Author Archives: Nicholas Burkhalter

Join us for an in-person Conversation with the Critics! This discussion about art, culture, and community in New York City will be moderated by New York Academy of Art Senior Critic, Dexter Wimberly.   Heather Bhandari Program Director, Foundation for Contemporary Arts Heather Bhandari (she/her) is known for her work as a curator, writer, educator, and artist advocate. Prior to joining… Read More

An artistic maverick, Neil Jenney is committed to exploring, and ultimately transcending, realism as both style and philosophy. Having designated his early work “Bad Painting” and his post-1970 output “Good Painting,” he challenges models of taste and subject matter while pursuing an idiosyncratic approach to depicting culture and place. Jenney characterizes his current work as “painted sculpture,” and uses handmade… Read More

Ruth Adams Co-Executive Director of Art Omi Ruth Adams is Co-Executive Director of Art Omi in Ghent, NY, where she provides leadership for the multi-faceted contemporary arts center’s 120-acre Sculpture and Architecture Park and Gallery, five international artist residencies, arts events, and education programming. Together with a Board of Trustees and Program Advisory Boards, totaling 90 people from the arts… Read More

 Featuring Bo Bartlett, Vincent Desiderio, Zoey Frank, & Amy Sherald moderated by Noah Buchanan and Carl Dobsky Against the backdrop of the Big Stories exhibition at the New York Academy of Art, four of the nation’s leading figurative painters meet to discuss The Narrative in art, and its evolving role in today’s world. Reserve Tickets Bo Bartlett (b. 1955,… Read More