By Claire Cushman (MFA 2015) The New York art world is a big place. This can be intimidating, but it also gives artists opportunities to play different roles, such as curator. While most artists are singularly focused on their own vision, Cara De Angelis (MFA 2011), Diana Corvelle (MFA 2011), Dina Brodsky (MFA 2006) and Michelle Doll (2006) have carved out the… Read More
by Claire Cushman (MFA 2015) Ruptured Slab: hydrocal, spray paint transfer, dry pigment, calcite geode (2015) I first met Sarah Elise Hall (MFA 2009) two and a half years ago, in Toronto, where we are both from. I was painting out of a shared studio space, and Sarah happened to stop by to visit the space’s owner. When she mentioned that… 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
By Maggie MeadPhotos courtesy of Jaclyn Brown Jaclyn Brown in her studio Bushwick Open Studios (BOS)—the three days every spring when artists working in Bushwick, East Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Ridgewood, Queens, invite the world into their workspaces—has become one of the city’s must-attend arts parties and, according to the New York Times, “the coolest place in the five boroughs” during… Read More
How three Academy Artists put together a pop-up art show — and why they think you should do it too. Two weeks ago (May 9-13), the cutLog Art Fair, sponsored by the Franco-German television network ARTE, was held at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center on New York’s Lower East Side, featuring three floors and 45 galleries chock… Read More
By Jacob Hicks (MFA 2012) Detail of Last Supper-Jacob Hicks I feared post-graduation and was unsure of my next step-even before the day arrived. I am sure current second year students can relate (calm down, it will be okay (if only I could have said this to my past, panicked self)). Coming to the conclusion of my degree was a… Read More
By Amanda Scuglia, MFA 2013 Photography by Maria Teicher, MFA 2013 In the weeks leading up to the ball, there was a lot of buzz going around the Academy. Party planners came in to discuss the look of the evening and the entertainment. The students cleaned up their studios and displayed their best work. The walls throughout the building were… Read More
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
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
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