Index of Past International Artists-in-Residence & Guests

NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT USA

INDEX of PAST ARTISTS-in-RESIDENCE & GUESTS by YEAR

1990 - 1991   1992   1993   1994   1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000
2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008   2009-2010
2011   2012   2013   2014   2015 2016

MAISON des ARTISTES 1990-1991

Clarissa BINGHAM Boulder, Colorado USA	Mathias Arved MARRUM (1947-2001) Mojacar, Almeria, Kingdom of Spain/ Federal Republic of Germany (former West Germany)	YANG Zhi-Guang Guanzhou, People's Republic of China

MAISON des ARTISTES 1991-1992

Anne SEELBACH Somerville, Massachusetts USA	Mark WAGNER Oakland, California USA	Christopher Z.Y. ZHANG Shanghai, People's Republic of China

MAISON des ARTISTES 1992-1993

Patrick KIRWIN Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Hanna MELNYCZUK Boston, Massachusetts USA	Tatiana NEKRASOVA TRUBETSKOY Moscow, Russian Federation

MAISON des ARTISTES 1993-1994

Tessa IZENOUR New Haven, Connecticut USA	Alexandr (Sasha) TRACHISHIN Kiev, Ukraine	Frédérick WALPERSWYLER Geneva, Swiss Confederation

MAISON des ARTISTES 1994-1995

Dora BONEVA Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Judi HOSTETTER Harrison, Tennessee USA	Susan Ann STEPHENSON Ruston, Louisiana USA

GUESTS

Lyubomir LEVCHEV - poet from Sofia, Bulgaria

Sherry BITTLE - Artist from Bowling Green, Ohio USA

Albert Ka Hing LUI? - Artist from Toronto, Ontario, Canada

MAISON des ARTISTES 1995 - 1996

Pahl HLUCHAN Riverside, California USA	Bozena JĘDRZEJEWICZ-KRŻYSIK Krakow, Republic of Poland

GUESTS

Eraldo MAURO - Artist from Venice, Italian Republic

Gabriella TALLON - Art Dealer from Venice, Italian Republic

Marilisa PIZZORNO - Artist from Milano, Italian Republic

MAISON des ARTISTES 1996-1997

Richard BAGGULEY
San Diego, California, USA

MAISON des ARTISTES 1997

HU Zhen Yu Hangzhou, People's Republic of China	David MESSICK Vista, California, USA	Adão Odacyr PINHEIRO Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Federative Republic of Brazil

GUESTS

Uri ELY - Artist from Tel Aviv, State of Israel

Dora BONEVA - Artist from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

Lyubomir LEVCHEV - Poet from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

MAISON des ARTISTES 1998

BUI Mai Hiên Hà Nội, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Former North Vietnam)	BUI Suoi Hoa Ho Chi Minh City, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Former South Vietnam)	DAO Anh Khanh Hà Nội, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Former North Vietnam)

Natalia Klyova HIMMIRSKA Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	VŨ Dũng Ho Chi Minh City, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Former South Vietnam)

MAISON des ARTISTES 1999

Goran BOGDANOVIC
Vlasotinve, Republic of Serbia (former Yugoslavia)

Yegizaw MICHAEL
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / State of Eritrea

Bindu BAJAJ
Mombai (Bombay), Republic of India

Petr Ivanovich KOSTINSKY
(1919 - 2003)
Moscow, Russian Federation

GUESTS

Dora BONEVA - Artist from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

Lyubomir LEVCHEV - Poet from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

LI HuaYing
Nanjing, People's Republic of China

Nadejda SEVERINA
Moscow, Russian Federation

ZHANG HuaQing
Nanjing, People's Republic of China

MAISON des ARTISTES 2000

Karen ATKINS Crows Nest, NSW, Commonwealth of Australia	Fred FRANZEN Ontaria, Canada

Sunil Ranjan HOWLANDER Dhaka, People's Republic of Bangladesh	Helena PAVLENKO Kiev, Ukraine

GUESTS

The Honorable Todor KAVALDJIEV - Republic of Bulgaria Vice-President

Stoimen STOILOV - Artist from Republic of Austria

Sylvie ANGEREMBERGER - Artist from Republic of Bulgaria

Batalie LLIEVA - Documentary Producer from the Republic of Bulgaria

Diana Stoimenova STOILOVA - Artist from Sofia, Republic of Austria

Margarita VOINOVA - Artist from Republic of Bulgaria

Lucien LIKO - Artist from Republic of Bulgaria

MAISON des ARTISTES 2001

John CAMPBELL Rosebank, New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia	Anne GALLASH Floreat Park, Western, Commonwealth of Australia	Ramil Rashitovich KHASANSHIN Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan	Madkhiddin Umarovich RAFIKOVICH (1949-2005) Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan

MAISON des ARTISTES 2002

Philippa BLAIR Christchurch, New Zealand	LU Wei Hang Zhou City, People’s Republic of China	ZHAO Meng Hang Zhou City, People’s Republic of China

