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Burning Man grant awarded to alum Madeline Fried for "Alien Drive-Thru"

Receiving one of the first Burning Man Honoraria awarded to a PAFA alum, Madeline Fried (Cert. ‘16) is an artist helping us confront today’s challenges by imagining the future.

Fried is a founding member of Swing Shift Studio, a Bay Area collective whose work combines activism, science, art, and…

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Woodmere Art Museum exhibits two alumni: Maci Kocizewski (MFA '22) and Nicole Michaud (Cert '12)

Two alumni are featured in the Woodmere Art Museum's 80th juried exhibition Nicole Michaud (Certificate '12) and Maci Kocizewski (MFA '22) through August 28, 2022. PAFA shares a deep history with the Woodmere, which features the art and artists of Philadelphia.
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Freeman's Presents 'Reflections' with Navanjali Kelsey and Hong-Bich Huynh Vernon

In a testimony to the work of recent Low-Residency MFA students, the oldest auction house in America is showing two alum in their gallery through September 16.
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Alums Nicole Parker and Martin Geiger Receive Grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation

Congratulations are in order for alums Nicole Parker (BFA '17, Cert '18) and Martin Geiger (Cert '19) on their recent awards from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. The organization supports emerging artists from around the world who are working in a representational style and demonstrate the…

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Two Alums at Commonweal Gallery, Yikui (Coy) Gu and Eustace Mamba

Gu and Mamba engage their first-generation experiences to interrogate the development and deployment of identity in America in the exhibition Living in between worlds, open Wednesday, June 29th through Saturday, July 30th. Visit the opening celebration on Friday, July 1st from 6 - 9 PM.
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Old Buildings Provide New Home for BFA Student Faith Castillo

Since her very first visit to PAFA, Faith has truly found her place in a close-knit community where she can focus on her art.
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Ilene Spiewak's artwork Deeper into the Isolation of Self Information and Gender

Ilene Spiewak (Low-Res MFA '17) at the National Portrait Gallery

Ilene Spiewak's self portrait is one of 42 selected out of 2,700 submissions for the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, a juried national competition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery.
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Robert Roesch on 40 Years of Teaching and Future Plans

Professor Robert Roesch has served PAFA for nearly 40 years of teaching. Robert is retiring at the end of the spring term to devote full attention to his very active studio practice.
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Photos from Motion for Industry Class

The course Motion for Industry connects students work with a real client to pitch ideas, receive feedback, meet deadlines, and complete work for market.
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Stool and easel in Raoul Middleman studio

Baltimore Magazine | Mt. Vernon Studio of Late, Legendary Painter Raoul Middleman to Become a Museum

Painter Raoul Middleman's studio is becoming a museum, reports Lydia Wood for Baltimore Magazine. Middleman attended PAFA before moving to the Baltimore home in 1961.
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Faculty and Alum in Pair of Solo Exhibits at Gross McCleaf Gallery

Two solo exhibits at the Gross McCleaf Gallery this month feature PAFA artists. Check out faculty Michael Gallagher's exhibition "Infinition," and graduate of the PAFA/UPenn coordinated BFA, Mickayel Thurin's "Awakening."
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Matthew Stemler's sculpture Crossing the Coded Line

New Jersey Stage | MFA alum Matthew Stemler Co-Juries WWAC's Member Show

MFA alum Matthew Stemler co-juried the West Windsor Arts Council's Member Show: Horizon, as reported in the New Jersey Stage.
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About PAFA

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the United States’ first school and museum of fine arts. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, PAFA offers a world-class collection of American art, innovative exhibitions of historic and contemporary American art, and educational opportunities in the fine arts. The PAFA Museum aims to tell America's diverse story through art, expanding who has been included in the canon of art history through its collections, exhibitions, and public programs, while classes educate artists and appreciators with a deep understanding of traditions and the ability to challenge conventions. PAFA’s esteemed alumni include Mary Cassatt, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, William Glackens, Barkley L. Hendricks, Violet Oakley, Louis Kahn, David Lynch, and Henry Ossawa Tanner.