2008 Visions Artists

Michael Arcega
sculptor and new genres artist
San Francisco

“The studio time, space, and financial support of this residency have been an important aspect of my professional art practice. But more importantly, the psychological space to think and the emotional gratification from a program that validates one’s efforts.”

Nathan Cordero
mixed media artist
Sacramento

“One month in a beautiful landscape with other artists was what I needed to complete what has been building up in sketch books and inside myself.... The opportunity to listen to what other artists were doing and share what I had in mind is what I imagined art school to be like. I've made it this far without a degree of any sort, but I can now say I’ve gotten something from working with hard-working people who do.”

Amitis Motevalli
conceptual artist
Los Angeles

“Being in the serene and natural environment at Montalvo was just what I needed to get my thoughts together and execute my piece (and installation/ performance called Shrine of the Innocents and Martyred). My piece is about violence and I had been witness to much of this violence. There was something about connecting with nature that allowed me to reflect on everything I had experienced and seen. I was able to translate my reflections into my work.”

Christine Nguyen
photographer and installation artist
Glendale

“I will remember the Headlands as being my paradise and sanctuary. I’ll take with me a very favorable memory, new friendships, and new works in progress.”

Marco Rios
sculptor
Rosemead

“The residency was perfect because it allowed me to finally sit down and think of what ideas to pursue for the following year. So half the time I spent researching, the other half I spent producing a piece that had been sitting inside my head for so long it needed to be exorcised.”

Sara Velas
painter
Los Angeles

“When I returned from Kala, one person asked me how I felt and my response was ‘calm.’  In some ways this felt somewhat surprising because I might have expected that I would return with a feeling of intense or frantic energy. But, I think the effect of the residency was more like a lasting meditation and, though while productive and working, it inspired more of a calm time of reflection on my artistic aims.”

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