Artist Residency
Our multidisciplinary residency is a dynamic space for artistic exploration, where each resident defines their own creative journey. Rooted in collaboration, the program invites artists to engage with Thai creatives and local communities, fostering meaningful cultural exchange. Through exhibitions, workshops, performances, and dialogue, we explore how art and culture can inspire positive environmental change.
September 20 - November 15, 2025
Egyptian mixed media artist Shereif Eldesouky, now based in Bangkok, creates immersive surreal worlds rich in color and emotion, drawing inspiration from nature and a diverse global journey.
Shereif Eldesouky
August 17 - 27, 2025
Jairo Ortiz, an acclaimed Mexican cellist and conductor, is a member of Mexico’s National Symphony Orchestra and a 2015 National Youth Award recipient, bringing his artistry to Bangkok 1899’s International Artist Residency Program.
Jairo Ortiz
Nawarat ‘Nammon’ Welployngam & Tharinee ‘Palm’ Ratanasatien
November 7 - 29, 2024
Artsadmin in London hosted Thai-based artist and activist Nawarat "Nammon" Welployngam and Community-Based Artist-Activist and Art Director Tharinee "Palm" Ratanasatien in November 2024. Creative Migration’s Founder & Executive Director, Susannah Tantemsapya, accompanied them as the Producer for the UK residency.
August 5 - 17 , 2024
James Gallego Olivo visited Bangkok via Lab X, a pilot artistic residency and cultural exchange between Thailand and the UK, supported by the British Council’s Connections Through Culture program. Nene Camara from Artsadmin accompanied this artist as the Producer for the UK residency.
James Gallego Olivo
Part One: 2023, Part Two: March 20-April 12, 2026
Sarah Rara is a Los Angeles-based artist and poet working with video, sound, performance, and installation. They are a contributing member of the ongoing project lucky dragons (with Luke Fischbeck).
Sarah Rara
Part One: September - October 2022, Part Two: June 2023
Francisco López created and performed his new sound composition, ‘HIMAVANTA’ at Bangkok 1899. The performances were created exclusively with original environmental recordings of Thailand’s rainforests, which were recorded during the first part of the artist’s one month residency.
Francisco López
February 10 - April 8, 2023
During her residency at Bangkok 1899, Bonduelle created Same Same, a series of rotating paintings using Thai colloquialisms in colorful patterns and typographic style. Inspired by her experiences amidst the Nang Loeng community, this exhibit was playful and engaging for viewers.
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Elvire Bonduelle
January - February, 2020
Named Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch in 2020, Jay Carlon is a contemporary choreographer based in Los Angeles whose highly physical work is focused in experimental, site-sensitive dance theatre.
Jay Carlon
2019
New Zealand born artist Tiffany Singh’s multi-disciplinary approach centered around arts, education and well-being. Her three-month residency elevated Bangkok 1899 as an immersive Social Practice hub, exemplifying a new contemporary art paradigm to enable women artists, who are also mothers, to live and work in a supportive residency environment.
Tiffany Singh
May 2020
Scott Kildall is a new media artist who looks at the interplay between territory and technology. He sees this as a dynamic relationship, which changes as the dissemination of new inventions shift and then resettled structures of power.
Scott Kildall
December 16, 2018 - February 17 , 2019
Shayne P. Carter was our first artist-in-residency. His three-month program at Bangkok 1899 was dedicated to the exploration of merging modern pop music with Thai traditional music, highlighting the aspect of Bangkok 1899 as a cultural hub that creates relationships and social engagement through art.