New Bedford Whaling

National Historical Park Massachusetts

Artist-In-Residence Archives

Artist In Residence Kate Sheridan black and white illustration of a sperm whale splashing in water — Whale illustration by Kate Sheridan, for their upcoming comic "Whalebones."

January - March 2023
Beatrice & Elaine Alder

Beatrice and Elaine Alder explored the city’s queer and working-class histories, titled Law of Salvage: Queer Stories of the South Coast
October - December 2022
Margo Connolly-Masson

Margo is a Massachusettes-based illustrator and collage artist, whose work is displayed with a children’s book entitled, “And Then…Glen!”
July - September 2022
Candida Rose Baptista

Candida Rose is a second generation American-born Cabo Verdiana. She is a vocalist, song-writer, entertainer, and cultural educator.
March - June 2022
Kate Sheridan

Kate (they/them) is an Eisner-nominated fantasy cartoonist and illustrator from Philadelphia, PA.
January - March 2022
Isabel Mattia

Isabel is an artist, fabricator, teacher, perinatal support professional, and parent living on a farm in rural Rhode Island.
October - December 2021
Scott Bishop

Scott is a musician and sound artist whose project, New Bedford Waves, bakes the sonic DNA of New Bedford into new music.
July - September 2021
Wanda Medina

A New Bedford native, Wanda’s pieces generally begin as paintings on burlap and often incorporate different materials.
January - March 2020
April Jakubec

April is a mental health advocate who paints as a sort of self-therapy to cope with her own mental health diagnoses.
July - September 2019
Iva Brito

Iva is a multi-hyphenate artist whose work takes a critical look at the complex intersection of issues affecting people of African descent.
April - June 2019
Dan Borelli

Dan performs art-based research inquiry into the complicated relationships that exist between American industry, ecology, and public health.
Janurary - March 2019
Nafis White

Nafis is an interdisciplinary artist whose recent body of works are centered around the uncanny audacity of self-affirmation and love.
October - December 2018
Nick Mello

Nick is a graphic designer. He is interested in how attitudes towards low-end culture influences interpretation of intellectual property.
July - September 2018
Fitzcarmel LaMarre

Fitzcarmel is a New Bedford-based artist who is passionate about introducing youth to opportunities for creative and impactful employment.
April - June 2018
Andrew Tedesco

Andrew is a New Bedford-based painter, spoken word poet, and food enthusiast.
January - March 2018
David Higgins

David writes, performs, and produces puppet theater. He uses puppets as a medium through which to tell stories.
October - December 2017
Amy Arujo

Amy primarily creates large scale figurative work, using charcoal and pen and ink. Her drawings are a response to questions about humanity.

Artist-in-Residence

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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
David Higgins
- Locations: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
David Higgins, 2018 Artist-in-Residence at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, explored storytelling through puppetry and digital media. Embracing experimentation, he created art inspired by the park’s history, its Maker Space, and community collaboration.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Amy Araujo
- Locations: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Amy Araujo, the first Artist-in-Residence at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in 2017, explored themes of identity through large-scale figurative drawings. Her residency honored the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass, featuring free figure drawing classes with fully clothed models and a public art workshop. Araujo’s work connected art and history, inspiring visitors to reflect on freedom, struggle, and resilience.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Beatrice & Elaine Alder
- Locations: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
During their residency in New Bedford, Beatrice and Elaine Alder, a married couple, explored the city’s queer and working-class histories through their project, Law of Salvage, Queer Stories of the South Coast. During their residency they created art and prose inspired by archival research. The Alders used ceramics, textiles, and prints to reclaim stories of overlooked queer laborers and disrupt traditional binaries.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Margo Connolly-Masson
- Locations: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Margo Connolly-Masson, a Massachusetts-based collage artist and oil painter, brought her vibrant talent and unique artistic perspective to the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park's Artist-in-Residence program from October to December 2022. Known for her ability to blend color, texture, and storytelling, Margo’s work is deeply inspired by the communities in which she has lived and worked, and her time in New Bedford added a fresh layer of inspiration to her craft.

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Last updated: January 24, 2025

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