2023 Creative Residents

Welcome to Our 2023 Creative Residents

We are thrilled to be able to welcome our newest class of Creative Residents to Bloedel Reserve. We can’t wait to meet all of the Residents and share with you the work they will be pursuing while they are onsite.

Field Notes

What exactly do Creative Residents do while they are staying at Bloedel Reserve? For some, it is an intensely private time of rest and reflection, a chance to recharge their creative juices. And for others, it’s a chance to experiment, play, begin new projects or continue developing works already in progress.

Field Notes let you explore Bloedel Reserve through the art, writings, and unique perspectives of those Creative Residents who have chosen to share the insights and inspirations they experienced while staying onsite.

Creative Residents

Kathryn Smith
Poet
Jan 3-23, 2023 — Field Notes

Simone Baron
Musician
Jan 30-Feb 20, 2023 — Field Notes

Jan Dove
Printmaker
Feb 27-Mar 20, 2023 — Field Notes

Jori Lewis
Writer
Mar 27-Apr 17 2023 — Field Notes

Marilyn Wandrey
Culture Keeper
April 24-May 15, 2023 — Field Notes

Marion Brenner
Bloedel Reserve Choice, Landscape Photographer
May 22-May 28, 2023 — Field Notes

Melinda West
Bloedel Reserve Choice, Basketry
May 28 – June 18, 2023 — Field Notes

Robin Dru Germany
Photographer
June 19-July 10, 2023 — Field Notes

Alison Stigora
Site-Specific Artist
July 17-Aug 7, 2023 — Field Notes

Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise
Musicians
Aug 14-Sept 4, 2023 — Field Notes

Olympic College Residency
Student Cohort
Sept 11-16, 2023 — Field Notes

Pete Wyer
Intermedia Artist
Sept 22-Oct 19, 2023 — Field Notes

Allison Kudla & Taha Ebrahimi
Research & Design
Oct 27-Nov 16, 2023 — Field Notes

Taha Ebrahimi & Allison Kudla
Research & Design
Oct 27-Nov 16, 2023 — Field Notes

Jeffery Darensbourg
Writer
Nov 29-Dec 20, 2023 — Field Notes