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY

Americans to Bulgaria

Mark MCKEE - Artist from Ledyard, Connecticut USA

MAISON des ARTISTES - 2003

Boyko Pavlov DIMITROV Blagoevgrad, Republic of Bulgaria	Guido GARAYCOCHEA Santiago, Republic of Chili / Republic of Peru	Desiderio SANCHEZ Bocas del Toro, Republic of Panama

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY

Bulgarians to America

Leda STARCHEVA - artist from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

Valentin STARCHEV - Artist from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

MAISON des ARTISTES - 2004

Antonio SEDANO Madrid, Kingdom of Spain	Ricardo Herberto MILLA Hierro Durango, United Mexican States

GUESTS

Dora BONEVA - Artist from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

Lyubomir LEVCHEV - Poet from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

Lidia ASSENOVA - Artist from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

Boiko Pavlov DIMITROV - Artist from Blagoevgrad, Republic of Bulgaria

Lucien LIKO - Artist from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

Nikolai MARINOV - Artist from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

MAISON des ARTISTES - 2005

Thomas CHUNG North Ryde, New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia	Esam Al-azizawy PASHA Baghdad, Republic of Iraq

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY
Bulgarians to America	Americans to Bulgaria
Valentin KRUSTEV (1949-2016) Poet from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Mark DIXON - Artist from Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA
GUESTS	Phred MILESKI - Singer from New London, Connecticut USA
Boshnakov Ivo ILIEV - from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Brad GUARINO - Artist from New London, Connecticut USA
Vekubina Ivelina TSANKOVA - from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Julia PAVONE - Artist from Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA
	Sandy TAYLOR - Publisher from Willimantic, Connecticut, USA

MAISON des ARTISTES - 2006

Csaba SZEGEDI
Velence, Republic of Hungary

Gladys Victoria FORNEY
Lima, Republic of Peru

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY
Bulgarians to America	Americans to Bulgaria
Dora BONEVA - Artist from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Greg BOWERMAN - Artist from New London, Connecticut USA
Lyubomir LEVCHEV - Poet from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Ron CURZAN - Museum Director from New London, Connecticut USA
Todor SHOPOV - Writer from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Gretchen HATFIELD - Artist from Mystic, Connecticut USA
	Donna MARTELL - Artist from Mystic, Connecticut USA
Svilen Manolov BLAZHEV - Artist from Smolyan, Republic of Bulgaria	Kathleen MURPHY - Artist from New London, Connecticut USA
Christina PATRASHKOVA - Journalist from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Mark PATNODE - Artist from New London, Connecticut USA

GUESTS

LATIN NETWORK for the VISUAL ARTS

Juan BERNAL (& his wife) - Artist from Cali, Republic of Columbia

Francisco ALARCÓN PÉREZ (& his wife) - Artist from Estepona Málaga, Kingdom of Spain

Miquel Angel Cruz VILLANUEVA (& his wife) - Artist from Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

MAISON des ARTISTES - 2007

Francisco ALARCÓN PĖREZ Estepona, Málaga, Kingdom of Spain

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY
Bulgarians to America	Americans to Bulgaria
	Theodore EFREMONT - Artist from Hartford, Connecticut USA
ZDRAVKO Nikolov PALAZOV - from Smolyan, Republic of Bulgaria	Claudia DINEP - Designer from Hartford, Connecticut USA
Manuel Zdravko PALAZOV - Translator from Smolyan, Republic of Bulgaria	Cathy DOOCY - Artist from Winsor, Connecticut USA
Julia MALINOVA - from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Debi PENDELL - Artist from North Adams, Massachusetts USA

Marta LEVECHEVA - from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria
GUESTS
Lucien LIKO - Artist from Republic of Bulgaria	Yulyaivona POPOVA - from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria
Michael Bradford Performances At The Hygienic Art Gallery
Daniella TOPOL - Director from New York City, New York, USA	Taylor Ho BYNUM - Composer from Baltimore, Maryland USA
Jerome Preston BATES - Actor from New York City, New York, USA	Ken FILIANO - Musician
April MATTHIS - Actor from New York City, New York, USA	DANIEL LEVIN - Musician
LeRoy McClain - Actor from New York City, New York, USA	EVAN O'REILLY - Musician

THE PAINTERS' MARK
- in Collaboration with The Latin Network for the Visual Arts

Gladys Victoria FORNEY- from
Lima, Republic of Peru - A Latin Perspective - Lyman Allyan Art Museum - June 3, 2007

Francisco ALARCÓN PĖREZ - from Estepona, Málaga, Kingdom of Spain - A Latin Perspective - Lyman Allyan Art Museum - July 1, 2007

Guido GARAYCOCHEA - fromSantiago, Republic of Chili / Republic of Peru - A Latin Perspective - Lyman Allyan Art Museum -August 5, 2007

Marta LEVECHEVA - from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria - A Bulgarian Perspective - Alexey von Schilippe Gallery of Art - August 8, 2007

