Artist-in-Residence
Meet our artists-in-residence.
Xico’s artist-in-residence program provides two artists with studio and exhibition space, annually at no cost. Artist in Residence Program enhances an artist's ability for professional growth and development by providing free dedicated work space. Residents are required to participate in printmaking workshops and instruct community workshops to gain leadership experience. Artists are encouraged to use this space for self-promotion, creating an opportunity for exposure and exhibition experience. Artists can focus on creating marketable artwork, and have the freedom to experiment with new mediums.
2018-2019 Artist in Residence
Sam Fresquéz
Monica Gisel-Crespo
Monica Gisel Crespo Initiated her career as a Visual Artist in the border city of Tijuana, B.C. Mexico. She immigrated to the United States in 2000. Since then, she has been involved in the art community teaching and showcasing her artwork all over the state.
Sam Fresquez is a Phoenix based intermedia artist who often focuses on the use of text in her work. She explores bringing calligraphy into mediums such as fibers, wood, and paper cutting. Her art explores many concepts including my religion, family, culture and sexuality. Above all, my work talks about the crossroads and intersections between them. Oftentimes using interviews, book passages, prayers and quotes to do so.
2016-2017 Artist in Residence
Veronica Verdugo-Lomelí
Martín Moreno
Martín Moreno grew up in an immigrant farmworker household. “My earliest memories of color and rhyme are those of the fields, sitting in the back of a pickup truck watching rows upon rows of corn and tomatoes form a visual pattern of rhythm, while listening to the realities of superstition told by the elders.” Images come to life in his sculpture, murals, paintings and mosaics.
A painter and printmaker with a passion for creating art rooted in subjects that recognize and acknowledge the talent and history of Mexican, American, and Chicano culture and heritage.
2015-2016 Artist in Residence
Gennaro Garcia
Gennaro Garcia works in oils, acrylics, wood and plaster. His art showcases world-class skills and a Latino immigrant perspective. In 2017, Garcia was commissioned with his daughter, Frida, to paint a mural for Disney. Gennaro Garcia has participated in over sixty exhibitions (14 solo shows).
Emily Costello
Emily Costello is a self-taught artist who finds inspiration from her Mexican and Czech heritage. She has exhibited locally and nationally and has been awarded a commission to develop artwork for a Valley Metro light rail stop as part of the South Phoenix expansion. She is currently the Arizona Lottery’s Artist-In-Residence and is co-owner of Mucho Mas Gallery located in downtown Phoenix.