Author Archives: jelm

Does Painting Still Matter?

The best way to make a dramatic leap as an artist is to stop working. After Hilary Harkness‘ show at Mary Boone Gallery in 2011, she laid down her brushes for a full month and went to southern India. Personal transformation aside, she will never evaluate art the same way again.  Here are some ideas for ways to push your… Read More

Tribeca Ball: From the inside

By Jonathan Beer, MFA 2012Artist, www.JonathanBeer.com Director, Blind Artists Society Left to right: Richie Fine, Jessica Beck, Jon Beer, Kaitlyn Stubbs, Aleah Chapin, Lily Olive & Nic Holiber Every spring the Academy puts together one of the most exclusive and exciting events of the year, TriBeCa Ball. Imagine an art opening, a cocktail party and a ball all rolled into… Read More

Escape from Studio Lockdown: An Allegorical Tale of a Backpacker in Alappuzha

The best way to make a dramatic leap as an artist is to stop working. After Hilary Harkness‘ show at Mary Boone Gallery in 2011, she laid down her brushes for a full month and went to southern India. Personal transformation aside, she will never evaluate art the same way again.  Here are some ideas for ways to push your… Read More

This Side of the Red Sticker

Maria Teicher is currently in the first year of her MFA at the New York Academy of Art.  Although painting is her first and foremost, Maria also works as a photographer.  With camera in hand at all the Academy’s events, her perspective is unique as it often changes within each new frame. A new conversation is heard with another focus… Read More

Faculty Spotlight: An Interview with Ted Schmidt

by Amanda Scuglia, MFA 2013 Where are you from originally? I was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and lived there until I was 16. I spent some of my high school years at school in Switzerland. I came to New York in 1964. Tell me a little about your own personal work.. I had several wonderful teachers who had significant… Read More