Category Archives: class of 2013

ELIZABETH GLAESSNER’S QUIET CONFIDENCE

Posted on September 27, 2014

Have you had the chance to see the “2014 Fellows Show” at the Academy?  If not, RUN don’t walk to Wilkinson Gallery, 111 Franklin Street, before it closes on Sunday, September 29th.  At the show you will be drawn to Elizabeth Glaessner’s (MFA 2013, Fellow 2014) work. Her post-apocalyptic paintings slowly reveal intricate allegories suspended in time.  Her chromatically vivid, psychologically dense, personal narratives take… Read More

Yunsung Jang’s Universal Spirit

Posted on September 18, 2014

Portraits by Yunsung Jang (MFA 2013, Fellow 2014) reflect both vulnerability and strength simultaneously.  His  process is a painterly excavation that is extremely physical and personally revealing.  Jang’s application of paint is similar to the way one would plaster a wall.  Trowels, knifes and brushes slather paint onto the faces of his subjects.  Once dry, he is as likely to carve… Read More

A Chat with the Speaker

Posted on May 17, 2013

Zach Brown reflects on the meaning of his time at the Academy.  By Maggie Mead Painting student Zach Brown was nominated by his fellow classmates to deliver the student speech on commencement day, Friday, May 24. Such an assignment might have struck fear in the hearts of some students. (How do you sum up the experience of your class? How… Read More

New Britain Art Museum, Final Crits and Studio Visits

Posted on May 14, 2013

By Ian Factor (MFA 2014)  Last week of classes, three more final class crits and then it’s summer break. Last week I had the incredible pleasure and honor to have a piece of mine shown at the New Britain Museum Of American Art in CT. Lily Koto Olive, Zach Brown and I rented a car and drove up for the… Read More

Final Weeks and Final Crits

Posted on April 30, 2013

By Ian Factor (MFA 2014) It’s the final week for many students, the 2nd year’s final crits are this coming weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and many of us are working around the clock getting our work together for the end of the year presentations, first and second years alike. Though some classes will be held after this weekend, most… Read More