For complete details on the competition visit axaartprize.com AXA XL, a division of AXA, developed the AXA Art Prize in partnership with the New York Academy of Art. Over the past seven years, the Prize has become one of the premier student art competitions in the U.S. and is open to figurative paintings, drawings and prints created by undergraduate and… Read More
In the summer of 2023, Antônia de Oliveira Bara (MFA 2023), Santiago Galeas (MFA 2021), Ciara Rafferty (MFA 2016), and Lucy Kay Simoneit (MFA 2023) participated in a one-month Artist-in-Residence program hosted by the Kylemore Abbey Global Centre Residency in Kylemore, Ireland. The residency is made possible by Jaclyn Dooner (MFA 2015) and the New York Academy of Art… Read More
Kate Capshaw’s portrait of Toddrick Brockington honors the intergenerational work of Henry Street Settlement, a social services organization that has served Manhattan’s Lower East Side for 130 years, helping 50,000 New Yorkers each year. Brockington joined Henry Street’s staff after serving 26 years in Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York, having earned a bachelor’s degree in behavioral… Read More
The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present its renowned exhibition series “Eye to Eye,” featuring the collection of Anne-Marie and Pierre Trahan, owners of Arsenal Contemporary. Now in its fifth iteration, “Eye to Eye” asks a prominent collector to select works by Academy MFA students, which are then exhibited side by side with pieces from the… Read More
The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present “Big Stories,” a group exhibition featuring large-scale, contemporary figurative paintings influenced by the narrative tradition. Curated by Bo Bartlett, Noah Buchanan, and Carl Dobsky, Big Stories travels to New York after its initial showing at the Bo Bartlett Center at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. From Homer to Shakespeare… Read More
The Chubb Post-Graduate Fellowship is the highest honor the New York Academy of Art can bestow on its students. Under the program, the Fellows have the opportunity to expand the breadth and depth of their artistic prowess while serving as teaching assistants and mentors to a new crop of talented figurative artists. Chubb Fellows also receive… Read More
The Student Curatorial Committee is a group of student volunteers that organizes onsite Academy exhibitions twice a year. Prior experience is not required to participate, and it is a great opportunity to learn about how to produce an exhibition from start to finish. All students are encouraged to participate in the SCC that meets as needed during the… Read More
View the virtual exhibition here For complete details on the competition visit axaartprize.com and follow the AXA Art Prize on Instagram and on Facebook. AXA XL, a division of AXA, developed the AXA Art Prize in partnership with the New York Academy of Art. Over the past six years, the Prize has become one of the premier student art competitions in the U.S. and… Read More
“Torn & Frayed: New Prints at the New York Academy of Art” curated by Tom Hück and John Jacobsmeyer showcases 16 printmaking artists representing a cross section of the Outlaw Printmakers’ expanding sphere of influence. These printmakers choose content as fearlessly as they hold to traditional modes of carving and drawing by hand, skills that are central to their ‘patron saints’, Jose Posada, and Albrecht Dürer. Featured artists… Read More
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