YI Artists in Residence

Each semester, teens in the Youth Insights program collaborate with working artists. Get to know some of the YI artists-in-residence here.

Beth Campbell

Beth Campbell introduces her work to Youth Insights Artists, September 2012. Photograph by Jaclyn Cunningham

Cameron Crawford

Cameron Crawford discusses YI Writer Savannah’s film project with her in the Sinister Pop exhibition, December 2012. Photograph by Correna Cohen

LaToya Ruby Frazier

LaToya Ruby Frazier and YI Artists discuss their photography project. Photograph by Berry Stein

K8 Hardy

K8 Hardy takes YI Writers through her work on display as part of the Whitney Biennial. Photograph by Berry Stein

Corey McCorkle

YI Artists on a field trip with Corey McCorkle to the Met’s roof, November 2011. Photograph by Berry Stein

Dawn Clements

Dawn Clements introduces YI Writers to some of her large-scale drawings, October 2011. Photograph by Berry Stein

Wardell Milan

Wardell Milan speaks to YI teens about his artwork at a visit to Education Committee Member Bernard Lumpkin’s home, May 2011. Photograph by Diane Exavier

Angel Otero

Angel Otero explains the process of working with scraps of dried oil paint, called skins, during a studio visit with YI participants, March 2011. Photograph by Diane Exavier

Sara Vanderbeek

Sara Vanderbeek takes YI Artists through her exhibition at the Whitney, October 2010. Photo by Diane Exavier

Lize Mogel

YI Writers do some “mental mapping” with artist Lize Mogel, October 2010. Photograph by Diane Exavier

Nina Berman

The YI teens learn about the fundamentals of photography from photojournalist, Nina Berman, April 2010. Photograph by Diane Exavier

Aki Sasamoto

Aki performs her piece Strange Attractors for the YI teens, March 2010. Photograph by Danielle Linzer

Suzanne Bennett

Suzanne discusses the work of Roni Horn with teens in the YI Writers program, November 2009. Photograph by Danielle Linzer

Christine Kim

Christine leads students through the Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction exhibition, November 2009. Photograph by Danielle Linzer

Rashawn Griffin

Rashawn Griffin talks to YI teens about his work at his studio in Brooklyn. 2009. Photograph by Danielle Linzer

xaviera simmons

YI teens participate in a gallery conversation with Xaviera Simmons, 2009. Photograph by Legacy Russell

spencer finch

Spencer Finch talks about the creation of The River that Flows Both Ways at his studio, 2009. Photograph by Allison Weisberg

neighborhood public radio (npr)

YI teens record a radio piece with NPR, 2008. Photograph by Allison Weisberg

marina rosenfeld

YI teens rehearse for a performance with Marina Rosenfeld for the 2008 Biennial exhibition

mika tajima

Mika Tajima, 2008

jaya howey

Jaya Howey speaks with YI teens at his studio, 2007