YALE EPSTEIN

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Biography

A native of New Haven Connecticut, Yale Epstein matured as an artist in postwar New York City, experiencing its lively diversity of culture, and being enriched by his interactions with his artist peers. Among his teachers, were Ad Reinhardt ,Marc Rothko, Carl Holty, Ilya Bolotovsky, Phillip Pearlstein, Hans Hofmann, and Edwin Dickinson. In 1988 he relocated to Woodstock, NY. Yale has had 72 solo exhibitions in galleries in the US, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Hong Kong and was invited to exhibit in several significant international exhibitions. He has completed numerous commissioned works in the US, China, and Taiwan, and is in the collections of major domestic and international corporations, and numerous private collections. Mr. Epstein's work in public collections includes The National Gallery of Art, DC, The Biblioteque' National in Paris, The Brooklyn Museum, China World Trade Center, Beijing, The Pew Charitable Trust, The City of Chicago, US State Department, The Library of Congress, and Yale University. Yale’s teaching career included Brooklyn College, The Brooklyn Museum Art School, Pratt Institute, and The School of Visual Arts in New York City. He was also selected for a residency in the Visiting Artist/ Scholar Program at the American Academy in Rome, and is a recipient of grants from the Pollock-Krasner and The Foundation of Contemporary Art.

Woodstock

Some thirty years ago I desperately needed the peace to avail myself access to my own interior space. Woodstock provided that. I had the opportunity to create a studio and home that allowed me the physical space to be reflective and creative, away from the all -tofamiliar, but ultimately overly scheduled demands of the city. I did miss the close kinship that I had with some of the downtown artists in NYC, but I did have a few previous friendships with other artists and gallerists here in this area as well. I appreciate the scale of this town, and the nature surrounding us, and I value some wonderful friendships that I have in my life here. Fortunately, the digital age allows me to maintain the level of professional activity that I require as well, so It is a beautiful balance that I so appreciate.