Up to 3 fully funded residency places are available for Southeast Asian artists and partial funding for international artists. Residency period in July – September 2026. Apply now!
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Chidkamon Jitkasam (Fern)
As part of Studio 88 Artist Residency’s ongoing initiative to nurture local artistic talent and strengthen a sustainable creative ecosystem, visual artist and print-maker, Chidkamon Jitkasam (Fern) will present new works in the duo exhibition Idiot Killers (Monsters in Your Soul), opening in June 2026. Through a compelling series of imperfect faces and emotionally charged figures, Fern transforms human vulnerability into a visual language of empathy, inviting viewers to embrace imperfection as the essence of being human.
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Mintralux Danklang (Miko)
As part of Studio 88 Artist Residency’s ongoing initiative to nurture local artistic talent and strengthen a sustainable creative ecosystem, emerging self-taught multidisciplinary artist Mintralux Danklang (Miko) will present new works in the duo exhibition Idiot Killers (Monsters in Your Soul), opening in June 2026. The exhibition highlights her growing artistic practice and exploration of emotional memory, identity, and human vulnerability.
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Discovering Studio 88 Through the Lens of Far Away Fred
Retired law enforcement professional, motivational speaker, and content creator Frederick “Far Away Fred” Jones recently visited Studio 88 Artist Residency to explore its creative community and meet the artists shaping its vibrant atmosphere. This video on Youtube offers an insightful look at how the residency fosters artistic exchange, cultural connection, and personal growth in the peaceful surroundings of Doi Saket, Chiang Mai.
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Alexandra Kalinkina (Sasha)
Studio 88 was delighted to welcome its first Visiting Creative through the Creative Research Stay programme in May 2026: Alexandra Kalinkina, also known as Sasha. During her stay, Sasha immersed herself in a variety of activities, from attending an exhibition opening and a lecture on artist residencies to participating in inspiring conversations with artists.
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Sonali Arnaz Mehta-Rao
Sonali Arnaz Mehta-Rao is a South Asian American visual artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores identity, ecology, and ancestral memory as interconnected and continuously evolving processes. Through her practice, Sonali navigates shifting notions of belonging across geographies, cultures, and spiritual traditions. In June 2026, she will participate in the Evolving Identities programme at Studio 88 Artist Residency.
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Bali Ong
Bali Ong is an interdisciplinary artist and designer whose practice moves fluidly between digital media, installation, animation, photography, and graphic design. Drawing from both artistic and technological backgrounds, Ong explores the relationships between identity, culture, memory, and evolving digital realities. Their work often blends visual storytelling with interactive and immersive approaches, reflecting a deep curiosity about how personal and collective identities are constructed and transformed through contemporary media. Through experimentation across disciplines, Ong creates works that are both playful and reflective, inviting audiences into layered visual experiences shaped by cultural hybridity, technology, and human connection.
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Chris McCabe
Chris McCabe is a British poet, visual artist, and educator working between Chiang Mai, Thailand and Da Nang, Vietnam whose interdisciplinary practice explores identity, ecology, and human relationships with the more-than-human world. Selected for the Evolving Identities residency programme at Studio 88 Artist Residency in June 2026, he will further develop Animal Imperatives, an ongoing series of poems and watercolour paintings that reimagines animals as poetic guides for survival, transformation, and coexistence.
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StoryScapes 2026
Studio 88 Artist Residency is now accepting applications for StoryScapes 2026, Stories That Carry Worlds, a themed residency dedicated to storytelling as a living cultural force — a way of carrying memory, transmitting knowledge, questioning inherited beliefs, and imagining new futures. Residency Period: 6 September – 31 October 2026 (3–8 weeks). Application Deadline: 15 July 2026.
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Neil Patrick Stewart
Neil Patrick Stewart is an American actor, director, movement specialist, and educator whose work investigates the intersection of highly rigorous physical theatre and vulnerability. Based in Texas, USA, his practice is grounded in the Droznin Russian Movement System and explores how a single kinetic body can embody multiple characters, emotional states, and psychological landscapes. He is selected for the Evolving Identities residency in May-June 2026.
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