Paul R. Provost, Ph. D., President
Paul Provost was appointed President in April 2025 and brings over 25 years of strategic and visionary experience to the Academy. A seasoned leader in both the non-profit and commercial art worlds, he served as the founding CEO of Art Bridges Foundation, where he transformed a $1.5 billion arts foundation into a national leader in museum collaboration, inclusive programming, and initiatives with practicing artists. His career spans senior leadership roles at Christie’s, where he served as Deputy Chairman and global ambassador for the brand, as well as founder of a consulting firm advising philanthropists and institutions on art market strategy and cultural stewardship. With a doctorate in art history from Princeton University and a deep commitment to arts education and institutional excellence, Dr. Provost is uniquely positioned to lead the Academy into its next chapter of growth, innovation, and impact..
Peter Drake, Provost
Peter Drake was appointed Provost in January 2018 and previously served as the Dean of Academic Affairs since 2010 at the New York Academy of Art. Drake continues to be a Thesis Advisor having previously taught at Parsons the New School for Design, SVA, and MICA.
As a visual artist his art has been featured in 28 Solo exhibitions and his work is held in numerous collections throughout the US, China and Europe including the Whitney Museum of Art, Phoenix Museum of Art, MOCA LA, Weatherspoon Art Museum and the L.A. County Museum of Art. Drake’s MTA Arts & Design permanent public art commission for the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Massapequa Station opened to the public in 2015. Waiting for Toydot features 18 art glass windows and 5 ceramic/glass mosaics installed throughout the train station and is seen by over 6,000 commuters daily.
He actively lectures and curates and previously was a curator for The Drawing Center in New York City and wrote for Flash Art Magazine. He served as a board member of the Artist Fellowship, Inc. and has been a jurist for the AXA Art Prize 2018-2024.
Drake has received a National Endowment for the Arts Award, a New York Foundation Fellowship and was a recipient of the Two Trees Cultural Space Subsidy Program Grant 2016-2022.
Drake maintains a studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn and is represented by Linda Warren Projects, Chicago & Los Angeles, Healy Contemporaneo, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas.
Board of Trustees
Eileen Guggenheim, Ph.D., Chair
Bob Cochran, Treasurer
Susan Wasserstein, Secretary
| Ashley Abess
Curtis Bashaw Alain Bernard Richard Blumenthal Nicolas Bos Karen Brooks Gray Coleman Rick Davidman Ben Feder Eric Fischl |
Bridget Gless Keller
Jennifer Gilbert Margot Gordon Allison Hill-Edgar David Howard Sharon Jacob Helen King Lisa Lebofsky Kamie Lightburn Alyssa Monks |
Michael Moore
Jennifer Schipf Brooke Shields Whitney Stevens Jonathan Tibett David Walentas Russell Wilkinson Frederica Wolfe |