ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Suheir Hammad
2010-2011
Byron Au Yong and Aaron Jafferis
2009-2010
Susana Lei'ataua
2008-2009
Susana Lei'ataua
2007-2008
DJ Rekha
2006-2007
Regie Cabico
2005-2006
Helen Zia
2004-2005
Fay Chiang
2003-2004
Corky Lee
2002-2003
Keng Sen Ong
2001-2002
David Henry Hwang
2000-2001
Ping Chong
1999-2000
Jessica Hagedorn
1998-1999
Tomie Arai
1997-1998
Annanya Bhattacharjee
1997-1998
Each year, New York University hosts an acclaimed artist to hold residency with its Asian/Pacific/American Institute. Artists-in-Residence are invited to bring their notoriety, artistic work, and history of involvement with the Asian/Pacific American community to NYU. The Artist-in-Residence uses his/her time at A/P/A to create important new work, artistic retrospectives, forums, or conferences. Scholars, fellow artists, and community members familiar or new to the artist's work, gain a unique opportunity to engage with the Artist-in-Residence within a university setting.
DJ Rekha is a producer, activist and above all, cultural worker. Selected by The New York Times Magazine as “one of the ten women of downtown music” and named one of the most influential South Asians in the United States by Newsweek magazine, The founder of Basement Bhangra and Bollywood Disco nights, that have been called “One of the most unique experiences in the city” by Paper Magazine, she will be starting a 30 city tour of North America to support her album “DJ Rekha presents Basement Bhangra” this fall. Born in London and raised in New York and the U.K., Rekha brings her passion for pop culture and music that spans both sides of the pond to A/P/A Institute, and continues to explore where pop culture and politics intersect. Besides raising funds and awareness for a diverse range of causes, she also serves on the board of PopandPolitics.com, Breakthrough, and teaches summer DJ workshops at the Willie Mae Rock Camp For Girls. In addition, Rekha has worked on collaborations including with actress/playwright Sarah Jones to score the Obie and Tony award-winning “Bridge and Tunnel.” She is currently the music supervisor for the documentary “Project Kashmir” due out in 2007, served as the associate producer of the NPR radio documentary “Feet in Two Worlds,” and can be heard on her international radio program on XM/Worldspace Satellite Radio. Rekha also heads up Sangament, a production and music consulting company that has debuted many British Asian musician in the US. Rekha will spend part of her time at A/P/A Institute researching and creating a radio documentary on the artists participating in the bhangra music scene around the globe.
DJ Rekha (2006 - 2007)
DJ Rekha is a producer, activist and above all, cultural worker. Selected by The New York Times Magazine as “one of the ten women of downtown music” and named one of the most influential South Asians in the United States by Newsweek magazine, The founder of Basement Bhangra and Bollywood Disco nights, that have been called “One of the most unique experiences in the city” by Paper Magazine, she will be starting a 30 city tour of North America to support her album “DJ Rekha presents Basement Bhangra” this fall. Born in London and raised in New York and the U.K., Rekha brings her passion for pop culture and music that spans both sides of the pond to A/P/A Institute, and continues to explore where pop culture and politics intersect. Besides raising funds and awareness for a diverse range of causes, she also serves on the board of PopandPolitics.com, Breakthrough, and teaches summer DJ workshops at the Willie Mae Rock Camp For Girls. In addition, Rekha has worked on collaborations including with actress/playwright Sarah Jones to score the Obie and Tony award-winning “Bridge and Tunnel.” She is currently the music supervisor for the documentary “Project Kashmir” due out in 2007, served as the associate producer of the NPR radio documentary “Feet in Two Worlds,” and can be heard on her international radio program on XM/Worldspace Satellite Radio. Rekha also heads up Sangament, a production and music consulting company that has debuted many British Asian musician in the US. Rekha will spend part of her time at A/P/A Institute researching and creating a radio documentary on the artists participating in the bhangra music scene around the globe.