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Faculty

Ophrah Shemesh

Artist

Educated at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, and the New York Studio School. One-person exhibitions include Philippe Daverio Gallery, Milan; Gallery Sales, Rome; Mario Diacono, MA; Stephen Wirtz, CA and Freight + Volume, NY. Teaching experience includes the International School of Art, Italy.

2021-2022 nonteaching faculty member

Snapshots From NYSS

LECTURE TONIGHT: VIRTUAL ONLY—Lara M. Evans and

LECTURE TONIGHT: VIRTUAL ONLY—Lara M. Evans and Manuela Well-Off-Man: Action/Abstraction Redefined—A Conversation

Join us virtually for the final lecture of the 2023 season! Register via the link in bio.

Lara M. Evans (Cherokee Nation) @art_allovr is an art historian based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned her PhD at the University of New Mexico. Her most recent curatorial project is Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Invitational 2023: Sharing Honors and Burdens. After a long career as art history faculty, Dr. Evans is now Vice President of Programs for First Peoples Fund @1stpeoplesfund, where she builds arts infrastructure for Native communities.

Manuela Well-Off-Man @manuelawelloffman @chiefcurator_mocna is an art historian and chief curator at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts @iaiamocna @instituteofamericanindianarts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has curated national and international contemporary Native American art exhibitions and authored numerous catalog essays and magazine articles. Well-Off-Man received her Ph.D. in art history from the Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, and her M.A. degree in art history, archaeology and pedagogy from the University of Cologne, Germany.

#LaraMEvans #ManuelaWellOffMan #iaiamocna #abstraction #painting #newyorkstudioschool

Stop by the NYSS Gallery to see "Stephen Antonakos

Stop by the NYSS Gallery to see "Stephen Antonakos Drawings: Geometry and Space" on view through January 7. Gallery hours: 10am-6pm, daily.

An engaged New Yorker, with deep roots in Greek culture and religion, Stephen Antonakos @stephen_antonakos defined his art as “real things in real spaces in the here and now.” He is best known for his neon panels, large installations, and public works worldwide, including his 1990 Neons for the 59th Street Marine Transfer Station, the glowing outlines and geometric shapes defining the building, visible from the West Side Highway in Manhattan. Despite his working with a remarkable range of materials, at scales ranging from the intimate to the monumental, drawing was his most enduring, varied, and productive practice. People close to him have quipped, “Stephen was born with a pencil in his hand.” Sometimes that pencil was a straightforward stick of graphite. At other times, it was a literally multifaceted gathering of colors that allowed for complex, often surprising orchestrations of hues as both plane and line. Sometimes, Antonakos found ways of creating boundaries and the paths of trajectories with edges and folds. At still other times, he discovered drawing gestures in found elements. Throughout, he expanded our conception of what a drawing could be.

#stephenantonakos #newyorkstuduioschool

Join us for NYSS OPEN STUDIOS this Sunday, Decembe

Join us for NYSS OPEN STUDIOS this Sunday, December 10 from 12-4pm!

NYSS welcomes you to visit the studios of current MFA candidates & graduating Certificate students. Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, in the original home of the Whitney Museum of American Art, our historic light-filled spaces offer inspiration and infrastructure to aspiring artists.

This is a special opportunity to see recent works in the making and gain insight into students' processes and experiences at NYSS. Guests can also view current exhibitions in the Student Gallery and our main Gallery. An information booth will be staffed for visitors interested in learning more about the full-time and part-time programs offered at the Studio School.

Participating Artists:
Sutton Allen @suttonnnnn
Nate Antolik @nateantolik
Claire Burner @claireburnerart
Walter Brown @walterbrown390
James M. Kozlik
Zipporah Norton @zipporah_norton
Narelle Sissons @narellesissons
Nick Skoug @_nickskoug
Sarah Valeri @sarahvaleriart

New York Studio School
8 West 8th Street, New York, New York

#newyorkstudioschool #drawing #painting #scupture #mfa #openstudios #nyc

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening rec

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening reception of "Arranged New Worlds" featuring work by Narelle Sissons @narellesissons, Walter Brown @walterbrown390, and Izaac Elliot @1z.art! The exhibition remians on view in the Student Gallery through December 15.

The Financial Times @financialtimes praises Vertig

The Financial Times @financialtimes praises Vertigo of Color, a “sharp and seductive show” curated by NYSS trustee Dita Amory, on view at the Met Museum @metmuseum now through January 21.

Today is the last day of the 2023 New York Studio

Today is the last day of the 2023 New York Studio School Apparel sale! Featuring designs inspired by the historic NYSS flag and facade, available on t-shirts, hoodies, and crewneck sweatshirts. Select designs available in youth sizes for the first time!

This campaign ends at midnight. Order through December 3rd for shipments by Christmas. Link in bio.

#newyorkstudioschool

"Arranged New Worlds" featuring work by Narelle Si

"Arranged New Worlds" featuring work by Narelle Sissons @narellesissons, Walter Brown @walterbrown390, and Izaac Elliot @1z.art opens TONIGHT, December 1 in the Student Gallery from 6-8pm!

Dazzel your friends and family at holiday parties

Dazzel your friends and family at holiday parties this year with new NYSS Apparel! Featuring designs inspired by the historic NYSS flag and facade, t-shirts, hoodies, and crewneck sweatshirts are available to purchase for a limited time! Order through December 3 for shipments by Christmas. Shop the link in bio.

#newyorkstudioschool #schoolapparel #apparel #schoolpride #holidaygifts

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