Alumni
Baxter St at CCNY has long been a catalyst for innovative creation within the artistic mediums of photography and video practices. Ranging from exhibitions, residency programs, and partnerships, our core mission is to support and activate a vibrant community deeply engaged in the art of lens-based contemporary practices. Take a look at the wide breadth of alumni that are a part of our wonderful and ever-expanding community.
ARTISTS
Marina Leybishkis
Baxter St. Residency (2020)
ARTISTS
Marina Leybishkis
Baxter St. Residency (2020)
Marina Leybishkis is a New York-based multimedia interdisciplinary artist who was born and raised in Uzbekistan. She holds a BA in Justice and Humanities Studies from The City University of New York and an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was a recipient of the Fulbright grant for artistic research in 2018–19 and a Baxter St Workspace Resident in 2020.
Archeology of Loss takes the form of an immersive installation incorporating sculpture, video, and sound, and poses crucial questions around history, migration, and image-making. The works presented draw upon the artist’s research and work during both her 2020 residency at
Baxter St and a 2018–19 Fulbright grant. Leybishkis traveled to Greece, visiting the Moria Reception,Kara Tepe, and Identification Centre on the island of Lesvos, at that time the largest refugee camp in Europe and home to thousands of migrants, many fleeing wars in Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq.
