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Annual Alumni retreat/residency at Fieldstones! About the SOLO residency: APPLICATION DUE DATE: April 17th! Juror: Jason Voegele, art consultant @ny_art_consultant Residency Dates: August 15-24, 2026 SOLO! Free Housing and Space Overlaps with the paid Retreat (see below) The 2026 alumni-artist-in-residence will receive a $200 stipend to offset travel and food expenses. $10 fee to apply LINK IN BIO ---------- About the GROUP Retreat: REGISTRATION OPEN NOW through June 14th! Retreat Dates: August 18-23, 2026 Group Retreat! $200: includes food, board, space to create You are responsible for your transportation (carpools, buses, trains are options) Space is limited to 9 participants. Registration closes June 14. $200 is due upon registration. Applicants will receive notification by June 20 if their application to the RETREAT has been accepted. LINK IN BIO ---------- About Fieldstones @field.stones Northern Hudson Valley A 100-acre rural property complete with mountain views and a creek with a swimming hole. Bring hiking boots, marshmallows for the fire, and art supplies as you double down on your studio practice in a pastoral environment

Collaboration Invite! Help us connect with more alumni by contributing posts and stories! We have 3 ways in which you can collaborate with us! 🌏 Global Reels: Share your favorite piece from a museum outside of NYC! ✨️ Inspired Alumni: Share your work and the work of another alum who inspires you! 🖼 Got to attend a show that features an alum? Tag us in your story or post from that show, and we will repost it! You can find examples of Global Reels and Inspired Alumni posts in our bio’s highlights! DM us for details and to sign up!

Welcome Our New @newyorkacademyofart Alumni, MFA Class of 2026!!! [Part 2 of 2] Yaruk Mehmood @yaruk.sk Isabella Ronchetti @bellar0n Karim Machado-Aman @karim_machadoaman David Ort @davidortstudio Emily Smith @emilyalexandriasarah27smith_ Riham ElSadany @riham.elsadany Helen Wordsworth @helenwordsworthart Lilian Cordes @lilli_cordes Catalina Gold @catalinagoldstudio Charlotte Essex @caedesign Amra-Faye Wright @amrafaye Xi Wu @xi.wu_art Michelle Palatnik @michballistic Corinne Shea Howard Arwa Mahmoud @arwamahmoudart Giorgi Popiashvili @giorgipopiashvili Thomas Sternglass @sternglass.inc

Welcome Our New @newyorkacademyofart Alumni, MFA Class of 2026!!! [Part 1 of 2] Yuchen Zhan @yuchenstudioart Katie Brannan @katiebrannenart Tal Tamam @taltamam10 Marcus Venegas @marcus_4urelius Tako Bartishvili @takobartishvili Sarah Fingret @sfingret.creative Allison Gamertsfelder @agamertsfelder Carly Kate Andrew @carlykateandrew Angel L. Reese @angel_ink.2000 Becky Schuman @becky_schuman Kevin Rodriguez Rodriguez @rodriguez_al_cuadrado_ Genesis @genesis.artportfolio Bay Weli @bayweliart Bruce Jee @brucejeeart Alexandra Ying @alexying_ Turner Mohan @turner_mohan Daniel Hughes @dhues_art Areeba Afreen Qureshi @areeba.a.q

