From Beijing, with love.

The China Central Academy of Fine Art (CAFA) will be exhibiting twenty one faculty member's work at the New York Academy of Art (NYAA) on 01/22/2013.

 New York Academy of Art

 111 Franklin St New York, NY 10013
Reception: 01/22/2013 5:00pm  
List of Artists:  Hong Ling, Hu Jiancheng, Jia Difei, Kang Lei, Li Yanzhou, Lin Xiaochu, Liu Gang, liu Shang Ying, Liu Xiaodong, lu liang, Ma Lu, Ma Xiao Teng, Pei Yongmei, Shen Ling, Shi Yu, Sun Xun, Wang Shaolun, Wang Yuping, Xie Dongming, Yu Hong, Zhang Yuan,
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Atten Fine Art students or emerging artists: CAFA offers a full scholarship based ph.D program to foreign students.

Read an article about CAFA on NY Times here.

DECENT EXPOSURE

Though the school has decided not to adopt any title to the MFA Thesis Show, I have self-titled this show "The Decent Exposure". We have all worked very hard for 2 years, and grew considerably both as painters and as human beings. In this two years there had been moments of despair, sadness and discoveries that launched us to new heights and standards.

LOCATION Wilkinson Gallery New York Academy of Art 111 Franklin Street New York, NY 10013

OPENING RECEPTION Tuesday May 15, 2012 6 – 8pm

ON VIEW May 15 – 26, 2012

BE THERE!

NYAA OPEN STUDIO NIGHT

One more thing...this year's Open Studio is April 27th! See you there!

I've borrowed last years poster..

Drawing, drawing, drawing...painting!

Just came back from the mixer, got to see works by the first years. Really. Impressed.  Gotta have to work extra hard to be able to put out a good graduation!

A sketch study of multiple casts in Lisa Bartolozzi's "Technique of Painting" class.  Love Lisa, love UD!  (Deer park rocks!)

Portrait of Ellen wearing red helmet in progress-- life is constantly in progress isn't it?

Jenny Saville for class 2012

Artist Jenny Saville giving the commencement speech at the New York Academy of Art class of 2011, wonder who it will be next?

CRITIQUE DAY!

Just attended the second year final critiques, very informative! It was also great to see Scott Noel as a visiting critic. Scott was one of the teachers I had in PAFA, I learned a lot from him that is still in my process today.  Over all the comments that the students received were more encouraging and supportive than I expected.   However, I would say, the single most important thing is really to follow one's artistic instinct, and never stop learning.  The Chinese say: 走自己的路，让别人说去吧 （Walk your own way, let others gossip...)