TAC’s Artist in Residence program provides opportunities for adult artists, creatives, and makers to build professional skills in business, as well as develop their creative work. The program includes classes and workshops on intermediate to advanced art-making, lectures and curriculum on business topics, and events to invigorate the creative community. The program invites artists from around the region to learn career-building skills that boost confidence, techniques, and economic proficiency.
Applications for TAC’s Artist in Residence program as currently closed. Check back, or sign up for our e-newsletter for updates.
Questions? Contact Claire Elam, Creative Resources Manager.
Current Residents
Lisl Tulunay (2025) — Painter and Illustrator
Deanna Strachan-Wilson (2025) — Watercolor and Collage.
Yannie Álvarez (2025) — Painting
Christina Larsen (2025) — Mixed Media
Past Residents
Eileen Hinckle (2021)
Eileen Hinckle has been working as a mural artist since 2012. She grew up in the Willamette Valley and is currently based out of Corvallis, Oregon. Her painting style is influenced by the seven years she spent living in South America where she learned from and participated in diverse communities of muralism and street art. Hinckle draws inspiration from her time spent exploring the forests and especially the jungle in South America. Her artwork is a visual exploration of the reconnection between humans and nature. In addition to murals, she makes paintings on canvas and mixed-media artwork.
Justin Lodge (2019)
Justin Lodge is a artist and educator living and working in Albany, Oregon. He was born in Chardon, Ohio in 1976. Justin holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design (2005) and a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Cleveland Institute of Art (2000). Justin has found most significant about the residency so far is the opportunity to show his work both in the gallery and in a publication. These opportunities have given him the impetus to focus on producing and defining his work in a way he has not before. He has also benefited from being in communication with other artists, both in the studio and at the lectures. The lectures on professionalism and the business of art have given great information and set a tone for how to get yourself and your work out in the world.
Marie McMahon (2024)
Marie McMahon is a painter based in Eugene, Oregon, who specializes in creating fine art commissions and gallery paintings. Marie’s work features expressive colors, dynamic brushwork, and a unique combination of abstract imagery and realism. Typically referencing flowers, animals, human forms, skyscapes, landscapes, and waterscapes, she aims to evoke the spirit of her subject matter through intuitive expression. Marie values the process of painting and experiencing what she sees. She completes most paintings in one sitting, capturing a fresh and singular experience. Marie aims for her work to enhance feelings of joy, well-being, and connection for customers and viewers.
Scott Moss (2023)
Scott Moss is a painter and photographer living in Corvallis, OR.
Shagufta Mulla (2020)
Shagufta Mulla, DVM is a wildlife artist living in Independence, OR. After a 20-year career as a small animal veterinarian, she changed paths in 2019 to pursue her lifelong passion for art. In contrast to her authoritarian upbringing, her oil and acrylic paintings celebrate individuality. Largely self-taught, Shagufta’s work frequently depicts a solitary subject, with birds, in particular, representing voice and freedom. Her work has been in the Salem Art Association’s Salem Salon show (2019), The Art Center’s 8 x 8 show (2019), and at Keizer Art Association’s Celebration of Flowers (2019) where she was awarded third place for her painting, “Steadfast.” She has also contributed work to Chintimini Wildlife’s annual art auction, Art Is Wild (Corvallis, 2019). She enjoyed speaking with the public about her work during her residency at The Arts Center.
Jessica Rehfield (2022)
Jessica Rehfield (zi/zey, they/them) is an artist from Juneau, AK. Their paintings, illustrations, and social projects explore the political and identity-based issues that define their life. Their current work is a children’s book that features colorful acrylics paired with Yiddish words and phrases, that seeks to celebrate heritages, combat anti-Semitism, and explore marginalized identity (as a Jewish-American person) using stories and the love of matzoh ball soup. Jessica earned a BLA in Art from the University of Alaska Southeast and MFA in Painting and Drawing from Oregon College of Art and Craft. They live in Salem, OR with their fiancée and a giant cat.