January 30, 2015

FORENSIC ART CLASS in The Times (London)









"Sculptors Give Missing Persons New Life"

 The Times
 Will Pavia
 January 30, 2015

Beautiful Beast Opening in WHITEWALL MAGAZINE



"Top Exhibitions Opening This Week In New York (January 26 – February 1)"
Whitewall Magazine 
Olivia Swider
January 30, 2015

January 29, 2015

RICHARD MORRIS (MFA 2014)

In Search of the Real: LCAD Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition
Group Show
480 Ocean Avenue
Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Opening reception: Thursday, February 5, 6-9pm
On view: February 5-26, 2015

JOHN JACOBSMEYER (MFA Faculty)

It Came From a Pine Box
Solo Show
Gallery Poulsen
Flæsketorvet 24, 1711 Copenhagen, Denmark
 
Opening reception: January 16, 5-7pm
On view: January 16 - February 2, 2015

Read more about his show on Hi-Fructose.

January 28, 2015

HELEN STRICKLER (MFA 2014) and ZOE SUA KAY (MFA 2014)

Helen Strickler and Zoe Sua Kay: New Paintings by Recent Graduates of the New York Academy of Art
Bernarducci Meisel Gallery
37 West 57 St, New York
New York 10019
 
Opening reception: Thursday, February 5, 5pm - 7pm
On view: February 5 - 28, 2015

January 26, 2015

SAYA WOOLFALK (Artist Advisory Council)

Congrats to Saya. She is a 2014 NYFA Artist Fellowship in Digital/Electronic Arts.

NICOLAS HOLIBER (MFA 2012, Fellow 2013)

Check out Nic's interview with Silence is Accurate where he discusses his new works.

CYNTHIA EARDLEY (MFA Faculty)

Cynthia Eardley is featured in Figure del Ponte: Simbolo e Architettura (Figures of the Bridge: Symbol and Architecture) by architectural historian Alberto Giorgio Cassani. The book discusses the bridge as metaphor and describes two of her very early project drawings and models (pages 165 and 282), in the context of many historical and contemporary examples of great visionary architecture, both imagined and built. You can read more about the projects here and here.

ANNE DREW POTTER (MFA 2004)

Vanitas
Solo Show
Pottery Northwest
226 1st Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109

On view: February 6-28, 2015
Opening reception: Friday, February 6, 6-9pm, Artist Talk 7pm


Vanitas is funded by a 4 Culture Project Grant and a Pottery Northwest RAP Grant.

ARCMANORO NILES (MFA 2015)

Arcmanoro Niles: Recent Paintings
Solo Show
Regina Woods & John Wright Gallery
357 Monroe Street
Brooklyn, NY 11221

Opening reception: Saturday, January 17, 6-9pm
On view: January 17-31, 2015

JACOB HICKS (MFA 2012)

Jacob Hicks: Survey of New Works
3501 Mark Lane
Midland, TX

Artist reception: Saturday, January 31, 6 to 8pm

January 22, 2015

Westminster Kennel Club Show 2014-2015: Poster Contest Finalists

Winner: Chris Duke (MFA 2003)Finalists: Leslie Adams (MFA 1992), Kristina Cao (MFA 2012), Fiona Hernuss (CE), Meredith Lachin (MFA 2011), Benjamin Martins (MFA 2011)
"I'll Paint the Sky", invoking the name of the 2014 Westminster Best In Show winner and also referring to the presence of the Manhattan skyline in the illustration, has been selected as the winning artwork for the 2015 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

It's another spectacular pen, ink and watercolor image produced on paper by noted illustrator Chris Duke, whose works have represented Westminster previously in 2012 and 2014. Ms. Duke was also a finalist for the assignment in 2013.

"For me," said Ms. Duke, "I'll Paint the Sky evokes the feeling that the absolute winner is honoring dogs everywhere."

The winning image will be utilized in club materials to promote the 2015 show - the commemorative poster, the MSG tickets, the guidebook cover, note cards and more.

As it has been every year since 2011, the contest was sponsored by the New York Academy of Art (www.nyaa.edu), which also selected five additional finalists.
Ms. Duke is well known for her classical pen and ink style, in which she embellishes her art with geometric and textual elements that evoke the feel of a Leonardo da Vinci notebook. In this style, she depicts a range of subjects, including people, animals, flowers and architecture.

Originally from Detroit, Ms. Duke was educated at The Parsons School of Design in New York and also holds a graduate degree in Figurative Studies from the New York Academy of Art. One of America's premier illustrators, she has worked for many Fortune 500 companies including American Express, AT&T, IBM, and Adidas, as well as publications including the New York Times, People Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. She is also the official portrait artist for The Players Golf Championship.

For more information about her and her work, log on to www.ChrisDukeArt.com.
Co-organizer of the Poster Content, the New York Academy of Art is a not-for-profit graduate school that combines intensive technical training with active critical discourse. In the belief that rigorously trained artists are best able to realize their artistic vision, Academy students learn to master traditional methods and techniques and are encouraged to use these skills to make vital contemporary art. More information can be found at www.nyaa.edu.

The charity recipient for poster sales proceeds in 2015 will be the AKC Humane Fund. They will also receive the original artwork.

