During the summer of 2013 James Adelman (MFA 2014), Elliot Purse (MFA 2014), Elizabeth Shupe (MFA 2014), and Zoë Sua Kay (MFA 2014) participated in a eight-week Artist-in-Residence Program on the campuses of the University of Shanghai and the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. At the end of the residency all four artists participated in the group exhibition… Read More
Walking past First Park in the Lower East Side my eyes are immediately drawn to the cool aquas and warm yellows of Robert Plater’s (MFA 2013) aquatic themed mural. Plater is the first Academy artist selected to participate in First Street Green’s cultural programming. First Park, located at 33 E. 1st Street in Manhattan, is an open art space that… Read More
Trained originally in Abstract Expressionism, Erlebacher (along with her husband Walter) broke from this style in the late 60’s and quickly became recognized as one of the leading representational figurative and still-life artists in America. Erlebacher’s work examines the deep metaphorical and social themes of contemporary culture through her painterly and aesthetic images. This retrospective pays tribute to Martha’s outstanding… Read More
By Jacob Hicks (MFA 2012) My experience at West Nottingham Academy has been one of learning in many regards. Along side my time working in the studio, I teach two high school courses-an introduction to drawing and studio painting. To teach is to become firm enough in your artistic practice to share it. It calls for a re-examination of formal… Read More
By Jacob Hicks (MFA 2012) My excitement could not be tempered as my father helped me load up a U-haul rental with my current body of work in the early morning hours of an overcast Brooklyn morning. I had received my Joseph Campbell-esque call to new adventure in the form of an artist/teacher-in-residence acceptance phone call from West Nottingham Academya… Read More
By Camila Rocha (MFA 2015) Hello Academy Blog readers! As a first year student, I will be writing to you honestly about my experiences. All the affairs, fate, happiness and lovelessness of my current life, hopefully my view can give you periodically an idea of how overwhelmingly brilliant is to be a Master’s of Fine Art student at the New… Read More
During the summer of 2013 Alicia Brown (MFA 2014), Tim Buckley (MFA 2014), Krista Smith (MFA 2014) and Shangkai Kevin Yu (MFA 2014) participated in a two-month Artist-in-Residence Program hosted by Leipzig International Art Programme, in Leipzig, Germany. The Academy’s Leipzig residency is made possible by the New York Academy Travel Fund, the Villore Foundation and Trustees Gordon Bethune and… Read More
Over a few days in August, we sat down with Nicolas Holiber (MFA 2012, Fellows 2013) to talk a little about his work, the Academy Fellowship, and what he’s looking forward to as the Fellowship year concludes. Nicolas Holiber. Hero (detail), 2013. Nicolas Holiber: My name is Nicolas Holiber, I am 28 years old and I have an addiction to taking… Read More
By Shannon Kenny (MFA 2013)August 10th, I arrived in Paris to meet with the Chilean women of the group, Alonsa and Daniela. We succumbed to the forces of the infamous Sennelier Store, almost in tears as we left, not because we were sad, but because we were persuaded by our worse judgment to buy way more supplies than necessary. … Read More
Beer’s Studio, 2013 One day earlier this summer, we sat down with Jonathan Beer (MFA 2012, Fellows 2013) to talk a little about his work, the Academy Fellowship, and what he’s looking forward to as the Fellowship year concludes. New York Academy of Art: Tell me about where you’re from. Jon Beer: I am 25 years old. I am… Read More
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