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Category: History

“Game Changer: Mercedes Matter” in Gagosian Quarterly

Lauren Mahony and Michael Tcheyan pay homage to the founder of the New York Studio School in Gagosian Quarterly. Mercedes Matter’s devotion to art and artists, manifest in her founding of the New York Studio School, was instilled in her early on. Born Jeanne Carles in Philadelphia in 1913, the future artist, writer, and educator […]

October 28, 2020 · History

Francis Morrone on the Whitney Studio

In this excerpt, architectural historian Francis Morrone describes the creation of the Whitney Studio, designed by Robert Winthrop Chanler and Grosvenor Atterbury. Recorded on December 7, 2016.

August 8, 2017 · History, Lecture Series Archive, Whitney

The Whitney Studio at New York Studio School Named National Treasure

“The Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Studio in Greenwich Village, operated out of the New York Studio School, has been named a National Treasure by the National Trust. The studio, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992, and was included on the World Monument Fund’s 2012 Watch List, was built in 1877 as a carriage […]

October 15, 2014 · History, Whitney

World Monuments Fund Watch Day

The New York Studio School was placed on the World Monuments Fund Watch List for 2012, and recently students worked on a scale transcription of the Chanler ceiling for ‘Watch Day 2012.’ Full time students used charcoal, mirrors and ladders to energetically transcribe the swirling motifs of sea and celestial creatures, flames, and figures that […]

September 25, 2012 · History, Whitney

1918… The First Marathon?

In 1918, a case can be made for the original ‘Marathons’ at 8th Street. Twenty painters drew numbers, turned up at 8 West 8th Street and were given canvasses of different sizes, depending on the number they drew, and were instructed to paint pictures on the spot from memory without sitters or models over three […]

August 24, 2012 · History, Marathons, Whitney

Snapshots From NYSS

Thank you New York Classical Review for the write

Thank you New York Classical Review for the write up about Tuesday’s incredible event honoring the work of former NYSS Dean Morton Feldman featuring acclaimed violinist Miranda Cuckson @mirandacmusic and pianist Conor Hanick @conorlhanick!

#mortonfeldmen #mirandacuckson #conorlhanick #newyorkstudioschool

Congratulations to MFA Candidate Marie-Chloé Duva

Congratulations to MFA Candidate Marie-Chloé Duval @duval.art on her solo exhibition currently on view at @nicolasauvraygallery through September 26!

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Marie-Chloé Duval explores society in her paintings. ⁠
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We are happy to present her solo show at the gallery till September 26th. ⁠
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Come and discover more of this Canadian artist visuals and social observations. ⁠
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#art #nyc #nycartist #mfa #master #degree #fall #NewChapter #start #letsdoit #create #growth
#newyorkstudioschool

Congratulations to Alum Grace Carney (MFA 2022) @g

Congratulations to Alum Grace Carney (MFA 2022) @grace__carney on her recent interview in @galeriemagazine and upcoming solo exhibition at @ppowgallery!

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For the fall issue of @galeriemagazine, @jacnyc interviews @grace__carney as she prepares for her first solo exhibition at P·P·O·W early next year.

“’I never plan out what I’m going to do. I always want to bring myself into new territory that makes me uncomfortable—or throw a wrench in it. I think that’s what makes better work.’ It is a provocative and fearless statement for the artist, whose sumptuously abstract oil paintings, which reveal hints of figuration, quickly sold out at the @independent_hq in May. She could easily rest on her creative laurels, as emerging collectors continue to clamor for her work, with comparisons to the likes of Cecily Brown and Joan Mitchell. But Carney encounters each blank canvas as a chance to embrace her practice anew. “I feel that my source materials are always changing,” she explains. “When I start a painting, I’m searching for what it is that I’m interested in, which gives me the freedom to bring in many different elements. The direction will change in the middle of the process, and I like that layering and collage of influences.’”

Click the link in bio or get your copy of #GalerieMagazine’s September issue for more from #GraceCarney.
#newyorkstudioschool

Thank you everyone who joined us last night for "M

Thank you everyone who joined us last night for "Morton Feldman Returns to Eighth Street," a concert celebrating the groundbreaking and hugely influential composer Morton Feldman, who was Dean of NYSS from 1969 to 1971. Immense gratitude to acclaimed violinist Miranda Cuckson @mirandacmusic and pianist Conor Hanick @conorlhanick for their incredible performance of works by Feldman, whose musical creativity was intertwined to a remarkable degree with the visual arts and his personal relationships with contemporary artists. His quiet, intimate, and radiant compositions engage radically with our sensory experiences of time, sound, and space.

