STUDIO VISITS
“The feedback was always towards making my work better. Like, “okay, this is great. How can we make it better?””
Embedded Critics
Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom of Ghost of a Dream perform many roles within the Wassaic Project, but one of their most important roles is their work as Embedded Critics. In this position, they organize monthly group studio visits with resident artists. The visits can take the form of a critique or an informal conversation — the format is up to each individual artist in their own studio. The group critiques open the door to future conversations and give our residents a productive and structured way in which to talk about their work. The program has led to increased dialogue as well as a number of collaborative projects between resident artists.
Ghost of a Dream, August 2017
Photo by Verónica Gonzalez Mayoral
Visiting Critics
Two or three times a month we bring in guest critics from all backgrounds — curators, artists, critics, professors — to give small, conversational lectures on their work. Afterwards, they make one-on-one studio visits (from which more than a few collaborations, group shows, and gallery exhibitions have emerged).
Co-Director Eve Biddle Visiting Anna Sophia Vukovich's Studio, July 2017
Photo by Verónica González Mayoral
2019 Visiting Artists & Critics
Horace D. Ballard
Assistant Curator at the Williams College Museum of Art
Michael Barraco
Director of Education at Hudson Valley MOCA
Hanna Girma
Curatorial Fellow, Department of Drawings and Prints, at the Museum of Modern Art
Richard Klein
Curator • Artist • Exhibitions Director at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
La Keisha Leek
Curator • Manager of the Kenan Project: Public Programs & Creative Practice at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ashley Mayne
Writer
Prerana Reddy
Director of Programs at A Blade of Grass
Jasmine Wahi
Curator • Activist • Founder and Co-Director of Project for Empty Space
Gee Wesley
Arts Organizer • Program Director at Recess • Founder and Co-Director of Ulises
James Williams II
Artist • Program Manager at Hamiltonian Gallery
2018 VISITING ARTISTS & CRITICS
Brian Alfred
Artist • Host of SOUND & VISION
Amara Antilla
Assistant Curator at The Guggenheim
Regine Basha
Curator • Residency Director at Pioneer Works
Mary Birmingham
Curator at Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
Adam Frelin
Artist • Educator
Jenny Gerow
Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at BRIC
Enrico Gomez
Artist • Curator • Director of The Dorado Project • Founder and Director of M E N Gallery
Katherine Gressel
Artist • Curator at the Old Stone House
Shanti Grumbine
Artist
Rosario Güiraldes
Assistant Curator and Co-Director of Open Sessions at The Drawing Center
Gabriel de Guzman
Curator and Director of Exhibitions at Smack Mellon
Nicole Hayes
Curator of The Fields Sculpture Park and Gallery at Art Omi
Katerina Lanfranco
Artist • Educator
Oshun Layne
Curator • Director of Galleries at Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
Taraka Larson
Artist • Prince Rama
La Keisha Leek
Curator • Manager of the Kenan Project: Public Programs & Creative Practice at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ace Lehner
Artist • Scholar
Sara Pasti
Neil C. Trager Director of Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz
Sarah Potter
Curator • Founder and Owner of SP Projects
Sheetal Prajapati
Artist • Director of Public Engagement at Pioneer Works
Jess Wilcox
Curator • Director of Exhibitions at Socrates Sculpture Park
2017 VISITING ARTISTS & CRITICS
Jesse Bandler Firestone
Artist • Curator
Sean Patrick Carney
Artist
Vince Contarino
Artist • Co-Director at Present Company
Pamela Council
Artist
Lacey Fekishazy
Artist • Director of SARDINE
George Ferrandi
Artist • Director of Wayfarers Studio Program and Gallery
Nicole Hayes
Curator of The Fields Sculpture Park and Gallery at Art Omi
Brett Hunter
Artist • Educator
Pali Kashi
