo to allow it to appear on the scene of reconstruction and peace.
An in-person Welcome Dinner will be held on Thursday, January 26, from 6–8pm. The artists will discuss their past work and plans for their Artpace residency. Artpace will provide a light meal on this casual evening of food, and friends as we talk to the new residents about their practice. We invite the public to bring their favorite side dish or dessert to share. Doors will open at 6pm, and presentations begin at 6:30pm. This event is free and open to the public and will also be available to view via Facebook live.
During their residency, the artists will each host a Community Collaboration, offering opportunities to connect with the public while in residence at Artpace. Community Collaborations may range from workshops or lectures to studio visits, film, or performance nights
