May 31, 2013

2013 Figure Modeling Competition

2013 Figure Modeling Competition at the New York Academy of Art
June 10-14, 2013

History of the Figure Modeling Competition:
The National Sculpture Competition was established in 1978 by Barry Johnston in memory of his father, James Wilbur Johnston, to re-assert the importance and value of figure study in contemporary sculpture. It is now co-sponsored by Brookgreen Gardens, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, National Sculpture Society and New York Academy of Art.

Objective:
To successfully model a full-length figure from life.
Size: 30'-36' armature
Time Limit: 28 hours over a five day period


List of competitors:
Elizabeth Allison
Joseph Brickey (MFA 2012)
Erik Durant
Lucian Goff
Alex Heinke (MFA 2002)
Elyse Hradecky (MFA 2012)
Morteza Khakshoor
Yelizavetza Masalimova
Damian Masanz
Kellie Pereira
Philip Perschbacher (MFA 2005)
LaQuincey Reed
James Sondow
Zoe Suenson-Taylor (MFA 2013)
Daniel Willams (MFA 2012)