Visiting Artists

Each residency features a new group of distinguished visiting faculty and artists–learn more about them here.

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Aaris Sherin

Guest Designer

Tariku Shiferaw

Artist-in-Residence

Naomi Shihab Nye

Julia Shipley

Visiting Writer

Evie Shockley

Visiting Writer

Anoushé Shojae-Chaghorvand

Visiting Artist, MFA Visual Art

Anita Silvey

Visiting Writer

Sean Singer

Tara Skurtu

Visiting Writer

kei slaughter

Guest Performer, 2023 Summer Residency

David Small

Visiting Writer

Ngadi Smart

Guest Designer

Eric Smith

Visiting Author/Agent, Writing Novels for Young People Retreat

Charles R. Smith

Visiting Writer

Patricia Smith

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference; Visiting Poet, Winter 2023

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Visiting Writer, MFA in WCYA

Christine Sneed

Visiting Fiction Writer

Heather Snyder Quinn

Visiting Faculty, MFA in Graphic Design

Julia Solomonoff

Visiting Faculty

Lana Soufeh

Visiting Designer, MFA in Graphic Design

Benjamin Spalding

Visiting Artist, MFA Visual Art

Patricia Spears Jones

Visiting Writer, MFA in Writing

Spektral Quartet

Visiting Ensemble - Winter 2017

Jessica Spence

Visiting Artist

Mari Spirito

Visiting Scholar

Mari Spirito

Visiting Artist-Curator, MFA Visual Art

Rebecca Stead

Visiting Writer

Lori Steel

Guest Agent, WCYA Alumnx Mini-Residency

Michèle Stephenson

Visiting Filmmaker, MFA in Film

Maggie Stiefvater

Visiting Writer

Bianca Stone

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Shadra Strickland

Visiting Writer

String Trio

Visiting Ensemble - Summer 2017

String Quartet

Visiting Ensemble - Summer 2016

Jon Sueda

Guest Designer

Bill Svanoe

Visiting Filmmaker

Diana Norma Szokolyai

Visiting Writer

Ginger Brooks Takahashi

Visiting Artist, MFA Visual Art

Shuchi Talati

Visiting Filmmaker, MFA in Film

Talujon (Trio)

Visiting Ensemble - Winter 2017

Talujon Percussion Trio

Visiting Ensemble - Winter 2022

Jillian Tamaki

Visiting Writer

Liara Tamani

Visiting Alumnx Fiction Writer, Winter 2019

Tyler Taormina

Visiting Filmmaker

Don Tate

Visiting Writer

Liza Nash Taylor

Visiting Alumnx Fiction Writer, Winter 2022

Mercedes Texido

Visiting Artist, MFA Visual Art

Thalea String Quartet

Visiting Ensemble - Summer 2022

Nick Thomas

Visiting Editor, MFA in WCYA

Clifford Thompson

Faculty, MFA in Writing [CNF][hybrid]

Transient Canvas

Visiting Ensemble - Summer 2017

Ryan Trecartin

Visiting Filmmaker

Novuyo Rosa Tshuma

Faculty, Postgraduate Writers' Conference

Dr. Dori Tunstall

Guest Designer

John Turturro

Visiting Filmmaker

John Valadez

Visiting Filmmaker

Kirstin Valdez Quade

Visiting Writer, Winter 2020

Anu Valia

Visiting Filmmaker, MFA in Film

Laura van den Berg

Visiting Fiction Writer, Summer 2021

Hilary Van Dusen

Visiting Editor, WCYA Alumnx Mini-Residency

Padma Venkatraman

Visiting Writer

Katherena Vermette

Visiting Writer

Vocal Quartet

Visiting Ensemble - Summer 2016

Voice/Piano Trio

Visiting Ensemble - Winter 2022

Cynthia Wade

Visiting Filmmaker

Judy Walgren

Alumnx Co-Visiting Scholar, MFA Visual Art

Jerald Walker

Visiting Creative Nonfiction Writer, Summer 2021

David Jon Walker

Visiting Designer, MFA in Graphic Design

Carvell Wallace

Visiting Writer

Amy Wallen

Visiting Alumnx CNF Writer, Summer 2019

Ryan Walsh

Visiting Writer

Wendy S. Walters

Visiting CNF Writer, Winter 2022

Tnop Wangsillapakun

Visiting Designer, MFA in Graphic Design

Dean Wareham

Visiting Composer, MFA in Film

Laura Warrell

Faculty, Novel Retreat; Visiting Alumnx Fiction Writer, Winter 2023

Lisa Diane Wedgeworth

Visiting Artist

Margaux Weisman

Visiting Editor

Adrienne Weiss

Visiting Filmmaker

Kelly Weldon

Visiting Designer, MFA in Graphic Design

Travis Wilkerson

Visiting Filmmaker

Rita Williams-Garcia

Visiting Writer

Sadie Red Wing

Guest Designer

Ashley Wolff

Visiting Writer

Lauren Wolk

Shawn Wong

Visiting Writer

Richard Wong

Visiting Filmmaker

Koon Woon

Visiting Writer

Jennifer Wortman

Visiting Writer

Erika T. Wurth

Visiting Writer

Studio X

Guest Designers

Xu Xi

Visiting Writer

Sunil Yapa

Visiting Fiction Writer, Summer 2019

James Yeh

Visiting Writer/Editor

Sean Yendrys

Guest Designer

Paul Yoon

Visiting Fiction Writer, Summer 2021

Suzi Yoonessi

Visiting Filmmaker

Brian Lee Young

Visiting Writer, MFA in WCYA

Jeremiah Zagar

Visiting Faculty

Leslie Zampetti

Guest Agent, WCYA Alumnx Mini-Residency

John Zeppetelli

Visiting Scholar

Ibi Zoboi

Visiting Writer

Malika Zouhali‐Worrall

Visiting Filmmaker