Roberto WEISS - from La Habana, Republic of Cuba/Miami - A Latin Perspective - Alexey von Schilippe Gallery of Art - September 26, 2007

Zdravko Nikolov PALAZOV - from Smolyan, Republic of Bulgaria - A Bulgarian Perspective - Alexey von Schilippe Gallery of Art - November 15, 2007

MAISON des ARTISTES - 2008

Boris JIRKU
Prague, Czech Republic

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY
Americans to Bulgaria
Ariel MITCHELL - Artist from Mystic, Connecticut USA
Karen MITCHELL - Artist from Mystic, Connecticut USA

GUESTS
Production of "As You Like It" Shakespeare in the Park
David BIRNEY - Actor from Santa Monica, California USA

GUESTS

Production of the Film MARATHON for the Willimam Meredith Foundation

Celia de FRÉINE - Writer from Dublin, Ireland

Biju VISWANATH - Director from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Republic of India

Alec DANA - Actor from New York City, New York USA

Bristol POMEROY - Actor from New York City, New York USA

MAISON des ARTISTES 2009 - 2010

TENZIN Wangchuk Tibet / Dharamsala, Republic of India	NGUYỄN Thế Duy, Hà Nội, Socialist Republic of Vietnam

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY

Americans to Bulgaria

Christopher Z.Y. ZHANG
Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Mark DIXON - Artist from Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA

Julia PAVONE - Artist from Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA

GUESTS

Stoyan Vasilev BUNDJULOV - from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

Ivelina Tsankova VELINOVA - from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

MAISON des ARTISTES - 2010

Csaba SZEGEDI
Budapest, Republic of Hungary

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY
Bulgarians to America	Americans to Bulgaria
Nikolay Vasilev PETEV - ((1951-2012) Predident of the Union of Writers / Writer from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Mary Vallas POSNER - Poet from East Lyme, Connecticut USA
Teodora ILIEVA - Writer-in-Residence from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria	Mark MCKEE - Artist from Ledyard, Connecticut USA

GUESTS

Yuneisky VILLALONGA HERNÁNDEZ - Art Curator from La Habana, Republic of Cuba

Ruen RUENOV - (1958-2011)
Scholar-in-Residence from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

MAISON des ARTISTES - 2011

Kat O'BRIEN
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Abdoulaye NDOYE
Dakar, Senegal West Africa

Megan Allison McKAIN
Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN
CREATIVE SOCIETY

Bulgarians to America

Svetoslav (Slavy) GEORGIEV
(1957-2013)
(& his wife Zlatka Pavlova Georgieve) - General Manager of the Union of Writers / Musician from Sofia, Republic of Bulgaria

Americans to Bulgaria

Kelli Michelle FOLSOM - Artist from Old Lyme, Connecticut USA

Monte Wads THOMPSON - Artist from Old Lyme, Connecticut USA

GUESTS

Production of "The Tempest" Shakespeare in the Park

David BIRNEY - Actor from Santa Monica, California USA

MAISON des ARTISTES - 2012

Flavia MELÉNDEZ
Lima, Republic of Peru

BIKKEL
Vlaardingen, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Scholar-in-Residence 2012

Roberto ZURBANO
Havana, Cuba

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY

Bulgarians to America

Ivo HADJIMISHEV
Sophia, Republic of Bulgaria

Americans to Bulgaria

Christopher Z.Y. ZHANG
Shanghai, People's Republic of China

Xingxin ZHANG (Chrisopher Zhang's daughter)- Shanghai, People's Republic of China

MAISON des ARTISTES 2013

Celia de FRÉINE Dublin, Ireland	Alex WILLIAMS Isle of Wight, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY
Bulgarians to America

Ivo HADJIMISHEV Sophia, Republic of Bulgaria	Mariana MARINOVA Sophia, Republic of Bulgaria

Pentcho DOBREV Sophia, Republic of Bulgaria	Jana DOBREVA Sophia, Republic of Bulgaria
Americans to Bulgaria
Diane BARCELO - Artist from New London, Connecticut, USA	Mark DIXON - Artist from Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Michael BRADFORD - Writer from New London, Connecticut, USA	Julia PAVONE - Artist from Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA

MAISON des ARTISTES 2014

Neda DANA-HAERI London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Leila NAMIN Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY
Bulgarians to America
Ivan BREGOV Sophia, Republic of Bulgaria	Yovo PANCHEV and his wife Iva PANCHEVA - Sophia, Republic of Bulgaria
Stefan RADEV Sophia, Republic of Bulgaria
Americans to Bulgaria
Brian STEPHENS - Artist from Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA	Pola ESTER - Artist from Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA

MAISON des ARTISTES 2015

Nayoung JEONG Yeo-su, Republic of Korea	Zahra NAZARI Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran

BULGARIAN-AMERICAN CREATIVE SOCIETY
Bulgarians to America	Americans to Bulgaria

Vladimer LEVCHEV Sophia, Republic of Bulgaria
GUESTS
Stoyan BUNDJULOV & Kristina BUNDJULOVA

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