AR-Artist Bios
Meet Artem, The Exchange of Skills
Meet Artem, known by his creative pseudonym The Exchange of Skills (full name omitted due to security reasons), a Russian dissident artist currently in AR-Residence in Bonn, Germany. Despite challenges, Artem continues composing music to support Ukraine, with proceeds from … Continue reading
AR-Artist Mariia Nekrasova in residency at Art Factory
Artists at Risk (AR) is excited to introduce Mariia Nekrasova, a painter from Ukraine currently in residency at Art Factory, supported by the City of Porvoo and Svenska Kulturfonden. After arriving in Porvoo with her children, Nekrasova has found a … Continue reading
AR-Resident Maya Kolesnik
Ukrainian artist Maya Kolesnik is currently an Artist at Risk (AR) Resident at Story Villa Heinävaara. Kolesnik shares her powerful experience as an artist at risk. In her words: “Fear ceased to be fear, nights and days merged into one, … Continue reading
AR-Resident Tatyana Partina
Introducing Tatyana Partina, an artist and writer from Odessa currently in AR-residence in Story Villa Heinävaara. Partina expresses her creativity through watercolours, graphic art, and recently, oil pastels. The challenges of the war in Ukraine have made her artistic practice … Continue reading
Introducing AR-Resident Ato Kwamina Hasford (Oteanankanduro)
Artists at Risk’s (AR) resident artist Ato Kwamina Hasford, Oteanankanduro, is a multidisciplinary artist from Ghana. His artistic journey began as a storyteller, and has evolved to encompass titles such as queer activist, dramatist, director, filmmaker, music producer, and performing … Continue reading
Mirwais Rekab at the Artists at Risk (AR) Pavilion
Mirwais Rekab is one of the artists featured in the ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION—Artists. Risks. Humans. Rights. held with the support of UNESCO. Rekab is a film director and cameraman from Kabul, Afghanistan who has worked on numerous film, television … Continue reading
Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo at the Artists at Risk (AR) Pavilion
Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo is one of the artists featured in the ARTISTS AT RISK PAVILION—Artists. Risks. Humans. Rights. held with the support of UNESCO. Moyo is a human rights activist, writer and artist based in the mining town of Kwekwe … Continue reading
AR-Resident Said Ahmed Mohamed Ali from Sudan
Artists at Risk (AR) welcomes Said Ahmed Mohamed Ali from Sudan as a new AR-ENSH Resident with ArtVeda in Tunisia! Said is renowned for his visual representations of societal changes in Sudan. Employing various mediums such as caricatures, paintings, and … Continue reading
AR-artrmx Resident Ahmad Navid Mashouf
Ahmad Navid Mashouf from Herat, Afghanistan is the second AR-artrmx studio Resident in Cologne, Germany. Mashouf is currently a Ph.D student in the Analytical and Comparative History of Islamic Art at Tehran University and previously graduated with a Masters in … Continue reading
AR-Artport Tel Aviv Resident Pavel Serdyukov
Pavel Serdyukov is an Israeli-Russian theatre and film director. He graduated from the Electrotheatre Stanislavsky Master Program in Theatre Directing and Moscow School of New Cinema in Film Directing. He also has a PhD in Computer Science and is an award … Continue reading