{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"0000017f-89a2-d060-a5ff-9fa774090001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-adds-seven-new-artists-to-its-artist-in-residence-program","headline":"Amazon adds seven new artists to its Artist in Residence program","description":"The annual program offers local artists monetary grants and the opportunity to exhibit a unique piece of work across Amazon’s Seattle office and new Bellevue office.","datePublished":"2022-03-15T16:00:56.650Z","dateModified":"2022-03-15T16:00:56.650Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amazon Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/08549ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1125x1125+438+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F47%2F6d%2F7fe296e642859c7ba2a629eda3ba%2Famazon-logo-hero-images-2024.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ee86e61/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x1080+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F4c%2F9d%2F342ee0784e06898926bb8d7408ac%2Fair-hero.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![An artist works at a desk in an art studio.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ee86e61/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x1080+0+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F4c%2F9d%2F342ee0784e06898926bb8d7408ac%2Fair-hero.jpg)\n\n# Amazon adds seven new artists to its Artist in Residence program\n\n*The annual program offers local artists monetary grants and the opportunity to exhibit a unique piece of work across Amazon’s Seattle office and new Bellevue office.*\n\nAmazon’s 2022 Artist in Residence program will feature seven new artists from the Greater Puget Sound area, demonstrating a range of mediums and styles. Now in its fifth year, the Amazon Artist in Residence program provides local artists with a $15,000 grant, 10 weeks of studio space in the company’s Seattle or Bellevue offices, and an opportunity to connect with Amazon employees by sharing their artistic inspiration and process.\n\nEach participant will create one new piece of art to be featured on the Amazon campus at the completion of their residency, contributing to Amazon’s peculiar culture with original works of art.\n\n“I’m excited to engage with others and to change my context,” said Katie Miller, a 2022 program participant. “I feel like this is an opportunity that will stick with me after-the-fact, as well. It’s not just the time and space we’re given during the residency, it’s how those dialogues and the engagement and the work we make influences us beyond.”\n\nThe first residency kicked off on February 28. The participants in the 2022 Artist in Residence program are:\n\n### Robb Kunz\n\n![A headshot of Robb Kunz against an orange wall.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/423bf2a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1220x812+0+0/resize/767x510!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F7f%2Fb7%2F4355d500462795f5e68b8fb7e7c7%2Frobb-kunz.jpg)\n\nKunz is a bronze sculptor and creator of an innovative outdoor sound collage at Seattle Center. [Learn more about his work](http://kineticsoundworks.com/).\n\n### Katie Miller\n\n![Katie Miller smiles and looks away from the camera.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/4f434af/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1220x812+0+0/resize/767x510!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F5f%2F96%2Fda2d23f84175958ae68fb4460343%2Fkatie-miller.jpg)\n\nMiller is the creator of interdisciplinary art installations, including *Crossing*, a maritime-inspired piece at the East Ballard canal. [Learn more about her work](http://www.millerkatie.com/).\n\n### Anna Mlasowsky\n\n![Anna Mlasowsky balances a glass bulb on her shoulders and looks down at the floor.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/13da406/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1220x812+0+0/resize/767x510!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F9c%2F56%2F3b9bc16b4dd5a034a3e08509e4a3%2Fanna-m.jpg)\n\nMlasowsky works in a range of mediums and curates *Das Schaufenster*, an experimental window gallery space. [Learn more about her work](https://www.annamlasowsky.com/).\n\n### Barry Johnson\n\n![Barry Johnson holds his right hand over his right eye and stares at the camera.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/91c95a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1220x812+0+0/resize/767x510!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F43%2F05%2Fa69699be4762a210d83461c07bbe%2Fbarry-johnson.jpg)\n\nJohnson is a painter and sculptor who creates works to acknowledge and celebrate Seattle’s Black communities. [Learn more about his work](https://www.barryjohnson.co/).\n\n### Jite Agbro\n\n![Jite Agbro smiles and looks off to the side in an art studio.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/93a3368/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1220x812+0+0/resize/767x510!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F2f%2F3e%2Fc27d1ea7496698487e4854afe4de%2Fjite-agbro.jpg)\n\nAgbro exhibits with print-making and mixed-media collage, and recreated an immersive art experience featuring her childhood home. [Learn more about her work](http://www.jiteagbroart.com/).\n\n### Moses Sun\n\n![Moses Sun smiles for the camera with his art behind him.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/fa37a3c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1220x812+0+0/resize/767x510!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F8a%2Fb5%2Ffe698cd34aefbddfb9944def50d3%2Fmoses-sun.jpg)\n\nSun is a mixed-media muralist showcasing the authentic heritage of South Seattle. [Learn more about his work](https://www.mosessun.studio/).\n\n### Alice Gosti\n\n![Alice Gosti poses with her hands framing her face as she looks down from the camera.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cd7f08b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1220x813+0+0/resize/767x511!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F37%2F0f%2F6a384a1a4cd6bb30e343ac093dd6%2Falice-gosti.jpg)\n\nGosti is a performance artist and founder of Yellow Fish Durational Festival, the world’s only festival dedicated exclusively to durational performance. [Learn more about her work](http://www.gostia.com/).\n\n---\n\n“This will be our largest Artist in Residence cohort yet,” said Christine Phelan, senior program manager of the Expressions program at Amazon. “Every year, employees look forward to viewing these inspirational pieces and learning about the artists and the local arts community they represent. I am enthused to see such an innovative range of styles on display this year, with powerful themes that celebrate the people and experience of the Greater Puget Sound area.”\n\nAmazon’s program supports local artists with quality studio spaces and ways to foster welcomed dialogue with employees around the topics of self-expressions, creative problem solving, and themes that influence society in 2022.\n\nThis year’s program is hosted in both the newly renovated 1,100-square-foot Seattle Studio and the Bellevue Studio, which opened in September 2021.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}