We are pleased to announce that performance and culinary artist Mirna Bamieh will be in residency from September 1 to September 30, 2023, as part of The Elizabeth Krief and Jacques Manardo Artist Residency Program at The Invisible Dog. a four years project that offers artists of all disciplines and nationalities the opportunity to reside in New York City for 1-3 months, without any obligation of a final production and objective, aside from engaging with our city of fantasy, change, excess, power, possibility, hustle, and grandeur.
Everyone finds their own way and the experiments are impossible to anticipate. New York changes all who visit; we’re anxiously waiting to see what resident artists see and discover. Artists will be housed in a furnished apartment in the heart of Brooklyn near The Invisible Dog Art Center and are encouraged to live in total immersion, connect with one of the most vibrant artist communities, meet professionals from the international art world, and participate in events in New York and abroad (Armory Show, Frieze, etc.).
The residency requires applicants to have presented work in their country of origin (USA included) or abroad, but having spent little to no time in New York City.
This 4-year-old program was made possible thanks to the exclusive support of Elizabeth Krief and Jacques Manardo.
Mirna Bamieh explores the politics of disappearance and memory production by unpacking the social concerns and limitations of Palestinian communities amid contemporary political dilemmas. Since 2019 the artist has also been reflecting on the process of fermentation through text, ceramics and video works incorporated into site-specific interactive installations. With a degree in culinary arts, she melds food and storytelling to develop socially engaged work through Palestine Hosting Society, Palestine Hosting Society, a live art project she founded in 2018. Staging dinner performances and various interventions that draw from food practices as well as the passage of recipes through generations, the project aims to revitalize traditional Palestinian food cultures on the verge of disappearing.
Bamieh has participated in various international exhibitions and festivals, including Sharjah Biennial 15/ Sharjah, 2023. Tashweesh Festival- Tanzquartier/ Vienna, 2022. Aesthetic of the Political festival- Bozart /Brussels 2020. Where No Wall Remains, LAB Biennial, New York (2019); Qalandiya Palestine (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018); Museum of Fine Arts, Japan (2017); Tokyo Wonder Site (2017); International Film Festival Rotterdam (2017); After the Last Sky, Berlin (2016); Halcyon, Transart Berlin Triennial (2016); Marrakech Biennial (2016); I Spy With My Little Eye, Mosaic Rooms, London; Casa Árabe, Madrid (2015); Exposure 2014, Beirut Art Center (2014); Encounters Film Festival, Bristol (2014); Cork Film Festival, Ireland (2014); and Eye on Palestine Art and Film Festival, Brussels (2014).
She has taken part in several art residencies, including Binz 39, Zurich (2022); The Invisible Dog Art Center, New York (2021); Vooruit, Belgium (2020); Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Poland (2019); Tokyo Wonder Site, Japan (2016); Maroc Artist Meeting, Marrakech (2016); Art Omi, New York (2015); and Delfina Foundation, London (2012).
Bamieh’s grants and awards include Dr Georg and Josi Guggenheim Foundation Award, Zurich (2022); CEC ArtsLink International Fellowship, New York (2020); The Visible Project Award (long list), Paris (2017); and A.M Qattan Foundation Grant (2012, 2013, 2014).
Her work has been featured on many platforms, such as Aj+, BBC, Hyperallergic, MoMa Ps1, ArteEast, Conde Nast Traveller, Chronogram, El Comodista, al Ahram and Yale Theater magazine.
She obtained a BA in Psychology from Birzeit University, Ramallah (2006) and an MFA in Fine Arts from Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design, Jerusalem (2013), Ashkal Alwan Homeworks Study program, Beirut (2014)
Website: mirnabamieh.info
palestinehostingsociety.com
Instagram: @palestine_hosting_society
Mirna Bamieh at The Invisible Dog
2022: Nafas exhibition
2021: Residency at la Salle A Manger (SAM)