The RAiR Foundation

The RAiR Foundation Providing studio artists with a "Gift of Time", since 1967. The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

RAiR Exhibition:Andy Van Dinh (RAiR 2025-26)“Salt Memory”May 1 - June 14, 2026Current Roswell Artist-in-Residence Andy V...
04/27/2026

RAiR Exhibition:
Andy Van Dinh (RAiR 2025-26)
“Salt Memory”
May 1 - June 14, 2026
Current Roswell Artist-in-Residence Andy Van Dinh (RAiR 2025-26) Solo Exhibition at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art
Artist Talk and Opening Reception
Friday May 1, 5:30-7:00 P.M.
Stay for the public dinner, Friday May 1 approximately 7:00 P. M. | $10 Adult | $5 Child

Andy Van Dinh (b. Calgary, Alberta) is a New York based artist. He holds a BFA from the University of Calgary and an MFA from Hunter College. Dinh has exhibited internationally, including the Frost Art Museum (Miami) and in Belgrade, Serbia. A 2023 MacDowell Fellow and Alberta Foundation for the Arts grant recipient, he has completed residencies at The Wassaic Project and Anderson Ranch.

"...Through drawing, I construct ambiguous, alternate realms where "self" and "other," "here" and "there," are consolidated. My practice provides a visual context for distant desires, granting a tangible physical presence to the invisible social obstructions that prevent a true "return." These drawings serve as evidence of my corporeal engagement with place—a sensory documentation of my own becoming."
— Andy Van Dinh

Images:
01_Salt Memory No. 2: Phantom Shore, 2026, graphite and colored pencil on paper, 18 x 15 in.
02_Salt Memory No. 1: Echo Tides, 2026, graphite and colored pencil on paper, 18 x 15 in.
03_Salt Memory No. 4: Icarus, 2026, graphite and colored pencil on paper, 18 x 15 in.
04_Salt Memory No. 5: Porcelain Wings, 2026, graphite and colored pencil on paper, 40 x 21 in.

Lanjiabao Ge Piano Performance at AMoCASunday, April 26, 2026, 3:00 PMLanjiabao Ge will perform Rhythm, Reflection, and ...
04/23/2026

Lanjiabao Ge Piano Performance at AMoCA
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 3:00 PM

Lanjiabao Ge will perform Rhythm, Reflection, and Fire, a piano recital featuring works by Pierre Jalbert, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Martin Bill, and Emma Lou Diemer.
Rhythm, Reflection, and Fire

In this recital, Lanjiabao Ge presents a program that explores rhythmic energy, expressive contrast, and diverse musical voices across time and style. Spanning works from the early Romantic era to contemporary American repertoire, the program highlights the piano’s ability to convey both intensity and lyricism, structure and spontaneity.

Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art,
409 E. College Blvd., Roswell

Please join the RAiR and ENMU Roswell communities for the 3rd installment of the, “Meet the RAiR Artists” artist lecture...
04/02/2026

Please join the RAiR and ENMU Roswell communities for the 3rd installment of the, “Meet the RAiR Artists” artist lecture series. This talk will be presented by current RAiR artist in residence, Lydia Musco.

The talk will take place in Rm. 155 of ENMU-R’s ITC building on Tuesday, April 7, at 9:30 am. We hope to see you there!

Applications open until March 15, 11:59 (MDT)The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program (RAiR) is nowaccepting applications...
03/10/2026

Applications open until March 15, 11:59 (MDT)

The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program (RAiR) is now
accepting applications for a fully funded one-year
residency.

Since 1967 RAiR has supported over 270 artists with
the “Gift of Time”, a unique opportunity to concentrate
on their work for an entire year without distraction.

Six artists will each be provided with a three-bedroom
home, a 20’ x 30’ studio, a monthly stipend and a
materials allowance. Families are welcome to join
artists on the 50-acre compound in Roswell, New
Mexico.

RAiR also provides facilities to support artistic
production including a ceramics studio, woodshop,
metal shop, printmaking studio, digital printing room,
and access to video production equipment.

Artists are also invited to have a museum solo exhibition.

Applications are due by March 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
(MDT). Visit rair.org for more information. Link in bio.

