Providing visual artists with space, support, and community
New Member Open Call
This highly regarded program offers professional visual artists subsidized studios, curatorial visits, and a supportive community in Midtown Manhattan. Artists are selected by an outside panel of art professionals based on an anonymous review of images and a short statement. Memberships are renewable after two years based on excellence.
International residence: CLOS
Carlos Arango, widely known as CLOS, is a Mexican artist born in Oaxaca de Juárez in 1970. His practice centers on figurative expressionism, combining distorted human forms, vibrant colors, and gestural brushstrokes to explore existential themes and human nature. Influenced by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jackson Pollock, CLOS embraces experimentation and spontaneity to create emotionally charged works. His residency at EFA Studio is supported by MuchoGusto.