Artists in residence
Each year, the Cité internationale des arts welcomes more than 1,000 artists from around the world, offering them a space for creation, research, and exchange in Paris, in the Marais and Montmartre districts. Open to all artistic disciplines—visual arts, music, literature, film, design and architecture, performing arts, and curating—it enables artists to develop their projects in an environment that fosters experimentation and meaningful connections.
Pauline Vaillancourt
Year/s of residence : 1983, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec
Music
Minna Vainikainen
Year/s of residence : 2018, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, Finnish Cité internationale des arts Foundation, Finnish Foundation of the Cité des Arts de Paris
Dance
Johanna Vainio
Year/s of residence : 2018, Finnish Cité internationale des arts Foundation
Architecture and design
Marjukka Irmeli Vainio
Year/s of residence : 2011, Finnish Foundation of the Cité des Arts de Paris
Visual arts
Risto Vainio
Year/s of residence : 1967, Finnish Foundation of the Cité des Arts de Paris
Music
Birouté Vainiounaite
Year/s of residence : 1975, Institut français
Music
Hannu Vaisanen
Year/s of residence : 1980, 1981, 1983, 1989, Finnish Foundation of the Cité des Arts de Paris
Visual arts
Mika Vaisanen
Year/s of residence : 2013, Finnish Foundation of the Cité des Arts de Paris
Visual arts
Arunas Vaitkunas
Year/s of residence : 1997, 2003, Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA), Lithuania
Visual arts
Timo Vaittinen
Year/s of residence : 2023, Finnish Cité internationale des arts Foundation
Visual arts
Sandra Vaka Olsen
Year/s of residence : 2016, Danish Agency for Culture
Visual arts
Albina Vakhitova
Year/s of residence : 2023, Institut français
Dance
Ahmad Ardebili Vakili
Year/s of residence : 2004, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Bita Vakili
Year/s of residence : 2004, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Mohmmad Hassan Vakili Sadeghi
Year/s of residence : 1987, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Vahid Vakilifar
Year/s of residence : 2025, French National Centre of Cinema
Cinema
Born and raised in Kermanshah-Kurdistan (1981), Iran. Independent filmmaker, member of the Iranian Cinema Producers Guild, member of the Iranian Cinema Directors Association
He spent his adolescence in his hometown of Kermanshah, working in theater groups. During this time, he worked as an actor in various theaters. He then moved to Tehran to continue his studies. He graduated from Tehran’s Soure University in the field of film directing. He was able to show his talent to others with the student films Havari and Milkan.
During this student period, he met Mohamad Rasoulof. This meeting took Vahid’s professional life to a new stage. During his student period, he worked as Mr. Rasoulof’s assistant in many films. Through this, he was able to get to know the professional cinema environment well. As a result of this friendly and professional relationship with Mr. Rasoulof, he was able to make his first feature film as a Gesher, which brought Vahid great success. This film was one of the favorite films of the great Iranian filmmaker Mr. Abbas Kiarostami. After the film Gasher, Vahid was able to continue with more confidence to make films that perhaps have not been made in Iranian cinema to this day. Different and strange films that tell the complex world of Vakilifar’s mind.
His five films Gesher (2010) –Taboor (2012)-Jonas(2016)-K9(2022)- Rhinos conquered the Middle East (2024) have won numerous awards and have been featured at many international film festivals.
With his unique and extremely personal style, Vahid has been able to set himself apart as a distinctly notable filmmaker in the eyes of cinematic and artistic experts worldwide. This is exactly why the critics of Film Cult(French) and Indiewire included Vahid’s film Taboor in the top ten best unreleased films of 2013.
These unique features of Vahid’s films have attracted the attention of great filmmakers, including the late Abbas Kiarostami , Sir John Burman, Amir Naderi and Jafar Panahi. Facing Vahid’s films is a new experience compared to other Iranian films because these films are influenced by European art cinema and are born from the depths of the soul and heart of an Eastern filmmaker.
His films have won numerous awards and have been featured at many international film festivals including but not limited to: San Sebastian IFF, Karlovy Vary IFF, Rotterdam IFF, Busan IFF, Tribeca IFF, Thessaloniki IFF, Edinburgh IFF, Sidney IFF, Miami IFF, Talin IFF, Nante-3 Continents IFF,Paris IFF and Rome IFF amongst other.
Courtesy of the artist
Gilad Vaknin
Year/s of residence : 2017, Israel Ministry of Culture and Sports
Music
Todor Vakov
Year/s of residence : 1991, Union of Bulgarian Artists
Visual arts
José Marie Valabregue
Year/s of residence : 1987, 1989, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Peter Valach
Year/s of residence : 1998, Union of Visual Artists of Slovakia
Visual arts
