Robert Lange Studios is a gallery space run by artist and gallery owners Megan and Robert Lange. As such, it is dedicated to the development of an on-going dialogue between artists from a diverse range of artistic disciplines at differing levels of their careers. The RLS Residency program invites international and national artists to live in a residency space situated within the gallery. Located at 2 Queen Street in the heart of historic Charleston, SC we provide a platform for experimentation that gives exposure to diverse and dynamic art practices developing locally, regionally, and around the world. Working with the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, The Gibbes Museum, or Redux Contemporary Art Center by housing visiting artists who are creating exhibits, we aim to facilitate creative networks and connect the local art community with the global sphere of contemporary art.

In addition to working with the Halsey, Gibbes & Redux the RLS Residency is available via an application process to artists and other related professionals. Visiting artists have had an amazing and inspiring experience while staying inside the 6000 sq-foot art gallery housed in one of the oldest buildings in Charleston.  The historically marked building from 1670 has a newly renovated two-bedroom space with the option for a studio.

Charleston is filled with art, culture, and food and the community embraces creativity. We’re located on the same street as the Dock Street Theater, Foot Light Players Theater, HUSK Restaurant, as well as six of the city’s best galleries. Less than a block from East Bay Street and the waterfront, everything is within walking distance including local Museums. The location of this building is unmatched, the history can be felt in the walls, and the space itself is snuggled within a gallery that has been featured in American Art Collector, National Geographic Traveler, the Huffington Post, in Architectural Digest, on MSNBC, and voted the best Gallery in Charleston.

Click here to read about writer Janna McMahan’s experience during her residency:  http://charlestonmag.com/features/writer_in_residence

2013 Residency Artists: Long-Bin Chen, sculptor from Taiwan, Joseph Burwell, mixed media works on paper from Iceland, Renee Stout, photographer from Pennsylvania, Jody Zellen, installation art from California, Amy Lind, painter from Savannah, Paul Sobchuk, photographer from Maine, June Stratton, painter from Savannah, Ethan Deihl, painter from Texas, Adam Hall, painter from Nashville, Mia Bergeron, painter from Chattanooga, Sara + Shane Scribner, painters from San Francisco, Danny Robbins, painter from Richmond

2014 Residency Artists: Kimberly Witham, sculptor from Boston, Bob Trotman, sculptor from Winston-Salem, Jody Zellen all things art creative from Los Angeles, Matthew Cornell, painter from NY, Don Clapper, International Guild of Realism director, Tracy Adler, Wellin Museum director from NY, Alyson Shotz, sculptor from Sweden, Cedric Tai, installation and performance from Detroit, James Brendan Williams, sculptor from Manhattan Beach, California, Leo Osborn, sculptor from MA, Francis Smith, photographer for American Art Collector from Scottsdale, Arizona, June Stratton painter from Savannah, Mia Bergeron, painter from TN, Sergio Lopez, painter from California, Ethan Diehl, painter from Iowa City, Adam Hall, painter from TN, Matthew Bober + Tiffany Sage, painters from NY.

2015 Residency Artists: Christopher Cerrone, composer from Hunnington NY, Hon Chen + Margaret Lee working with sculptor Alyson Shotz’, Jiha Moon painter from Seoul Korea, Danielle Wyckoff installation artist from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Janna McMahan novelist from Kentucky, Adam Hall, painter from Nashville, Leo Osborn sculptor from MA, Joshua Flint, painter from Portland OR, Matthew Bober + Tiffany Sage, painters from NY, Craig Meyer drummer for Rachel Platten from NY, Jon + Reed Van Nort musicians from NY

2016 Visiting Artists: Bob Ray, painter from MO, Lauren Holmer, artist from NC, June Stratton, painter from Savannah, John Gordon, documentary film maker from CA, Lizzie Truman, photographer from Virginia, Tom Patterson, Lucien Shapiro sculptor, Melissa Stern artist and journalist from NY, Peter Drake painter and dean of NYAA, Michelle Jader painter from CA, Christopher Williams conceptual artist from CA, Peter Cole head of Gamblin Paint, Adam Hall painter from TN, Matt Bober painter from NY, Dan Rybicky + Aaron Wickenden documentary film makers, Sara Angelucci artist from Toronto, Matthew Fifer Filmmaker from NY, Nathan Durfee painter from CA, Olivia Poole editor from Art Mag, Rachel Gordon clothing designer, Victor Grasso painter from NJ, Fahamu Pecou Fine Art meets Hip Hop from NY

