Winter 2026 Artists-in-Residence
The 2026 Winter Artists-in-Residence approach their practices through lineages outside traditional power structures: centering experiences often overlooked in patriarchal cultural spaces. Textiles stretch into collage, yoga mats become painted ground, beads and shells form constellations, and photographs carry the weight of history. The art that emerges is a collective reimagining of how materiality can unravel, mend, and re-thread the stories we inherit.
Kimberly English
Canton, NC
Spring 2026 Artists-in-Residence
In the softness of fibers, humans unfold. This season, this revelatory experience is ushered in by six incoming Artists-in-Residence joining us at McColl Center for Spring 2026. Traditional and tactile processes are reimagined, revealing how textiles can honor communities while opening new pathways of understanding. This cohort explores textile practices as a powerful language, moving between portraiture, sculpture, installation, and memory-driven image making. Fiber artists Ally Nolan, Nastassja Swift, and Kandy G Lopez arrive in April, followed by Lex Marie in May, and Dance Doyle and Baylee Schmitt in June.
Ally Nolan
Wexford, Leinster
Nastassja Swift
Petersburg, VA
Beverly Smith
Charlotte, NC
Kandy G Lopez
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lex Marie
Washington, DC
Dance Doyle
Oakland, CA
Baylee Schmitt
Cincinnati, OH