Category Archives: Gabriel Zea

One of the Best Paintings I Have Ever Seen

By Amanda Pulham (MFA 2014) I know that I speak for everyone on the Moscow residency when I say that our time here has been, and continues to be, spectacular. Apart from the every day luxuries of our imperial style Stalin-era skyscraper apartment and access to a beautiful and historically significant painting studio, one of my favorite things about Russia… Read More

The Occasional Dance Party

By James Raczkowski (MFA 2015) Having just arrived back from Moscow from a short but incredibly memorable trip to Saint Petersburg I am full of spirit and inspiration.  Both Moscow and St. Petersburg are vibrant and alive. The streets are full and never empty. The sun shines for 20 hours a day and the locals savor every moment of that… Read More

Moscow Residency Part 1: A City of Irrepressible Spirit

By Gabriel Zea (MFA 2015)“Russian people are altogether spacious people, just like their land, and extremely inclined to the fantastic and disorderly” – from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. It’s a bit difficult to grasp how so much has been given to us for this residency.  I’m in awe of the opportunity organized by the incredibly generous and well-connected Nikolay Koshelev… Read More

Class of 2015 Interviews Part 2: What are your inspirations?

Looking at the Inside – Class of 2015 Interviews (part two) How is it already March?! It’s amazing to think how quickly this first year is going at the Academy.  We’ve got lots of exciting things happening in the next few months as we wrap up our first year.  But before it’s over, I wanted to introduce you to a… Read More