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“I can’t think of how I would improve the experience, it was pretty much the most idyllic set up for an artist and particularly a landscape inspired painter, like myself. Quite honestly, I can’t imagine how it could be any better.”
—Jessica Dalrymple, 2017
David Aipperspach
Christin Farina
Ryan Frank
Lora Gettelfinger
Cherie Lee
Sarah Pater
Jessica Pavone
Camila Santos
Kiera Stuart

“I can’t wait to get in to the studio here at home and begin a new body of work based on all of the observational paintings I made over the past few weeks.”
– David Aipperspach

David Aipperspach at work behind the house and his painting.
Stewart Allen
Joe Aguilar
Danielle Arriano
Kate Bae
Jesse Chun
Matthew Colaizzo
Maddison Colvin
Samantha Connor
Dariana Dervis
Mark Fabiano
Julia Forrest
Sarah Fuhrman
Laura Gettelfinger
Howard Gladstone
Meg Kaizu
Sam Lacombe
Kirstin Lamb
Heidi Lau
Sto Len
Marlys Mandaville
Alison Mandaville
Suzette Martin
Terry McKelvey
Seth Oelbaum
Andrei Petrov
Everest Pipkin
Madeline Rupard
Peter Schroth
Erin Stellmon
Kiera Stewart
Eric Strauss
Oaklee Thiele
Josette Urso
Jon Woolley
Wynn Yarrow
Crys Yin
Alexander Zsigmond
“The most unexpected boon was the resplendent amount of wild edible plants- as a hobbyist forager, I was so delighted with the abundance of late summer, and every meal my week there was based on or augmented by something from the forest or fields- blackberries, raspberries, sumac, nettle, asiatic dayflower, yarrow, mint- the list goes on.” – Everest Pitkin

Suzette Marie Martin is laughing with joy after having made 17 large works on paper, 17 small studies, 2 canvases and 3 large scale drawings in four fast and happy weeks.
Stewart Allen
Betsy Andrews
Sayuri Ayers
Ange Baker
Vanessa Blakeslee
Brian D. Cohen
Adam DeAscentis
Anna Fine Foer
Jonathan Graybill
Fred Gutzeit
John Hubbell
Charles Johnson
Nadav Kurtz
Wendy Kveck
Wayne Marcelli
Abby Minor
Jennifer Moore
Erin Murray
Sara Priebe
Elizabeth Riley
Lavinia Roberts
Joan Roberts Garcia
Daniel Samaniego
Devin Sherman
Sara Sill
Donald Stahl
Erin Stellmon
Daniel White
“The grounds and the landscape are gorgeous and inspired an important new direction in my work. Most of all, I valued the time and space to make my work and share in an extended dialogue with fellow artists.” — Wendy Kveck

Studio – photo: @pRODUCT614
Tessa Click
Ben Cowan
Jessica Dalrymple
Adam DeAscentis
Mikael Flores-Amper
Sarah Fuhrman
Rowan Fulton
Leah Guadagnoli
Stephan Haluska
Melissa Huang
John Hubbell
Charles Johnson
Megumi Kaizu
Leah Claire Kaminski
Ji Yung Kim
Justin Kim
Martha Knox
Calvin Linderman
Lizzy Martinez
Seth Oelbaum
Andrei Petrov
Debbie Quick
Justine Stephens
Nathan Tersteeg
Drew Tetz
Miggy Torres
J Talia Weisz
Daniel White
“I had an incredible time at Soaring Gardens!!! It really was magical to spend so much undistracted time working and exploring a beautiful landscape. I was able to make over 30 paintings including this one.” — Ben Cowan

Ben Cowan, Soaring Gardens Church, 2017, acrylic on canvas, 16″ x 20″
Danielle Ariano
Siobhan Arnold
Elise Church
Jaynie Crimmins
Jacqueline Doyle
Sarah Fuhrman
Howard Gladstone
Phoebe Grip
Riley Hooper
Katie Hovencamp
Yuliya Lanina
Peter Makala
Karen Marston
Christina Massey
Megan Mosholder
Gail Marlene Schwartz
Meagan Shein
Katrina Lillian Sorentino
Jeanette Spicer
Verena Stefan
Eric Strauss
Alia Voltz

