Lucille Dawson

American Writer & Executive Theatre Director

Writer Lucille Dawson spent four weeks with us. She is the executive director at Hand2Mouth theatre ensemble in Portland, Oregon.

Her residency at Studio Faire involved her writing her debut novel. A young adult novel about facing life after death.

Lucille was based in The Usher Hall here at Studio Faire where she wrote daily as well as enjoying the sights, sounds and tastes of Nérac.

Weblink: hand2mouththeatre.org

Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.

Collette Broeders

Canadian Artist

Artist Collette Broeders spent two weeks at Studio Faire. Collette is a passionate mixed media artist merging traditional processes with new media and performance.

The Canadian artist spent a very productive time with us working in the garage studio from dusk ’til dawn. We also enjoyed an open studio day where she was able to show and talk about her work with the local community. 

Weblink: collettebroeders.com

Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.

Olivia Jampol

American Actor, Writer & Filmmaker

Olivia Jampol came to Studio Faire to work on her screenplay. Olivia is a bilingual actor, writer and filmmaker from Brooklyn, New York. 

She grew up on a coffee farm in Costa Rica and attended Harvard University, where she studied Filmmaking and Literature. She now lives in Brooklyn with her cat, Remy Ma.

She was more than prolific whilst here in Nérac completing the second draft of her movie screenplay.

Weblink: oliviajampol.com

Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.

Beth Cramer

American Writer, Editor & Director

Beth Cramer came to Studio Faire to work on the second draft of her second novel, still not knowing how this story would end. Her first novel is a memoir about confronting a diagnosis of stage 4 ovarian cancer. In ‘Why Didn’t I Notice Her Before?’ she documents her experience as a mother, wife, sister and daughter through her diagnosis. Open, honest and witty! During her two week residency Beth found the ending she was looking for.

Weblink: bethcramer.com

Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.

Lene Helmer Nielsen

Danish Textile Artist & Weaver

Lene Helmer Nielsen spent four weeks at Studio Faire experiencing the temperature sinking from over 30 degrees to the low 20s. She hired a bike and cycled the streets, drawing inspiration from the patterns and colours of the old buildings, their roofs, their doors and the streets they sat on. This fed directly into her beautiful embroidery works on paper, created with watercolour, tulle fabric and linen threads.

Weblink: www.lenehelmernielsen.dk

Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.

Abby Schreiber

American Writer & Editor

Abby Schreiber was the Executive Editor at PAPER Magazine where she oversaw the publication’s quarterly print issues top to bottom, writing and editing stories in the entertainment, fashion, internet culture, politics and activism realms, among others. In addition to PAPER, she has written for publications like New York Magazine, Numéro, Vogue, BlackBook and VICE. During her micro-residency at Studio Faire she worked on two fictional screenplays, making great progress on both projects.

Weblink: abbyschreiber.com

Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.