Category Archives: MFA 2013

Chasing Light – Painting and Teaching Within the Magical Landscape of Altos de Chavon

Posted on September 30, 2014

By Lily Olive (MFA 2015) I spent this past August immersed in the magical environment of Altos de Chavon as one of the recipients of the New York Academy of Art ­ Altos de Chavon Artist and Teaching Residency, living and breathing what seemed to be some kind of mirage of an idealized ultimate painter’s paradise. I along with three other NYAA alumni:… Read More

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

An Unforgotten Past: The Work of Nicolas V. Sanchez

Posted on September 2, 2014

Nicholas V. Sanchez (MFA 2013, Fellow 2014) is driven by a prolific compulsion to bear witness to everything he holds dear. In paintings that depict blind horses, decaying walls and scabrous surfaces, Sanchez suggests a world that is not only falling apart but one that is also slipping through his fingers.  By painting memories that could easily fade into oblivion, Sanchez creates… Read More

When Plan Change You Go With Them

Posted on August 26, 2014

By IvY HickAM (MFA 2013) When plans change you go with them.  Instead of teaching my planned for week long monotype course I would be teaching a three day intensive workshop.  Last minute, Carmen worked her magic and I ended up teaching the most wonderful group of students.  I was lucky enough to have a few current students of the… Read More

TRIBECA BALL TOP TEN (for artists-in-residence)

Posted on April 3, 2014

by Nicolas V. Sanchez (MFA 2013, Fellow 2014) Tribeca Ball is an annual event produced by the Academy to showcase its stellar artists. The Academy invites a tremendous amount of people who are all eager to visit the school’s artists-in-residence and see all of their work.  As a student, you participate in the event by displaying your work for easy… Read More

IT FEELS AS THOUGH EVERY MINUTE YOU HAVE TO TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH

Posted on March 19, 2014

Zoë Suenson-Taylor was one of two Academy students to try her steady hands at stone carving last summer.  Part of the Carrara, Italy residency, Zoe created a sculpture that will make its American debut tonight at ABC Stone’s Brooklyn headquarters.  Hours before the unveiling we caught up with Zoe to get an insider’s view of the residency and experience in… Read More

On View: Robert Plater (MFA 2013) with First Street Green

Posted on November 13, 2013

Walking past First Park in the Lower East Side my eyes are immediately drawn to the cool aquas and warm yellows of Robert Plater’s (MFA 2013) aquatic themed mural.  Plater is the first Academy artist selected to participate in First Street Green’s cultural programming. First Park, located at 33 E. 1st Street in Manhattan, is an open art space that… Read More

501-9 at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Education Center

Posted on May 29, 2013

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