Monthly Archives: April 2011

Why I Love Deadlines

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to share a note by Hilary Harkness. Regularly posting her “Notes from Studio Lockdown,” Hilary blogs with us as she prepares for her upcoming exhibition at Mary Boone Gallery in New York City, on Thursday, May 5, 5–7pm. Dear friends, As I prepare for my May 5th show (please come! the opening is 5-7pm… Read More

PERSISTENCE OF VISION / THE PETERSON COLLECTION

The first ever public exhibition of The Peterson Collection of Contemporary Realist Art, Persistence of Vision includes work acquired internationally by Gregory J. Peterson since he began collecting more than twenty years ago. The approximately 75 works on view will focus on realistic representational styles. Born in Harlem, Mr. Peterson has written about Contemporary Realism and has spoken on art… Read More

Cornscapes

Ode to Nebraska, oil on canvas, 48x60in. by Emily Adams (MFA 2011)It’s the end of the semester and we’re seeing our MFA Thesis projects through to completion. To close up the posts on my thesis process throughout second year here at the Academy, I thought I’d share several of my most recent paintings, along with some interesting work that has… Read More

Eric Telfort: Keeping the Brushes Wet, part 3

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present the next installment in this new series on our blog. Eric Telfort, a 2009 graduate of the New York Academy of Art, blogs with us about “keeping the brushes wet.†Eric will be speaking at the Academy as part of the Career Development Workshops on April 21, 1-2pm. Current Students and Alumni… Read More

Show us YOUR Studio – MFA OPEN STUDIOS 2011

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to invite you to our annual MFA Open Studio event on Friday, April 29th from 5-9pm. On the heels of Tribeca Ball 2011, five floors and over seventy studios will be open to the public and will present an amazing array of artwork. We’re so excited about our third annual Open Studios… Read More

Studio Shots: Cori Beardsley, Ramona Bradley, Nadene Grey Speer

Cori Beardsley (Sculpture, Class of 2011): “Dance, hysteria, play and the love of form inspire my recent sculpture. I strive to express wild release and the polarities of joy and pain that are at that raw edge of emotion.” Ramona Bradley (Painting, Class of 2012): “I paint what I want to paint. I don’t usually understand it. It’s more of… Read More

Eric Telfort: Keeping the Brushes Wet, part 2

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present the next installment in this new series on our blog. Eric Telfort, a 2009 graduate of the New York Academy of Art, blogs with us about “keeping the brushes wet.†Eric will be speaking at the Academy as part of the Career Development Workshops on April 21, 1-2pm. Current Students and Alumni… Read More

Studio Shots: Ian Healy, Guno Park and Elena Rodz

Ian Healy (Painting, Class of 2011):“I try to find ways to express pain and anguish in multiple depictions, primarily through animal forms, as people react differently to animals then humans. I try to see what can really evoke feelings of pain and emotion in people. In my work that incorporates human forms, I find the themes tend to be more… Read More

Eric Telfort: Keeping the Brushes Wet

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present a new series on our blog. Eric Telfort, a 2009 graduate of the New York Academy of Art, blogs with us about “keeping the brushes wet.†Eric is currently located in Rhode Island, but was able to experience a residency in Zimbabwe during the summer of 2010. Follow us as… Read More