Visiting Artist Program
Visiting Artist 2025: Fedra Yazdi
Fedra Yazdi’s paintings poignantly convey her lifelong search for place. Each painting depicts a specific story of wayfinding, carefully mapping animals and figures, illustrating the cycle of wander and wonder. Trails and paths offer a direction, yet in some of her paintings, their access appears to be inaccessible. The tiniest of brushstrokes tie stylized elements to the canvas as if stitched rather than painted. Below, Fedra discusses the profound meaning and personal experiences behind her journey to immigrate to the United States, her life in exile, and her passion for painting…
Program Status
The application for 2026 Visiting Artist Exhibition Proposals has ended. More information about 2027 application is forthcoming.
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Program Details
The Visiting Artist Program hosts individual and small group shows 5 or 6 times per year for artists who are not Artist Members of GRO. The Visiting Artist Program is an important way that GRO shares its exhibition space with artists not affiliated with the organization.
Visiting Artists generally exhibit in GRO’s Project Space gallery. See the gallery technical specifications and download the floor plan.
Visiting Artist exhibitions occupy a major place in the gallery’s yearly exhibition schedule and run concurrently with GRO artist member exhibitions in the Center and Annex Galleries.
Who may apply: We are seeking artists whose work is engaged with these issues of public concern:
- The environmental crisis: humanity’s effect on the planet
- Human rights (social justice), including anti-racism, and immigration
GRO embraces diversity, equity access and inclusion. Artists from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
Artists are also invited to apply to curate a small group exhibition addressing one or more of these topics.
