The Micro-Residency at Bischoff Inn

offers artists a clean, calming and peaceful space for study, work and relaxation.

  • Key K. Bird

  • Bethany Ides

  • Megan Bent

  • Polina Varlamova

  • Rebecca Lauren

  • Jillian Sayre

  • Rebecca Lauren

  • Maria Leibana

  • Yinka Orafidiya

  • Colleen Coleman

  • Jennifer Kowalski

  • Alyssa Velazquez

  • Corwin Levi

Applications for our Winter/Spring 2024-2025 program are open!

Winter/Spring 2024-2025 Session

Artists-in-Residence

Winter/Spring 2024 Artists
Carrie Smith Libman

Carrie Smith Libman
http://www.smithlibman.com
Collage

Michael Froio

Michael Froio
http://www.Michaelfroio.com
Photography/ historic preservation & landscape studies

Abe Krell

Abe Krell
Imagery editing and graphic design

Andrea Krupp

Andrea Krupp
http://www.andreakrupp.com
Visual Art, scholarship and research

Ben Gardener

Ben Gardner
http://almanac.cargo.site
Collage

Joseph Hocker

Joseph Hocker
http://www.josephhocker.com
Photography

Christine Lorenz

Christine Lorenz
http://cmlorenz.com
Photography

Jack Zimmer

Jack Zimmer
Writing

Elie Porter Trubert

Elie Porter Trubert
http://elieportertrubert.com
Writing

Olena Jennings

Olena Jennings
http://www.olenajennings.com/
Writing and textile arts

Grace Culhane

Grace Culhane
x.com/graceculhane_
Writing, Fiction Writing

Molly Bader

Molly Bader
http://mollybader.com
Writing

Mary Lannon

Mary Lannon
https://marylannon.com
Short story writer and novelist

Maya Jain

Maya Jain
http://www.maya-jain.com
Drawing: comics and sequential art

Ashley Catharine Smith

Ashley Catharine Smith
http://www.ashleycatharinesmith.com
Fiber Arts / Textiles / Fashion

Iris Ouellette

Iris Ouellette
Writing: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry

richard royer

richard royer
http://ricroyer.com
writing

Elizabeth Bales Frank
Elizabeth Bales Frank

Elizabeth Bales Frank
http://www.elizafrank.com
Writing

James Allister Sprang
James Allister Sprang

James Allister Sprang
http://www.jamesallistersprang.com
Composition

Sophia June
Sophia June

Sophia June
https://sophiajune.party/
Writing

Leah Frances
Leah Frances

Leah Frances
http://LeahFrances.com/about
Photography

Summer 2024 Session

Artists-in-Residence

Winter/Spring 2024 Artists
Kaylan Buteyn
Kaylan Buteyn

Kaylan Buteyn
http://www.kaylancreates.com
Mixed media - textiles and painting

Megan Shope
Megan Shope

Megan Shope
http://www.meganshopeart.com
Mixed media collage, fiber art

MaryKate Maher, Oliver Jones & Family
MaryKate Maher, Oliver Jones & Family

MaryKate Maher
http://www.marykatemaher.com
Sculpture and collage

Oliver Jones
http://www.oliverjonesstudio.com
Drawing, photography and sculpture

Elena Bowman
Elena Bowman

Elena Bowman
Non-Fiction

Hannah Hill
Hannah Hill

Hannah Hill
http://www.hannahhillart.com
Painting

Sarah Timmons
Sarah Timmons

Sarah Timmons
http://www.sarahjanetimmons.com
watercolor & ink

Brianna Wilson
Brianna Wilson

Brianna Wilson
http://www.camp-wilson.com/
Fabric, pearler beads and acrylic

Samantha Connors
Samantha Connors

Samantha Connors
http://www.samanthamconnors.com
sculpture, research

Corwin Levi
Corwin Levi

Corwin Levi
http://corwinlevi.com
Digital collage

Alyssa Velazquez
Alyssa Velazquez

Alyssa Velazquez
http://velazquezalyssa.com
Playwright

Amy Casey
Amy Casey

Amy Casey
https://www.amycaseypainting.com
Painting

Jane Kang Lawrence
Jane Kang Lawrence

Jane Kang Lawrence
http://www.janekanglawrence.com
Painting

Emily Hockaday
Emily Hockaday

Emily Hockaday
http://www.emilyhockaday.com
Poetry

Johannes Lichtman
Johannes Lichtman

Johannes Lichtman
http://johanneslichtman.com
Literature/fiction writing

Anne Herbert
Anne Herbert

Anne Herbert
http://anneherbertpaintings.com/home.html
Painting

Jennifer Kowalski
Jennifer Kowalski

Jennifer Kowalski
https://www.jennybkowalski.com/
Graphic and Interactive Design, Generative Art and Creative Coding, Fiber Arts

Anna Guarneri
Anna Guarneri

Anna Guarneri
http://www.annaguarneri.com
Works on paper (drawing, painting, collage)

gwen charles
gwen charles

gwen charles
http://www.gwencharles.com
Video art, performance, sculpture

Colleen Coleman
Colleen Coleman

Colleen Coleman
www.colleenlcolemanstudio.com
Collage

Yinka Orafidiya
Yinka Orafidiya

Yinka Orafidiya
http://www.yinkaorafidiya.com
Social practice, ceramics

Maria Leibana
Maria Leibana

Maria Liebana
http://marialiebana.com
Mixed Media Collage

Nicole Markert
Nicole Markert

Nicole Markert
http://nicolemarkertpoet.my.canva.site
Poetry

Joe Gidjunis
Joe Gidjunis

Joe Gidjunis
http://grownup.dad
Documentary film

Rebecca Lauren
Rebecca Lauren

Rebecca Lauren
Poetry

Britta Glass

Britta Glass
https://www.instagram.com/brittageneart/
Watercolor and mixed media

Hannah Burnworth
Hannah Burnworth

Hannah Burnworth
http://www.manchestermilkhouse.com
Stitched Paper and Collage (Textiles)

