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.
Maria-Claudia Mihalcea-Codreanu
Year/s of residence : 2010, Romanian Cultural Institute
Music
Edith Mihali
Year/s of residence : 1987, Institut français
Music
Andrea Mihaljevic
Year/s of residence : 2009, 2017, Atelier Mondial of Bale, Switzerland, Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Württemberg
Visual arts
Ljiljana Mihaljevic
Year/s of residence : 2011, Association of Croatan Artists
Visual arts
Niko Mihaljevic
Year/s of residence : 2018, Croatian Association of Visual Artists
Visual arts
Nina Mihaljinac
Year/s of residence : 2025, Union of Associations of Fine Arts of Yugoslavia (SULUJ)
Visual arts
Alexander Mihalkovich
Year/s of residence : 2024, French National Centre of Cinema
Cinema
Oliva Mihaltianu
Year/s of residence : 2011, Romanian Cultural Institute
Visual arts
Josip Mihelcic
Year/s of residence : 1973, Institut français
Music
Martina Miholic
Year/s of residence : 2013, Association of Croatan Artists
Visual arts
Vanda Mihuleac
Year/s of residence : 1982, 1988, 1990, 1992, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
Risto Mijakowski
Year/s of residence : 1989, Union of the Association of Artists (SULUJ), Serbia
Visual arts
Ivana Mijatovic
Year/s of residence : 1989, Union of the Association of Artists (SULUJ), Serbia
Visual arts
Natalija Mijatovic
Year/s of residence : 2003, Union of the Association of Artists (SULUJ), Serbia
Visual arts
Kasja Mijatovic-Uhlik
Year/s of residence : 1990, Union of the Association of Artists (SULUJ), Serbia
Visual arts
Daniel Mijic
Year/s of residence : 2009, Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Visual arts
Josip Mijic
Year/s of residence : 2013, Association for Plastic Artists of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ULUBIH)
Visual arts
Matko Mijic
Year/s of residence : 1993, Association of Croatan Artists
Visual arts
Asja Mijović
Year/s of residence : 2025, Association of Fine Arts of Montenegro
Visual arts
JP Mika
Year/s of residence : 2018, Cité internationale des arts
Visual arts
INTERVIEW
What changes and developments are to be noted in your work thanks to the residency at the Cité internationale des arts in Montmartre?
“The studio on the Montmartre site offers me better light, thus optimizing my work. Despite the somewhat aging aspect of the studio and the inconveniences that can go with it, the light and space it offers are precious help so that I can work in good conditions.”
An anecdote about your residency at the Cité internationale des arts?
“The residency at the Cité internationale des arts allows me to be more comfortable working and more focused than I can be in my country. I am very happy here. My residence allows me to work in a quieter space and that’s what I’m most satisfied with.”
BIOGRAPHY
After having followed painting courses at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa, JP Mika attended ARAP, a Popular Art Research Workshop, created by the artist Chéri Chérin and with whom he perfected his technique. In 2004, he created his own workshop, which he named EBA (Événement des Beaux-Arts).
An exceptional draftsman, JP Mika has long borrowed the themes and compositions of his elders and mentor Chéri Chérin. Like Chéri Samba before him, JP Mika often stages himself, painting self-portraits or integrating into a group composition, always dressed as a Sapper. He developed his own style, centred on the portrait, simplifying his staging by using fabrics with very colourful motifs as backgrounds. This “discovery” and the unconstrained use of colour give a very positive energy to her work, which now stands out deeply from the works of her peers. His very realistic compositions, with an incredible attention to detail, tendernessly depict a modern and dynamic Africa.
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