Meet our first cohort:
Open AiR Oregon
Artists-in-Residence 2025-26

Art in Oregon is thrilled to support these four artists/groups in their own self-designed, self-directed residencies for the next twelve months.

Licity Collins is fearless. A multidimensional genre-busting artist, Licity creates music, word, and art experiences that are unique, immersive, memorable moments designed to ignite fearlessness in the blood of her audiences.
Described by NPR as “courageous... writing and singing full-frontal,” Licity Collins’ music is celebrated for its emotional depth and transformative power. Currently the Music Fellow at the Sitka Center and recently received an Artist Residency from IFCC, Licity’s conceptual art has gained global recognition, been featured in art history publications, and earned awards for addressing human rights. She co-founded defunkt theatre, launched the Women’s Prison Theatre Project, and was a founding board member of Oregon Contemporary, and served on the BRAVO Committee for the Ojai Music Festival.

Licity will be working on final compositions for her upcoming theatrical work.

Roman Norfleet (1988 n. American born) is an interdisciplinary cultural producer, healer and mystic that uses visual art, music composition, performance and social organizing as instruments in exploring his committed interest in spiritual and social development.
As Founder and Creative Director of “Be Present Art Group”, Norfleet believes deeply in the power perception and persistence has on elevating one's consciousness. He is currently devising a curriculum workbook that translates these teachings into practical applications and has released multiple projects with BPAG as bandleader. He also founded The Cosmic Tones Research Trio.

Roman will be focusing on developing his solo album.

Aidan Grealish is an interactive artist, interface designer, and art director living and working in Portland, OR, where she creates playful, immersive interfaces for games, software, and other digital experiences. Her interdisciplinary art practice explores identity and narrative in the age of electronic reproduction, investigating the in/visibility of software and the networks that shape our communities. She has a particular interest in human-computer interaction and the vernacular web and aims to design surprising experiences that challenge traditional patterns of behavior both on- and offline. She earned a BFA in Art & Technology from the University of Oregon in 2018.

Aidan will be creating a large-scale work with instructional support and mentorship.

Shari Erickson of Beavercreek Oregon and Jeffrey Hall of Gaston Oregon met on Instagram during covid. They started chatting about art and soon found they were on the same page about most stuff. It took the better part of a year before they met in person, but by that time they had gotten to know each other well enough that soon they knew they would be spending the rest of their lives together. One of the things that bonds Shari and Jeff is a mutual deep love and fascination for nature. They both are creatively inspired by their observations and interactions while exploring the places that emotionally attract them to interpret visually. They absorb that which they see and feel, process through individual experience filters, and then merge interpretations into a joint cohesive creation. The places where land meets water especially intrigue Shari and Jeff: liminal spaces where bits of magic still exist.

Shari and Jeff will be creating a new body of artwork about their relationships to Western Oregon.

Art in Oregon works to build and sustain art patronage through pride and respect for Oregon artists. We aim to establish collaborative relationships to increase visibility and access to art for all people. We are specifically interested in uplifting and centering the voices of Black, Indigenous, and other underrepresented artists into a wider cultural dialogue.