Jillian Sayre
Jillian Sayre

Jillian Sayre
http://jilliansayre.net
Writing

Polina Varlamova
Polina Varlamova

Polina Varlamova
http://www.polinavarlamova.com
Fiber Art

Winter/Spring 2024 Artists
Kim Bricker
Kim Bricker

Kim Bricker
https://www.kimbricker.com
Printmaking - acrylic monotype on paper

Jessica Livingston
Jessica Livingston

Jessica Livingston
http://www.jessicalivingstonart.com/
Watercolor, documentation, memory artist

Christopher Jehly
Christopher Jehly

Christopher Jehly
http://www.chrisjehly.com
Plein air watercolor

Megan Bent
Megan Bent

Megan Bent
http://www.meganbent.com
Photography, Disability Representation, Printmaking, Video, Installation

Becky Slemmons
Becky Slemmons

Becky Slemmons
http://www.beckyslemmons.com/
Drawing, painting, sewing, and research

Bethany Ides
Bethany Ides

Bethany Ides
http://doorsunlimited.org/
Writing, design, decolonial pedagogy, queer & trans community organizing

Kayla Gibbons
Kayla Gibbons

Kayla Gibbons
http://www.kaylagibbons.net
Sculpture / Drawing

Key K. Bird
Key K. Bird

Key K. Bird
http://keykbird.com
Fiction Writing

Winter/Spring 2024 Session

Artists-in-Residence

Winter/Spring 2024 Artists
Yasemin Kackar-Demirel
Yasemin Kackar-Demirel

Yasemin Kackar-Demirel
http://www.yaseminkackar.com
painting, drawing, collage, textiles, sculpture

Brittany Reilly
Brittany Reilly

Brittany Reilly
http://www.pittsburghmoderncommittee.org
Research, Writing, Content Creation & Education on Historic Architecture, Design & Public Art/Spaces

Ashley Lorusso & Family
Ashley Lorusso & Family

Ash Lorussso
https://www.instagram.com/ash_lorusso/
Watercolor Study of Color and Form

Ash Garner & Neill Cantangay
Ash Garner & Neill Cantangay

Ash Garner
http://www.thecolorg.com
Neill Catangay
http://www.neillcatangay.com


Installation, Research, Digital Design, Soft Sculpture, Writing, Spoken Word, Video, Photography

Michael Froio
Michael Froio

Michael Froio
http://www.Michaelfroio.com
Photography, Historic Preservation: Landscape Studies

Christy O'Connor
Christy O'Connor

Christy O'Connor
http://www.christyoconnorart.com
Mixed Media Paintings

Erin Naomi Burrows
Erin Naomi Burrows

Erin Naomi Burrows
https://www.instagram.com/oysterhinge/
Writing & Watercolor Painting

Lauren Todd
Lauren Todd

Lauren Todd
https://www.instagram.com/leostelliumlauren/
Creative Nonfiction, Essayist & Humor Writer

Carrie Smith Libman
Carrie Smith Libman

Carrie Smith Libman
http://www.smithlibman.com
Collage

Hee Sook Kim & Chris Shultis

Hee Sook Kim
http://www.heesookkim.com
Visual Art

Chris Shultis
http://www.chrisshultis.com
Composer

Joseph Abad
Joseph Abad

Joseph Abad
http://www.josephabad.net/photography
A photographer with a focus on candid photography for branding and storytelling. Moreover, as a classical musician, he aspires to integrate still photography (multimedia) with musical presentations centered around social themes, with the goal of reaching a more diverse and expansive audience.

Almah LaVon Rice & SJ Powell
Almah LaVon Rice & SJ Powell

Almah LaVon Rice
http://www.almahlavonrice.com
speculative fiction and creative nonfiction

SJ Powell
http://linktr.ee/sjpowell
Speculative fiction! SJ Powell writes science-fiction, horror, and fantasy. Powell writes short stories is currently working on their first novel.

Brianna Little
Brianna Little

Brianna/Bri Little
https://www.instagram.com/venus___envy/
Writing: Poetry

Brian Kaspr
Brian Kaspr

Brian Kaspr
http://www.bkaspr.com
Painting & Collage

Olivia Dwyer and Andrea Arts
Olivia Dwyer and Andrea Arts

Olivia Dwyer
http://www.oliviahalo.com
Fashion, Textiles & Sculpture

Andrea Arts
https://andreaarts.org
Fashion & Textiles

Ruby Mora
Ruby Mora

Ruby Mora
http://rubymora.com
Writing: Creative Nonfiction & Poetry

Allison Reimus
Allison Reimus

Allison Reimus
http://www.allisonreimus.com
Painting & Textiles

Julie Gray
Julie Gray

Julie Gray
http://www.juliekgray.com
Sculpture, Photography and Writing

Christian Bañez
Christian Bañez

Christian Bañez
http://www.christianbanez.com
Drawing & Painting

Jessi Eizember
Jessi Eizember

Jessi Eizember (left)
https://www.instagram.com/eizarina/
Sewing, primarily corsetry

Kelly Boehmer and Chuck Carbia
Kelly Boehmer and Chuck Carbia

Kelly Boehmer (right)
Soft Sculpture
http://www.kellyboehmer.com

Chuck Carbia (left)
Watercolors & Digital Media
http://www.chuckcarbia.com