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New Wide-Ranging Acquisitions Join Prestigious PAFA Collection of American Art

New Wide-Ranging Acquisitions Join Prestigious

PAFA Collection of American Art

Works by Audrey Flack, Mickalene Thomas, Sonya Clark, Cassils, and others


PHILADELPHIA (September 22, 2017) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces the addition of more than 28 historic, modern, and…

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Fall Season of Exciting Programming Launches at PAFA

Fall Season of Exciting Programming Launches at PAFA

A fall filled with events featuring music, art making, talks, tours, and more


PHILADELPHIA (September 11, 2017) - The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents an exciting schedule of public programs this fall for the public to discover…

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A History of PAFA's Cast Hall by Faculty Member Al Gury

Carefully restored, cared for and added to, the cast collection at PAFA is one of the few great collections in the United States. The objects in the collection are superior in craftsmanship, often being first castings from the original sculptures, and are now very rare.
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Vincent Desiderio

Vincent Desiderio

Vincent Desiderio has played a major role in reclaiming painting as a valid and significant medium in late 20th-century art. He started out as an abstract painter before he focused on representational work.
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PAFA Presents Chuck Close Photographs

PAFA Presents Chuck Close Photographs

First major exhibition in Philadelphia of this renowned artist

October 6, 2017 - April 8, 2018

PHILADELPHIA (August 17, 2017) — The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents Chuck Close Photographs, the first major exhibition in Philadelphia of the…

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PAFA and Bryn Mawr College Partner to Exhibit Art by Women: Beyond Boundaries: Feminine Forms

PAFA and Bryn Mawr College Partner to Exhibit Art by Women
Beyond Boundaries: Feminine Forms

PAFA: September 15, 2017 – March 18, 2018
BMC: September 28, 2017 – January 28, 2018

PHILADELPHIA (August 15, 2017) — The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) and Bryn Mawr College (BMC) present Beyond…

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PAFA Launches Summer Season of Exciting Programming

PAFA Launches Summer Season of Exciting Programming

A summer of events featuring music, art making, talks, tours, and more

PHILADELPHIA (July 20, 2017) -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents an exciting schedule of summer public programs for the public to discover new ways to…

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PAFA Presents A Collaborative Language: Selections from the Experimental Printmaking Institute

PAFA Presents A Collaborative Language: Selections from the Experimental Printmaking Institute (EPI)

August 12 - November 5, 2017

PHILADELPHIA (July 18, 2017) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) presents a new exhibition celebrating the Experimental Printmaking Institute (EPI) at…

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PAFA Welcomes Two New Members To its Board of Trustees

PAFA Welcomes Two New Members To its Board of Trustees

PHILADELPHIA (July 10, 2017) - The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce two new members of its Board of Trustees, who were elected during PAFA's June Board Meeting.

PAFA Board Chair Kevin F. Donohoe says, "Our newest…

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PAFA Announces Latest Additions to Permanent Collection

PAFA Announces Latest Additions to Permanent Collection

Works by Elizabeth Paxton, Judy Gelles, Joan Semmel, Paul Chan, Robyn O'Neil, William Villalongo, and others join PAFA's vibrant collection of American art

PHILADELPHIA (July 5, 2017) - The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) announces…

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PAFA Presents Leah Modigliani: The City in Her Desolation

PAFA Presents Contemporary Art Installation

Leah Modigliani: The City in Her Desolation

June 8 - August 23, 2017

What power decides why one city is allowed to stand, but not another; why one body is banned from civic space, but not another?  

PHILADELPHIA (May 30, 2017) - The Pennsylvania Academy of the…

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PAFA Honors Dorrance “Dodo” Hamilton with Encore Presentation of A Mine of Beauty: Landscapes by William Trost Richards

PAFA Honors Dorrance “Dodo” Hamilton with Encore Presentation of

A Mine of Beauty: Landscapes by William Trost Richards

May 25 – July 30, 2017

PHILADELPHIA (May 16, 2017) – The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is pleased to announce an encore presentation of the 2012 exhibition A Mine of…

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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.