Artist • Director of Safe Gallery
Tyler Lafreniere
Artist • Director and Founder of Mrs. Gallery
Oshun Layne
Curator • Director of Galleries at Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
Ace Lehner
Artist • Scholar
MaryKate Maher
Artist
Denise Markonish
Curator at MASS MoCA
Leeza Meksin
Artist • Founder and Co-Director of Ortega y Gasset Projects
Hillary Reder
Curatorial Assistant at MoMA
Jessica Rath
Artist
Caris Reid
Artist
Sara Maria Salamone
Artist • Director and Founder of Mrs. Gallery
Tiffany Smith
Artist
Carolyn Sickles
Artist • Director of Engagement at Abrons Arts Center
Benjamin Sutton
Curator • Journalist • Art Critic for Hyperallergic
Sarah Welsh Elliott
Director of Safe Gallery
Dina Weiss
Artist • Assistant Chair of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute
2016 VISITING ARTISTS & CRITICS
Margaret Adasko
Education Programs Manager at the Katonah Museum of Art
Eleanna Anagnos
Artist • Curator • Co-Director of Ortega y Gasset Projects
Jeff Bailey
Director of Jeff Bailey Gallery
Karlyn Benson
Director of Mattewan Gallery
Mary Birmingham
Curator at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
Tze Chun
Director and Founder of Uprise Art
Jonathan Corcoran
Writer
Mark DeLura
Artist
Lizzy DeVita
Artist • Writer • Curator
Austin Eddy
Artist
Mark Joshua Epstein
Artist • Curator • Educator
Berin Golonu
Art Historian • Educator
Carl Gunhouse
Artist • Director of Transmitter Gallery
Catherine Haggarty
Artist • Curator • Co-Director of Ortega y Gasset Projects
Nicole Hayes
Curator of The Fields Sculpture Park and Gallery at Art Omi
Eric Hibit
Artist • Curator • Co-Director of Ortega y Gasset Projects
Katherine Hill
Writer
Jen Hitchings
Artist • Director of Transmitter Gallery
Fritz Horstman
Artist • Residency and Education Coordinator at The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
Shara Hughes
Artist
Carina Kaufman
Residency Director at Flux Factory
Kirstin Lamb
Artist
Naomi Leiseroff
Curator of the Learning Center at the Katonah Museum of Art
Jesse Patrick Martin
Artist • Director of Honey Ramka
Leeza Meksin
Artist • Curator • Co-Director of Ortega y Gasset Projects
Elizabeth Michelman
Artist • Writer
Jason Mones
Artist • Co-Director of Field Projects
Donna Moran
Artist • Educator
Sally Morgan Lehman
Founder and Director of Morgan Lehman Gallery
Cyrilla Mozenter
Artist
Danielle Mysliwiec
Artist • Educator
John O'Donnell
Artist
Alex Paik
Artist • Director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid
Bridget Potter
Writer
Andrew Prayzner
Artist • Educator • Co-Director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid
Bryan Rogers
Artist • Director of Honey Ramka
Elizabeth Rooklidge
Curator at Katonah Museum of Art
John Ros
Artist • Curator • Founder of galleryELL
Joel Schapira
Artist
Elizabeth Tenenbaum
Artist • Curator • Art Advisor
Anthony Tino
Curator • Founder of Endless Editions
Michael Waugh
Artist
Dina Weiss
Artist • Assistant Chair of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute
Kyle Williams
Artist
2015 Visiting Artists & Critics
Andrea Arrubla
Artist • Student Liaison at BHQFU
Lindsey Berfond
Curatorial Fellow at Art in General
Jill Conner
Writer at Whitehot Magazine • Founder of AS Artist Studios
Kyle Dancewicz
Curatorial Manager at Madison Square Park Conservancy
Carl D’Alvia
Artist
Mark DeLura
Artist
Shlomit Dror
Curator
Anna Harsanyi
Curator • Artist
Lisa Iglesias
Artist
Emma Katz
Founder of Recession Arts • Consultant
Kim Charles Kay
Artist
Henry Klimowicz
Artist • Director of The Re Institute
Abby Manock
Artist
Glendalys Medina
Artist
Claire Mirocha
Curator at Sorry Archive
Michael Scoggins
Artist
Joel Schapira
Artist
Jessica Wallen
Curator
Dawn Weleski
Co-Founder of Conflict Kitchen
Kit White
Artist • Writer • Professor
2014 Visiting Artists and Critics
Claire Barliant
Writer • Curator • Professor
Paul Chaleff
Artist
Carl D’Alvia
Artist
Michael Foley
Owner of Foley Gallery
Saisha Grayson
Assistant Curator at Sackler Center
Kat Griefen
Curator at Accola Greifen Gallery
