By Daniela Izaguirre, Richard Buchanan and Marco Pali (MFA 2016) There is a process in which the artist’s identity inhabits the work one way or another. The real presence of identity is often overlooked. The Student Curatorial Committee (SCC) opened “Copy, Cut and Edit,” an exhibition that unveiled, through the practice of portraiture, the identity of artists with three different but complementary elements. Evidently, there… Read More
By Claire Cushman (MFA 2015) On Monday March 24th, Sharon Louden’s Professional Practice Series presented esteemed art critics Roberta Smith (New York Times) and Jerry Saltz (New York Magazine) in conversation with Randy Cohen for “Person Place Thing” in the Academy’s Wilkinson Hall. The room’s walls, recently stripped of the ten “Big Picture” paintings and not yet adorned for Tribeca… Read More
The New York Academy of Art is proud to be the first home of the Franklyn Project – “a collective born in the 80’s and raised at the Academy.” From their inaugural exhibition we’ve heard them say: “Our artistic pursuits have placed us unwillingly within the Warhol canon, tasking us with the impossibility of outrunning or rising above His relentless… Read More
By Zoë Sua Kay (MFA 2014) It might be said that one of the frustrating things about mid year critiques is that as soon as they’re over, the school closes because Christmas around the corner. But what about all that advice you’ve just been given? Suddenly, despite having been absolutely exhausted from the final push in the studio leading up… Read More
Uttering the words “mid-year critique” in early December to a second-year student is likely to induce an excited and petrified reaction simultaneously. Can you imagine the courage it takes for a student to stand in front of an audience of their peers with their work as a backdrop explaining their intent and point of view to a group of esteemed… Read More
Have you ever been faced with making a “now-or-never” decision that would forever change your life’s course? When there is a fork in the road, trusting your intuition is the bravest courses of action you can take. No one knows this better than Henry Jabbour (MFA 2015) former scientist turned painter. Last month, he sat down with us to share a bit about… Read More
By Shangkai Kevin Yu (MFA 2014) Krista Smith and I met up with Tim Buckley in Munich to take the propeller plane into Leipzig. I will never forget seeing Tim’s familiar big beard and broad smile when he found us at the airport and listening to him rave about how amazing sitting in a tin can at 37,000 feet… Read More
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
By Ian Factor (MFA 2014) The second semester started two weeks ago and already the energy is high, passion is flowing and countless ideas are flooding my brain. I have an incredible list of classes and teachers this spring, 18 credits, dozens of sketches, drawings and a couple of large paintings already underway. Last Sunday, during the first week of class,… Read More
By Madeleine Hines (MFA 2014) 2013 is already proving to be a great year at the New York Academy of Art. The building reopened on January 2nd, leaving students almost a month to work, play, explore, and gear up before classes start again. For me, it was the perfect amount of time to visit museums, galleries, sketch and paint at… Read More
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