Announcing the 2026 Inaugural Borowska Artist Fellowship Recipient

Photography: Roberto D'Ambrosio Suarez

The Borowska Fellowship Award

Full Fellowship Award for Artists is made possible by the generous support of the Borowska Award, a private initiative dedicated to supporting the arts and the environment

We are delighted to announce the selected artist for our 2026 Borowska Artist Fellowship, an exceptional residency that invites an artist to engage with our surrounding rainforest through the lense of Forest Therapy, rooted in the Japanese tradition of Shinrin-yoku. This residency will therefore be a deliberate exploration of how mindful engagement with nature can inform and transform the creative practice.

Meet Our Distinguished Fellow

Cristini Ghetti

Valencia, Spain

Cristini Ghetti, an Argentine artist and researcher, currently living and working in Spain, whose practice develops within the field of geometric abstract art from a critical, feminist, and decentralized perspective. Ghetti’s work explores formal systems, patterns, and repetitive structures that are traversed by chance, error, and variation—understanding these deviations not as failures but as forces that enable new readings and sensibilities.

With materiality, tactility, and processes of construction occupying a central place in her production, she conceives her work as a space of thought in constant transformation. Her artistic vision engages in dialogue with historical traditions of abstraction while simultaneously reconfiguring them from a situated, sensitive, and contemporary perspective—making her an ideal candidate for a fellowship that seeks to expand the possibilities of artistic practice through "tuning in" to the landscape realm.

https://cristinaghettivisualartist.wordpress.com/

The Fellowship Experience

From November 2-21, 2026, selected artist Cristini Ghetti will immerse herself in the verdant landscape of Monte Azul. During this three-week residency, she will investigate themes of loss, regeneration, and the human-nature relationship while allowing the very process of "tuning in" to the landscape realm to generate both ideas and materials.

In addition to engaging with the natural environment at Monte Azul, the artist will meet with community conservationists to inform herself on the state of this major watershed district located in the Talamanca mountain range.

Community Collaboration

Somos el Río Chirripó has over twop decades of defending our natural resources from corporate exploitation

A unique aspect of this fellowship is the opportunity for our artist to connect with the local community through arranged meetings with grassroots leaders of Somos Río Chirripó, with co-founder Carlos Marin serving as liaison. This collaboration promises to enrich her exploration of the human-nature relationship through direct engagement with community conservation efforts.

Somos Río Chirripó is a community organization located in neighboring Guadalupe de Rivas de Pérez Zeledón, whose members come from various communities in the same canton. Their primary objective is to promote environmental awareness and defend the Río Chirripó Pacífico—which runs along the Monte Azul Nature Reserve—ensuring this resource maintains its health and well-being for future generations.

Since 2024, they have been conducting diverse activities including diagnosing traditional river uses by community members, organizing festivals to strengthen the river's value in the community, and advocating for compliance with environmental regulations by water authorities.

Looking Forward

This unique convergence of geometric abstraction, feminist perspectives, and community-based conservation promises to yield compelling new work at the intersection of art, nature, and social consciousness.

We look forward to welcoming our awarded fellow to Monte Azul this November and to witnessing the creative dialogue that emerges between her practice and the vibrant ecosystem of the Río Chirripó watershed.