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Details of works by Gu and Mamba

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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Graphite drawing of nude male figure

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's painting

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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two students looking at computer

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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Michael Gallagher painting, Blue Nocturne

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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Nancy Bea Miller's painting "Red Onion"

Main Line News | Artist Nancy Bea Miller to display works at F.A.N. Gallery

The Main Line New reviews alum Nancy Bea Miller's solo exhibition at F.A.N. Gallery
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BelleKim installation

An Interview with Belle Kim about her work in "Once Upon a Place" International Student Exhibition

Does your work in Once Upon a Place relate to your ideas for the Annual Student Exhibition (ASE)? The city where countless people, animals, objects, future, present, past intersect is the subject of my work and one that I have found myself deeply interested in. This form of installation art allows…
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Portion of This Woman's Work in the Alumni Gallery

Brian James Spies (MFA ’12) Assembles Alumni for Shared Exploration of Gender in “This Woman’s Work”

PAFA’s Alumni Gallery is currently playing host to four graduates of its Master of Fine Arts program. Brian James Spies curated This Woman’s Work, which also features pieces by Sofya Mirvis, Daria Souvorova, and Ana Vizcarra Rankin. Spies’s body of work exploring gender first developed following the…
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American+ displayed in gallery

Michael Coppage (MFA ’05) Confronts Centuries of Negativity with Resiliency in American+

American+, a touring solo exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Michael Coppage (MFA ’05), kicked off the new year in PAFA’s School of Fine Arts Gallery. A venue for alumni showcases, the 2710 square-foot gallery is the largest that American+ has been shown in so far, allowing Coppage to display…

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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.