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.
Qianlin Xue
Year/s of residence : 2010, Hangzhou Academy of Arts, China
Visual arts
Wenkai Xue
Year/s of residence : 2018, 2000, Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University Academy - Arts & Design, China
Architecture and design
Tomoko Yabe
Year/s of residence : 2008, Cité internationale des arts, Sokei Academy of Fine Art & Design Tokyo
Visual arts
Takako Yabuki
Year/s of residence : 2008, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Hammam Yacoob H S Alabdulla
Year/s of residence : 2025, Institut français
Architecture and design
Masaki Yada
Year/s of residence : 2009, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Rémy Yadan
Year/s of residence : 2007, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Arash Yadollahi
Year/s of residence : 2015, 2016, Cité internationale des arts, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Yoshihiko Yaegashi
Year/s of residence : 1998, 1999, Cité internationale des arts, Musashino Art University, Japan
Visual arts
Ann Yaeger
Year/s of residence : 2007, University of Washington at St.Louis - Sam Art Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, USA
Visual arts
Mohammad Mahdi Yaghoubian
Year/s of residence : 2014, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Arman Yaghoubpour
Year/s of residence : 2016, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Tsuyoshi Yagi
Year/s of residence : 2003, Nagoya University of the Arts, Japan
Visual arts
Tetyana Yagodkina
Year/s of residence : 2008, International Confederation of Artists Unions
Visual arts
Ghada Yaiche
Year/s of residence : 2004, 2005, Cité internationale des arts, Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation, Tunisia
Visual arts
Dimitri Yakas
Year/s of residence : 1978, Greek Embassy in Paris
Music
Alexey Yakimenko
Year/s of residence : 2009, Union of Russian Artists
Visual arts
Ezgi Yakin
Year/s of residence : 2025, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV)
Visual arts
Muhammad Yakin
Year/s of residence : 2025, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore
Visual arts
Elena Yakovleva
Year/s of residence : 1989, Cité internationale des arts
Music