ARTIST- IN- RESIDENCE
2026
OUR COLLABORATORS
Jettison Arts Foundation Corp. (JAF) is an organization dedicated to uplifting local emerging visual and mixed-media artists in the Bay Area through a suite of free-to-the-public programs.
The Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program exists to strengthen the relationship between artist and community and empower artists’ in realizing their creative identity through their dream exhibition. By providing pro-bono gallery space, operational and advisory services, Jettison Creative nurtures artists to gain an edge in pushing the boundaries across their medium, breaking through industry barriers, and inheriting a deeper connection with local Bay Area communities.
ZHANÉ GAYBYRD
ARTIST HIGHLIGHT
Zhané GayByrd (She/They) is a Black queer visual storyteller based in the Bay Area. Through intimate portraiture and narrative-driven media, Zhané creates spaces of healing with reflection, dialogue, and expression, where Black women and non-binary folks can see themselves fully and be seen without condition.
Zhané practice is a form of healing and resistance; an offering to remind us that vulnerability is power, that healing amplifies the spirit of liberation, and that within our stories lies our collective vibrance.
MAY 30 & 31
IRIS WONG
ARTIST HIGHLIGHT
Iris is an artist from Hong Kong currently based in San Francisco.
As an emerging artist, her work explores how intimacy and connection are shaped by the systems - be it technological, domestic, or spatial, around us. Working with images, digital collage, and interactive installations, she often explores these themes through playful encounters within liminal spaces, where the boundaries between reality and imagination, and the artificial and the organic are blurred.
Iris has exhibited internationally across Hong Kong, San Francisco, Paris, and Sharjah, including the Hong Kong Lucid Dreams solo exhibition, and group shows at the Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong and the Light Artists Alpha Collection in Paris.
JUNE 27 & 28
TIM GUAN
ARTIST HIGHLIGHT
Tim Guan is a painter based in San Francisco. Though he’s been making art for as long as he can remember, he found his way to building a committed art practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2025 he left his career in tech to pursue painting full time.
Working figuratively in oil, Tim is particularly drawn to painting because it forces him to slow down and pay attention. Against the relentless speed and chaos of life on screens, he views this attention as a radical, necessary act to preserve his humanity. Tim’s practice focuses on curious observation of contemporary life with the goal of making resonant work that both reflects what it’s like to be alive today and inspires questions and conversations about where we’re headed.
JULY 25 & 26
Maryam “Sanaz” Safanasab
ARTIST HIGHLIGHT
Maryam “Sanaz” Safanasab (b. Tehran, Iran) is a San Francisco-based visual artist and educator whose work explores themes of identity, place, and cultural hybridity. She holds an MFA in Art from San Francisco State University and has exhibited at institutions and galleries such as SFAC, SOMArts, ICASF, 500 Capp Street, Southern Exposure, and Root Division.
Sanaz has received several awards, including the Cadogan Contemporary Art Award and the Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement. Her work has been featured in KQED, Berkeley News, Golden Gate Xpress, and UC Berkeley Extension’s Art & Literature Review.
Safanasab is a lecturer at San Francisco State University, where she teaches drawing, fiber, and textiles, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to materiality and form.
SEPTEMBER 27 & 28
CLAIRE MAEN
ARTIST HIGHLIGHT
Claire Maen is a French American film photographer living in the Bay Area, CA. She photographs the poetic beauty of suburban, industrial landscapes, and ordinary life on film with her Rolleiflex cameras. She creates simple, beautiful, minimalist aesthetics in her images. She was among the Photolucida Critical Mass 2023 200 finalists whose work has been published in art magazines( F-Stop magazine, Analog Forever, Pamplemousse magazine, Trois Points Mag, The Curated Fridge, Dodho magazine, Artist Talk, Film Without Frontiers, Juniper Rag, GrainZilla, etc.) and exhibited in galleries and art shows in California (De Young Museum Open, Center for Photographic Art, Gray loft Gallery, Studio Seven Arts, Jettison Creative, etc.), in Oregon, Arizona, Minnesota, & Massachusetts. Claire is a member of the Livermore Art Association and the East Bay Photo Collective.
In collaboration with the French photographer Alexandre Martin, she is the co-editor of a zine for Rolleiflex and medium format lovers called Rolleizine, and she has done a podcast on Rolleiflex called “Twin Lens”, available on Spotify.
OCTOBER 4 & 5
EVAN PUN
"DR CAPSOUL"
ARTIST HIGHLIGHT
Dr. Capsoul is a Chinese, Vietnamese, and French 3D artist and designer based in San Francisco. His work blends cyberpunk, sci-fi, and anime influences into immersive digital experiences that explore identity, memory, and the human condition with animation, 3D sculpture, and interactive installations.
With over eight years of experience in multidisciplinary design, Dr. Capsoul has worked across VFX, music videos, and live shows, crafting bold visuals for both artistic and commercial clients. His unique perspective and storytelling approach have led to exhibitions in cities around the world, including Art Basel Miami, Seoul, Tokyo, Paris, Lisbon, New York, and San Francisco.
Driven by a passion to connect technology and emotion through art, Dr. Capsoul continues to push creative boundaries, building imaginative worlds that resonate across cultures and mediums.
NOVEMBER 8, 5-8 PM