HYDE PARK ART CENTER ANNOUNCES 2025 RESIDENT ARTISTS IN THE PROGRAM’S 14TH YEAR SUPPORTING LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL VOICES

HYDE PARK ART CENTER ANNOUNCES 2025 RESIDENT ARTISTS IN THE PROGRAM’S 14TH YEAR SUPPORTING LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL VOICES

The program offers support to eight artists and curators from Angola, Argentina, Taiwan, and Chicago, whose work addresses a wide range of social issues including immigration, environmental justice, identity, and memory

CHICAGO -- Hyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, proudly announces the 2025 cohort of resident artists and curators on the fourteenth anniversary of its renowned Jackman Goldwasser Residency. The program offers supportive residencies of varying lengths to eight local, national, and international artists and curators who work across disciplines to address a wide range of social issues, including immigration, environmental justice, identity, and memory.

The Visiting Residency Program, Chicago’s only international residency program, welcomes artists and curators from Angola, Argentina, and Taiwan, while the Radicle Studio Residency Program hosts artists and a curator based in Chicago. For over a decade, the Jackman Goldwasser Residency at Hyde Park Art Center has connected artists deeply with their own practice in the context of Chicago’s vibrant, multifaceted community. Each year, the Residency invites international, national, and local artists and curators to complement their mode of production with increased attention towards reflection, connection, and research to spark new ideas and considerations of local and global art practices.

The eight participants in the 2025 cohort of the Jackman Goldwasser Residency program are:

Radicle Studio Residency, Year-Long Residency for Chicago-based Artists

Radicle Studio Residents are rooted at the Art Center from January to December through high-quality, free studio space where artists make work, research new projects, access the Art Center’s broad international network of artists and resources, and connect with a dynamic public.

A public program introducing all Radicle Studio Residents will take place at the Art Center on February 27th at 6 p.m., with presentations from each resident artist about their practice.

Leticia Pardo is an artist and architect from Mexico City, based in Chicago.

Norman W. Long is a multi-disciplinary sound, video, and performing artist.

Irene Hsiao is a dancer, writer, and multidisciplinary artist.

Sabba S. Elahi is an interdisciplinary artist and educator who grew up in a Pakistani household in the Midwest.

Curatorial Resident (June 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025)

The Radicle Curator Residency is a new initiative designed to advance curatorial voices and expertise within the Art Center’s exhibitions and residency programs and the field at large. This residency is made possible due to the generosity of the Guida Family Fund for Creativity.

Rikki Byrd is a writer, educator and curator who works across the academy, arts, and fashion industries. Her research focuses on Black aesthetic practices including fashion, performance, and contemporary art.

Visiting Residency, Seasonal Residencies for National and International Artists

Yonamine (March 3-28) is an Angolan multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of memory, identity, and the fragmentation of history. Yonamine's residency at Hyde Park Art Center was developed in partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago's exhibition Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica.

Iris Ping-Chi Hung (April 28-May 9) is an independent curator and producer based in Taiwan. Hung's residency is possible thanks to the generous support of the Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation.

Keren Kroul (July 21-August 1) is a visual artist who examines identity through memory, place, and time. This residency is made possible through the generous support of the McKnight Foundation and Artist Communities Alliance.

The Jackman Goldwasser Residency receives generous support from: Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation Research and Production Fund, A4Arts Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Artist Communities Alliance, The David C. & Sarajean Ruttenberg Art Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The Joyce Foundation.

For more information on the Jackman Goldwasser Residency, including the application process for the 2026 residency program, please visit www.hydeparkart.org.

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