Taohuatan Artist Residency
The Taohuatan Artist Residency took place in Anhui, China, in October 2019. The programme combined individual studio practice with artistic exchange, excursions through the surrounding landscape, and encounters with local culture and traditional crafts, including the production of Xuan paper.
During the residency, I developed a new series of paintings inspired by the colours, architecture, landscape, and atmosphere of the region. Selected works were subsequently presented in the Taohuatan 5th International Artist Residency Exhibition at the Hefei–Kurume Friendship Art Gallery in Hefei, China.
Paintings in progress in my studio overlooking the Taohuatanpan landscape.
Participating artists visiting the Red Star Xuan Paper workshop in Anhui.
Working in the studio during the Taohuatanpan artist residency in Anhui, China. Photo: Nicolò Sertorio
Working in the studio during the Taohuatanpan artist residency in Anhui, China. Photo: Nicolò Sertorio.
Working on a painting in my studio during the Taohuatanpan artist residency.
Paintings in progress inside the shared residency studio.
Japanese artist Harumi Miyatsuka working in the studio during the Taohuatanpan artist residency in Anhui, China.
With artist Rodrigo Zamora Farias at the Taohuatanpan residency exhibition in Anhui, China.
With artist Étienne Zack at the Taohuatanpan residency exhibition in Anhui, China.
With artists Sunil Chandra Pal, and Harumi Miyatsuka at the Taohuatanpan residency exhibition in Anhui, China.
A simple breakfast during the Taohuatanpan artist residency.
Local performers at a cultural festival in Anhui.
Visiting a traditional Xuan paper workshop in Anhui and observing the papermaking process.
Traditional wooden architecture in Anhui, with a painting created during the residency. Painting by Ken Millington.
With artists Rodrigo Zamora Farias, Selma van Panhuis, at the Taohuatanpan residency exhibition in Anhui, China.
The dramatic landscape of Huangshan, the Yellow Mountains of China.
A panoramic view of Taohuatanpan and the surrounding mountains.
The tranquil landscape surrounding the Taohuatanpan artist residency.
The 5th Taohuatanpan International Artist Creation Camp, Jingxian, Anhui, China, 10–28 October 2019.
The participating artists
A shopping break during the residency in rural Tao Hua Tan