Category Archives: alumni

Conversing with the Unnamed: Ali Banisadr

Posted on January 30, 2012

Originally posted on Art-Rated on January 18, 2012. Click to view the original post.By Jonathan Beer, Class of 2012 Ali Banisadr in the studio. Since Expressionism artists have used painting to confront the interior world, wrestling to create with what German artist Willi Baumeister called “the self-engendered vision.† Like a prospector, an artist searches through layers of self-made bedrock and… Read More

Inside The Studio.

Posted on January 12, 2012

Originally posted by, Maria Teicher, MFA 2013 The experience of being an artist has always been more than producing work for me. It’s truly about a connection to others. Art (both painting and photography) is how I bring these connections to life.  I want to hear stories, why people do what they do and how they got to where they are…. Read More

Not to Miss

Posted on September 12, 2011

A review by Maria Kozak, MFA 2011 Welcome back Everyone! School is in session and so is the fall season. Tonight don’t miss NYAA Senior Critic Vincent Desiderio’s opening at Marlborough in Chelsea. This haunting new series of paintings explores the subtle, underlying context of the human experience through exquisite brushwork and a profound technical narrative. Also opening in Chelsea,… Read More

Notes on Quentin McCaffrey’s Residency in Carrara

Posted on August 17, 2011

by Stephen Shaheen, MFA 2005 Shaheen and McCaffrey in Italy Over the decade since I finished my training as a sculptor in Italy, I have gone back as much as life permits.  Part of my annual recharge in the bel paese has involved teaching.  While completing my MFA at the New York Academy of Art, I was surprised by the number of colleagues who… Read More

Eric Telfort: Keeping the Brushes Wet, part 6

Posted on July 25, 2011

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present the next installment in this new series on our blog. Eric Telfort, a 2009 graduate of the New York Academy of Art, blogs with us about “keeping the brushes wet.†Follow us as Eric writes about what it’s like to be a working artist. Continued from the last post:   The artists… Read More

Eric Telfort: Keeping the Brushes Wet, part 5

Posted on July 7, 2011

The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present the next installment in this new series on our blog. Eric Telfort, a 2009 graduate of the New York Academy of Art, blogs with us about “keeping the brushes wet.†Follow us as Eric writes about what it’s like to be a working artist. Continued from the last post: I visited the… Read More

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Shin-Young An

Posted on July 1, 2011

The Academy is pleased to share a new ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT series on our blog, to showcase what our graduates are doing. Here, Shin-Young An, MFA 2001. What are you currently working on? Joining Candles for Light, 24×24″ Oil on Prepared Newspaper, Mounted on Canvas I am working on my Limbs series of paintings mostly as a full time artist. The… Read More

Crossing Borders With Cool Bags

Posted on June 13, 2011

A Review by Michael Kagan, Jason Bereswill and Jane LaFarge Hamill (MFA 2005) inside the Japanese Pavilion, “TABAIMO: teleco-soup” by Artist Tabaimo Day 3: Crossing Borders with Cool Bags Our feet are sore, but the excitement hasn’t worn off. The pebbled paths of the Giardini are still packed with the art crowd and the line for Mike Nelson’s installation at the UK Pavilion is… Read More

The Giardini Pavilions

Posted on June 9, 2011

A Review by Jason Bereswill, Jane LaFarge Hamill and Michael Kagan (MFA 2005) Lee Yonbaek Day 2: The Giardini Pavilions One of today’s favorites was the visual decadence of the Korean Pavilion. The scale of the objects and vibrance of color were seductively polished, but subversively violent – shattering mirrors, flowered neon army fatigues, and one of the only representational… Read More

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Julio Stanly Flores

Posted on June 8, 2011

The Academy is pleased to share a new ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT series on our blog. We’ll be spotlighting our alums to give you an idea about what it’s like to be an Academy grad. Here, Julio Stanly Flores, MFA 2009.  Julio Stanly Flores, Red Buck What are you currently working on? I am working on a series of paintings that depict… Read More