Category Archives: faculty

The “Post-Crit Elixer”

How to move forward after a critique.By Catherine Howe, instructor As one who has given and received countless critiques in the (too many to mention) years since I was in grad school myself, I would like to share with you some tips for making the most of your Thesis Project critiques. The most important thing I can tell you is keep… Read More

Portraits of a Crit

By Catherine Howe, instructor at the Academy It was Sunday, 3:30 pm, December 12, the third and final day of Mid-Year Critiques at the Academy. I was sick at home, but instead of just thrashing about in a feverish “As if I could BE there” sensibility, I thought I would share some glimpses of the “Crit-ers” and the “Crit-ees” from the first… Read More

Eric Fischl: in Your Words

For the upcoming Take Home a Nude Art Auction & Party, the Academy is honoring a dear friend and amazing artist, Eric Fischl. Please share a story or memory about him here! Photo by Joseph Maida, from “In the Studio: Eric Fischl” on ArtInfo

Mark Mennin on Messerschmidt, Huffington Post

This article was taken from the Huffington Post, courtesy of Mark Mennin. Mark Mennin is a sculptor who is known mostly for his monumental granite carvings in landscape and architecture. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Artforum, Art in America, ArtNews, The Boston Globe, Departures and on the cover of Sculpture Magazine. On the graduate faculty… Read More

Donald Kuspit: The Real in Caravaggio’s Realism

Join us for a special lecture, “The Real in Caravaggio’s Realism,” by Art Historian and Critic Donald Kuspit, Wednesday, September 29, 6 pm. Donald Kuspit critiques 2007-2008 Fellow Ali Banisadr‘s painting.   One of the contemporary art world’s most important voices, Donald Kuspit joins Vincent Desiderio, Eric Fischl, Jenny Saville, Will Cotton and Steven Assael as the Academy’s newest Senior… Read More

Start the Presses!

The printmaking program at the Academy is getting a big addition – as in a 1300 lbs. lithography press and several hundred pounds of litho stones! This new equipment will facilitate a more robust printmaking curriculum offering a Printmaking track which will include courses such as “The Figure in Lithography†and “Narrative Printmaking.†Chair of Faculty and Printmaking coordinator, John… Read More

Snapshots in Giverny

Faculty guide Wade Schuman shares some snapshots of things he likes in Giverny. The Giveny Group: Gary, Ian, Jessie, Emily, Cara, Amber, Jason and Steve. A detail of Louis Brandin’s Jonah and the Whale at the Louvre. With a vase of roses, Emily Adams’ studio space at the Terra Foundation.