bEam arts
ARTIST RESIDENCY & GALLERY IN THESSALONIKI
CURRENT RESIDENT ARTISTS
DEFNE ÇIZAKÇA
Defne Çizakça is a Turkish-Dutch writer and amateur painter who weaves magical realism and forgotten rituals into both her literary and visual work. Her stories often blur the line between the real and the imaginary, guided by archival ghosts, border-crossing women, and sacred acts of remembrance. She believes storytelling can be both a form of resistance and a place of refuge.
Defne is the author of three books, most recently Ansuz, a trilingual collection of witch-laced fairy tales. She carries a notebook, a tarot deck, and a deep love for libraries wherever she goes. At Beam Arts, she will be working on her new novel—a thriller that spans Thessaloniki, Madrid, and Istanbul
ANJALI KHOSLA
Anjali Khosla is an Assistant Professor of Journalism + Design at The New School in New York City. Her nonfiction writing and reporting has appeared in publications ranging from the New York Daily News to the Guardian, and she has been the recipient of awards and fellowships from The New York Press Club, MacDowell, the South Asian Journalists
Association, and other organizations. Her poetry chapbook and chatbot, Ghostbot, was published by Wendy’s Subway in 2019.
DEFNE ÇIZAKÇA
Defne Çizakça is a Turkish-Dutch writer and amateur painter who weaves magical realism and forgotten rituals into both her literary and visual work. Her stories often blur the line between the real and the imaginary, guided by archival ghosts, border-crossing women, and sacred acts of remembrance. She believes storytelling can be both a form of resistance and a place of refuge.
Defne is the author of three books, most recently Ansuz, a trilingual collection of witch-laced fairy tales. She carries a notebook, a tarot deck, and a deep love for libraries wherever she goes. At Beam Arts, she will be working on her new novel—a thriller that spans Thessaloniki, Madrid, and Istanbul
DEFNE ÇIZAKÇA
Defne Çizakça is a Turkish-Dutch writer and amateur painter who weaves magical realism and forgotten rituals into both her literary and visual work. Her stories often blur the line between the real and the imaginary, guided by archival ghosts, border-crossing women, and sacred acts of remembrance. She believes storytelling can be both a form of resistance and a place of refuge.
Defne is the author of three books, most recently Ansuz, a trilingual collection of witch-laced fairy tales. She carries a notebook, a tarot deck, and a deep love for libraries wherever she goes. At Beam Arts, she will be working on her new novel—a thriller that spans Thessaloniki, Madrid, and Istanbul