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Allison Zuckerman
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Allison Zuckerman

Hernease Davis
Visiting Artist Program

Hernease Davis

Lauren Whearty
Visiting Artist Program

Lauren Whearty

Jean Sbarra Jones
Visiting Artist Program

Jean Sbarra Jones

Dawn Kramlich
Visiting Artist Program

Dawn Kramlich

Mickayel (Micka) Thurin
Visiting Artist Program

Mickayel (Micka) Thurin

painting of rocks with sea behind them and pink sky

Solo Museum Exhibit of Elizabeth Wilson (Certificate '84): Spirit of Place

Philadelphia based artist Elizabeth Wilson’s first solo museum exhibition, Elizabeth Wilson: Spirit of Place comprises 30 landscape paintings that trace her life over the past two decades through travel and the pandemic isolation. Wilson's museum exhibition at SAMA marks her 15th solo show.

The…

Alumni News
Mariel Capanna's "A Nice Gift for Friends and Relatives" on display at Adams and Ollman in Portland, Oregon

Roots in Philadelphia Connect Alumni Gallerist and Artist

Years after graduating from PAFA and thousands of miles apart, two kindred spirits have found each other. Gallery owner Amy Adams (MFA ’01) has welcomed artist Mariel Capanna (BFA ’12, Certificate ’13) into the artist roster at Adams and Ollman in Portland, Oregon. With a shared love for their…

Alumni News
PAFA
Student Life

Low-Residency MFA Graduation

Sam Allerton Green
Exhibition Reception

Chrysalis: Low-Residency MFA Thesis Exhibition

Sam Allerton Green

Chrysalis: Low-Residency MFA Thesis Exhibition

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Anne Bryan Gallery
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
mock up image of design for Alien Drive Thru

Burning Man grant awarded to alum Madeline Fried for "Alien Drive-Thru"

Receiving one of the first Burning Man Honoraria awarded to a PAFA alum, Madeline Fried (Cert. ‘16) is an artist helping us confront today’s challenges by imagining the future.

Fried is a founding member of Swing Shift Studio, a Bay Area collective whose work combines activism, science, art, and…

Alumni News
white walled gallery with paintings and sculptures

Woodmere Art Museum exhibits two alumni: Maci Kocizewski (MFA '22) and Nicole Michaud (Cert '12)

Two alumni are featured in the Woodmere Art Museum's 80th juried exhibition Nicole Michaud (Certificate '12) and Maci Kocizewski (MFA '22) through August 28, 2022. PAFA shares a deep history with the Woodmere, which features the art and artists of Philadelphia.
Alumni News
Vernon's Silent Hymns 2

Freeman's Presents 'Reflections' with Navanjali Kelsey and Hong-Bich Huynh Vernon

In a testimony to the work of recent Low-Residency MFA students, the oldest auction house in America is showing two alum in their gallery through September 16.
Alumni News
Colorful promo graphic from Estudio Abierto

Faculty David Dempewolf exhibits in Vigo, Spain

David Dempewolf shows at the Estudio Abierto in Vigo, Spain this summer. The exhibition Spectrum from June 17-19 is curated by Josías Figueirido and Alberto ASH Santos. Read the Spanish preview in La Voz de Galicia by Begoña Rodríguez Sotelino, "La mítica consola «Spectrum» inspira a seis artistas…

Erika Ranee
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Erika Ranee

Andrew Paul Woolbright
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Andrew Paul Woolbright

painting by Nicole Parker

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

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…

Alumni News
Open Studio
Open Studio Night

Summer Low-Residency MFA Open Studio Night

Pat Maguire

Patrick Maguire: Day Residue

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School of Fine Arts Gallery: Gift of the Women’s Board
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Take Care of Yourself
Exhibition Reception

Take Care of Yourself: A Solo Exhibition by Doah

Fragile Fold Hollow Hold
Exhibition Reception

Fragile Fold Hollow Hold

Fragile Fold Hollow Hold

Fragile Fold Hollow Hold 

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Alumni Gallery
Historic Landmark Building
Take Care of Yourself

Take Care of Yourself: A Solo Exhibition by Doah

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Frances M. Maguire Gallery
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building

 

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