Denniston Hill

Denniston Hill is an artist residency and production company situated in Catskills Mountains in New York State with an agricultural bent that hosts creatives from all around the world.[1][2]

Location

Denniston Hill is located on approximately 220 forested acres on a former dairy farm.[2] It has a central house with 6 bedrooms.[2]

History

The residency was founded in 2004 by artists Julie Mehretu and Paul Pfeiffer, and architect Lawrence Chua.[1][3][4]

Mehretu first visited the property in 2001 when she was invited by Chua to rent a room.[2] In 2007, Mehretu and Pfeiffer bought 10 central acres containing a main house and pond.[2]

While Denniston Hill started as an artists residency, it eventually evolved into a production company which helped artists create collaborative works.[2]

2026 Venice Biennale

Denniston Hill was one of six schools and artists collectives invited to take part in the 2026 Venice Biennale,[5] which one of the exhibit's curators, Marie Hélène Pereira, described as an effort to elevate key ecosystems and networks built and sustained by artists, which carry a clear sense of both localism and transnationalism in generative symbiosis."[6] At the Biennale, Denniston Hill set up a curated space for visitors to meet, study or reflect.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Graver, David (May 23, 2025). "In The Southern Catskills, Denniston Hill is Set To Welcome 22 Residents". SURFACE. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Finkel, Jori (March 7, 2021). "Julie Mehretu Reimagines a Utopia in the Catskills". W Magazine. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Paul Pfeiffer in conversation with Julie Mehretu and Lawrence Chua". www.moca.org. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ Schmid, Rebecca (April 19, 2024). "An Artist Puts Her Work Into Context". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Gluhaich, Marko (May 7, 2026). "'In Minor Keys' Review: Its Best Moments Live in the Institutions Koyo Kouoh Built". Frieze. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Artists announced for the 61st Venice Biennale". artreview.com. February 25, 2026. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
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