Category Archives: Residents

Theatre Director, Actor, Writer, and Photographer 2021 Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation Scholarship Desiree Henderson began performing as a dancer at age 3.  She studied ballet and lyric dance for 12 years and then shifted focus to directing and writing and performing for the theatre. She has focused on creating work in many different processes, whether it beContinue reading "Desiree Henderson"

Jenny Wrenn Poet 2016 Durango Art Center Scholarship 2019 Clive Foundation Scholarship (collaborative with Carol Meckling ) Back to Artist Residency

Barbara Grist Photographer Self Funded Residencies “The experience of being at Willowtail  is not easy to put into words, it is something you need to feel. My month-long artist residency at Willowtail is just what I needed to feed my artistic soul. Time to be awakened each morning by the light coming into my bedroomContinue reading "Barbara Grist"

Margy Dudley Photographer 2012, 2016 Self Funded Residencies “This is a place that is timeless. The only voice you hear is the stillness and quiet, the present. Inspired by the wilderness and the creatures that inhabit it, the sounds of the breeze and the view of the setting sun. In nature we gain deeper understanding of ourselvesContinue reading "Margy Dudley"

Eirene Hamilton Writer/Ethnobotanist/Educator 2021 Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation Scholarship Eirene Hamilton from Bluff, Utah had a one-week long residency at Willowtail.  She is a writer, ethnobotanist, environmental activist and language educator. During her stay, she read several poems for the staff and visiting guests. Her performance was very moving, thought provoking and beautiful. Some of theContinue reading "Eirene Hamilton"

Tara S. Holl Mixed Media/Teaching Artist 2019 Partial Willowtail Scholarship Tara S Holl Contact Info https://www.wpadc.org/artist/tara-s-holl Back to Artist Residency

Visual and Performance Artist Maureen May Durango visual and performance artist Maureen May completed her extremely productive one-week residency.  Her printing focused on 2020 issues from "2020 Vision" to "Murder Hornet a.k.a. Super Spreader", animations, and more. My Willowtail experience was exceptional. I was in charge of how I use my time in any way, whether itContinue reading "Maureen May"

Visual Artist Sonja Horoshko & Poet Renee Podunovich Collaborative Residencies “Unlike other residencies, Willowtail is not about a place-name recognition, or personal Cloy résumé. It is about sharing the aesthetically abundant and rich life of Peggy and Lee.They generously hold the deep, vast, warm and wide open space and time for those most fortunate to workContinue reading “Sonja Horoshko & Renee Podunovich”

Lisa C Taylor Short Story Writer 2019 Willowtail Scholarship "I was lucky enough to be offered an artist residency at Willowtail Springs Bungalow for this gorgeous week in June. I'm currently working on a proposal for a novel and short stories. My daughter (a poet) shared the space with me. Willowtail Springs is in aContinue reading "Lisa C Taylor"