Sara Jones and Andrea Wenglowskyi
Founders of DELVE
Michelle Leftheris
Artist
Shaun Leonardo
Artist
Melissa Levin
LMCC
Chris Manning
Artist • Exhibitions Assistant at Aldrich Museum • Professor of Sculpture at Manhattanville College
Paula Naughton
Simon Preston Gallery
Sara Pasti
Director of Samuel Dorsky Museum
David Ross
Chair at SVA Art Practice Program
Krista Saunders
Ground Floor Gallery
Carla Schapiro
Artist • Professor at Pratt Institute
James Sham
Artist • Professor at George Washington University
Michael Scoggins
Artist
Arden Sherman
Curator at Hunter East Harlem Gallery
Sally Szwed
Programs at Creative Time
Jess Wallen
Independent Curator
2013 Visiting Artists and Critics
Thomas Beale
Artist • Founder of Honey Space
Natalie Bell
Associate Curator at New Museum
Brindalyn Webster Chen
Artist
Vince Contarino
Artist • Independent Curator
Melissa Cooke
Artist
Erik Benson
Artist
Jean Cooney
Project Manager at Creative Time
Maxwell and Charlie Davidson
Directors of Davidson Contemporary
Angel Franco
Artist • Senior Photographer at NYTimes
Henry Klimowicz
Artist • Director of The Re Institute
Jennie Lamensdorf
Art Omi
Zoe Larkins
Curatorial Assistant at Whitney Museum
Michelle Leftheris
Artist
Zachary Levine
Curator at Yeshiva University Museum
Norm Paris
Artist
Rachel Peddersen
Artist • Curator
Jacob Rhodes
Artist
Barry Rosenberg
Curator • Director of UConn Contemporary Art Galleries
John Silvis
Artist • Curator
Jessica Wallen
Artist • Curator
Jodi Waynberg
Director of Artists Alliance
2012 Visiting Artists and Critics
Natalie Bell
Writer • Curator
Don Carroll
Jack the Pelican Presents
Rachel Cook
Writer • Curator
Carl D’Alvia
Artist
Ben Degen
Artist
Danielle Ezzo
Artist • Writer • Curator
Angel Franco
Artist • Senior Photographer at NYTimes
Christian Fuller
Associate Director of Contemporary Art at BRIC
Meghan Gordon
Artist
Sara Greenberger Rafferty
Artist
Jen Harris
Artist
Anne Huntington
Curator
Martha Joseph
Curatorial Fellow, MoMA
Emma Katz
Executive Director at Recession Art
Henry Klimowicz
Artist
Aaron Knochel
Assistant Professor at SUNY New Paltz
Melanie Kress
Independent Curator
Allegra LaViola
Owner and Founder of Allegra LaViola Gallery
James Meyer
Artist
Karline Moeller
Curator
Douglas Paulson
Residency Director at Flux Factory
Lise Prown
Artist • Gallery Coordinator at Peekskill Center for the Digital Arts
Risa Shoup
Associate Director of Invisible Dog
John Silvis
Artist • Curator
Rachel Steinberg
Assistant Director of Nurture Art
Christine Vassallo
Executive Director of Flux Factory
Jason Waite
Curatorial Fellow at Whitney Museum
Lucien Zayan
Director of Invisible Dog
Eric Zimmerman
Artist
2011 Visiting Artists and Critics
Steve Bull
Artist
Carl D’Alvia
Artist
Maxwell and Charlie Davidson
Directors of Davidson Contemporary
Eric Gleason
Sales Director of Marlborough Gallery
Helen Homan Wu
Curator • Founder of Opalnest
Allegra LaViola
Owner and Founder of Allegra LaViola Gallery
Michelle Leftheris
Artist
Lise Prown
Artist • Gallery Coordinator at Peekskill Center for the Digital Arts
Asher Remy-Toledo
Curator • Co-Founder of Hyphen Hub
Barry Rosenberg
Curator • Director of UConn Contemporary Art Galleries
Abigail Satinsky
Program Director at Threewalls
Jonathan Shipper
Artist
Risa Shoup
Associate Director of Invisible Dog
Erin Sickler
Director of Curatorial Programs at 601 Artspace
Manon Slome
Curator at No Longer Empty
Terese Svoboda
Writer
Jessica Wallen
Curator
2010 Visiting Artists and critics
Maxwell and Charlie Davidson
Directors of Davidson Contemporary
Eric Gleason
Sales Director at Marlborough Gallery
Veronica Kavass
Residency Manager at Chashama North Residency
Allegra LaViola
Owner and Founder of Allegra LaViola Gallery
Coralina Meyer
Director of Last Supper Festival
Sally Morgan & Jay Lehman
Founders of Morgan Lehman Gallery
Liz Parks
Owner of Parks Fine Art
Risa Shoup
Associate Director of Invisible Dog
Sarah Snider
Artist
Herb Tam
Curator at Museum of Chinese in America
Photo by Verónica González Mayoral