Celebrating 10 Years of L’AiR Arts
Looking back at 10 years of L’AiR Arts, we celebrate a decade of international exchange, artistic research, and connection. What began as a small residency has grown into an international community, carrying forward the 150-year history of Atelier 11 Cité Falguière as a place for artists to live, work, and exchange ideas.
Over the past decade, L’AiR Arts has welcomed more than 220 artists and cultural professionals from over 60 countries. Through our residency and public programs, we continue to foster connections across borders, contributing to the living history of Atelier 11 and the wider legacy of Montparnasse as a hub of artistic exchange.
Over the past decade, L’AiR Arts has welcomed more than 220 artists and cultural professionals from over 60 countries. Through our residency and public programs, we continue to foster connections across borders, contributing to the living history of Atelier 11 and the wider legacy of Montparnasse as a hub of artistic exchange.
Paper Routes
As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations, L’AiR Arts presents Paper Routes, an alumni exhibition showcasing our founding values of creative connection while honoring resilience and collective determination. We remain deeply moved by the practices that have expanded through our programs and the steadfast friendships that continue to stretch across the world. Thank you for enriching the L’AiR Arts journey and for expanding our global community.
Presented as part of 2026 Montparnasse International Week
Vernissage: November 17 from 5 pm to 8 pm
November 18 - 21 from 5 pm to 7 pm
For workshops, please see the schedule below and register separately
Atelier 11 Cité Falguière, 75015 Paris
Presented as part of 2026 Montparnasse International Week
Vernissage: November 17 from 5 pm to 8 pm
November 18 - 21 from 5 pm to 7 pm
For workshops, please see the schedule below and register separately
Atelier 11 Cité Falguière, 75015 Paris
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Paper Routes brings together artists from the L’AiR Arts alumni network at Atelier 11, tracing the connections between artists, places, and ideas that have emerged through the residency over the past decade.
Māhina & Matariki Bennett, Barbara Boissevain, Dulce Chacon, Luis Chenche, Miguel Cipriano, Rosalyn Driscoll, Allyson Glenn, Mario Gooden, Tatiana Grigorenko, Yen Ha, Cecilia Hedlund, Mai Li Helweg, Helen Hopcroft, Candice Inc, Harleen Kaur, Shireen Ikramullah Khan, Yong Hee Kim, Chris Lashbrook, Daniel Laskarin, Jay Lee, Maria Flawia Litwin, Victoria Lovecchio, Henrietta MacPhee, Evangelia Ntouni, Khushbu Patel, Sonali Patel, Laura Porter, Jennifer Printz, Netta Rabinovitch, Nicole Shimonek, Robynn Smith, Peggy Stevenson, Katie Stewart, Sofyan Syamsul, Marie Thibeault, Michal-Sophia Tobiass, Alexandra Uppman, Suki Valentine, Elleke van Gorsel, Michelle Vo, Marianne Walker, Barbara Wildenboer, Ksenia Yablonskaya, Danny Young, Lora Zyuzina and more!
Presented within the historic walls of Atelier 11, Paper Routes is co-curated by L’AiR Arts alumni residents Juan Hinojosa and Clare Patrick, accompanied by a public program of workshops led by former residents.
Curatorial Statement
The works gathered here reflect different artistic practices, histories, and ways of life, but share a material that has long carried ideas across distance. Paper can record a moment, hold a memory, travel from one place to another, and pass from one person to the next. In this sense, the works become traces of individual journeys as well as part of a larger network of exchange. Like artists whose influence crosses continents and generations, paper can also connect people and places across time and distance. Light enough to cross borders, yet durable enough to hold a lifetime of ideas, paper is like a portable home or studio. It can be folded, layered, marked, transformed, carried, and preserved. As artists have traced their stories to and from Paris, paper has remained a recurring material with endless potential: pliable, resilient, and capable of holding memory while being continually transformed.
The title Paper Routes speaks to these movements: the routes artists take through places and communities, the paths ideas travel between people, and the journeys that artworks make beyond the studio. Brought together at Atelier 11, these works create a temporary meeting point between different geographies, generations, and practices.
This exhibition also serves as a fundraiser supporting the preservation of the site and its artistic heritage through L’AiR Arts residencies and public programming. Thank you for helping us to continue this living history!
