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Musician in Residence – Chandra Shukla

Musician in Residence – Chandra Shukla

Chandra Shukla (born Vivek Chandra Shukla 1975 Alameda, California) is an experimental/avant-garde musician interested in audio, video, live performances, graphic design and runs the independent record label Erototox Decodings. His history stems from learning Indian...
Musician in Residence – Alisa Faires

Musician in Residence – Alisa Faires

Elisa Faires is from Asheville, North Carolina, United States and has been singing since she was eight years old. Her early beginnings were rooted in choral singing, and in college she studied opera and classical music as well as electronic music. In fact, one of her...
Artist in Residence – Brian Hitselberger

Artist in Residence – Brian Hitselberger

Brian Hitselberger is an artist based in Lafayette, Indiana in the United States.  During his time at NES, he has continued to develop a growing body of works on paper that are sent through the mail. His projects in Skagaströnd have focused on impressions of...
Writer in Residence – Makayla Gay

Writer in Residence – Makayla Gay

Makayla Danielle Gay is a writer and visual poet from Kentucky.  She utilizes photo collages and watercolors to accompany and replace text in poems. At NES she is compiling a collection of essays in memoir, titled “The Breakfast Sonnets”, about eggs, art,...
Artist in Residence – Andrew Schwartz

Artist in Residence – Andrew Schwartz

Andrew Schwartz is a painter based in New York City. His work plays with the formal, material, and perceptual possibilities of abstract visual language through a process-based painting approach. While at NES, Andrew is developing a new body of work on paper that...