Previous Residents

Aurora Nealand

Aurora Nealand strives to live at the intersection of Lunatic and Librarian. She is a sound artist and multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, accordion, voice) based in New Orleans, LA .  She is deeply interested in the sonification of everyday objects and knowledge-generation through the stories and history that Sound (with a capital S) contains. Nealand is the leader of The Royal Roses, the non-traditional Traditional Jazz band, which draws its approach to collective improvisation’s lineage, spanning from the New Orleans Early Jazz traditions, to the AACM, and collage-sound art and musique concrete. Nealand's other musical projects include The Monocle Ensemble - her original music project and installation ensemble, redrawblak Trio, Instigation Orchestra, John Hollenbecks GEORGE, and the Danger Dangers. In 2019/2020 she debuted KindHumanKind- a 90 minute fully staged theatrical show at the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, based on her original music. She is co-creator of the City Songs Project (created originally for Knoxvilles Big Ears Festival), regularly works as a musical facilitator with Found Sound Nation -an organization which facilitates international musical collaboration, and she has been involved with the Walden School for Young Composers (as a teacher/performer) for 20 years.

Kathy Chow

Kathy Chow is a Toronto based writer and editor.  Her work has been published in The Walrus, TheNation, POLITICO Magazine, and The Washington Post, among other outlets. She holds a PhD in religious studies from Yale University and a master's in systematic theology from the University of Edinburgh.

While at Slough, she worked on "ON DISENCHANTMENT;" a creative nonfiction book that examines the overcoming of magic, myth, and religion by reason. The book takes up major instances of disenchantment in the era of the internet, including social media activism, politically pedagogical art, the ethics of consent, the valorization of vulnerability, and attempts at re-enchantment. right solutions—with clarity and care.

Andrew Kaneb

Andrew is a songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Brooklyn, New York. He began studying music at the age of seven, when he started taking classical violin lessons. After playing in various chamber groups and orchestras at the New England Conservatory, Andrew attended Princeton University, where he obtained a minor in music composition, and New York University, where he obtained a master’s degree in music composition.

Primarily a songwriter, Andrew records and performs under the stage name Kaneb Andrews. His music blends influences from classic rock, indie, electronic, classical, and other genres. He has performed at various historic New York City venues, including the Bitter End, Mercury Lounge, and Rockwood Music Hall. Andrew also enjoys composing long-format music for film and dance.  This is a family-friendly event, and a light dinner will be provided.

Alex Kalil

Alex Kalil is an multidisciplinary fine artist and a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. He was born and raised in North Andover, Massachusetts, and is a student of zen and yoga, a swimmer, and a musician. He currently works locally, as a school bus driver in the town of Lincoln, MA and lives in Arlington where he keeps his studio.

Katherine Blommel

Kathryn Blommel is currently based in Minneapolis, MN, where she attends the University of Minnesota studying fine art. Her art engages with notions of feminism that depict feminine adolescence and the entanglement of landscape and body. Her work has been included in exhibitions at Gamut Gallery, Soo Visual Arts Center, and the Quarter Gallery at the University of Minnesota. In 2022, her informative essay, "The Perpetual Cycle of Misogyny", was published alongside her art in the Yale Journal of Art and Art History. Her practice has been supported through grants and scholarships from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, the National Society of Arts and Letters, the Central Minnesota Arts Board, and the University of Minnesota

MArio Robinson

Mario Andres Robinson was born in Altus, Oklahoma, where he resided with his family before relocating to New Jersey at the age of twelve. Robinson studied at the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. In 2014, Robinson was chosen to be a Brand Ambassador for Winsor and Newton art materials. He is the author of "Lessons in Realistic Watercolor," a comprehensive guide of the artist's watercolor techniques

Michael ILisoi

Michael Ilisoi is a visual artist based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He specializes in figurative and abstract oil paintings, drawings, and lithographs. Ilisoi’s work explores his identity as a first‑generation American from a large, bicultural Romanian family. His art has been featured by the Portrait Society of America and exhibited at venues including Harvard Square’s 25/8 artspace. He holds a degree from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University.

Zara Fina Stasi

Zara Fina Stasi is an artist and author based in Richmond, VA. Her work explores themes nature and nostalgia. Across her murals, collages, illustrations, visual capture, and paintings you’ll find organic forms, playful colors, and expressive line work. Her work has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal and U.S. News & World Report.

Alicia Revé Like

Alicia Revé Like is an actor, singer/songwriter, unicorn based in St. Louis holding a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Missouri, in Columbia. Immeadiately following graduation, she surprisingly found herself working in professional theatre after booking a production from a last minute audition. She then made the move to St. Louis, where she became an Acting Intern for the illustrious Black Repertory Theatre. The internship furthered her growth as an artist and solified her push for the stage. Her regional theatre credits: Purlie (The Black Rep in St. Louis), To Kill a Mockingbird (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), The Wiz (the Coterie in Kansas City) Assitant Director of Four Little Girls (COCA: Center of Creative Arts), as well as premieres of An Invitation Out (Mustard Seed Theatre) and The Gringo (Fly North Theatricals).

Hanna Washburn

Hanna Washburn’s soft sculptures sag and bulge in shapes that reference human anatomy. Their plush forms grow almost organically from clothing, furniture, and found objects. Hanna’s work is focused on associations; the materials she uses come from objects with previous stories told in fabrics that come from domestic interiors (upholstery, gingham table cloths, curtains) and the sculptures she creates blend the feminine, grotesque, maternal, modest, and sexual.

Kevin Hershey

Kevin Hershey is a writer and social worker based in New York City, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Orion magazine, and Open Global Rights, among others. His memoir is forthcoming from Greystone Books in 2027. He is a supporter of Jewish Voice for Peace.

ejiro Edwards

Ejiro Elizabeth Edward is a passionate lover of the arts. She is the winner of Antoa Poetry Contest and Ken Saro Wiwa Prize For review. She has been shortlisted for awards with her fiction and non-fiction pieces. She has been published in Room magazine, Hoax magazine, Reckoning magazine, 20;35 Africa, Lolwe, amongst many others. She is the Co-convener of Benin Arts and Book Festival. Her organization recently got awarded by the Mellon Foundation. When she’s not busy writing or grading, she loves to dance and travel.