Church (downstairs) – photo: C. Johnson
Sarah Alford
Jerry Bleem
Pankaj Challa
Celeste Chan
Kristina Marie Darling
Stephen Dydo
Howard Gladstone
Susan Haire
Janet Kusmierski
Matthew Kennedy
Jason B. Kohl
Nora Mandray
Stephanie Pierce
Debbie Quick
Joan Ryan
Eric Strauss
Suzanne Stroebe
Nathan Tersteeg
Bridget Bossart van Otterloo
Lesley Walmsey
Courtney Wren
Wynn Yarrow
“Thank you for the incredible experience we had at the residency in August. Last month was one of the most fruitful, inspiring, magical months of my life–we all made a lot of work, including several collaborations.” — Suzanne Stroebe

Studio exterior
Anne Canfield
Diane Churchill
Katherine Cox
Diane Dwyer
Martha Ferguson
Michele Goodwin
Leslie Hunter
Cassandra Jennings Hall
Janet Kusmierski
Thane Lund
Alice Momm
Sean Naftel
Gloria Patton
Andrei Petrov
Nan Ring
Dorothy Robinson
Gail Shaw-Clemons
Greg Singer
Emilie Staat
Eric Strauss
Suzanne Stroebe
Erin Treacy
Caroleen Vaughan
“I am preparing (reluctantly) to leave Soaring Gardens today, and I’m sending this entirely inadequate email to express my gratitude for this beautiful gift of a residency with my collaborative fellow artists, Martha and Alice. Words cannot express how deeply touched I am by my experience here…I was also very touched by the church setting, which is bucolic and peaceful, and offered so much in terms of my own creativity – the goats, the horses, the winding gravel roads, the endless horizon. It was all magical…it was a transformative experience being here. For me especially, I found my thinking deepened and my creative process grew in leaps and bounds over the few short weeks.” — Nan Ring

Church (downstairs) – photo: S. Dydo
Lauren Boilini
Anne Canfield
Ruth Danon
Sally Dawidoff
Erin Domagal
Margot Douaihy
J. Stephen Dydo
Julia Forrest
Jonathon Frey
Robert Goodman
David Groff
Susan Haire
Bethany Johnson
Jason Karolak
Ann Kell
Serge Marchetta
Sana Musasama
Susan Oetgen
Celia Phillips
Iva Radivojevic
Masha Ryskin
Roy Steele
Thomas Vance
Michael Wille
Jowita Wyszomirska
Arjan Zazueta
“I can’t believe what a magical month it was, living and working at Soaring Gardens. Now that I am back in New York City, it seems like a beautiful dream. But I know it was real because I am home with tremendous work accomplished and a feeling of peace and renewal that is with me still.” — Susan Oetgen

Farmhouse and studio exterior – photo: D. Miller-Lanning
Paul Blaney
Michelle Bliss
Kyle Brannon
Kip Deeds
Martha Ferguson
Richard Frank
Michele Goodwin
Alison Kendra Green
EJ Hercyzk
Cassandra Jennings
Taylor Johnson
Gary Leising
Lee Marchelonis
Gloria Patton
Antonia Perez
Cecilia Phillips
Gail Shaw-Clemons
Kim Tran

House (entry room) – photo: D. Miller-Lanning
Sandra Murchison
Heather Blain
Megan Coe
William Cordeiro
Shelby Donnelly
Alison Frost
Hadass Gerson
Andrea Landau
Barbara Mehlman
Elwyn Palmerton
Melissa Reddish
Lauren Scanlon
Lori Spencer
Elizabeth Tomasetti
Thomas Vance
Genevieve Waller
Sarah West
Michael Wille
“We also enjoyed meeting the resident at the church, Paul, and even arranged a reading one evening. The members of my writing group have already read the longest of the three essays I wrote this June, and several seconded the comment of one: “This essay has convinced me of the power of residencies.” I feel the compliment is yours.” — Alison Kendra Green

Studio (upstairs) – photo: D. Miller-Lanning