Artist in Residence program in Paris 2026/2027 : Announcement of the Selection Results
The Institut français du Kansai – Kyoto and the Chishima Foundation for Creative Osaka are pleased to announce the recipient of the Artist in Residence Program in Paris 2026/2027, jointly organized in partnership with Kyoto Art Center, the Institut français, and the Cité internationale des arts. Kyoto-based painter and photographer Misa Shinshi will undertake a three-month residency in Paris from January to March 2027.
During her residency, Misa Shinshi will develop a project exploring the theme of « HOME » as a place where different histories and value systems coexist. Through research on the living environments of artists at the Cité internationale des arts and on the urban landscape of Paris, the project seeks to re-examine how we live with internal contradictions within the city’s unique historical and cultural context.
The AIR program in Paris aims to support artists and creators based in the Kansai region who are seeking to develop their practice internationally by offering them the opportunity to engage with France’s cultural, social, and artistic landscape. Applications were assessed on the basis of the artistic quality of the proposal, its relevance to a residency based in Paris and developed within the French context, the applicant’s commitment to expanding their practice internationally, and the potential impact of the residency on the next stage of their artistic development. Particular consideration was given to applicants with limited previous experience of international residencies or artistic production abroad.
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« noise #1 » Acrylic on panel, 2025, 1620×1303mm
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« Aze Otogiri » Cyanotype on soil, concret, 2025
painter・photographer
Misa SHINSHI
Misa Shinshi is a painter and photographer born in Kyoto in 1998.
Her practice explores the fluid boundaries between binary oppositions such as self and other, nature and artificiality, ideal and reality. Working across painting, photography, and installation, she investigates ways of living with ambiguity and coexistence through artistic expression.
Her recent solo exhibitions include Hanten suru haikei no tame no fūkei (”反転する背景のための風景”) at Gallery metabo (2025) and Chinmoku suru jimen, kioku suru chisō (« 沈黙する地面、記憶する地層 »,) at A HAMLET (2025).
©Kenta Masukawa
About the AIR program :
The Artist in Residence program in Paris 2026-2027 is a bilateral residency program organized by the Chishima Foundation for Creative Osaka, the Institut français du Kansai – Kyoto and the Kyoto Art Center within the framework of the program Institut français x Cité internationale des arts. This program aims to support one artist, researcher, and curator living or working in the Kansai region in developing their practice while engaging with the French cultural, social, and artistic environment.
The selected applicant receives support from the partner institutions for a three-month research residency in a live-in studio located at the Cité internationale des arts, in central Paris.
Événements : Art visuel
