Resident #1, January 17 - February 27

Open Studio Hours
Fridays 3-6 PM and Saturdays 1-4 PM

Farangiz Yusupova is an artist whose work explores ideas of cultural dissonance, home, and space through painting. Born in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Farangiz immigrated to the U.S. in 2014. She holds a BFA from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. In the summer of 2018, Farangiz was awarded a scholarship to attend a workshop at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, Colorado. Her work was exhibited in numerous group shows such as at M. David & Co (Brooklyn, NY), Dodomu Gallery, Liminality Art Space (Long Island City, NY), New York Live Arts (New York, NY), and ChaShaMa (New York, NY). Farangiz is a participant in NYFA’s Immigrant Artist Mentorship Program. In 2022, her work was published in Khôra Magazine, Issues 13 - 16. Most recently, she participated in CICA Art Festival in South Korea. Farangiz currently lives and works in Austin, TX

“A studio at the LINE will allow me to connect with the artist community in Austin and engage with the local landscape. The LINE's unique location and historic facade will serve as invaluable source material to explore patterns and repetition in architecture. Additionally, having a dedicated workspace with natural light will give me a chance to set up a rigorous practice for the duration of the residency.”

Artist Statement:

My work is deeply informed by my experience of growing up in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, immigrating to the U.S. with my family, and the difficulties of cultural dissonance. My practice initially involves extensive research for reference images that vary from photographs of my childhood home, Indo-Persian miniature paintings, modernist architecture, and Islamic art, which are then processed through many preliminary drawings and digital collages. While painting, I pay close attention to how I interact with the materials I use. I’m interested in telling a story of physical and psychological space through mark-making. There are no figures in my compositions, only traces of human existence.

The second half of my practice consists of examining the socio-political circumstances that gave rise to unique Central Asian aesthetics. This understudied region was shaped by many forces such as Islam, communism, and nomadism. Ultimately, I want to investigate the intersection of personal experiences and historical context through painting.

farangizyusupova.com