Artist In Residence Program

Travis Geoghegan (He/Him) is a visual artist living in Portland, Oregon and his art practice explores a fictional world known as Trashovision. Existing as the metaphorical television set inside his head during daydreams it is explored through painting, comics, animation, toys, souvenirs, and more. Heavily influenced by pop culture, nostalgia, sci-fi b movies, collecting toys, and growing up around roadside attractions in Kentucky his art practice examines both the fictional world of Trashovision as well as the ephemera it is displayed through. Currently airing on Trashovision is a new show called BRB (BIG ROBOTS BATTLE) RIGHT NOW! A new story about metaphorical monsters having an existential crisis at the end of the world while also trying to escape a video game! 

Kirk Maynard is a mixed media artist and educator from Brooklyn, New York. A second-generation Guyanese-American, Maynard’s work focuses on the political undercurrents of culture and identity in America. His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows in New York City, San Francisco, and New Jersey. He has also given artist talks at the New Museum, Queens College, and Princeton University. Maynard currently lives and works in Orange, New Jersey.  

Bradley Chriss is an internationally exhibiting artist currently living in Appalachia. Bradley received his MFA from American University in 2008 and has exhibited and performed in notable spaces including Gavin Brown's Enterprise@Passerby, Transformer Gallery, Eyebeam, Katzen Arts Center, White Cube, Curator's Office and the Arlington Arts Center.

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Leslie Holt is a mixed media artist and educator who exhibits nationally and is represented by David Lusk Gallery in Memphis. Her work has been reviewed and highlighted in New American Paintings # 130, Washington Post, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Nashville Scene, among other publications. She has received grants from Prince George’s County Arts and Humanities Council and the Maryland State Arts Council. Her recent work combines stains of acrylic paint and embroidery to explore the often private states of extreme emotion caused by war, loss, or mental illness. She has taught on the college level for over 15 years but now mostly teaches in community based settings, primarily teens and adults with disabilities. She is currently Co-director of Red Dirt Studio, a warehouse studio for a group of independently practicing artists and creative professionals in Mt. Rainier, MD.  

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