
Meet Our Residents

Meet Our Residents
2026
Sabrina Shie
American Writer
During her residency, Sabrina Shie made focused time to complete her graduate thesis for her Master in Fine Arts – Creative Writing, at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.
Alexandra Beraldin
Canadian Actor & Puppeteer
Alexandra Beraldin has created a puppet of Rosa Luxemburg, a Marxist theorist and revolutionary. Her residency was dedicated to crafting a one-act play for herself and the puppet.
www.instagram.com/puppetpolitical
Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.
Claire Chambers
British/Irish Writer
Claire Chambers spent her residency deep in her research, drawing on her long-standing fascination with the literature of the Indian subcontinent and the wider Muslim world.
www.york.ac.uk/english/people/claire-chambers
Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.
Jan Bitencourt
Brazilian Writer
Jan Bitencourt came to Studio Faire to get away from her daily routine in order to focus on her next novel. She left with more than 20,000 words!
Photo by Colin Usher at Studio Faire.