Category Archives: wade schuman

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

Mid-Year Critiques

Posted on February 20, 2014

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

Post Tribeca Ball, Pre MFA Open Studios, and Some New Work

Posted on April 16, 2013

By Ian Factor (MFA 2014)   Tribeca Ball was last week, and MFA Open Studios is this Friday, so the activities never end here at the Academy. What follows is a little assemblage of photos taken in and around the school over the last two weeks. Only about a month left of class before the summer break, and I’m scrambling… Read More

Spring Break: Dean Peter Drake Arrives in Istanbul

Posted on March 9, 2013

By Peter Drake (Dean, Academic Affairs) Janice and I arrived at Istanbul International Airport at 6:00 am. Remarkably, Erdal Kara was there to meet us and drive us into town. Erdal is in charge of international students at Mimar Sinan University and is very invested in facilitating student, faculty and alumni exchange between Mimar Sinan and the Academy. Ali Karem… Read More