Resident Spotlight 2012: Francis Estrada

Born in the Philipines and currently residing in Brooklyn, Francis Estrada is a visual artist, Museum Eduacator at MoMA, and freelance educator of Filipino art and culture. His artwork uses strategies of omission, blurring and fading of visual information to examine both his own and the viewers' perceptions.

Now that the 2012 Residents have settled in to their awesome communal studio, we wanted to see if we could get a bit more of a sense of their studio practices, working habits, and their personalities. So, we asked each of them to answer a series of questions ranging from their artistic fantasies to their favorite foods.  Here are Francis's responses... 

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Resident Spotlight 2012: Jonathan Durham

Jonathan Durham is a New York City-based artist who currently serves as the Director of Visual Arts at Abrons Art Center/Hentry Street Settlement in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Now that the 2012 Residents have settled in to their awesome communal studio, we wanted to see if we could get a bit more of a sense of their studio practices, working habits, and their personalities. So, we asked each of them to answer a series of questions ranging from their artistic fantasies to their favorite foods.  Here's what Jonathan had to say...

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