School of Fine Arts

Shona McAndrew
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Shona McAndrew

Rose Nestler
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Rose Nestler

navanjali kelsey

Rhizome: Low-Residency MFA Thesis Exhibition

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Anne Bryan Gallery
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Identity & Masks, 2015-16, by Chenlin Cai (Courtesy of the artist)
Online

Seeing the Story: A Conversation on Contemporary Illustration

screengrab of the Philadelphia Animation Ensemble projected onto the Historic Landmark building
Online

Picture Consequences: A Conversation

Anne E. McCollum profile

Anne E. McCollum Announced as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is pleased to announce the election of Anne E. McCollum as the organization's new chairperson of the Board of Trustees. McCollum will succeed Kevin Donohoe as the first female leader of America's first art museum and school. Donohoe will remain on the board…
Press Release
James Toogood and CE Students
Continuing Education
Online

Group Critique with James Toogood

jill adler mfa ase install

MFA Student Jill Adler '21 Reflects on Her Art Practice and Community

The graduation class speaker reflects on what it means for an artist to have access to a skilled community, from The Brodsky Center papermaking studio at PAFA to greater Philadelphia.
Alumni News
Mirror Talk, Candy Alexandra
Online

Taking Back Space

Rochelle

The Mystical Heroine Revisited

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Alumni Gallery
Historic Landmark Building
Study for "Din avec la main dans le miroir" Mickalene Thomas, 2008
Special Tours
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PAFA Pride: Queer Culture Tour

Doah Lee
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Doah Lee

Nadia Waheed
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Nadia Waheed

Paul Rouphail
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Paul Rouphail

Lauren Frances Adams
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Lauren Frances Adams

Eileen Neff
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Eileen Neff

Diedrick Brackens
Visiting Artist Program
Canceled
Online

Diedrick Brackens

Fin Simonetti
Visiting Artist Program
Online

Fin Simonetti

Sarah Butler

Paths: Selected artwork by the PAFA MFA Class of 2022

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

Meta-Morph: Phase II

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Anne Bryan Gallery
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
PAFA

PAFA 2021 Commencement

After a year of remote and hybrid learning, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will host the 216th Commencement ceremonies on-site May 14. PAFA will recognize 70 graduating students, including 5 Certificate program graduates; 42 Bachelor of Fine Arts graduates; 1 Post-Baccalaureate…

Image from the Chicago World's Fair in 1893
Online

Thomas Eakins and the World’s Fairs

Thomas Eakin's The Agnew Clinic
Online

Thomas Eakins and the World’s Fairs: Modernism and Eakins Clinic Paintings

Thomas Eakin's The Gross Clinic
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Thomas Eakins and the World’s Fairs: Medical Art and the Gross Clinic

 

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