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Artist to Watch

Explore the emerging voices shaping the future of contemporary art. Artists to Watch highlights
innovative creators whose practices challenge conventions, offer fresh perspectives, and capture the pulse of our time.

NB: Can you tell us about your experience with art before starting or completing your MFA and how you arrived […]

NB: What are some of your earliest memories of art and how does it relate to your work today?    […]

Discover why photography is gaining prominence in modern collections and how it can complement traditional works.

NB: So, what are some of your earliest memories of making art, and how has it evolved to where your […]

NB: When did you first pick up a paintbrush? What was your first painting like and how has your practice […]

NB: Can you tell us about your career as an artist? Where did it begin? How did it evolve to […]

NB: What are some of your earliest memories in art and how has it evolved to your practice today? LB: […]

NB: So what are some of your earliest memories of creating art? Where did it all begin? How do your roots […]

NB: Can you describe some of the first works that you made? How are they different and how have they […]

NB: So what are some of your earliest memories of making art, and how does it relate to the way […]

NB: What are some of your earliest memories of making art and how does this relate to what you’re making […]

NB: So what are some of your earliest memories of making art and how does it relate to your current […]

NB: What are some of your earliest memories of making art and how does it relate to what you’re making […]

NB: What are some of your earliest memories of making art, and how does it relate to what you’re doing […]

NB: When did you first pick up a brush and what drew you to becoming an artist?    JP: The short […]

NB: So what are some of your earliest memories of art? What aspects of those early encounters remain relevant to […]

NB: Your paintings evoke a sort of childhood nostalgia. Can you tell us about how your practice has evolved over […]

NB: Can you tell us about some of your earliest memories of art and your recent experience completing your BFA?  […]

NB: What’s your earliest memory of interacting and/or experiencing art?   CV: When I was little I would come home […]

NB: What are some of your earliest memories of art and how do they relate to where you’re at with […]

NB: What are some of your earliest memories of making art, and how does it relate to your work today?   […]

NB: What are some of your earliest memories of making art and how does it relate to what you’re making […]

Nicole: So when did you first begin to paint and what drew you to be an artist?  Dylan: I don’t […]

NB: Can you tell us what are some of your earliest memories of art and how do they relate to […]

NB: Can you tell us about your experience with art before Yale and how you have arrived at where you […]

RA: My upbringing on an apple orchard and flower farm is a huge influence on my art.  My earliest memories […]

NB: Can you share your experience with art as a younger woman and how you arrived at what your practice […]

NB: What are your earliest memories of interacting with or experiencing art?  NW: As a kid and only child surrounded […]

NB: What is your earliest memory of art? MT: I was very lucky as a child because I’ve been surrounded […]

NB: What are some of your earliest memories of art? LA: The very first one is a very odd one! […]

NB: What are your earliest memories of art? RI: I grew up in a religious household, Jewish Orthodox, not Ultra-Orthodox, […]

NB: Can you share the origin of your name, Daze? Daze: The origin story is funny and typical. It’s very […]

NB: What was the genesis of your practice incorporating both digital and analog concepts? Could you speak to how you […]

NB: When we first met and spoke in November 2016, you had already created the BitchCoin project and the Stock […]

NB: Congratulations on your most recent shows, and your upcoming solo show at Miles McEnery and concurrent solo show at SUNNY NY. […]

NB: What are your earliest memories of interacting with or experiencing art? TB: I think it was when I was […]

NB: You received your MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana, in addition to studying English Literature (and […]

NB: Can you share with us a bit about your experience with art as a younger man, leading up to […]

NB: Could you share with us your story of how you got started working in ceramics? Who and what inspired […]

NB: You have been working at the prestigious NXTHVN Residency in New Haven, Connecticut for the past year. What has […]

NB: Why don’t you tell us about your story up until you were accepted into the Yale MFA Program? KB: […]

NB: What are creative legacies and why is this field of expertise so important to study?  KB: A creative legacy […]

Derek Fordjour’s paintings, notable for their layered textures and materials, address complex themes of race, inequality and American society. Fordjour has achieved astonishing commercial success […]

N: Can you tell us your story up until you were accepted into the Yale program? C: I’ll start with […]

The art world is experiencing a necessary evolution and expansion in 2020. Nothing replaces the experience of standing in front […]

N: Can you tell us your story up until you were accepted into the Yale MFA Program? H: I was […]