by Claire Cushman Emily Davis Adams (MFA 2011, Fellow 2012) just completed the “Dumfries House Residency,” at Dumfries House, in Scotland. Dumfries House was built between 1754-1759 for the 5thEarl of Dumfries, and is set on 2,000 acres of land in East Ayrshire, Scotland (about an hour’s train ride South of Glasgow). The estate’s principal rooms and their contents have… Read More
By Lily Olive (MFA 2015) I spent this past August immersed in the magical environment of Altos de Chavon as one of the recipients of the New York Academy of Art Altos de Chavon Artist and Teaching Residency, living and breathing what seemed to be some kind of mirage of an idealized ultimate painter’s paradise. I along with three other NYAA alumni:… Read More
By IvY HickAM (MFA 2013) When plans change you go with them. Instead of teaching my planned for week long monotype course I would be teaching a three day intensive workshop. Last minute, Carmen worked her magic and I ended up teaching the most wonderful group of students. I was lucky enough to have a few current students of the… 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
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