“This residency was an amazing kick start to get an old concept refreshed and generate a number of documents in consultation with Laura - a slide deck, concept video, project text, and a grant proposal for the project. It was great!”

“This remote residency has been a really useful and unique opportunity. Having weekly meetings has kept me organized and focused. The residency tracks are essential at thinking about and developing a sustainable artistic practice and making my website look more professional and organized. Laura was very helpful at looking through my images and writing for various applications. She helped me hone and present my ideas in the best light.”

“It was a very valuable opportunity to receive thoughtful feedback on my work from an internationally active artist. Having time to think deeply together about the meaning of creating paintings from the perspective of media art was a great benefit. It allowed me to reconsider the significance of my work from different contexts. The perspective gained through these discussions will be important support for explaining my work and thinking about the future direction of my practice.”

“It's been really helpful to have structure to help focus my practice. The feedback was constructive and practical and has helped me better understand my priorities as an artist. It was helpful to chat through projects in early stages of development and different strategies for presenting these works to a public.“

“This was a beautiful experience. The interaction with Laura was dynamic and positive throughout. Truly great writing guidance and advice. I learned new perspectives on the art profession and on preparing myself for future connections and opportunities. I gained a great deal from the residency as to how to better continue my professional growth. I have made progress professionally—I have been accepted into shows and have a number of applications submitted and project proposals in the works!”

The residency was very useful in helping me think through how to effectively articulate the purpose and concepts behind my work, both for individual pieces and my art practice in general. It provided some really useful frameworks and resources that I will continue to use and evolve throughout my creative career.

“The remote residency helped me kick-off a new phase of my artistic journey with deeper guidance on how to develop my digital projects and insight into professional practices related to working with multimedia and digital technologies. This residency was a perfect way for me to get a better lay of the land, and start off the year with a working idea and proposal for a new project.”

“I loved it! I feel more confident in describing my work. The support and validation I got when making new work during the residency has motivated me to make more work!”

“My initial intention for the remote residency was to prepare for an upcoming solo exhibition. This goal was met, and in ways that I did not expect and am incredibly grateful for. Laura is a joy to work with. She is thoughtful, kind, has a wealth of experience, and is generous in sharing her knowledge and expertise. While I had a set of goals, Laura had insights for approaches and actions that I did not know I needed. I learned so much and accomplished a great deal in a very short amount of time. It was very accessible and productive for me, with far-reaching outcomes for my practice.“

“The residency gave me a valuable period of focused studio time in New York City to develop my current project. Having a dedicated space allowed me to step outside my usual environment and concentrate on developing the spatial and computational elements of the work through sustained studio experimentation.”

One of the most valuable opportunities was learning how curators approach and evaluate materials from their perspective. This gave me a different way of looking at my own practice and helped me reconsider how I organize and present my professional materials. It has been especially useful as I continue refining how I communicate my work and artistic development.

“The remote residency was an incredibly helpful experience! I pursued this opportunity so that I could get feedback and guidance on a project that required coding and programming lights. Laura provided me with so many resources that helped the project come to life, and I'm grateful for her mentorship with the logistics of the project and the conceptual development for a suspended installation that utilizes a motion sensor to trigger LED lights in a lightning pattern.“

“The remote residency was a tremendously positive experience for me. Laura brought clarity and generosity to conversations about artistic identity, positioning, and next steps. It was especially meaningful to receive that guidance from someone whose work I so admire.”

“I could not be complementary enough. The residency provided me with invaluable insights and help with structuring my work. The project development advising opened up possibilities for things I wouldn’t have seen. Feedback on applications in progress has been so helpful.”

“The workbook writing prompts were super generative. The feedback felt sharp, encouraging, and always honest.”

“The 1-on-1 feedback and insights from Laura were super helpful as an artist working with similar mediums and areas within the art world. I have new insights on how to get opportunities and on how to conduct studio visits.”

"This format has proven to be more flexible and intimate than I anticipated. The ability to work directly with Laura while maintaining a schedule that accommodated my personal rhythm, allowed me to focus on my artistic practice without the usual pressures of a traditional residency. I have been particularly grateful for the insightful feedback from Laura—guidance that has been incredibly valuable in helping me refine my approach to the project that has not only helped me sharpen the conceptual direction of my work, but it has also inspired new avenues for exploration that I hadn’t considered before."

“It was very helpful for me to develop my professional skills and create a portfolio presentation and artist bio during the remote residency.”

“The residency was great! Laura has been such a wonderful thought collaborator in meeting me where I am at in this new body of work. Her enthusiasm and dedication to discovery with me has been incredibly motivating. I've been sitting on this project for over a year, and I am so excited to have this opportunity to finally let it flourish.”

“The critical feedback and ideation during studio visits helped me develop parts of my project I had been stuck on. Talking through how to strategically organize my website, along with broader professional practice advice, was also great.”

“The residency was super helpful in filling in knowledge gaps for me as well as refining my website and outreach materials. I optimized my website redesign which was in progress. Several important tweaks that will make a difference to visitors. I received feedback on an application which had new content areas for me. I now have a template I can use for future similar applications. I also received direction on refining outreach and advice on pricing which helped me feel more confident.”

“My time at the Plexus Projects Artist Residency was extremely helpful. The residency's structure of weekly 1-on-1 sessions with Laura provided invaluable guidance, helping me refine my approach to applications, correspondence, and long-term planning. Laura helped me rewrite my artist statement and work descriptions and gave exceptional guidance on developing decks for different opportunities and guided me through designing each of them. I also learned a huge amount about structuring my digital admin.”

“I found the residency so helpful in finding the gaps I couldn't see in my strategy for promoting my project. Laura is laser sharp at finding the key concepts that need to be communicated via artist statements. With her help during the residency, I arrived at the clearest and most precise version of my project statement to date. Laura's feedback on my project was invaluable. I'm eager to finish the revisions and start the next round of applications.”

"Laura was super accommodating to help with workflows I needed to progress my work. It was really good to connect through the remote residency being so far away in Australia."

“I found the residency incredibly useful and validating. The feedback and input both helped me recognize my goals for my project but also deepened my knowledge of both the software and the fundamental aspects necessary to execute it. So often I'm making work in isolation and to be able to have such enriched conversations for the project is incredibly inspiring. It was really valuable, and I look forward to another session.“

“This residency helped me engage with my practice with a renewed perspective and developed language around my work. It gave me the time and guidance to develop my artist and project statements. Laura helped me find a structure that allowed me to connect my ideas in a clear and intentional way. And we were able to develop a project proposal for a current work-in-progress for sending out to potential collaborators.“

“It was very productive. I don't usually have the ability to have such regular studio visits, and Laura has been very receptive and supportive in helping to move my project ideas and materials to a new stage of development. I came into the residency with a rudimentary structure for my current project, and Laura helped me to expand the ideas so that I can begin developing a web-based version and a large-scale gallery installation. Additionally, Laura was very helpful in brainstorming ideas for workshop proposals related to this project.“

“Incredibly useful to get my process clearly mapped out, so that I can start on a larger project. I found the meetings to be very tailored and responsive to my needs. I ended the residency with a clear map and plan to get started on my project, something I had thought about for years but never actually started on in earnest.”

“I loved the residency. I learned a great deal. With Laura's brilliant feedback, I improved my website and writing, particularly my bio and project pages.“