About Azita Moradkahni: Azita Moradkhani was born in Tehran where she was exposed to Persian art, as well as Iranian read more…
Visual Artist Works | Opal Ecker DeRuvo
About Opal Ecker DeRuvo: Opal Ecker DeRuvo is a transfeminine transdisciplinary artist and collaborative printmaker. Using historic photo-processes, large scale read more…
Visual Artist Spotlight | Denisse Griselda Reyes
Griselda (Episode 1) 2018 – 2020, 22:12, color, sound, animation, home video, HD Video In this mockumentary short comedy, upcoming read more…
Writers Spotlight | Emma Bushman
About Emma Bushman: Emma Bushmann is a hybrid-genre writer based in Queens, New York. She is currently an MFA candidate read more…
Visual Artist Works | Vincent Chong
About Vincent Chong: Vincent Chong is a Queer mixed-race Chinese-American community-based painter, performance artist, and Chinese calligrapher. They paint portraits read more…
Vincent Chong – Everlasting Love 永恆之愛
About Everlasting Love 永恆之愛 永恆之愛 Everlasting Love (highlights), 2019 Choreo, Movement, & Calligraphy: Vincent ChongMusic (Guzheng): Clara LuCostume (Clara): Shawna read more…
Visual Artist | Dana Zinsser – Tender Shepherd
Pieces Featured (in order of appearance): Date Night Kitty Cradled Point Guard Tender Shepherd Fantasy Finals About the Piece: “Tender read more…
Interview and Reading”F” by Mai Tran | Writer in Residence 2022
Velvetpark is proud to present our 2nd writer in residence, Mai Tran. We caught up with Mai during her residency read more…
Visual Artist in Residence Announcement 2022
The 2022 Velvetpark Visual Artist Residency has been awarded to Darryl Smith! He begins his residency this week in Brooklyn read more…
Mai Tran | Writer in Residence 2022 | Interview & Reading
We are happy to present our writer in residence for 2022, Mai Tran! We caught up with her a couple read more…
Kevin Lustik | A Needle Pulling Thread
Kevin Lustik is a self-taught needle artist who has been sewing for over 35 years. He started by creating quilts, then moved read more…
Visual Artist in Residence | Gabrielle Randall
Our Summer/Fall 2021 visual artist in residence, Gabrielle Randall, talks about her sculpture pieces and inspirations of her current series read more…
Madar Jaan | Wazina Zondon
Wazina Zondon Coming Out Muslim
Dear Boo |Wazina Zondon
Wazina Zondon Coming out Muslim
What It Means To Be Here(2018 – Ongoing) | Jeanette Spicer
“In my series What it Means to Be Here (2018 – ongoing), I capture the intimacy between non-heterosexual women with read more…
Visual Artist Works | Alexander Si
Exposure
cameras, video cameras, microphones, camera phones, tripods, cranes, jibs, speedlights, shutter releases, motion sensors, cable clips.
2020
Don’t Touch The Art| Roxanne Lim
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Visual Artists Works | Emma Anne Johnson
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Spotlight Artists and Writers
Welcome to Velvetparks’ Spotlight Page, here we will be featuring the tremendous talent of our applicants from previous residencies. Featured read more…
Excerpt from “To Translate is Not to Teach The Meaning of a Word” | Yamilette Vizcaino Rivera
During her time of her residency, Yamilette Vizcaino Rivera, has been working on a piece titled “To Translate Is Not read more…
Writers Residency Announcement | Winter/Spring
We are excited to announce our Visual Artist Workspace Residency for Winter/Spring 2023! Velvetpark welcomes LGBTQ+ writers at any stage read more…