#mortonfeldmen #mirandacuckson #conorlhanick #newyorkstudioschool

Join us TONIGHT for “Painting and Meaning” fea

Join us TONIGHT for “Painting and Meaning” featuring Eric Elliott, Zoey Frank, John Lees, Ying Li, Ruth Miller Forge, Clintel Steed, and facilitated by Jordan Wolfson, co-presented by Sugarlft and the New York Studio School, Wednesday, September 20, from 7-8:30pm ET on Zoom. Register via the link in bio!

Where does the meaning of a painting reside? We often think of meaning in connection to a painting’s subject matter. During the great adventure of Modernity, meaning was also deliberately cultivated and found in the way a painting was made. For painters, meaning is located both in what is painted, and in how it is painted. Often assumed to be primarily conceptual, meaning in painting is perhaps most essentially a felt experience. This panel discussion invites six representational painters, working in a wide range of attitudes, to have a conversation together about meaning in their own work and in painting at large.

@ericelliottpainting
@zoeyfrank
#johnlees
#yingli
@ruthmillerforge
@clintelsteed
@jordan.wolfson
@sugarlift

Image: Ruth Miller, "Skull and Shell," 2023, oil on linen, 18 x 24 inches.
Ruth Miller’s Enduring View remains on view at NSYS through October 22.

NYSS is looking to hire a freelance WordPress Deve

NYSS is looking to hire a freelance WordPress Developer. The Web Developer will work closely with staff to perform occasional website maintenance, which includes code and script updates on various types of pages from permanent part pages to temporary (event, courses etc), routine site audits, and SEO consultation. The Web Developer is a remote, on-call contract position with a flexible schedule, estimated about 2-10 hours per month for site maintenance, with some larger possibly project-based contracts planned as well. Please email info@nyss.org with inquiries.

New York Studio School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, family or marital status, or sexual orientation. The School is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.

#webdeveloper #webdesign #webdevelopment #webdesigner #wordpress #wordpressdeveloper #wordpressdesign

Mark your calendars for “Painting and Meaning”

Mark your calendars for “Painting and Meaning” featuring Eric Elliott, Zoey Frank, John Lees, Ying Li, Ruth Miller Forge, Clintel Steed, and facilitated by Jordan Wolfson, co-presented by Sugarlft and the New York Studio School, next Wednesday, September 20, from 7-8:3ppm ET on Zoom. Register via the link in bio!

Where does the meaning of a painting reside? We often think of meaning in connection to a painting’s subject matter. During the great adventure of Modernity, meaning was also deliberately cultivated and found in the way a painting was made. For painters, meaning is located both in what is painted, and in how it is painted. Often assumed to be primarily conceptual, meaning in painting is perhaps most essentially a felt experience. This panel discussion invites six representational painters, working in a wide range of attitudes, to have a conversation together about meaning in their own work and in painting at large.

@ericelliottpainting
@zoeyfrank
#johnlees
#yingli
@ruthmillerforge
@clintelsteed
@jordan.wolfson
@sugarlift

“Ruth Miller’s Enduring View” is currently on display in the NYSS Gallery, through October 22. Gallery hours, 10am-6pm, daily.

NYSS Instructor John Lee’s studio posted by @bet

NYSS Instructor John Lee’s studio posted by @bettycuninghamgallery. Last chance to register for Thursday Evening Drawing – VIRTUAL with John Lees. Evening & Weekend Classes begin next week - secure your spot today via the link in bio!

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“…One cannot help but think that the more things change, the more they stay the same (Camus). In fact, several of these selected paintings are indeed pre-existing works, some greatly changed and others only slightly.” -Betty Cuningham on 'Krazy Paradise'⁠
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You can visualize Betty’s insight with a quick examination of this 2018 picture from John Lees' studio, as you may recognize a handful of the 16 paintings currently on display at the gallery – just in their earlier form. ⁠
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John Lees, 'Krazy Paradise' will be open to the public through October 28, 2023. Click the link in our bio to explore the exhibitions online viewing room.

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