NXTHVN Cohort 07 | Material Conditions of Becoming

Seven NXTHVN Studio Fellows explore memory, cultural resilience, and interiority through painting, sculpture, screen printing, sound, and found materials.

Why go

The exhibition brings together emerging artists from NXTHVN's Cohort 07 examining how grief, labor, and cultural memory materialize across distinct practices—from Adeyemo's assemblages rooted in Afro-diasporic traditions to Olufani's sculptures tracing African ingredients through the transatlantic slave trade.

What to expect

A group show spanning painting, sculpture, screen printing, sound, collage, and textile work. Featured works include Chayse Sampy's recomposed figuration layering images and fabrics (72 x 82 inches), alongside pieces by S. Yemisi Adeyemo, Alexandra Bell, Benita Nnachortam, Masud Olufani, Haejin Park, and Kristopher Wright, each investigating themes

Things to know

• NXTHVN Cohort 07 is a group of seven Studio Fellows curated by Curatorial Fellows Tara Fay Coleman and Juanita Sunday.
• NXTHVN was founded by Titus Kaphar and Jason Price to empower artists through education and mentorship in New Haven.
• S. Yemisi Adeyemo draws from memory jugs, bottle trees, and gravesite offerings—spiritual traditions of remembrance.
• Masud Olufani researches tamarind, okra, and rice to trace their passage through the transatlantic slave trade.
• Haejin Park uses watercolor to navigate interiority and the fluid boundaries between past and present.
• Alexandra Bell works at the intersection of journalism and conceptual art to interrogate how information is constructed.