Author Archives: Nicholas Burkhalter

2025 Staff Exhibition

The New York Academy of Art proudly presents its 2025 Staff Exhibition, an annual show celebrating the creative talents of its dedicated staff members. The Staff Exhibition underscores the Academy’s commitment to fostering a vibrant artistic community, highlighting the ongoing creative endeavors of those who contribute to its educational mission.

Summer Exhibition 2025

2025 Summer Exhibition Jurors David Fierman, Fierman Gallery Isaac Lyles, Lyles & King Jackie Klempay, Situations   Featuring 76 paintings, drawings, sculptures, and prints by New York Academy of Art faculty, alumni, and students.   Download the digital catalog here.

New York Academy of Art appoints Paul R. Provost as President

The New York Academy of Art, one of the nation’s premier independent graduate art schools, is proud to announce the appointment of Paul R. Provost, Ph.D., as its new President. A seasoned leader in both the non-profit and commercial art worlds, Dr. Provost brings over 25 years of strategic and visionary experience to the Academy. Most recently, he served as… Read More

Eye to Eye

  The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present its renowned exhibition series “Eye to Eye,” featuring the collection of Susan and Michael Hort. Now in its sixth 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 patron’s own collection, selected… Read More

Robert Taplin: Selections from Three Series 1985-2024

“Robert Taplin: Selections from Three Series, 1985-2024” presents three distinct bodies of work linked by their narrative impulse. The first body of work comes from the mid-eighties with the emotional freight of that neo-expressionist era. They are made from forged steel plates that are hammered into hollow, free standing figures that appear to have emerged from the molten center of… Read More

Jessica Vollrath in Conversation with Dexter Wimberly

Jessica Vollrath Born in 1984 to an African American father and a Mexican mother, Vollrath grew up in a uniquely diverse household with 11 siblings, a Mennonite background, and a homeschool education.  She discovered her love of painting at around the age of 8, spending her free time experimenting with various art supplies her mother found at garage sales. At… Read More

Gendering the Non-Binary in Anatomical Images with Allison Hill-Edgar

Gendering the Non-Binary in Anatomical Images How does the visual representation of the human body in anatomical images play a role in our understanding of gender differences, particularly those of non-binary bodies? Anatomical images exist at the intersection of medicine and art, as well as observation and interpretation. As a result, they reveal much about the practices, beliefs, biases, and… Read More

Robert Taplin Exhibition Tour

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present Robert Taplin: Selections from Three Series, 1985–2024, a solo exhibition highlighting the imaginative work of sculptor and longtime Academy Visiting Critic, Robert Taplin. The show will run from January 30 through March 9, 2025, as part of the Academy’s Winter Exhibition Series, with a tour of the exhibition featuring Robert… Read More

Keith Timmons Lecture Series: Abigail DeVille in Conversation with Monique Long

Keith Timmons Lecture Series Organized by Clifford Owens, Director of Critical Studies, New York Academy of Art This lecture series is supported by Keith Timmons, a Baltimore-based art collector, to convene Black artists, scholars, curators, and critics at the New York Academy of Art during the 2024 – 2025 academic year. Abigail DeVille’s most recent solo exhibitions, Prospect 6, The… Read More