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PAFA-Penn BFA Dual Degree Student Anna Hoppel in 34th Street Magazine

Undergraduate Anna Hoppel was recently featured by Natalia Castillo for 34th Street Magazine, part of The Daily Pennsylvanian, an independent student news organization of the University of Pennsylvania. Anna is pursuing the PAFA/Penn BFA Dual-Degree program focused on painting.

"'If I’m not experimenting and learning new things throughout the course of the paintings, why am I even doing it?' There’s no secret to making good art, and there’s no secret to viewing art either. Anna expresses, 'The division between an artist and a normal person is so Western and so American. [Art] is so vague and abstract—it can be approached from so many different angles. It’s just way more accessible than most people think it is.'

Anna shares, 'When I’m cooking, or playing music, or writing, or doing anything, it’s all coming from the same place,' that place of creativity and emotion. She believes everyone holds the ability to create and express within themselves." 

Learn more about Anna and her artwork in the full profile below, and view her work in person at the 121st Annual Student Exhibition, May 13–June 5.

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May 9, 2022 - 7:12 PM

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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.