Māhina & Matariki Bennett, Barbara Boissevain, Dulce Chacon, Luis Chenche, Miguel Cipriano, Rosalyn Driscoll, Allyson Glenn, Mario Gooden, Tatiana Grigorenko, Yen Ha, Cecilia Hedlund, Mai Li Helweg, Helen Hopcroft, Candice Inc, Harleen Kaur, Shireen Ikramullah Khan, Yong Hee Kim, Chris Lashbrook, Daniel Laskarin, Jay Lee, Maria Flawia Litwin, Victoria Lovecchio, Henrietta MacPhee, Evangelia Ntouni, Khushbu Patel, Sonali Patel, Laura Porter, Jennifer Printz, Netta Rabinovitch, Nicole Shimonek, Robynn Smith, Peggy Stevenson, Katie Stewart, Sofyan Syamsul, Marie Thibeault, Michal-Sophia Tobiass, Alexandra Uppman, Suki Valentine, Elleke van Gorsel, Michelle Vo, Marianne Walker, Barbara Wildenboer, Ksenia Yablonskaya, Danny Young, Lora Zyuzina and more!
Presented within the historic walls of Atelier 11, Paper Routes is co-curated by L’AiR Arts alumni residents Juan Hinojosa and Clare Patrick, accompanied by a public program of workshops led by former residents.
Curatorial Statement
The works gathered here reflect different artistic practices, histories, and ways of life, but share a material that has long carried ideas across distance. Paper can record a moment, hold a memory, travel from one place to another, and pass from one person to the next. In this sense, the works become traces of individual journeys as well as part of a larger network of exchange. Like artists whose influence crosses continents and generations, paper can also connect people and places across time and distance. Light enough to cross borders, yet durable enough to hold a lifetime of ideas, paper is like a portable home or studio. It can be folded, layered, marked, transformed, carried, and preserved. As artists have traced their stories to and from Paris, paper has remained a recurring material with endless potential: pliable, resilient, and capable of holding memory while being continually transformed.
The title Paper Routes speaks to these movements: the routes artists take through places and communities, the paths ideas travel between people, and the journeys that artworks make beyond the studio. Brought together at Atelier 11, these works create a temporary meeting point between different geographies, generations, and practices.
This exhibition also serves as a fundraiser supporting the preservation of the site and its artistic heritage through L’AiR Arts residencies and public programming. Thank you for helping us to continue this living history!
Workshops program:
Atelier 11 Souvenirs
Accompanied by a series of events led by our alumni, this exhibition invites you to participate in hands-on workshops. Join us to create your own memory of Atelier 11 and leave with a finished artwork of your own!
Paper as Timekeeper
Sunday, November 15th, 15-17h
Drawing workshop and conversation with Jennifer Printz and Yen Ha (USA)
Learn more & register
Please note, this workshop takes place at Reid Hall / Columbia Global Paris Centre.
Good Impressions
Wednesday, November 18th, 15-19h
Relief printmaking workshop and guided walk with Katie Stewart (Australia)
Learn more & register
Seeping: A Natural Pigment Zine on Hanji and Silk
Thursday, November 19th, 15-17h
Painting workshop with Jay Lee (South Korea)
Learn more & register
Frottage
Friday, November 20th, 15 - 17h
Charcoal rubbing workshop with Cecilia Hedlund (Sweden)
Learn more & register
Paper as Timekeeper
Sunday, November 15th, 15-17h
Drawing workshop and conversation with Jennifer Printz and Yen Ha (USA)
Learn more & register
Please note, this workshop takes place at Reid Hall / Columbia Global Paris Centre.
Good Impressions
Wednesday, November 18th, 15-19h
Relief printmaking workshop and guided walk with Katie Stewart (Australia)
Learn more & register
Seeping: A Natural Pigment Zine on Hanji and Silk
Thursday, November 19th, 15-17h
Painting workshop with Jay Lee (South Korea)
Learn more & register
Frottage
Friday, November 20th, 15 - 17h
Charcoal rubbing workshop with Cecilia Hedlund (Sweden)
Learn more & register
This anniversary program forms part of Montparnasse International, L’AiR Arts’ new initiative exploring the legacy of the École de Paris as a model for intercultural exchange, global collaboration, and solidarity.
Cover image: Barbara Wildenboer, Atlas, 2019
L’AiR Arts takes pride in the diverse origins of our residents and the variety of perspectives they bring to Atelier 11. While we do not take responsibility for the personal opinions expressed by participants, we remain dedicated to an inclusive environment where all hosts, residents, and guests are treated with respect.
