Work with Acclaimed Artists
Artists in Residence
The Visiting Artist program is integral to the overall concept and character of The Oxbow School. Twice each semester nationally acclaimed artists join the faculty in residence, giving students an opportunity to observe working professionals going through the many phases of making an original piece. In recent years, some of the artists-in-residence have included Barnaby Furnas, The Art Guys, Paul Kos, Christopher Brown, Hung Liu, David Best, Reed Anderson, and Randy Twaddle.
The visiting artist designs a collaborative project with the students, providing tips, insights and critiques that give students a different perspective on their own approach to creating art. Together students, faculty, and visiting artists explore the nature of creative thinking and the role of the artist in contemporary society and culture.
During Klea McKenna's residency at Oxbow (where she created the cyanotype image above), she wrote about and took pictures of her experience with our students on In The Make.
Artist Lecture Series
In addition to the Artist-in-Residence program, Oxbow hosts a lively Artist Lecture Series. The Oxbow community gathers to hear practicing artists talk about their creative process and listen to their views on what art is, what art means, and how artists think. These lectures have included such artists as Roy De Forest, Wayne Thiebaud, Squeak Carnwath, William Wiley, Inez Storer, and Deborah Oropallo. Many of our past visiting artists have been amazing Oxbow alumni!
Application
We are accepting proposals for the teaching artist-in-residence program. In order to apply, please email info@oxbowschool.org with the following information:
- Your name + contact details
- Your artist website, statement, and list of preferred materials
- Your teaching experience and/or CV
- A short proposal (300 words) describing a ten-day residency
Past Visiting Artists
OS1 Fall 1999
Artists In Residence
Timothy Collins & Reiko Goto
Buster Simpson
Hung Liu & Jeff Kelley
Artist Lectures
OS2 Spring 2000
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS3 Fall 2000
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS4 Spring 2001
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS5 Spring 2001
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS6 Spring 2002
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS7 Fall 2002
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
Hung Liu & Jeff Kelley
Erika Suderburg
Jock McDonald
Mark Stock
Diana Fuller
OS8 Spring 2003
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
Hung Liu & Jeff Kelley
Jock Reynolds
Bill Dan
Ann Hamilton
Irene Pijoan
Jo Babcock
OS9 Fall 2003
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
Kurt Wold
J John Priola
Lucy Puls
Wendy Ewald
Katherine Sherwood
OS10 Spring 2004
Artists In Residence
OS11 Fall 2004
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
Ken Goldberg
Heidi Zuckerman-Jacobson
Enrique Chagoya
Mark Stock
J John Priola
OS12 Spring 2005
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
Jennifer Gonzalez
Frances Stark
Amy Ellingson
Kelli Yon
Jason Jagel
OS13 Fall 2005
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS14 Spring 2006
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS15 Fall 2006
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS16 Spring 2007
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS17 Fall 2007
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS18 Spring 2008
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS19 Fall 2008
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS20 Spring 2009
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS21 Fall 2009
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS22 Spring 2010
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS23 Fall 2010
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS24 Spring 2011
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
Christopher Brown
Leslie Shows
Julio Cesar Morales
Klea McKenna
OS25 Fall 2011
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS26 Spring 2012
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS27 Fall 2012
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS28 Spring 2013
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS29 Fall 2013
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS30 Spring 2014
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS31 Fall 2014
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS32 Spring 2015
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS33 Fall 2015
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS34 Spring 2016
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS35 Fall 2016
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS36 Spring 2017
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS37 Fall 2017
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
John Roloff
Gay Outlaw
Brendan Sullivan (OS4)
OS38 Spring 2018
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
Lewis deSoto
Linda Connor
Alake Shilling (OS22)
OS39 Fall 2018
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS40 Spring 2019
Artists In Residence
Natan Daskal
Judith Belzer
Artist Lectures
Nicole Mueller
Shiva Ahmad
Clay Gibson (OS20)
OS41 Fall 2019
Artists In Residence
Robin Hill
Anneli Henriksson (OS19)
Artist Lectures
Kamrooz Aram
Bessma Khalaf
Audrey Snyder (OS17) and Joe Riley
OS42 Spring 2020
OS44 Summer 2021
Artists In Residence
VA Program Temporarily Paused Due to COVID-19
Artist Lectures
VA Program Temporarily Paused Due to COVID-19
OS45 Fall 2021
Artists In Residence
VA Program Temporarily Paused Due to COVID-19
Artist Lectures
Jennifer Stratton
OS46 Spring 2022
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OSAI01 Summer 2022
Artists In Residence
VA Program Temporarily Paused Due to COVID-19
OS47 Fall 2022
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS48 Spring 2023
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OSAI02 Summer 2023
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
OS49 Fall 2023
Artists In Residence
To be announced
Artist Lectures
Julia Goodman
Christine Wong Yap
Ricki Dwyer
Fred Noland
Nora Rodriguez (OS13)
OS50 Spring 2024
Artists In Residence
Artist Lectures
To be announced
OSAI03 Summer 2024
Artists In Residence
To be announced
Artist Lectures
To be announced
