Vancouver-based artist Monice Peter and multidisciplinary artist HAUI named 2025 artists-in-residence at The Watermill Center
The two join nearly 60 artists from around the globe at the New York laboratory for the arts
HAUI (left). Photo by Rebel Howl Studios. Monice Peter. Photo by Charlie Gallant
VANCOUVER-BASED ARTIST Monice Peter and mixed-media artist HAUI have been selected as 2025 artists-in-residence at The Watermill Center, a respected global laboratory for the arts founded by avant-garde visionary Robert Wilson.
The two will join 58 international artists from 18 countries at the centre, which is situated in a 10-acre facility on Long Island’s East End.
Peter and HAUI will work on developing the latter’s newest multidisciplinary work, “Four in the Morning”.
Peter is a multidisciplinary artist working across theatre, film, and sustainability. As playwright-in-residence at Vancouver’s Urban Ink, she is developing Burnt Cork. Her stage credits include The Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, and Arts Club Theatre Company. On-screen, she has had leading roles on Lifetime, CBC, and The CW Network. Behind the scenes, she has worked as assistant director for Matilda and the upcoming Legally Blonde (Theatre Calgary/Citadel Theatre). A BCIT sustainable business leadership graduate, Peter is pursuing interdisciplinary studies at UBC.
Also known as Howard J. Davis, HAUI devises, directs, and designs cross-disciplinary work for stage and screen. His feature film MixedUp (OUTtv) was produced by Vancouver trans filmmaker Jack Fox and executive produced by theatre and opera director Peter Hinton (whose connections to Vancouver also run deep). Past works include the immersive Private Flowers (Toronto History Museums) and the libretto Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White. The 2024 artist-in-residence for the City of Guelph, HAUI has also earned a Chalmers Fellowship Grant to Cuba and Jamaica and is currently participating in OBAC’s OYA Emerging Filmmakers Program.
During their residency, HAUI and Peter will also participate in In Process @ The Watermill Center, an ongoing public series offering people insight into the creative process of artists from around the world. Their work will also engage with Watermill’s educational and community programs, fostering dialogue and collaboration. 
The Watermill Center.
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