Azule Artist Interviews
Chrysta Avers
Chrysta Avers is a visual artist from Pensacola, Florida, working through a body of work centered on mental health, grief, and the beauty hiding in ordinary places. During her residency she worked on a painting set in a supermarket, using the mundane as a window into something more personal.
Brooke & Steven Lombardi
Multimedia artist Brooke Hunter-Lombardi and musician Steve Lombardi made the trip from Columbus, Ohio, for their third residency at Azule. Brooke painted and sculpted while Steve recorded original music in the studio, including a song built from field recordings and the memory of someone who once called this place home.
Shelby Hofer
Shelby Hofer is a performer and writer based in Atlanta, where she co-runs PushPush Arts, an incubator for experimental work across disciplines. During her residency she completed On the Porch, a 40-minute performance piece rooted in Southern storytelling and the courage that starts on a porch when you’re a child.
Aparna Sud
Aparna Sud is a Boston-based abstract artist whose practice extends into dance and poetry. During her residency she completed a seven-piece series exploring time, space, and the shared human experience through conceptually driven painting.
Bella Bishara
Based in Greenville, South Carolina, Bella Bishara uses self-portraiture to explore identity and belief. She spent her two-week residency preparing for her first solo exhibition, creating mixed-media pieces that turn abstract anxieties into something physical.
Adam Kirsch
Traveling to us from Grand Marais, Minnesota, Adam Kirsch works where sound and sight meet. During his stay, he explored the productive tension between American folk traditions and ambient noise, finding inspiration in where human and natural systems collide.
Carson Williams
Louisiana sculptor and philosopher Carson Williams uses art to explore reality and object connectivity. During his Azule residency, he prepared silicone and sand molds for a metal pour, creating works that challenge how we perceive the physical world.
Jinna Kim featuring Hilary Dirlam
Jinna Kim is a Charlotte-based artist who works across film, acting, and music. While she is classically trained as a violist, she spent her residency immersed in the old-time and regional folk traditions of North Carolina, learning through conversation and community.
Taylor McMahan
After a decade-long break from the studio to build wigs for the entertainment industry, Taylor McMahan returned to her own canvas at Azule. Her new work, rooted in her life in North Carolina, finds deep meaning in the quiet, everyday moments of motherhood.