Studio H is is the contemporary visual art studio of Heidi Bergstrom located in Metchosin, BC Canada. This WordPress site is dedicated to the Studio H Canada Artists' Residency blogs.
Applications are open for four-week artist residencies at Studio H Canada in rural Metchosin on Vancouver Island. Explore Textile and Multimedia options, with time for research, making and experimentation, private accommodation, a shared studio and artist mentoring. … More 2027 Open Call: Artist Residencies at Studio H Canada
Printmaking, Textiles, Soft Sculpture Residency Dates: September 2026 Studio H Canada is pleased to welcome Fairah Bensen, an emerging visual artist based on Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada. Fairah works across printmaking, textiles and soft sculpture. They explore gender, sexuality, the body and selfhood through symbolism, archetypal characters, dreams and the natural environment. Their practice … More Fairah Bensen – Artist in Residence, Canada
Over nearly ten years of artist residencies, Studio H has accumulated a growing collection of artists, stories, research, exhibitions, projects and creative exchanges. As we prepare for our 2027 residency year, we are gradually refreshing the Studio H website to make all of that easier to discover — and to make it easier for artists … More Making Studio H Easier to Explore
Performance, Multimedia, Visual Art Residency Dates: September 6–October 3, 2026 Studio H Canada is excited to welcome Sadie Martin, an emerging multidisciplinary artist and performer from London, United Kingdom. Working across visual art, performance, movement, design and storytelling, Sadie approaches art-making as a form of storytelling and world-building. Their practice draws on mythology, folklore, Gothic … More Sadie Martin, Artist in Residence, United Kingdom … More Sadie Martin, Artist in Residence, United Kingdom
During her residency at Studio H Canada, Nishra Ranpura used the studio as an active laboratory. The interdisciplinary artist, researcher and creative technologist was investigating crafted machines, woven computation and embodied making. Her research brings together traditional textile processes, physical computation, digital fabrication and participatory practice. Rather than treating weaving and technology as separate fields, … More Embodied Weaving: An Open Studio with Nishra Ranpura
Multimedia Residency Dates: August 2026 Studio H Canada is thrilled to welcome Saruye, an emerging, Iranian-Canadian multidisciplinary visual artist from Toronto, Canada. Saruye works across painting, installation, performance, photography, and lens-based media. Drawing from her experience of migration from Iran to Canada, she explores cultural duality, language, memory, and the ongoing negotiation of diasporic identity. … More Saruye, Artist in Residence, Canada
Printmaking, Textiles Residency Dates: August 2026 Studio H Canada is thrilled to welcome Chantel Traub, an emerging, multimedia visual artist from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Chantel’s residency brings together textiles, printmaking, natural materials, and a deep interest in the relationships between plants, pollinators, and place. During her time at Studio H, she will draw inspiration from … More Chantel Traub, Artist in Residence, Canada
Mixed Media Residency Dates: July 2026 Studio H Canada is thrilled to welcome Keyede Heidel Ajakaiye, an emerging multidisciplinary artist from Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Working across photography, painting, and mixed media, Keyede uses visual storytelling to explore new materials and artistic processes. Originally from Nigeria, they draw inspiration from African history, music, dance, and … More Keyede Heidel Ajakaiye, Artist in Residence, Canada
Some artists come to a residency once. A few return. And then there are the rare artists who become part of the fabric of the place itself. We are absolutely delighted to welcome Kristi Poole-Adler back to Studio H Canada International Artist Residency for her third residency. This visit marks an exciting new chapter—not only … More Welcoming Back Kristi Poole-Adler – Artist in Residence and Residency Manager
Multimedia, Research Residency Dates: July 2026 Studio H Canada is thrilled to welcome Shirry Insole, an emerging, multimedia visual artist from Kelowna, BC, Canada. During this residency, I aim to further develop my ongoing project, Walking as Methodology for World-Making: Poetic Encounter. Through daily walking, observation, and material experimentation, I will investigate how repeated encounters … More Shirry Insole, Artist in Residence, Canada
