Paris Studio Residency
Cité internationale des arts © Maurine Tric / Adagp Paris, 2023.
Open to alumni, faculty, and graduating students in the College & Graduate School of Art
Since 1983, art alumni, faculty, and graduating students have had the opportunity to work in residence at the College & Graduate School of Art’s studio at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris.
The Sam Fox School’s Paris Studio residencies, which are a minimum of two months long, provide artists working in any medium a place to focus on the development of their work while broadening their international network and immersing themselves in French culture.
Applications and Eligibility
John T. Milliken Foreign Travel MFA Award
Open to graduating students earning an MFA in the Sam Fox School’s College of Art. The winner receives a $8,000 award and use of the Paris Studio. Applications are accepted each spring.
John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Undergraduate Award
Open to graduating students earning a BFA or BA in the Sam Fox School’s College of Art. The winner receives a $8,000 award and use of the Paris Studio. Applications are accepted each spring.
Alumni and Faculty Paris Studio Residency
Open to current faculty and alumni of the Sam Fox School’s College & Graduate School of Art. A call for applications is issued every two years.
Paris Studio Residency Recipients
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The Sam Fox School is accepting applications from alumni, faculty, and students for residencies at the Paris Cité international des artes.
Conrad Bakker, MFA ‘96
May-June 2024
Cecilia Bien, BFA ‘05
January-February 2024 (original residency postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Robin Crocker, BFA ‘84
March-April 2024
Lyndon Barrois, Jr., MFA ‘13
July-August 2024
September-October 2024
Held for recipient of 2024 John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Award
November-December 2024
Held for recipient of 2024 John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Award
Carlos Salazar-Lermont, MFA ‘22
January-April 2025
Aggie Toppins, Associate Professor and Chair, Undergraduate Design
May-June 2025
Ming Ying Hong, MFA ‘15
July-August 2025
September-October 2025
Held for recipient of 2025 John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Award
November-December 2025
Held for recipient of 2025 John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Award
*Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, residencies to the Cité International des Arts in Paris were postponed January-February 2022. *Note: Due to renovation of the studio apartment, residencies to the Cité International des Arts in Paris were postponed January-April 2023.
Alexander Klein, MFA20
Mar-Apr 2022
Winner, 2020 John T. Milliken Graduate Foreign Travel Award
original residency postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Amy Thompson, MFA07
May-June 2022
Rebecca Naegele, BFA12
July-August 2022
Lauren Pavelec, BFA22,
September-October 2022, alternate, John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Award
Joseph Canizales, MFA22,
November-December 2022, alternate, John T. Milliken Foreign Travel MFA Award
Denise Ward-Brown, Professor
May-June 2023
Sage Dawson, Lecturer
July-August 2023
*Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, residencies to the Cité International des Arts in Paris were postponed through October 2021.
David Johnson, MFA07
October-December 2021, original residency postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
*Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, residencies to the Cité International des Arts in Paris were postponed in spring 2020.
Isaac Howell, BFA15
January-April 2019
Michael Byron, Kenneth E. Hudson Professor of Art
May-June 2019
Addoley Dzegede, MFA15
July-August 2019
Janie Stamm, MFA20
September-October 2019
Alternate, Graduate Student Cité Residency Award
Lucas Drummond, BFA20
November-December 2019
Winner, John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Award
Ericka Beckman, BFA74
January-April 2020
Doug Powell, BFA ‘88
May-June 2016
Ericka Beckman, BFA ‘74
July-August 2016
Daniel Shieh, BFA ‘16
September-October 2016
Winner, John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Award
Adam Turl, MFA ‘16
November-December 2016
Winner, Graduate Student Cité Residency Award
Ron Leax, Halsey C. Ives Professor of Art
January-May 2017
Kristin Fleischmann, MFA ‘11
July-August 2017
Edo Rosenblith, MFA ‘17
September-October 2017
Winner, Graduate Student Cité Residency Award
Bohao Zhang, BFA ‘17
November-December 2017
Winner, John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Award
Frankie Holt, BFA ‘90
January-April 2018
Yvonne Osei, MFA ‘16
May-June 2018
Winner, Graduate Student Cité Residency Award
Anne Peabody, BFA ‘89
July-August 2018
Taylor Yocom, MFA ‘18
September-October 2018
Winner, John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Graduate Award
Nicole Fox, BFA ‘18
November-December 2018
Alternate, John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Award
Lindsey Stouffer, Senior Lecturer
May-June 2014
Jun Nakamura, BFA ‘10
July-August 2014
Shayna Cohn, MFA ‘14
September-October 2014
Winner, Graduate Student Cité Residency Award
Michelle Nahmad, BFA ‘14
November-December 2014
Alternate, John T. Milliken Foreign Travel Award (2014 winner: Ambika Subramaniam)
Gary Tenenbaum, BFA ‘65
January-April 2015
Lisa Bulawsky, Associate Professor
May-June 2015
Gina Grafos, MFA ‘09 and Adjunct Lecturer
July-August 2015
Dennis Doty, MFA ‘07
January-April 2016
Aaron Bos-Wahl, MFA ‘10
May-June 2012
CamRah (Cameron Fuller, MFA ‘07, and Sarah Paulsen, MFA '07)
July-August 2012
Mark Salinas, BFA ‘95
January-February 2013
Nancy Newman-Rice, BFA ‘72 / MFA '74
March-April 2013
Michael Byron, Professor
May-June 2013
Douglas Dowd, Professor
July-August 2013
Horatio Hung-Yan Law, MFA ‘93
January-April 2014
About the Cité internationale des arts
Since its founding in 1965, the Cité internationale des arts has accommodated artists from around the world to take part in its residency programs. The foundation has partnerships with 135 French and international organizations, with many artists in residence at any one time.
Residents may practice their artistic disciplines and develop their creative techniques for the duration of their stay at the Cité internationale des arts. The residence also houses an exhibition area where artists can display their works and an auditorium where they can perform concerts.