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.
Wisharawish Akarasantisook
Year/s of residence : 2015, Institut français
Visual arts
Asareh Akasheh
Year/s of residence : 2017, Institut français
Visual arts
Gilan Akbar
Year/s of residence : 1967, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Music
Javad Akbarzadeh Sarabi
Year/s of residence : 2014, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Jenny Akerlund
Year/s of residence : 2024, 2016, Artists' Association of Sweden, Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Visual arts
Lars Akerlund
Year/s of residence : 2022, Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Music
Majid Akhavan
Year/s of residence : 2017, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Azadeh Akhlaghi
Year/s of residence : 2013, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Firoozeh Akhlaghi
Year/s of residence : 2018, Visual Arts Administration of Iran
Visual arts
Tatiana Akhmetgalieva
Year/s of residence : 2016, Institut français
Visual arts
Akhsarbeth Akhpolov
Year/s of residence : 2014, International Confederation of Artists Unions
Visual arts
Jaâfar Akil
Year/s of residence : 2014, Ministry of Culture and State Secretariat for Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco
Visual arts
Louise Akili
Year/s of residence : 2017, 2016, Cité internationale des arts
Music
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Born in Paris in 1990, pianist Louise Akili is currently studying at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris. She enjoys playing both as a soloist and as a chamber musician and enjoys the marriage of the arts, being a dancer as well.
Artist's website
Fedora Akimova
Year/s of residence : 2024, 2–12
Fedora Akimova is a mixed-media artist whose practice spans installations, video, and sculptural objects. Born in 1987 in Kyiv, she began her creative journey as an illustrator after completing a degree in Printmaking and Graphics. In 2010, she moved to Saint Petersburg to study Theatrical Decoration and Scenography, a discipline that profoundly shaped her artistic vision by integrating diverse techniques and crafts into her work.
Since March 2022, Fedora has been based in Tbilisi (Georgia) and Paris. Before February 24, 2022, her work focused on abstract, plastic experiments exploring philosophical and civilizational themes, often imagining a hypothetical, human-free world as a form of escapism. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine, her subsequent displacement, and the profound upheaval in her personal life prompted her to reexamine her identity and artistic approach. This transformative period led her to develop a new artistic language that engages with political and socially charged themes, reflecting the complexities of the world around her.
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Inna Akimova
Year/s of residence : 2007, Union of Russian Artists
Visual arts
Omonike Akinyemi
Year/s of residence : 2000, 2003, Cité internationale des arts
Spectacle vivant
Miho Akioka
Year/s of residence : 1994, 1995, Association for the Promotion of French teaching in Japan (AFEP) , Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Kenzo Akita
Year/s of residence : 1968, Musashino Art University, Japan
Visual arts
Bunsei Akiyama
Year/s of residence : 1994, Sokei Academy of Fine Art & Design Tokyo
Visual arts
Naoko Akiyama
Year/s of residence : 2001, Royal College of Arts of London, united Kingdom
Visual arts