Photos:
1 - Tristram Lansdowne (RAiR 2024-25)
2 - ann haeyoung (RAiR 2023-24)
3 - Yifan Jiang RAiR (2021-22)




RAiR Exhibition:Ash Eliza Williams (RAiR 2025-26)“Bitter Lake”March 6 - April 19, 2026Current Roswell Artist-in-Residenc...
02/25/2026

RAiR Exhibition:
Ash Eliza Williams (RAiR 2025-26)
“Bitter Lake”
March 6 - April 19, 2026

Current Roswell Artist-in-Residence Ash Eliza Williams (RAiR 2025-26) Solo Exhibition at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art

Artist Talk and Opening Reception
Friday March 6, 5:30-7:00 P.M.
Stay for the public dinner, Friday March 6 approximately 7:00 P. M. | $10 Adult | $5 Child

Ash Eliza Williams is a painter and interdisciplinary artist exploring new methods of interspecies communication and non-human language. Williams has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver (CO), Hersbruck Museum (Germany), Bronx Museum project space (NY), The New York Hall of Science (NY), and Wasserman Projects in Detroit (MI). Their work has been featured in The Washington Post, Hyperallergic, and the Brooklyn Rail. Ash often works with scientists, including collaborations and research projects at Shoals Marine Laboratory, The Museum of Comparative Zoology, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, and McDonald Observatory.

“When I was a child, I was extremely shy, and I dreamed of being able to communicate through bioluminescence or by quietly passing information through a network of fungal filaments rather than with spoken words. These desires evolved into a fascination with alternative languages and methods of connection, as well as a deep curiosity about the inner lives of creatures. Today, I study the sentience and vocabulary of rocks, beetles, clouds, and other beings. In my studio, paintings and sculptures reach toward each other, blush at each other, antagonize each other, flirt with each other, and sometimes sit, shyly, side by side. My central goal as an artist is to discover alternative, more vibrant ways of being human and connecting with other creatures.”

Museum hours Monday-Friday 10-4, Saturday and Sunday 1-5.

See more of Ash’s artwork

https://www.rair.org/ash-eliza-williams

Applications only open until March 15, 11:59 MDTThe Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program (RAiR) is nowaccepting applicati...
02/12/2026

Applications only open until March 15, 11:59 MDT

The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program (RAiR) is now
accepting applications for a fully funded one-year
residency.

Since 1967 RAiR has supported over 300 artists with
the “Gift of Time”, a unique opportunity to concentrate
on their work for an entire year without distraction.

Six artists will each be provided with a three-bedroom
home, a 20’ x 30’ studio, a monthly stipend and a
materials allowance. Families are welcome to join
artists on the 50-acre compound in Roswell, New
Mexico.

RAiR also provides facilities to support artistic
production including a ceramics studio, woodshop,
metal shop, printmaking studio, digital printing room,
and access to video production equipment.

Artists are also invited to have a museum solo exhibition.

Applications are due by March 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
(MDT). Visit rair.org for more information. Link in bio.

Photos:
1. Raúl Sisniega
2. Farnaz Shadravan
3. Ash Eliza Williams


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Join Us!The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program (RAiR) is nowaccepting applications for a fully funded one-yearresidency...
01/25/2026

Join Us!

The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program (RAiR) is now
accepting applications for a fully funded one-year
residency.

Since 1967 RAiR has supported over 280 artists with
the “Gift of Time”, a unique opportunity to concentrate
on their work for an entire year without distraction.

Six artists will each be provided with a three-bedroom
home, a 20’ x 30’ studio, a monthly stipend and a
materials allowance. Families are welcome to join
artists on the 50-acre compound in Roswell, New
Mexico.

RAiR also provides facilities to support artistic
production including a ceramics studio, woodshop,
metal shop, printmaking studio, digital printing room,
and access to video production equipment.

Artists are also invited to have a museum solo exhibition.

Applications are due by March 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
(MDT). Visit rair.org for more information. Link in bio.

Photos:
page 2 - Tristram Lansdowne (RAiR 2024-25)
page 3 - ann haeyoung (RAiR 2023-24)
page 4 - Yifan Jiang RAiR (2021-22)
page 5 - Alex Boeschenstein (RAiR 2023)




“Babylon 26”, a solo exhibition by Roswell Artist-in-Residence Farnaz Shadravan (RAiR 2025-26).Opens Friday January 9 at...
01/07/2026

“Babylon 26”, a solo exhibition by Roswell Artist-in-Residence Farnaz Shadravan (RAiR 2025-26).

