School of Fine Arts

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117th Annual Student Exhibition

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Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
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116th Annual Student Exhibition

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Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Mia Rosenthal working on table

Mia Rosenthal

Mia Rosenthal had her sights set on being a painter when she enrolled in PAFA’s graduate program. Soon after her arrival, however, she found herself “making things that weren’t paintings.”
Alumni News
Annie Thompson, ASE 2024, School of Fine Arts Gallery
Exhibition Reception

Student Works: From the 2025-2026 Academic Year

Annie Thompson, ASE 2024, School of Fine Arts Gallery

Student Works: From the 2025-2026 Academic Year

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School of Fine Arts Gallery: Gift of the Women’s Board
Tuttleman Sculpture Gallery
Walter & Leonore Annenberg Gallery
Artist Teresa Baker in a vibrant orange jacket and striped shirt sits in front of a red mixed-media artwork.
Brodsky Center at PAFA

Artist Talk with Teresa Baker

Dan Miller, "Walt Whitman"
Exhibition Reception

Eidolons

Dan Miller, "Walt Whitman"

Eidolons

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Anne Bryan Gallery
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Graphic for Vote for Us
Special Events

Vote for Us: Philly Favorites

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Headshot of Brittany Lewis
Art At Noon

Art in Motion: PAFA’s 2026 Exhibitions and the Future of Public Engagement

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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Announces New President & CEO

PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 22, 2026) – The Board of Trustees of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) today announced that, following a comprehensive, national search, it has unanimously selected its new President and CEO. Kristen Shepherd will join PAFA as of February 9, 2026, bringing a…

Press Release
a black and white photograph of interior space of the Historic Landmark Building, featuring a large, ornate arched window flanked by decorative, multi-bulb lamp posts.
Special Events

PAFA 220 Anniversary Soirée

A vibrant repeating textile pattern in red, cyan, and off-white shows interlocking geometric motifs with stylized human faces featuring red lips and spiky halo-like hair, gray corset- or armor-like forms, and circular sunburst shapes with pink, organic-looking centers.

Threaded Currents | January 22–April 12, 2026

Philadelphia, PA—January 14, 2026—The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM), presents Threaded Currents, an exhibition showcasing large-scale, textile-based works by former FWM Apprentices who are PAFA alumni or students. From…
Press Release
A black and white sketch of an urban skyline viewed from a low angle, possibly from an overpass, featuring foreground elements like roofs, utility poles, and wires, multiple buildings in the middle ground (including a prominent square dark building with a crane behind it), all beneath a vast, stormy or heavily clouded sky with swirling cloud formations.
Continuing Education

Drawing on Mylar Workshop (In-Person) with Shushana Rucker

figurative sculpture depicting a nude female figure seated on a rock with one arm extended.
Continuing Education

The Figure in Clay Workshop (In-Person) with Colleen O'Donnell

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The painting depicts a bright, light-filled seascape with turquoise waters, golden sand dunes, and a large, dramatic cloud formation in a blue sky.
Continuing Education

Painting Clouds and Trees Workshop (In-Person) with James Toogood

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Pencil portrait drawing of a woman's face.
Continuing Education

Advanced Portrait Drawing Workshop (In-Person) with RA Friedman

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An abstract painting featuring large, geometric, blocky shapes in muted earth tones against a background of varying blue and turquoise hues, with a gridded pattern on the upper surface.
Continuing Education

Step into Acrylics Workshop (In-Person) with Frederic Kaplan

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An abstract expressionist painting with bold brushstrokes in yellow, red, green, black, and white.
Continuing Education
Online

Spontaneous Abstraction Workshop (Online) with Kassem Amoudi

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a black and white pencil sketch of a person's face
Continuing Education

Portrait in Pencil Workshop (In-Person) with RA Friedman

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Heather Raquel Phillips
Opening Reception

Opening Reception of Threaded Currents

The image displays wood shavings, likely from a carving or whittling project, with a knife visible in the background
PAFA Shop Memberships

Woodshop and Printmaking Collaborative Workshop

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Print Philly Graphic
Special Events

printPHILLY! 2026

A child engaging in an art activity that involves sand and a roller. The person is wearing a long-sleeved shirt with the word "BROOKLYN" written across a heart graphic.
Family Programs

Family Art Day

 

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