PHOTOGRAPHY

Portraiture and the Art of Imitation
with Deborah Feingold

Embark on a captivating journey into the art of portrait photography with our immersive workshop, where every click of the shutter tells a story with photographer, Deborah Feingold. Join us as we explore the intricacies of capturing the human spirit through the lens.

Instructor: Deborah Feingold
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Time: 10 – 4:00pm
Level: All levels
Fee: $225 members / $260 non-members

About the Instructor

Deborah Feingold

Deborah Feingold moved to New York City in 1976, where her friendship with a jazz musician inspired her to embrace a spirit of improvisation in her photography and led to her first major assignment: shooting jazz icon Chet Baker. Her work with Baker and others musicians caught the attention of Musician magazine, who hired her as their New York liaison. Turning her small apartment into a makeshift studio and freewheeling it on the streets of New York, Feingold captured indelible images of some of the most legendary names in music, from B.B. King and James Brown to Bono and Madonna.

Feingold’s unique ability to put her subjects almost immediately at ease engendered the kind of rare moments of honesty and intimacy that became the hallmark of her work, and over the ensuing decades, her photographs would appear in Rolling Stone, Time, Newsweek and The New York Times among others, along with countless album and book covers. The portraits in her catalog read like a who’s who of cultural icons: President Barack Obama, Mick Jagger, Bill Gates, Tom Wolfe, Prince, Johnny Depp, George Carlin, and many more.

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2 Day Workshop

New Oriental Brush Painting:
Creative Ink Landscapes and Flowers with Gan Yu

This workshop will explore the modern ink-painting and its multiple layers of the meaning behind skills, styles, past traditions, and new technical contexts through the teacher’s demonstrations, students’ class practices, artwork presentations and critiques. In these two-day sessions, the instructor will introduce important key features in modern Oriental brushworks, which consists of experimenting lines, ink washes, textures and special techniques to describe the shapes and characteristics of modern landscape and flower paintings. Classes often begin with a demonstration followed by time for individual practice and attention, allowing students to learn at their own pace. Through hands-on practice and fearless experimentation, this workshop aims to cultivate practical skills while instilling a sense of passion and vitality in every brushstroke. Participants will gain confidence in their artistic abilities as they engage with diverse techniques and unlock new dimensions of expression within the realm of ink painting.

For Beginner to Advanced Students

Instructor: Gan Yu
Dates: July 12-13
Time: 10 – 4:00pm
Level: All levels

About the Instructor

Gan Yu

Gan Yu was born in Shanghai, China, and he is currently a professional artist, curator, and professor residing in New York, USA. Gan Yu received a master’s degree in fine arts from the Art Department of Minnesota State University-Mankato in the United States, a doctorate degree from the China Academy of Art in the field of Chinese painting, and did postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Art History of Harvard University in the United States. .Currently, Dr. Gan Yu is a Professor and international doctoral supervisor at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai University. He also hosts Chinese ink art workshops and courses at the Art Students League of New York. Gan Yu has held solo exhibitions at the Ethan Cohen KUBE Art Center in New York, the University of Wisconsin, Minnesota State University, the Yale-China Association, the Hammond Museum in New York, and the Shun Art Gallery in Tokyo. Gan Yu’s works also have been exhibited in groups at Cohen Gallery in New York City, the Ethan Cohen KUBE Art Center in Beacon of New York, the Volta Basel Contemporary Art Expo, the Miami Asia Art Expo, the National Art Museum of China, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Shanghai Art Museum, China Academy of Art Museum, St. John’s University Art Gallery, etc. Gan Yu has done curatorial projects at Harvard University, the State University of New York, Yale-China Association, the China Academy of Art, the Islip Art Museum of New York and the Ethan Cohen KUBE Art Center in New York.

4 Week Workshop

Figurative Oil Painting with Helene Balzarini

Instructor: Helene Balzarini
Dates: Tuesdays, July 9, 16, 23, 30
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Level: some experience necessary

About the Instructor

Helene Balzarini

After a satisfying career in Advertising, I have returned to my first love of drawing, painting and all things Art.  While working, I studied for many years with various Artists at the Art Students League of NY. Drawing with Sherry Camhy and Costa Vavagiakis, painting with Sharon Sprung and Marshall Jones, I continue to learn and evolve as an Artist outside the League.

I have participated in group shows, won awards and have several of my pieces in private collections. Whether painting a portrait, still life or structure, my goal is to establish a connection, however subtle or distinct, between myself, my work, and the viewer.

I believe making Art is a journey.  It’s not about arriving.  It’s about the joy of doing as we explore, express and exchange.  I am thrilled to share what I have learned and to collaborate with those who are excited to come along.