Opens Friday January 9 at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art (AMoCA). Artist Talk and reception: 1/9 @ 5:30 - 7:00 PM. Public catered dinner to follow - all events at AMoCA. Exhibition dates: January 9 - February 22, 2026

Farnaz Shadravan was born and raised in Iran. Her introduction to Art was her training in manuscript illumination and Persian miniature painting. After the 1979 revolution in her country she moved to United States. Farnaz has had two completely different styles of art education in America, one traditional realistic oil painting at University of Utah and the other, freestyle conceptual art practice that included different mediums and disciplines at San Francisco Art Institute. As a result of this, her work oscillates between these two realms and has distinct elements from each practice.

Being a part time dentist Farnaz often uses her dental hand piece to carve or engrave found objects. The meditative quality of the act of engraving is clearly transferred to her work.

Having experienced a revolution and a war in her country, her work has become her way of telling her life stories and also the stories of people she met along the way.

In 2002 Farnaz and two of her friends established the first artist run exhibition space in San Francisco - San Francisco Underground Gallery. In 2011 she opened her second artist run exhibition space - Shadravan Studios - in Oakland’s Art Murmur district. Farnaz has art studios in Oakland and in Tehran. She is in the process of establishing a studio in Los Angeles.

Museum hours Monday-Friday 9-4, Saturday and Sunday 1-5.

Introducing Roswell-Artist-in-Residence Farnaz Shadravan (RAiR 2025-26)Farnaz Shadravan was born and raised in Iran. Her...
01/07/2026

Introducing Roswell-Artist-in-Residence Farnaz Shadravan (RAiR 2025-26)

Farnaz Shadravan was born and raised in Iran. Her introduction to Art was her training in manuscript illumination and Persian miniature painting. After the 1979 revolution in her country she moved to United States. Farnaz has had two completely different styles of Art education in America, one traditional realistic oil painting at University of Utah and the other, freestyle conceptual art practice that included different mediums and disciplines at San Francisco Art Institute. As a result of this, her work oscillates between these two realms and has distinct elements from each practice.

Being a part time dentist Farnaz often uses her dental hand piece to carve or engrave found objects. The meditative quality of the act of engraving is clearly transferred to her work. Having experienced a revolution and a war in her country, her work has become her way of telling her life stories and also the stories of people she met along the way. ..

"My father was an artist and encouraged me to become one, my mother wanted me to choose a more secure profession. That is the reason I ended up in dental school after finishing art school. After years of juggling these two professions, I finally left the financial security of dentistry for art.

A new chapter in my art practice began. Like a human being, a work of art needs to have three elements: Skeleton, skin and pulse. I used wood for the skeleton. Fabric became the skin. Juxtaposing different stitches and colors gave me the pulse. Used materials hold energy of their past experiences, unleashing that energy causes pain but that's a small price to pay when you see the effect."

Photos:
01 Farnaz Shadravan in her RAiR studio
02 "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, "- rearranging my furniture series, 2018, my wooden drawer, 8 x 36 x 45 in.
03 "Tying the Knots," 2021, fabric from my wedding dress, human hair, embroidery floss, aluminum, 165 x 27 in.
04 "Indivisible," 2023, Fabric, wood, human hair, embroidery floss, ceramic, 49 x 50 in.
05 "Saint Michael Killing the Dragon," 2014, engraved porcelain bathtub, 14 x 30 x 60 in.

Support the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAiR) Foundation on Giving Tuesday!https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/su...
12/02/2025

Support the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAiR) Foundation on Giving Tuesday!

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/support-roswell-artist-in-residence-foundation-this-giving-tuesday

The Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAiR) Foundation comprises our year-long residency program as well as the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art (AMoCA). The RAiR Foundation has supported and helped cultivate the careers of nearly 300 artists so far. �Each year, since 1967, six artists have been provided with a house, studio, art-making facilities and a stipend for a period of one year. They’re offered a solo museum exhibition, and we purchase their artwork to hang in the permanent collection at the RAiR Foundation's Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, where admission is always free.
The residency, founded by Donald B. Anderson (1919-2020), has come to be known as a “Gift of Time.” With your support on Giving Tuesday you’re helping offer this gift to artists from around the world and bolstering our mission— to support artists and enhance the cultural environment of Roswell and southeastern New Mexico by bringing artists of importance to live and work in the tranquility of the high plains. For more info: www.rair.org

Here’s how you can take part:
Donate: Every dollar counts. Your support this Giving Tuesday helps us reach our goal and fund our mission.
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Volunteer: Your time and skills can help us make an even greater difference.

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