NYAA @newyorkacademyofart Alumni current and upcoming shows and Open Studios!! Tina Dion (MFA 2025) @bytinadion (no image) Zane York (MFA 2003) @zane.york Helena Kozuchowicz (MFA 2024) @helenakozu Manuela Caicedo (MFA 2024) @manuelacaicedoanaya Sarah Dixon (MFA 2025) @ssarahdixonn "Alive! She Cried" Group Show Projet Moné @projetmone______ 42 West St., Unit 102, Brooklyn, NY ON VIEW: May 16-May 27 OPENING: May 16, 6-9pm Alayna coverly (MFA 2023) @alayna.coverly Haley Pisciotta (MFA 2023) @haleyp.art Dorit Eliyahu (MFA 2024) @doritstudio “544 Park Ave Open Studios” 544 Park Ave. #111 Brooklyn, NY ON VIEW: May 16, 2-8pm LIC OPEN STUDIOS Long Island City, NY ON VIEW: May 16-17, 12-5pm Janet Bruesselbach (MFA 2009) @limnrix 43-01 21st St., #122A Hanna Jennings (MFA 2024) @hannajennings21 43-01 22nd St., #446 Jennifer Saftler (MFA 2003) @jennifersaftler 1010 44th Ave, 4th Floor If you would like to promote an upcoming show, submit to aanyaa.org/share-an-exhibition. Please be sure to include images of the work that is being exhibited. #NYAAalumni #111Franklin

Call for all alumni of the @newyorkacademyofart wherever you may be!!! Join us on Monday night on ZOOM for another Create & Chat! This is a safe space where you can create, vent, share stories and ideas, or just chill! Pets and kids are also very welcome! See you there (LINK IN BIO) 📅 Monday, May 18 ⏰️ 6-9pm 📍Zoom 》》Link in bio!

NYAA @newyorkacademyofart Alumni current and upcoming shows! Breanna Cee Martins (MFA 2011) @prettyspookygirls “Do You Really Want To Live Forever?” Solo Show The Mansion at Strathmore @exhibitions.at.strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD ON VIEW: May 2 through June OPENING: May 14, 8pm Andrea Williams (MFA 2011) @artdria "BAC 49th Annual Juried Art Comp" Group Show Beverly Arts Center 2407 W 111th St, Chicago, IL ON VIEW: 5/9/26-6/5/26 Heather V McLeod (MFA 2021) @heathervmcleod Tabitha Whitley (MFA 2011) @tabitha_whitley_art “In Full Bloom" Group Show The Untitled Space @untitledspaceny 45 Lispenard Street, New York, NY ON VIEW: May 7-May 22 Jed Webster Smith (MFA 2021) @jedwebstersmith "Light" Group Show & Durango Studio & Gallery 1027 Main Ave, Durango, CO ON VIEW: May 8-May 17 Stefania Bruins (MFA 2023) @stefania.bruins "The Cryptids Show" Group Show Splendorporium @splendorporium 3421 SE 21st Ave, Portland, OR ON VIEW: Through May 28 Jerrod Partridge (MFA 2004) @jerrodpartridge "Hancock County Welcome Center" Group Exhibition Just off of I-10 coming into Mississippi from Louisiana ON VIEW: Permanently If you would like to promote an upcoming show, submit to aanyaa.org/share-an-exhibition. Please be sure to include images of the work that is being exhibited. #NYAAalumni #111Franklin

Some of my marker drawings made at the amazing alumni weekend hosted by @alumniassociationnyaa - So great to see old friends and meet new ones. BIG shoutout to president @lisa_lebofsky and everyone on the board who made it such a beautiful and memorable weekend !

