The Cheekwood Martin Shallenberger Artist-in-Residence program brings national and international artists to Nashville to create and exhibit site-specific works at Cheekwood, while allowing artists the opportunity to interact with staff, visitors, and the arts community throughout the creative process. With its renowned museum and gardens, Cheekwood offers the Martin Shallenberger Artist-in-Residence a unique resource which broadly reflects nature and sustainability within a global art practice. The residency program provides living arrangements for the artist while he or she are in residency.

Mr. Shallenberger’s connection with Cheekwood has great length and significance. In June 1971, Shallenberger, the artist, exhibited 40 paintings at Cheekwood. Visitors who attended this exhibition were afforded a worldly experience with Shallenberger’s renderings of New York, Paris, Florence, Amsterdam, and Cologne. As a citizen of the world, he enjoyed experiencing and capturing the many sites he visited on canvas. Shallenberger knew the world of art had and would continue to expand without borders. The residence program is made possible with the generous support of a private foundation.

2023 Martin Shallenberger Artist-in-Residence Sarah Nguyen

2022 Martin Shallenberger Artist-in-Residence Craig Black

2021 Martin Shallenberger Artist-in-Residence Michael McMath

2020 Martin Shallenberger Artist-in-Residence Hiroshi Sato

2019 Martin Shallenberger Artist-in-Residence David Brooks

2018 Artist-in-Residence Gabriel Dawe: Fields of Light

2017 Artist-in-Residence Crystal Wagner

2016 Artist-in-Residence Kensuke Yamada

2015 Artist-in-Residence Soo Sunny Park: Silver Linings

2014 Artist-in-Residence Patrick Dougherty: Little Bitty Pretty One

2013 Artist-in-Residence Dorothy O’Connor: Shelter

2012 Artist-in-Residence Mathilde Roussel: Anatomia Botanica