Federico Airaudo
Migrant Species

May - October 2026

Through drawing and painting, Federico’s residency at the Werklund Centre researches ordinary life in Calgary’s downtown core— a place that is unfamiliar to him as a newcomer artist. The artworks created in this residency engage with this sense of estrangement, not as a deficit, but rather as a generative force for artmaking and creation. Federico’s residency will bring an unconventional, playful exploration of multi-species diversity across Ecuador and Calgary by tuning into the everyday social rhythms of these two distinct places.