NYAA @newyorkacademyofart Alumni current and upcoming shows! James Xavier Barbour (MFA 2000) @jamesxavierbarbour "Humans26 : New York figurative exhibition" Salmagundi Club @salmagundiclub 47 Fifth Ave, New York, NY ON VIEW: May 12-June 5 RECEPTION: May 28, 6-8pm Andrae Green (MFA 2008) @andraegreenstudios Booth C19 Jenny Brillhart (MFA 2003) @jennybrillhart Booth B18 @schaffnerprojects NADA Art Fair 601 W 26th St., New York, NY ON VIEW: May 13-17 Emma Hapner (MFA 2022) @emmagracehapner Amy Liu (MFA 2022) @amyliustudio Future Fair Chelsea Industrial 535-551 W 28th St, New York, NY ON VIEW: May 13-16 Guno Park (MFA 2011) @gunopark On View on Times Square Digital Display 1 Times Square Building OPENING: May 13, 3pm ON VIEW: May 13-15 (take a picture and tag Guno) Phil Padwe (MFA 2021) @philpadwe "Leauge x LIC" Group Show 43-50 11th St., space 211-212, Long Island City, NY ON VIEW: May 14-May 18 OPENING: May 15, 6-9pm Lorra Jackson (MFA 2008) @lorrasart "The Music of Jane Austen" A Designer Showcase Seattle Symphony 200 University St, Seattle, WA ON VIEW: May 15 Brandon Brownlee (MFA 2020) @brandon.brownlee "Exodus" Group Show Hartford ArtSpace Gallery 555 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, CT ON VIEW: May 16-May 29 OPENING: May 16, 6-9pm Jay Peterzell (MFA 2023) @jay_peterzell “2026 Spring Exhibition” Group Show J. Hollinger’s Waterman’s Chophouse 8606 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD ON VIEW: May 2-July 31 RECEPTION: May 16, 2-5pm Jonathan Beer (MFA 2012) @jonathan.beer.artist "Earthen Plot" Group Show UPSTATE ART WEEKEND @upstateartweekend 236 Wall Street, Kingston, NY Room 103 ON VIEW: May 16-June 29 OPENING: May 15, 6-8pm Jonathan Beer (MFA 2012) @jonathan.beer.artist "Upstate Art Weekend" Open Studios 14 Mine Hill Rd. Cornwall, NY ON VIEW: May 16-17, 11am-6pm If you would like to promote an upcoming show, submit to aanyaa.org/share-an-exhibition. Please be sure to include images of the work that is being exhibited. #NYAAalumni #111Franklin

Outside the White Cube Panel

Alumni! We can’t wait to see you on Alumni Day on Saturday, May 9! But before that, please join us at the Met!!! Tomorrow! Friday, May 8! ⏰️ 4pm: Gallery 340 We will meet with Mark Ostrander (MFA 1998), the Senior Collections Manager at the Met, who will guide us through the new Rockefeller Wing! ⏰️ 5pm: Gallery 899 We will explore the “Raphael: Sublime Poetry” exhibition! ⏰️ 6:30pm: Gallery 548 We will gather and sketch the sculptures in the Hall of European Sculpture (1700-1900)! Note that only non-messy dry media are allowed! You can meet us at any of these times at the indicated locations, or just look for us in these galleries if you arrive later. See you tomorrow!!! RSVP via the link in bio!

Alumni! We have a day full of fun, creation, and growth for you! 📍WHERE? @newyorkacademyofart of course! 111 Franklin Street 10:30am Sign up for critiques and printmaking 10:30am Brunch fare (5th floor) 11am–3pm Life Drawing (5th floor) 11am-3pm Printmaking (5th floor) (supplies provided!) 12–2pm Critiques! 3pm Pizza 3:30pm Welcome with Peter Drake and AANYAA Team 3:45pm Raffle 4pm Panel Conversation 5:30: This is the end (or the beginning of more partying elsewhere?) We are truly grateful to all the following: 🙏Our Critics: Madeline Cornell @madeline.cornell Leslie Weissman @lbweissman Paul Efstathiou @paulefstathiou Charlotte Grüssing @charlottegrussing Elena Platonova @elenasartadventures 🙏Our Panelists: Gavin Kennedy @gakenned Isabelle George Scott Drucks @forrestscottgallery 🙏Also to @legionpaper for providing us with printmaking paper! 🙏And to John Jacobsmeyer for organizing the printmaking sessions and supplies! ❓️❓️❓️Have you RSVPed yet?❓️❓️❓️ Register for 2026 AANYAA Day by May 7, 2026 (and make sure you have a portfolio page on AANYAA.org) for a chance to win one of four $25 gift certificates to 🙏Blick Art Materials. But that's not all! We will meet at 🏛the Met🏛 on Friday, and in 🌳Central Park🌳 on Sunday!