Surf Point is a nonprofit organization on the coast of York, Maine that supports diverse visual artists and art workers through a residency; stewards 45 acres of coastal and forested land; hosts public programs; and promotes and shares research on our historic legacy.
Residents
Ryan Schneider was born in Indianapolis, IN, US, and holds a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He lives and works in Joshua Tree, CA, US.
Matt Demers is a visual artist living and working in Gardiner, Maine. His work is represented by Sarah Bouchard Gallery in Woolwich, Maine.
Abed Elmajid Shalabi is a US-based Palestinian sculptor. Working with ceramic, concrete, aluminum, and found objects, he explores labor and industrialization while interrogating the fragmented legacies of modernization in the Middle East.
Annette LePique is a freelance writer based in Chicago. She has contributed to the Cleveland Review of Books, Frieze, Momus, and ArtReview.
Jori Finkel writes about contemporary art with attention to gender issues. Her work appears regularly in The New York Times and The Art Newspaper.
Pat Shannon is a Boston based visual artist who uses objects, photography, text and moving image to create quiet ephemeral works that touch on questions of presence, memory and shared emotional understanding.
Vandana Jain is an artist and textile designer based in Brooklyn, NY. She received her Studio Art degree from New York University and went on to study Textile Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Stephani Maari Booker is surviving the fire, plague and wrath of 2020s Minneapolis, MN, by creating works for the page and the stage in which she wrestles with her multiple marginalized identities: African American, lesbian, lower-class and nerdy.