RESIDENCIES

She Bends residencies offer time, space, and shared inquiry for artists working with neon. Through teaching-based residencies and live/work programs, we support hands-on skill transmission, mentorship, and experimentation alongside deeper material and conceptual exploration. These residencies are designed to strengthen pedagogical lineages, expand access to specialized equipment and knowledge, and center the labor, care, and relationships that sustain the evolution of neon as both craft and contemporary art.

Below are the residencies we’ve built in collaboration with companies, institutions and individuals. Residencies are funded on a case by case basis through corporate sponsorship, grants or individual donations. To support our residency program visit our ResidenTEES shop.

Teaching Residency with Meagan Streader
Opie Project (space) Opie Project (space)

Teaching Residency with Meagan Streader

She Bends Studios, San Francisco, CA
Lily Reeves Studio, Phoenix, AZ
Art Institute of Chicago, IL
October 2025
Teaching Residency

Teaching Artists: Meryl Pataky, Lily Reeves
Teaching Assistant: Kelsey Issel
Student Artist: Meagan Streader

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