Diane Rosenstein Gallery is pleased to present "Way Out Now", a group exhibition of Yale’s 2018 MFA Painting and Printmaking graduates. "Way Out Now" will present twenty-three artists from the United States, Klamath Tribes, Mexico, and Colombia. This exhibition includes paintings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, works on paper, video, and printed matter. “Way Out Now” is our gallery’s second show with Yale School of Art MFA artists.

Each artist has pursued studies in the category of “Painting” or “Printmaking,” yet they navigated that space in a way that manifested in a variety of forms - often blurring or transforming any distinctions between painting and sculpture, photography, multiples, writing or performance. Several artists appear to prioritize formal investigations, while others articulate their ideas around subjectivity (gender identity, race, personal histories) through form.

The artists in this exhibition are Camille Altay, Felipe Baeza, Natalie Ball, Ernest A. Bryant III, Lauren Chun, Kenturah Davis, Daniel Ginsburg, Adam Higgins, Clare Kambhu, Kathryn Kerr, Antonia Kuo, Wyatt Lasky, Leslie Martinez, Alexandria Mento, Kent O’Connor, Johnathan Payne, Estefania Puerta, Julia Rooney, Ilana Savdie, Vaughn Spann, Maya Strauss, Emma Webster, and Chase Wilson.

Camille Altay (USA, b. 1985) received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, CA (2008). She lives and works in New Haven. Felipe Baeza (Mexico, b. 1987), was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, and currently lives between New York City and New Haven. He received his MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York City, NY (2009). Natalie Ball (USA and Klamath Tribes, b. 1980) was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and is a Native American citizen of the Klamath Tribes. She received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018), a MMVA (Maori Visual Arts) from Massey University of New Zealand (2010), and a BA from the University of Oregon in Eugene (2005). She lives and works in her ancestral homelands where she raises her three children.

Ernest A. Bryant III (USA) received his MFA from Yale School of Art and BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (2005). He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in creative writing at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he lives and works. Lauren Chun (USA b. 1991) received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and a BFA from New York University, in New York City (2013). Kenturah Davis (USA, b.1980) is an artist working between Los Angeles, New Haven and Accra (Ghana). She received her MFA from Yale School of Art and her BA from Occidental College in Los Angeles (2002). Daniel Ginsburg (USA, b. 1991) received his MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY (2014). He lives and works in Queens, NY.

Adam Higgins (USA, b. 1989), received his MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from Memphis College of Art in Tennessee (2012). Clare Kambhu (USA, b.1990) is an artist/educator and teaches in a public high school in Queens. She received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018), an MA in Art Education (2011) and a BFA from New York University (2010).

Kathryn Kerr (USA, b. 1984) was born in Los Angeles and raised in New Jersey. She received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from The Cooper Union (2007). Antonia Kuo (USA, b. 1987) received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Tufts University both in Boston, MA (2009). She lives and works in Sag Harbor, NY. Wyatt Lasky (USA, 1991) lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received his MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (2014).

Leslie Martinez (USA, b.1985) is a New York City-based artist from the Rio Grande Valley of the South Texas-Mexico border. They received an MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and a BFA from The Cooper Union (2008). Alexandria Mento (USA, b. 1989) received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA (2012). She currently lives and works in Philadelphia and New Haven. Kent O’Connor (USA, b. 1987) received his MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore (2011). He lives and works in Los Angeles. Johnathan Payne (USA, b. 1991) received his MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BA from Rhodes College in Memphis (2012). He lives and works in New Haven.

Estefania Puerta (Colombia, b. 1988) received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and a BS from University of Vermont in Burlington (2010). Julia Rooney (USA, b. 1989) is a visual artist and arts educator who received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BA from Harvard College in Boston, MA (2011). Since 2011, with her sister and poet, Anne Marie Rooney, she has been using the U.S. Postal Service as a medium for art production, distribution and exhibition. Ilana Savdie (USA, b. 1986) was raised in Barranquilla, Colombia and Miami. She received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence (2008). She is based in New York.

Vaughn Spann (USA b. 1992) lives and works in New Haven. He received his MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from Rutgers State University in Newark, NJ (2014). Maya Strauss (USA, b. 1989) received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from The Cooper Union (2012). Emma Webster (USA, b. 1989), is a Californian painter who currently lives and works in New Haven. She received her MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BA in Art Practice from Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (2011). Chase Wilson (USA, b. 1990), received his MFA from Yale School of Art (2018) and BFA from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2012). He lives and works in Berkeley, CA.