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.
Nicolai Ignatov
Year/s of residence : 2000, Cité internationale des arts, International Confederation of Artists Unions
Visual arts
Ralitza Ignatova
Year/s of residence : 1999, Union of Bulgarian Artists
Visual arts
Shai Ignatz
Year/s of residence : 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, City of Paris, France, Cité internationale des arts, Ministry of Culture and Sports, Israel
Visual arts
Mauricio Igor
Year/s of residence : 2023, Institut français
Visual arts
Leonel Iguaro
Year/s of residence : 2010, Foundation for Culture and the Arts - Fundarte, Venezuela
Visual arts
Said Iharchiouen
Year/s of residence : 2003, Ministry of Culture and State Secretariat for Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco
Visual arts
Ute Ihlenfeldt
Year/s of residence : 1993, Federal Ministry of Culture and Media, Germany
Visual arts
Mami Iida
Year/s of residence : 2014, Musashino Art University, Japan
Visual arts
Miho Iida
Year/s of residence : 2023, Nagoya University of the Arts
Visual arts
Sae Iida
Year/s of residence : 2001, Finnish Foundation of the Cité des Arts de Paris
Music
Nao Iijima
Year/s of residence : 2019, Sokei Academy of Fine Art & Design
Visual arts
Yusuke Iimura
Year/s of residence : 2018, Sokei Academy of Fine Art & Design
Visual arts
Asuka Iino
Year/s of residence : 2000, Association for the Promotion of French teaching in Japan (AFEP)
Music
Tamami Iinuma
Year/s of residence : 2014, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Petteri Iivonen
Year/s of residence : 2022, Cité internationale des arts
Music
Petteri Iivonen is a Finnish violinist. He studied at the Sibelius Academy, University of Southern California, Tel Aviv University and Stony Brook University and additionally holds the coveted Artist Diploma (AD) from the Manhattan School of Music.
Silver Medalist and Special Prize winner at the 10th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, Petteri Iivonen is currently the concertmaster (Premier Violon Solo) of the Opéra National de Paris. Additionally, he has served as the concertmaster of the Finnish National Opera under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen. He was hailed by the Italian newspaper Il Gazzettino as an artist with “flawless technique along with expressive interpretation,” and praised by the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat for his “control and emotional sensitivity” and “colorful details and thoughtful phrasing”.
Highlights of Petteri Iivonen’s solo career include his appearances with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Helena Symphony, Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, New York Classical Symphony Orchestra, New European Ensemble, as well as the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. The artist has also been heard in concerts at the Musée du Louvre in Paris, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center, Tokyo Opera City, Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Jerusalem Theatre and the Kodaly Center.
As a devoted chamber musician, Petteri Iivonen is a regularly collaborating with world-renowned artists such as Matti Salminen, Nobuko Imai, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Michel Lethiec, Lilli Paasikivi, Clive Greensmith, Atar Arad, Monica Groop, Frans Helmerson, Michaela Martin, Arto Noras, Regis Pasquier, Paul Neubauer, Martin Beaver, along with the Emerson, Michelangelo and Tokyo String Quartets.
Petteri Iivonen makes frequent appearances worldwide on NDR in Germany and RTBF in Belgium, Israeli Radio, France Musique, as well as Classical 96.3 in Toronto and all across the United States including KUSC in California and WQXR in New York. Yarlung Records released his debut recordings in 2009, featuring works by Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Franck and Ysaÿe.
Artist's website
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Setsuko Ikai
Year/s of residence : 2000, Düsseldorf Artists' Association, Germany
Visual arts
Seiryo Ikawa
Year/s of residence : 1993, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Kyoko Ikeda
Year/s of residence : 2000, Sokei Academy of Fine Art & Design Tokyo
Visual arts
Tamayo Ikeda
Year/s of residence : 1994, Association for the Promotion of French teaching in Japan (AFEP)
Music
Toshihiro Ikeda
Year/s of residence : 1981, Association for the Promotion of French teaching in Japan (AFEP)
Visual arts
