STORIES FROM PAFA

Alums Nicole Parker and Martin Geiger Receive Grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation

June 30, 2022

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 determination and talent to pursue a lifetime career in their art practice.

painting of train coming toward viewer out of tunnel

Each a Glimpse and Gone Forever
Nicole Parker

Midsummer Animation
Martin Geiger

Links

Martin Geiger | Artist Website

Nicole Parker | Artist Website

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation

Painting department at PAFA

Art Herstory: The Painting Driven Life of PAFA Alum Barbara Sosson

April 4, 2024

Reconstructed print of "The Kaohsuing Series" depicting a person holding a mirror and seeing their reflection

Through Her Lens: PAFA’s Commitment to Visibility for Women Artists

March 28, 2024

Black History at PAFA | Theodore E. Wells, WWII Veteran, Teacher, and Artist

February 29, 2024

Black and white photograph of a Black man wearing a hat working on a sculpture of Frederick Douglass

Rhoden in the World: Public Works

February 13, 2024

About PAFA

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is America's first school and museum of fine arts. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, PAFA offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the fine arts, innovative exhibitions of historic and contemporary American art, and a world-class collection of American art. 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.