2017 Residency Artists: David Eichenberg painter from OH, Patrick Dougherty sculptor from Oklahoma, Nathan Durfee painter from CA, Brett Scheifflee painter from NY, Henry Schreiber painter from NC, Mia Bergeron + John McCloud painter and sculptor from TN, Mary Wutz clothing designer from HI, Drew Deane painter from NC, Adam Hall  painter from TN, Nathan Durfee from CA , Sophie Gamand photographer from NY, Joshua Flint painter from CA

2018 Residency Artists: Alexandra Becker-Black painter from OR, Brett Scheifflee from NY, Reuben Negron painter from NC, Michelle Jader painter from CA, Kerry Simmons painter from NY, Casey Sloan pastry artist from NH, Joshua Rose, Editor of American Art Collector

2019 Residency Artists: Juan Logan, painter from TN, Michelle Jader, painter from CA, June Stratton, painter from GA, Brett Schiefflee, painter from NY, Matthew Fifer, film director and actor, Adam Hall, painter from TN, Ethan Diehl, painter from CA,  Kate Houck, art experience creator from NC, Brett McKee, chef from SC

2020 Residency Artists: Coulter Fussel, mixed media artist from MS, Dan Estabrook, photographer from MA, William Fifer creator from NY, Matt Arnett, art historian and filmmaker from SC, Adam Hall painter from TN,2021 Residency Artists: Paul Cristina mixed media painter from SC, Kevin Chambers sculptor from GA, Brett Scheifflee painter from NY, Brian Williams children’s book author, Michelle Jader painter from CA, Eugene Setzer woodworker from SC, Matt + Tiffany Bober painters from FL, Janna McMahan author from SC, Dayanne Danier fashion designer from Haiti

2022 Residency Artists: Kerry Simmons painter from Illinois, Dyani White Hawk digital media from MN, Kevin Chambers sculptor from GA, Kevin Macpherson painter from NJ, Mia Bergeron painter from TN, Lara Camozzo art + travel blogger from VA, Reynier Llanes painter from Cuba, Adam Hall painter from TN, JB Boyd painter from NJ, Kirsten Stolle text and collage from NC, Julie Back painter from MA, Rangina Hamidi author from Afghanistan, Joshua Flint painter from WA, Olivia Poole Art Magazine Owner from HI

2023 Residency Artists: Elizabeth Bick photographer from NY, June Stratton painter from GA, Hassana Yusuf embroidery from Nigeria, Matt Cornell painter from CA, Carla Gangs mixed media and digital from NY, Cassandra Kim from VA, Kristy Edwards painter from VA, Kerry Simmons painter from IL, La Vaughn Bell mixed media and painting from Trinidad in Tobago, Aniko Adams jewelry designer from Hugary, Matt Bober + Tiffany Sage painters from FL, Elisa Harkins artist and composer from Cherokee, Muskogee Reservation, Wafer Safar from Morocco, Melissa Hefferlin + Daud Akhriev painters from Spain

2024 Residency Artists: Sarah Schuster Art Professor and painter from MA, Kristy Edwards painter from VA, Katie Koenig painter from PN, Matt Cornell painter from CA, Brett Scheifflee painter from NY, Timur Akhriev painter from Russia, Reynier Llanes painter from Cuba, Diane Davich Craig painter from TN, June Stratton painter from GA, Demond Melancon mixed media fabric and bead work from LA, Adam Hall painter from TN, Anthony Waichulis painter from PN, David Antonio Cruz painting and sculpture from NY

2025 Residency Artists: Lauren Jackson Harris art professor MA, Brett Scheifflee painter from NY, Julie Crews painter from AL, Mia Bergeron painter from TN, June Stratton painter from GA....and you might be next.