Author Archives: jelm

Artist-in-Residence in Russia 2016

During the summer of 2015 Lowell Poisson (MFA 2016), Saralene Tapley (MFA 2016), Magaly Vega-Lopez (MFA 2016), and Matthew White (MFA 2016) participated in a month-long Artist-in-Residence Program in Moscow, Russia and St. Petersburg, Russia. The Academy’s Residency Program is made possible by the New York Academy Travel Fund and the Villore Foundation. The Russia Residency has been made possible… Read More

2016 Westminster Kennel Club Artwork Competition

    The Westminster Kennel Club Artwork Competition is a skills contest in which entrants submit artwork for use and inclusion in the promotional materials for the Westminster Kennel Club 140th Annual Dog Show. Coordinated by the New York Academy of Art and the Westminster Kennel Club the competition is open to Academy MFA students and alumni, and current continuing… Read More

Forensic Sculpture Workshop 2016

This exhibit displays 15 clay busts created by New York Academy of Art students during a unique partnership between the Academy and the New York City Office of the Medical Examiner. Each student received a replica of the skull from an actual cold case, and used their artistic training to accurately reconstruct the face of the victim in clay. The… Read More

Now and Then

Curated by Peter Drake and Heidi Elbers. The exhibition is generously sponsored by Cadogan Tate Fine Art. Inquiries: exhibitions@nyaa.edu

New York Academy of Art Residency in Istanbul 2016

During the summer of 2015 Tatiana Córdoba (MFA 2016), Jaclyn Dooner (MFA 2015), Daniel Austin López (MFA 2016) and Simón Ramirez Restrepo (MFA 2016) participated in a month-long Artist-in-Residence Program at Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul, Turkey. This exhibition includes some of the work created during or attributed to their residency experience. The Academy’s Mimar Sinan University Residency has been… Read More

Interview with Shangkai Kevin Yu

by Claire Cushman (MFA 2015) “I usually paint the painting in my head first, to give myself time to decide whether it’s actually worth painting,” says Shangkai Kevin Yu, (who goes by Kevin), of his process. “If it is, then I take photos, either in the place where I initially encountered the objects, or by arranging the objects and people to… Read More

Interview with Stephen Vollo, NYAA 2015 Fellow

by Claire Cushman “I chose to paint a bed because of its inherent content,” says Stephen Vollo, of his painting of a rather ordinary looking bed. “It’s a place where people have sex, dream, and possibly die. But it’s also a part of our everyday routine. So it has many, often contradictory associations. I wanted to make a painting that… Read More

Fellows Interviews – Alonsa Guevara

Interview with 2015 Fellow Alonsa Guevara Aliaga by Claire Cushman On Tuesday, September 8th, Mark Miller gallery and the New York Academy of Art will unveil the works of the 2015 NYAA Postgraduate Chubb Fellows – Alonsa Guevara, Stephen Vollo, and Shangkai Kevin Yu. This show marks the culmination of these artists’ yearlong fellowships, and the beginning of their promising… Read More