Vicki Madden (’16): A Migration to Writing

Vicki Madden (’16): A Migration to Writing

With 25 years in the New York City public school system under her belt, Vicki Madden is shifting gears. “I didn’t start to write until I was 50,” she says. “You could say this was a classic mid-life thing,” she says laughing. “But I...
Beth Giacummo (’16): Grommet Drawings & Inflatable Sculptures

Beth Giacummo (’16): Grommet Drawings & Inflatable Sculptures

Visual artist Beth Giacummo, known for her site-specific, interactive, inflatable sculptures, came to Saltonstall ready to experiment with some new ideas. “I’m calling them grommet drawings,” she says, referring to half-a-dozen works on paper tacked...
Linda Ganjian (’16): Art of the Everyday

Linda Ganjian (’16): Art of the Everyday

Linda Ganjian generally thinks of herself as a sculptor but with an active drawing practice. For this residency, when bringing a 5×7 foot sculpture isn’t feasible, she is focusing exclusively on drawings, using photos of a large work in her studio at home...
Lida Suchy (’16): Photographing a Village

Lida Suchy (’16): Photographing a Village

A 2010 Saltonstall alumna, photographer Lida Suchy continues to work on an ongoing project entitled Portrait of a Village: The People of Kryvorivnya Ukraine. Lida is a first-generation American born to a refugee family that was forced to leave Ukraine because of...
Samira Abbassy (’16) Readies for Show in Iran

Samira Abbassy (’16) Readies for Show in Iran

Samira Abbassy has spent her residency creating new works for an upcoming solo exhibition in Tehran next January. This is an emotional journey. Born in Iran, Samira’s family fled to England in the late 1960s in response to growing political instability. After 30...