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.
Antoni Maznevski
Year/s of residence : 2003, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia
Visual arts
Urszula Mazurek
Year/s of residence : 1966, Cité internationale des arts
Music
Philippe Mazuy
Year/s of residence : 1990, 1998, Cité internationale des arts, Ministère de la Culture - Direction générale de la création artistique, France
Visual arts
Xavier Mazzarol
Year/s of residence : 2023, 2–12
Visual arts
Xavier Mazzarol (b.1976, Paris) is a Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist. He studied at Chelsea Fine Art School in London, UK (2002) and holds an MFA from Villa Arson in Nice, FR (2004). Mazzarol’s praxis is object-related and material-specific, reflecting a sensitive observation of the social space and its elusive resonance in the individual body and psyche. Through the cyclic nature of his subjects, he addresses socio-political, ecological, and existential themes, revealing the subtleties of life, the unseen and the unspeakable. Currently, Xavier Mazzarol is exploring these subjects through the medium of painting, transforming profound observations into visual narratives.
During his residency in Paris, the artist will work on a series of paintings under the working title Asparagus. Through this project, his work enters into a playful conversation with Édouard Manet’s Une botte d’asperges (1880) and explores the idea of the individual, both in artistic and societal terms. The story surrounding Manet’s work, from its commission and painting, to its provenance, and final home in the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum in Cologne, anchors this project in both his adopted home of Germany and his birthplace of France.
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Ana Silva Mazzei Nogueira
Year/s of residence : 2013, Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP), Brazil
Visual arts
Max Mbakop
Year/s of residence : 2023, Institut Français du Cameroun
Visual arts
Born in Ndoungué, Cameroon, Max Mbakop traveled to many cities due to his father’s various teaching positions. This itinerancy was the catalyst for his exposure to a variety of cultures, awakening in him the desire to perceive the world and humanity from a different angle. After studying computer science and audio-visual engineering, he plunged into the world of art through theater in 2004, collaborating with playwright and poet KOUAM TAWA.
Subsequently, Max immersed himself in set design and puppetry, drawing inspiration from figures such as Philippe Aucher and Wieland Jagodzinski. His artistic quest led him to broaden his horizons by training in directing with masters such as Martin Ambarr, Were Were Liking and others, enriching his artistic language and understanding of the artistic world.
His path also led him to cinema, where he trained under director Vincent Ndoumbe. Later, a meeting with the late Goddy Leye introduced him to the visual arts through video and photography at the Art Bakery space. Determined to explore the visual arts further, Max Mbakop found guidance and inspiration from mentors such as Nabil Boutros and François Abelanet. His artistic journey continues through festivals and exhibitions around the world, shaping a rich and diverse artistic trajectory.
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Charlotte Mbatsogo
Year/s of residence : 2010, Institut français
Visual arts
Djibril Mbaye
Year/s of residence : 2025, Institut français
Dance
Naëtt Mbaye
Year/s of residence : 2026, Trame
Visual arts
Yoro Mbaye
Year/s of residence : 2022, Institut français
Cinema
Bulumko Mbete
Year/s of residence : 2024, South African National Association for the Visual Arts (SANAVA)
Visual arts
Isaac Mbouhou
Year/s of residence : 1977, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Tickson Mbuyi
Year/s of residence : 2020, Institut français
Visual arts
Margaret Mc Adams
Year/s of residence : 2000, University of Washington at St.Louis - Sam Art Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, USA
Visual arts
Allan Mc Allister
Year/s of residence : 1975, Royal College of Arts of London, united Kingdom
Visual arts
Ron Mc Burnie
Year/s of residence : 1991, Australian Arts Council
Visual arts
Maureen Mc Cabe
Year/s of residence : 1978, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Barry Mc Callion
Year/s of residence : 1979, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Bruce Mc Calmont
Year/s of residence : 1991, 1993, 2003, 2007, 2013, Cité internationale des arts, University of New South Wales - Art and Design (UNSW), Australia
Visual arts
Margaret Mc Cann
Year/s of residence : 1998, 2003, Cité internationale des arts, University of Washington at St.Louis - Sam Art Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, USA
Visual arts