The AKC Humane Fund is committed to supporting the health and happiness of dogs across the country by protecting pets, supporting pet-related organizations and celebrating the human-animal bond. The AKC Humane Fund works to give back to dogs on a broad and sustainable scale through education, grant making and outreach promoting responsible pet ownership.

The AKC Humane Fund is proud to be the leading organization providing financial assistance to domestic abuse shelters that accept pets. These grants make it easier for women's shelters to welcome pets and help break the cycle of domestic abuse. The Fund is also dedicated to assisting rescue by providing financial assistance to not-for-profit canine rescue groups that are taking on significant, rescue-related expenses. Grants are used to help cover the costs of veterinary care, spaying and neutering, vital supplies and more.

Visit www.akchumanefund.org to learn more, donate or apply for a grant.
ORDER THE POSTER!
The Westminster Kennel Club and the New York Academy of Art thank their generous shipping sponsor, Cadogan Tate Fine Art (www.cadogantate.com).

Group show: HOT DRY MEN/Cold Wet Women

Hot Dry Men / Cold Wet Women
Group Show
curated by Cara DeAngelis (MFA 2011)
Mark Miller Gallery
92 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002

On view: February 6 - March 6, 2015
Opening reception: Friday, February 6, 6-9pm

Featured Artists: Kiley Ames (MFA 2011), Thomas John Carlson (MFA 2006, Fellow 2007), Diana Corvelle (MFA 2011), Amy Goodwin, Jaz Harold, Ian Healy (MFA 2011, Fellow 2012), Aaron Holz, Alvaro Luna (MFA 2011), Benjamin Martins (MFA 2011), Alyssa Monks (MFA 2001), Alaina Plowdrey (MFA 2011), Mark Polyakov, Shara Rowley Plough, Jansson Stegner, Joseph Ventura (MFA 2011), Tabitha Whitley (MFA 2011), Lauren Woods (MFA 2010)

LANI KENNEFICK (MFA 2011)

Creative Forces
Solo Show
The NY Anthroposophical Society
138 West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011

On view: September 2014-February 15, 2015

ANDRAE GREEN (MFA 2008)

Ocular Amblyopia
solo show
Arno Maris Gallery
Ely Campus Center, 2nd Floor
Westfield State University 
Westfield, MA 01085

On view: January 27 - February 28, 2015
Opening reception: February 5, 5:30-7:30pm

Cultivation Dinner in PAGE SIX







"Brooke Shields prepares for the big 5-0 by planning a party" 
Page Six
Stephanie Smith
January 22, 2015

ALI BANISADR (MFA 2007, Fellow 2008)

At Once
Solo Show
Blain|Southern
4 Hanover Square
London, W1S 1BP

On view: February 11-March 21, 2015
Opening reception: February 10, 6-8pm

STEVE SHAHEEN (MFA 2005)

Radical Intent
Group Show
curated by Steve Shaheen (MFA 2005)
Gallery 151
132 West 18th Street
New York, NY
 
Opening reception: Thursday, February 5, 6-9pm
On view: February 5 - March 28, 2015
 
Featured artists: Sebastian Martorana, Barbara Segal, Stephen Shaheen, Alasdair Thomson

 

STEVE SHAHEEN (MFA 2005)

Steve has a short piece of writing in artinfo about authorship and agency in contemporary art. Check out the article here. 

NAVA GIDANIAN KAGAN (MFA 2015)

Nava is a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

January 7, 2015

Group Show - There Will Be Art Here

There Will Be Art Here
Curated by Sarah Beatty (MFA 2012)
Presented by The Clemente
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center
107 Suffolk St, New York, New York 10002

Opening reception: Thursday, January 15, 6-9pm
On view through April 2015, on view daily 4-9pm

Featured artists: Jessica Augier (MFA 2013), Nicholas Borelli (MFA 2011), Linda Byrne, Reese Chamness, Megan Ewert (MFA 2013), Jamie Gaul, William Graef, Sarah Elise Hall (MFA 2009), Nicholas Holiber (MFA 2012, Fellow 2013), Elyse Hradecky (MFA 2012), Alexis Neider, Nolin O'Kelly, Selime Okuyan, Nicole Parcher, Erik Plambeck, Mark Power, Alfred Rosenbluth (MFA 2013), Nicholas V. Sanchez (MFA 2013, Fellow 2014), Amanda Scuglia (MFA 2013), Ivon Stojakovic, Thiago Szmrecsanyi

January 5, 2015

DEANE G. KELLER (Faculty)

Painter Jerry Weiss has written a recollection of Deane G. Keller, a terrific draftsman who taught drawing at both the Art Students League and the New York Academy of Art. “Recollections of Deane G. Keller” appears on LINEA, the Art Students League’s online journal at this link: http://www.asllinea.org/recollections-deane-g-keller/

DIANA CORVELLE (MFA 2011)

Diana is featured in John Seed's article in Huffington Post listing the "Ten MemorablePaintings of 2014."

JOHN BELARDO (MFA 1997)

Complex Forms
featuring John Belardo and Paul Carrellas
ArtistRun Gallery
3631 22nd Street
Long Island City, New York 11106

On view: January 10-24, 2015
Opening reception:  Saturday, January 10, 5-8pm